New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-04

Its in the spirit Of these words that should speak
TO day and nc, both to-day and henceforh The mighty
work which j. TO be done demandshe warmes zeal the
planest truth and the fullest energy Of us all
Well may Great Britain rejoice this day At the noble
work she has accomplished Blu, while che reoices we
should hang our heads in shame unaffected shame at
| our own inaction
This nation has announced to the other nations OF earth
| the annexation Of Texas 70 this republic base and
fraudulent act for mpious purpose. What can wo
do as true men and children Of God avert the
| quences fihs act
Would that my words might be Ike the and air OF
this day fresh awakening nyigorating, difusing new
life and energy through your souls.
This is the judgmentday Of this nation. 1t must now
Judge itself and decide whether il will plunge hesdong
ntosl deeper ignoniny, repent retrece its steps
weld 10 the advancing sentiment Of liberty and hence
! forth be free in fact as in name.
We stand in a worse position, in worse piory than
Walker stood in We are consciously hypocries. With
| freedom and religion on lips are still depressing
| and cnslsving our brother
| The nation must now decide how II will act. Massa-
| chusotts must now decide how she will act. There il
bu, one course Of honor justice manness and truth for
| Massachusetts 10 take today
One avowed object OF the annexation Of Texas is aid
TO Slavery and the coun,eraction Of Great Brain ef
| forts against slavery.
! This is no dream but fact And are We to enter
with our eyes open upon such cOursei What plea OF
necessity of justice, Of nationality can authorize 1t II
| denaiionalizes us If we pursue it. we renounce the
glorious destiny to which this nation was appointed
Have we quite lost the feeling that this is nation D
Not vet is this nation dead yet Is its object effected
its mission fulfilled Born baptized ordained 70 carry
out in perfect Justice the love that is from God Most
! glorious This uds our mission. We were a child oil
| promise born the day when our ialhers pledged
themselves to system founded on the inaenabe rights
! ofman We were the Emmanuel Of nations and should
have proved ourselves by carrying out the principles
we affirmed What did fathers under these circun
| stances They made deliberate barter and compro
| mise with Slavery, and from tina, moment slavery hai
been making aggression upon US Having used
the Constitution as long that would accomplish iis
purposes boldly oyerleaps that boundary and de
| clares itself dictator.
The Bay State has been the abode Of freemen Whe
| Their 1, shall still be must be decided this day.
Massachusetts, has said in Faneuil Hall that the annex
atom OF Texas nfracion OF the Constitution. Let hei
not retrac this winter and folding her hands say
the will Of the Lord be done Such inacuon would be
accomplishing the will of the devil.
The duty Of Massachusetts, Is stand BY her prnci
! pies in deeds to acknowledge tina; her words were
right Let her declare in the assemblies Of her people
that she meant what she said. and let her say dis
tinctly The Consultation broken ~ SlGre in the In
| nera,ior of Teas The Constitution has been trled
and proved but an Of ssvehodng usurpaton
Let her then recall her representatives andsenstors from
Congress disgaced by voluntary association with Tex
a. and say her sister States We absolved from
the Constitution; We will receive Texas ss
ter state and sppea FOR justification TO God tC
the nations of the earth and the cOnscences OF all free
men Let her take this position and keep II. Therein
she will not be false but true what really constitutes
tbs nation.
Is this bold language Any other course is snguarly
bold over bold, against Providence True prudence
il justice, and upnghtness, and peace.
Mr. Claiming said much more, holding the audi
ence in brcaihless silence by the eloqdence with
which these stirring thoughis were expressed. Blu
! | find | am writing too much.
After an hour for refreshments and recreation III,
speaking was resumed Mr.. Sieison again spoke
| exercising his thorough agreement with the wshe,
and hopes of Mr. Claiming, and was followed bs
WILLIAM J. BowDlrcH, Esq, Of Boston, Hon
HENRY WILSON, OF Naiick, RALPH WALDO EN-
ERsos. and several others, who pleasantly ant
probably occupied the time until the cars came iol
us The exercises were varied from time 10 time
by the singing of Anti Slavery songs, and some lines
written for the occasion by James Russell Lowell
were read by one Of the speakers C. X. w