New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-29

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Trip IN Boston-as yiuIu for DichErgei
Cenvicts-LicenEo Lavs-Anti-siovery
Meeting, Th-o0oTe Parker, sc.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
BosroS. Jan. q, ls45.
left New-York Tuesday evening, via the
Norwich and Worcester route. The passage
through the SQUAD in the steamer New. Haven
wa; Xceedi0gly pleasant, and the boat reached
| Aliens Point u the Usual time. The cars mad
not pTo eeded isr beore they encountered Sc
rous ohst4c!o is the form of ice and s.log upon
the rails. he snow which bad ltllen in arc
vious storms, having bseu thrown from the rails,
had become Transformed b. alternate rains and
cold iato ridges OF ice by Their SIDE, while the
new sno" which fell during 'he night complete
ly covered the track, filed the rut lef; for the
fanges Of ihs wheels, aad could be displaced
only By very sew movement OF the cars. and
in some inst seces moi wi.hout the application Of
mears which required them to stop entirely
The obstruction was so serious that lhe cars did
not reach Boston till O'Clock P. M.-six hours
after The ordinary time, The passengers, how
| ever, were exceedingly good natured, and the
gentlemsnfy attentions OF the Conductor did
much 10 alleviate their disappointment.
S.nce my arrival several things have occurred
which deserve notice On Wednesday afternoon
q number OF gentlemen appeared before the joint
Committee Of tic Legislature, To whom were re-
tered the petitions oi sundry persons praying
Tor tha institution Of in Asylum for discharged
conyicis, DR. II. | RowDlTcH Of Bos on. slr.
4 : tf.,r
o( Lsxngton, LpuIs DWIGHT ESQ. the devoted
friend 0f rcio om IN prison discipline, and Rev.
Adm BAil.oH OF Hopedale, successlvey al
dressed tie Committee in earnest behalf 0l the
suhjcct matter Of The petitions. MIR. Dwigh: de-
Iaiied numerous interesting, touching iacts,
showing how much discharged conricts need
protection, sympathy, aseistancc-and revealing
that very much has been done in tins way Dy IN
dividuais aud small private associations.
Tn Committee listened VITA great attention,
and offered 10 hold another session u hear as
much mo:e the gentlemen taen heiora them
ut sny olhers might have t. say or the subject
ot thc petitions If 80 more is done, II present,
ii seems that at least the Committee will recon-
mend thar an agent or agents be appointed to
inquire carefully l5to tUc circumstances ol dls.
charged convjcts, tuat future Legislature may
have facts Touching the question 81 an Asylum
f hem.
The bold AMI shameless violations OF the Law
,y INC dealers IN intoxicating drnks are attract
| ing the natce oi the Legislature. in the Senate
| on the TIA inst. Mr. WILSON OF Midoesex IN
| tioiluCsd an ordsr that JOINT SpccIS:i Commit
tee he appointed to consider the expeGiency oi 50
amending the Licenco Law that ail violations,
after the third convection, Shall be punished 6y
Imprisonment. The order was adopted, and Mr.
4 ,,f ct,f
County, member Of the last Congress. were
appointed on the part OF the Senate, and FIVE
gentlemen WERE appointed on the part OF the
iiou.e. It is believed that they wil report a bill
| in conformity with the order, and ii it become
| law it mast have the effect of cutting up ihc
trade by reaching those dealers who, hy paying
| their fines haye been able 20 bid defiance to all
Legislative restrictions rs we'll as TO puollc sea-
timeni.
The Massachusetts Anti-Slavcry Society held
its anniversary last week, commencing on
Wednesday and closing on Friday. This So
ciey IS composed OF lhat portion OF the Aboi-
tionYss who re2udiate the seli.syied Liberty
2artv' as un~ise, corrupt and false hearted, and
who rely primarily upon moral rather than poiit
cal influences 10. the overthrow OF Slavery
Their mottp as applied 10 both Church and
State. is. No union with Shareholders; ); and BE-
| Iicv;py The Constitution OF the United states 10
be a pros Slavery instru,nent, they refuse 10 give
il boIr support or TO vote for any person to nil
an Office which requires OF the lnc1mhent an
oaih to sustain il. Among them are men OF high
moral and social s,anGlog, whose CONSCIENTIOUS
integrity is unimoeached. and VINO are capa'!e
Of vinGicuting their principles and measures
with power and elcquence rarely heard IN any
Quarter Tfply has Emerson SAID thai eio-
| An, .rtT V..f
rs il the mee!il Is this Suclesy are to bs
,ak.n asa soecin,r uf heir general ciioractef.
enioy.d ;hc pleasurc-ior It Nas really such
NJ i,siepiog 10 g .r,ison, fhiiiips Bnrislah,
Douclas. Che runaway slave and Remond,
whose graceful e!oeUence wouic d. c-ecit 10 the
,,,oo-er even of a " hite skin The Hu,chlnson
Farsjly. too, were PRESENT 10 erllven the feelings
ord bi,b;en the enthusiasm OF the meeting by
,he;r harmonious sna'Ds; and frequently when
rho svmpsthies Of The audience tau been called
| for,b hv me jmpassioned appeals o. so:le OF the
s,eskers did they break spontaneously TO
ali a,,poarance-wilh a song made impJemPiu
for tn occasion by one of tter number.
The utter ho5wness and dishonesty OF the
.I,he-lv fArty' were demonstrated BY several
speakers, but cspecisly by Wendell Phllilpa-
lis advocates we're allowed 10 make the best de
fence they could of 1t, but with very poor sue
cess
':ha closing meeting was held a, the State
House on Friday evening, and although the ram
was falling in torrents and the streets were ~"
mos. impossible, the bouse was filed 10 ITS Ut
most capacity. Garrison made the opening
sn.erh, in which he exposed in terms OF severe
IN, ms, ond indignant eloquence the proiliga;e
co,,ss of the Northern I.oco-Focos on The Texas
Question. never saw the branding iron used
with better effect upon the iorehcads OF PaEty,
and it was a comfort 10 notice tie ardent aP-
ul nIauso OF the assembly rs it sunk Kissing into
The shameless brow Of the Northern pemocra-
CIV The 'base bowing OF the knee to tie
Slave Power on the part Of this party IN Massa-
chuscts, in the face Of all their previous P'ofes-
s;ops. Will do much mischief ~ giving to every
rroye,ntnt which tie Legislature may make
part aspsct Regret for result SO fatal to tae
interests Of freedom is pa amount 10 Inc lndig-