The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-11

and Abbey Kelley among the Negroes
Birds Of Feather, Sc.-Carrison missing
David Hale letting out the Tabernacle for
the preaching of Treason.
The insurrectonists, abotionsts, dcists, squash
ics transccndentaists, dissolve-the -unlontes hao
but dull gloomy day for their meeting yesterday
The glorious sun itself refused TO shine upon thcil
contemplated reasonable proceedings, and the
black negroes and white negroes had TO hold ,heil
meeting under cloud
At ten O'Clock there was very slim attendance
at the Tabernacle, although there were five or siA
pchcc officers in attendance at the doors as there Is
al theatre to keep in order the thieves, pickpockes
and lcwd women. The FIRST range of seats round
the Tabernacle was moi full but in order 10
pcnsate for numbers, ITS appearance curiously
varleg ated with here and there white female face
stack promiscuousy between two interesting large,
and thick woody heads. The body Of the building
was not above half full the speckled black and
white chequer-board appearance was not so extern
svcly carried out this time as on former occasions;
still there was here sufficient sprinkling of black
and white this time TO produce an interesting variety
of color and aspect. The audience consisted OF
about equal portion of men and women, the
whites largely predominating over the blacks
great number of the women were fauntily dressed,
and not one was dressed in anything like good taste
and though great many ofthem brought tender chill
dren and young girls with thcm yet they all looked
like miserable discarded left in the lurch old maids
homey as sin, sour Satan, and crooked as rams
horns most Of them; wearing false hair false teeth
padded, and all sorts of determines rejected old
widows, and only one good looking pretty woman
amonst them; 10 say nothing of the celebrated Alb
by Kelly.
Josiah Quincy, Abby Kelly, Bradburn of the Mas
sachusets Legislature, and several of the most emf
nent de,sts, atheists, Observation-Disclosures and inil-
des of the city were present. Garrison was among
the missing.
GIBBONS, Isaac Hopper's son-in-law, called the
M Getting to order, and James Canning Fuller was
appointed Chairman. Three Iicksite Quakers
took their seats alongside of him as Vice-Presi-
dents.
Mr. FULLER (who is an Englishman) said that he
couldn't call anybody in particular to pray-bu
that anybody might pray that pleased. Consequently
| two men jumped up to pray, and one man said he
should like to read the Sd chapter OF Malachi, which
| he did.
The report was then read by Joseph C. Hatha-
that present.
The report stated that there had been good deal
of trouble anda disruption among the aboiionists.
They had many debts-they didn't know how to
pay the old es-they had six lecturers running
about the country; this might seem like "beggar
ly account of empty boxes; there was the expense
tTaNel-tne
the country--all against them. Two or three of
their agents had business tact enough to earn de-
cent living in other ways, and pay their way
without drawing on the society. Massachusetts
had done wonders. A legacy had been left them
from unexpected quarter, and although they rerer
'conId ret IL, il sign of the times Uaughter)
A man in Tennessee left tract of land to this so,
ciety, but the heirs set the will aside They had
intelligent printers sensible clerk. and at last had
found an honest superintendent. (Cheers) Still
the Liberal or Tappan party beat them. Their
agents unfortunately were suspected as politicians
IN disguise. The American people are so accus-
toned to merge everything III politics that they
don't understand how we can be honest. We re-
fuse TO vote because we can have most influence
on the government that way, and hold the balance
power, and still be left free on the bank, tariff and
other minor points The events OF the past year
were important. The attachment Of the north to
the Union had been shaken by series OF insults
the Creole, and the 6 honorable manner in which
Great Britain had set these noble negroes at liberty"
had great effect OH the north. And the recent de-
cison OF the Supreme Court proves that the north
sold without reservation to the support of the
STAKEHOLDER. Gov. Seward deserves our highest
gratitude and respcc, for the noble manner in which
he has sustained the abohtionists. Divisions were
taking place IN every southern State Eastern Ten
| nessee the Switzerland of America, was becoming
| free. and soon 10 be separate STATE and
| called Franklin. The report went on TO say that
| slavery kept coming, like Banguos ghost. unbdden
into Congress- and that abroad every foreign nation
| was active in stirring up discussion at home They
acknowledge the hearty cooperation of all foreign
abotonists and for none did they feel more grateful
than for the warm outpourlngs OF the Irish heart
(Cheers.) From the signs abroad, we rejoice that
never again will the downy cotton pod be changed
into gold As society we have gained very little
accession of popularity, and probably never SHALL
our cause Is indeed gong down, but we trust going
down to the hearts OF everybody.
GnBoNs read the Treasurers report, and gave the
| following
Receive ed during the year ........... Sl0,ls e.
Paid out during the year ............... e.7s4 81
Balance. ........... 397 90
&C. Burley, of Philadelphia, offered the follow
| ing resolu,ion:-
That the Anti-slavcry enterprise is in its principles
its doctrines and its nothing else than the
practical application Of Christianity to the subject
| Slavery"
He said would do well to examine first principles and
that every range of granite tn
plumb line Of truth. There are many with in this
cause who reject Chrisaniy-who are opposed to ths
Bbleyct this question of abolition obviously right
that they join in it, though they not sufficiently
ghtencd to and believe the sublime truths of Christi
| anty. And by joining us, they unconcously become
Christians. Our great principles are, that all brc
thren-black and whe-ths is democracy in the largest
and best of tina, Once deny the doctrine that
men are equal and you the commandment love thy
| neghbor as myself" is founded in Till we
show tina; destined to be elevated to staer
| little lower than the angels, and others cast down
among the four footel beasts, there can be no argu
| ment unless you show that God has designed this
| distinction TO exist among men, you must admit
that we are carrying out the principles Of Christians
" And needs not the feeble lamp of logic to show
| this Slavery denies this common brotherhood, and
| this democratic equality. We condemn slavery tn,
testimony of its own practisers. The Shareholder tells
that the slave chatte and hold nothing that does
not belong 10 the master and this principle is the very
bodment of the fend ofhe pit The most despicabe end
ish embodiment of seshnes that human Imagination
conceive Of All past present and crushed into
mass and crowded by the Shareholder his Golfers
(Cheers) We say then slavery is An,iChristian, sub
yers the principle which hangs the law and the pro-
phcts The two theories opposed and the consistent
practisers under them must be open with them
matter that told that there manyrious worthy
good benevolent shareholders THAT'S question IRE
nothing to do with and only another argument agan
the system. And to say that the abolition oth
system should be immediate and universal Christicnit,
recognizes middle ground-therc is no dcbatcab,
ground this question. I'm no. going into the ques
| ton of the policy Of libcrating the slaves in thu
West Indies and elsewhere in relation to homes
the hest policy. The Slayehollers Is maxim