The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-14
Another Amalgamation Meetimg-Adjourn-
cd Meeting OF tho Abolltionists mt Concert
Hnli-Ths Question OF the Dissolution nj
the Union again Dlscussed

Hnll-Ths Question OF tho Dissolution M
the Union again Discussed.
| MORNING SsssIoN-Tho room was about ha
hlied, and there were about $50 persons present
Amolety OF the audience was composed of females
and there were but small proportion of negroes
ana negressespresent. James G.. FULLER was in the
chair and the morning was totally occupcd by f.
nancial matters, and listening to a negro named
Lumsord Lane, who sat ON the platform with
negress stated to be his mother, another said to be
his wife, and six little negroes and negresses of va
| rions ages, forming semi-circle with the white
president in the centre. The children seemed
hardly to know what to make of the motley assem-
| blage before him, and sucked their fingers, and
| looked us if they would like to know what il was
all about. The negro told his tale, which was TO
the effect that he paid $1,000 for his freedom and
worked hard and saved money, and went south to
purchase that Of his wife and family, where he was
,arrcd aud tsathed and rode on rail, and that he
paid SO, 500 for the freedom of his family.
Here Mr.. SpicEK, Of Boston, got up, and recom,.
mended that collection should be made for Lane.
and inviting those present TO give their contrbu-
lions to HIM, or some other person.
committee Of "A having been appointed to re-
port on the sphere of operations for the society.
amount of funds they should raise &C., for the en-
suing year, recommended resolutions TO the follow
ing effect
st The Society should employ efcisnt agents to visit
every portion of the North.
Id On the motion of Abby Kelly that should be
raised for the Executive Committee
3D. That subscription list for contributions Of 500
and upwards, should be commenced
Ath. That collection should be made. which In til
aggregate should amount to 81 for every person present
forth the necessities Of the cause.
On the question of the adoption of the second re-
solution, Wendell Philips made speech, from
which 1t appeared that certain charges had been
made against the executive committee of embez,
xling the money entrusted to their care-with what
truth we know not, as we could not learn the parti-
culars
After Mr.. Philips had spoken, Mr.. French rel
erated tho charge plain language against the exc
cutive committee OF having shamefully squandered
the money and abused their trust and said that all
they had done was to take voyage to Europe, with
| plenty OF money in their pockets. lie hoped the
committee would not have control of 90 much
Mr.. FOSTER, who appeared from his color TO
have negro blood in his veins made rambling
speech, in which he said something about MODS, and
called this city OF New York polluted skare-
holding city. He said that the society ought to
raise hive times $50 900, and went dead against the
executive committee having control over the funds
to so large an amount. He also talked about him.
self and others separating from the society
colored man, named DoUoLAs, stated that he
had brothers and sisters in slavery, and he would
rather see fifty dollars paid into the abolition trea-
sury, than that $s5o, 900 should be paid to release
his brothers and sisters, il any person was willing to
do 20. rit
ABBY KELLY made speech, in which she iumbled
up work, money and politics, and said that they
were to have an abolition meeting in New Haven
next "Wednesday, and invited the Chairman to be
present; She then went to state that she had
pledged herself with a boy, named James Monroe,
TO raise 10000 towards the $50 900, and wanted to
know, IT a boy and woman could raise 5000, what
ought not the " lords and ladies of Creation 10 do
She also said, that she had three years ago thrown
herself, body and SOUL petticoats as we'll into the
ane had Icue
any act OF charity or benevolence in SO doing
The question was then taken whether the amount
or whether the $3.50, 600 should be placed under the
control OF the executive committee when the orig-
| nal resolution was carried
| JOIN A. COLLINS then to make speech, but
was interrupted by negro, who seemed dssatis-
Mr.. Collins. - .'' -
Order having been a little restored. Mr.. Collins
made some allusion to mobs, when he was ag,i
INTERRUPTED by half dozen persons at once, negroes
and whites, and the Chairman had ssme difficulty
IN restoring order
Order was eventually maintained, when Mr. Cot
LIss proposed the adoption of the third resolution
proposed by the committee, that 800 subscrp-
ton list be opened. He made short speech-a
sort OF medley-referring to good many things,
chairman had time to put the motion, some person
called out, " and move that friend Collins be APP
pointed TO call out for the subscrptsns;' on which
another shouted out :" ] second that notion
declared them carried, and Mr. Collins forthwith
commenced his duties of collecting money by auc-
uon.
AT this stage of the proceedings a good many
persons left the room, and the little nggers on the
platform, who had evnced most decided incna-
hon to 90 to Sleep were also taken out
MT COLLINS was interchangeable in his duties of
aucuoneer and pairn6roker calling upon the repre-
sentatives from various towns which he mentioned
TO give 800; If they would not give IT, to pledge
themselves to raise it in the towns or counties
his powers of suasion and rhetoric and eofteoapng
he managed to obtain pledges for about $500, in
addition to $4,000 procured by Abby Kelly. During
The progress OF the auction, he particularly desired
the audience to speak out for the benefit OF the re-
porters, whom he told them were present, and not
to think of the anti-savery cause. One person on
whom he called for pledge, told him that the abo-
ltioniss IN the town where he came from were all
dead, and therefore he could not give any and
Abby Kelly proposed, when they had been waiting
a long time for bid that they should take smaller
pledges, by which means they obtained $50 from
female named Lincoln.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 O'clock JAMES c. FULLER
In the Chair
The business Of the meeting in the afternoon was
the further consideration of motion for the indie
finite postponement OF the resolutions and amend
ment introduced IN the meeting OF the day be-
fore.
The debate was commenced by Mr.. French, who
advocated the original resolutions, in opposition to
the amendment, and made a long prosy speech
which wearied every body who had the misfortune
TO be present The substance of il was, that if the
question of the dissolution of the Union was submit
ted TO the slaves, they would not wish it and that #
the abolition people were allowed TO go South, and
call the masters and slaves together, and explain
their views to them he thought slavery would very
soon be abolished.
During his speech he was many times interrupted
and called on to proceed TO the point,
When Mr.. French sat down, the Chairman was
making few remarks, when he interrupted.
He Immediately said" Oliver Johnson, wilt thou
not interrupt me, and let one speak at time, for
thou Greatest confusion.
II being now four o'clock, and that time having
been agreed upon TO resume the consideration OF the
financial business, motion was made TO lay the
subject on the table till this morning. which wasne
gatived
There was then considerable confusion, several
persons wishing to speak at once. At last g. w. F.
Mclen, Of Boston, obtained the floor, and made
few remarks He was succeeded by Wendall PHI