The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-05


| Meeting of"Coiored" Citizens OF New York,
New Jersey, williamsburg, and Brooklyn,
| to dcnounce John G. Calhoun and the
Southern Slave HoIders-Extraor
Proceedings.
A numerous meeting of the Ethiopian" free
| and adopted citizens OF New York, took place on
Friday evening, and was convened in compliance
with the following curious notice signed by three
men of color -
"a meeting of the coored citizens OF the city OF New
York viii be held Zion's Church, corner OF Church
| and Leonard Streets Friday evening, 81 inst
at half past o'clock to receive the report Of the committee
appointed to examine and reue the cans recently ut
to the Right Honorable Richard Palenham Fellow Cti
zens will you suffer yourselves to be branded by
tsoted Shareholder being invariably sunk into vice and
pauperism, accompanied by the bodily and mental nic
tons incident thereto, SC. &c. without muImur-
without denial Then let every and woman attend
en- masse The colored citizens of Brooklyn, Williams
burgh and Newark, respectfully invited to attend"
At o'clock the church (Which is neat and
simple edilice) was crowded to excess with 6 the
gentlemen of color" and the galleries were filled
to OVERLOOKING with the choicest specimens of the
! g far portion OF creation" who seemed much in
teresed in the emancipation of their sable" bro
theirs OF the South On the front seat, sat the veri
table 'MIss Lucy LONG" herself, exercising soft
! eaing influence by her presence upon the debera-
tons of her brother Sc darkes," and occasionally
applauding the sentiments uttered by the speakers.
Miss Lucy seemed the moving spirit of the entire
assembly and "took her time" to evnce the lively
interest she felt in the result of this first "exclu-
sve" meeting of colored citizens in New York -
She was dressed in the height cf fashion, sported
gold watch and pencil case and sat in the front seat
OF the aisle of the church, the unsophistcated en-
| bodiment OF all the charms and graces of the
dusky Venus of Afrcs cline" The meeting
was duly organized by the appointment of the fol-
lowing officers
WILLIAM A. TYSON President
VICE Presidents.
U 3 vdee Rob,. Hamilton,
T.G Campbell, John Peterson,
REV VIM. II Bishop.
SECRETARIES.
Patrick IL Reason John J. Tuille.
| After the meeting was organized
| The Rev. HENRY ii. GARNErr, a coored menu
Der, opened with prayer-invoking the aid of
Providence to advance the interests of the slaves,
| and enable them to escape the misery and perse-
| cution which they were so long doomed to suffer,
and imploring the universal assistance of every
friend of freedom and humanity to enable them to
strike off the shackes of the slaves.
| He then read chapter from the Bible as the
gospel of the day, taking his text from xvii. chap
2nd Book of Samuel.
| Dr. SMITH, man of color, here came forward,
and after explaining the objects of the meeting,
went on to say, that he met, few evenings ago,
friend in Duane street, who asked him if the CO.
lored people OF New York intended to denounce
Calhoun, to which he replied that they did not but
as Calhoun had told falsehoods about them, they
| were determined TO refute them The falsehoods
were brooded about, and the letter in which Cal
houn had uttered 1t was copied almost word Tor
word from Senator Walkers letter, which appear
| ed in the "NEw YORK HERALD" loud CRIES of
'Bah, boo, pooh, de dam Teller"
| The CHAIRMAN here intertered, and requested
the gentlemen" who were disposed to Interrupt,
not to show their feelings for against by any
such noises
DR.. SMITH continued, and after reviewing the
question OF slavery in the South, and drawing u
horrltylnG picture Of the institution, went on TO eX
| plain the nature Of the correspondence the
subject OF the nexa'ion oil Texas, which drew
from Mr. Calhoun the letter OF which the free CO.
lored people OF the North complained. The
speaker read the letter at length and commented
on 1t as he went along IN strain OF severe remark.
The portion of the letter which come in for the
severest touches, were the following:-
so long Great Britain confined her policy to the abo
tion OF slavery in her possessions and colonies
other country had right to complain belonged to eI
policy whether it should be done But when she
goes beyond and it her settled policy, and the
object of her constant sxetions 10 abolish il tlropehout
the world she the duty OF all other countries
whose safety prosperity may he endangered by her
cy to adopt such measures as they may deem
for their protection
It with still deeper the President regards the
avowal OF Lord Aberdeen Of the desire of Grcot Britain
to slavery abolished in Texas and. he iniers is
endeavoring through her diplomacy, accomplish it, by
making the abolition OF slavery OF the conditions
which Mexico should acknowledge her Independence It
has confirmed his previous Impressions to the policy
Great Britain in reference to Texas, and made 1t hi,
TO examine with much and ocitude what would lie
its effect. the prosperity and safety o. the Uni edstaes
should she succeed in her endeayors. The investigation
has resulted ia the settled conviction that it would be d
hcult Tor Texas her actual condition. to resist whs,
OF Great Britain would be extended beyond the limits
gned by Lord Aberdeen and that if exas could not
the consunmaon OF the object OF her desire, would
danger both the safety and prosperity ohe Union Under
this conviction is elt to be the impeous duty Of the
federal government the common representative and pro-
tector othe States of the Union to adopt self defence
the most eiiectual measures to defeat it.
This IL not the proper occasion TO state at large the
grounds Of this onyction. 1t is sufficient say, tina,
the contamination of the avowed object of her wishes
reference to would be followed by hostile feelings
and relations between that country and the United States
which could rot fail 10 place her under the influence and
| control OF Great Britain.
The number OF deaf and dumb blind IDIOTS and insane
negroes in the States that have changed the an
oent relation between the races is out OF every
ninety six while in the States adherng to it, il is one
Of every six hundred and seventy wo-tha, is seven tc
one in favor of the latter compared with The former
The number OF whites, deaf and dumb, blind, idiots
and insane in the that have chan ged the relation
is in every FIVE hundred and sixty being nearly
six 10 one against the tree blacks in the same States
The number of negroes who deaf and dumb, blind
idiots and insane paurets ana IN PRISON In the STATES
that have changed is one out of every six and In the
States that have not out Of one hundred and
ffyiour; twenty-five TO one against the former
| compared with the latter.
Taking the two ext emes of North and Soutl-in the
State Of Maine the number Of negroes returned deaf
and dumb blind insane and idiots bv the of 1910
10 one Of every twelve and in Florida by the same
returns one out of every eleven hundred and vc or
ninety two to IN favor Of the slaves Of Florida
compared with the free blacks of Name
After commenting AT further length with causc
severity, on the ''ialsehoods" contained in the
letter, the following memorial was read aud
| adop.ed:--
To the Honorable fhs Senate Of The United Sates Con-
| gress ylssembLd
The memorial oil the unlersgned free colored citizens
OF the city and county OF Ncwior respectfully showe,h
| that
| whereas in letter. addressed to the Right Hon
Richard Pakenham, Sc Clearing date April 18TH 1914
the Hon John G. Calhoun Secretary OF State for these
| United States saith
Eirst. That in the Satos which have changed their