New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-10
THE TRIBUNE.

mans Rights, held It's anniversary yesterday III
4bo AnolIo SaIoon-FRANcIs G.. Jackson Of Mas
sachusetts IN the Chair. Probably 1900 persons
were in attendance, but some Of them were rather
intent on passing the time Of day than listen
ing to the p-ocecdings-By the way, this habit OF
gosspsng In public assemblages is gross nuisance,
and ought to be abated. Such meetings arc not
well calculated for furnishing up faded acqualnt-
anceships, swapping jach-kmves, Or carrying on
airtations. Many persons appear to forget
the presence Of any but themselves, when they
should remember that some part Of the audience
have actually assembled to see and hear what rs
done in pursuance Of the call
The Annual Report was read BY M j. "
HATHAWAY of this State. 1t was quite long ana
rather ambitious, going OYER great deal OF
ground I. boastcd Of the failure to repeal the
Jury Law in this State, and said that the current
of public feeling and legislation IN the Free States
was becoming more and more accordant with the
doctrines of Abolition. II spoke trlumphantIy Of
the late acts of Vermont and Massachusetts IN
relation to Slavery, and instanced Ono as the
only State in which any retrogade legislation had
been effected within the past year. In the slave
holding States also the symptoms were rcgaroeo
as favorable to Emancipation.
The National Anti-Savery Standard, the organ
of this Society, has had an average weekly CIR
culation of 5000 copies throughout the past year,
and has probably been read by $4,000 persona
The receipts Of the Society, including those tor
the Standard, have been about Sl2,0OO; ITS OK
pcnscs nearly the same. Having secured Inc
energetic and efficient services Of Mr.. John a.
Collins as General Agent, the Society has pursued
a course of most energetic action through the
year: cigh, or ten lecturers have been generally
IN the field, and about 1000 meetings have been
held which have probably been attended by at
least 100000 persons Central and western
New York haze been especially the field OF this
Soc!ctv's opcratsns.-This Report was lald OH the
table for farther consideration.
The Treasurcrs Report was read and adopted.
Mr.. FERRIS of this State made a few remarks;
after which Mr. MONROE Of Conn spoke at great
length on the state and prospects of the Anti
Slavery cause. The audience grew impatient be
fo-o he closed. He was followed by FREDERICK
DOUGLASS of Mass, colorcd fugitive from Sla-
very who made very sensible and pertinent
speech on resolution introduced by him. import
ing that the Abolition movement is the sole hope
ofthe Slave He said that the Slaves knew well
every step in the Abolition cause-hnew of the
first formation of such Society as this within
a month aitcrward and gathered, from the WINS
perings and curses OF their masters, II not other
wise, that here was hope of their redemption
from bondage. This hope now preserves them
from instructions and volencc-they believe that
there are measures in train for Their peaceablc
emancipation, and in that hope they quietly await
their dclivcrancc In conclusion ne eXhorcd the
meeting 10 persevere in tho Abolition cause, for
the hopes of the down,roddcn Slave rested Who'll
ly on them.
Miss AppY KELLY seconded thus resolution IN
brief and animated spccch-lnorc poetic in MS
tenor than that of the mover. She sad the world
might be converted to Presbytenanism, Mctho-
dism, or any other ism, and still Three Millions
of Americans would groan in helpless, CALLING
bondage: and she animated very little respect for
anysect or party which leowshpped Slavery.
VvM. LLOYD GARRISON spoke next, ably and
eloquently seconding and enforcing the views OF
Miss Kelly.
WENDELL, PnIrrlrs, of Boston, made the clos
ing Speech, advocating the proposition that our
Political Parties and Scctarian Churches are the
great bulwarks of Slavery in the Union. We be
lieve resolution to this effect was adopted. The
Convention adjourned about o'clock,
The other Anu-Slavory Convention meets thus
evening at the Church corner OF Chrysc and
Delancey,sts.
RopRERy.-Thc ticket Office at the Canton,
Mass Depot was entered on Saturday night and
money to the amount of from 500 to S15 taken,
S54 of which were IN soyereigns, eagles and halt
eagles. Several travellers trunks also forced
open and robbed of their clothing. Fire had evi-
IDENTIFY been kindlcd in several places for the pur
pose of burning the depot, which appears 10 nave
gone out. An unsuccessful a,tomp, was also
made to enter the Bank at Canton
o. Judge Douglass OF the Circuit Court, at
Quincy, i'll. decided at its rccon, session that the
late General Bankrupt Law was unconstitutional,
and hat, therefore, discharge under it, was OF
no effect rs to creditors AT the same term Of
the Court DR.. Richard Eclls was convicted Of
aiding q Negro slave 10 escape to Canada, and
fined $500.
~ woman whose name unknown was
drowned at Iansingbusgh on Saturday morning.
while attempting to cross the river in small
scow, which, by the rapiGity of the current, was
carried over the State dam at Troy, Her resi-.
6snce u.nS MINIMUM,