The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-07

political power Is Increased by IT, Yes he must tram
aoat in sea Of human blood and not think il enough 10
ensave human souls and break all family ties but he
must needs make this outcast class stepping to
political power The memories OF ancient tyrants will
be remembered with reverence in comparison to that OF
those who indulge in these odous at this day Il
had been reserved for protested Christians to reward
demonstrating crime with political power She knew
much had been said about the preamble of the Consttu
ton being antislavery, but, she would ask could
ness and ungodliness 2 There could be no than
there was between thieves and robbers. There
halfway house in this matter; every man who is in
favor Of the American Union, is stakeholder And he,
who in favor of freedom has in his mind dissolved the
length and concluded after describing the horrors Of
slavery and slave trade with the following senmen
Down, down with the bloody Union down with il let
eyes, and rend those stripes which emblematic
Of the crueltes practised the slaves No union with
pact with wrinkled slavery This last explosion
csved with mingled Kisses and applause which lasted
for considerable time
VIM. 9. BELL, Of Kentucky, the associate of c. NJ.
Clay, admired the spirit and eloqucnce Of Miss Hitch
cock, and congratulated her. Though she had perhaps
never been at the South yet her description Of slavery
said to introduce himself to them, and after some
marks the prospects Of the abolition of slavery in Ken
lucky, he concluded.
Rev. HEsnY GREW, of Philadelphia, rose and
menced to explain his views of the Constitution but
whether the fact that the clock in the church pointed to
and conured up visions of dinner to the imagination
of the audience from which at least they would not wish
gone before him. and they unwilling to risk their
nerves know not but certain is they rose with al
One accord and werc about to leave him to declam
TO empty benches; and such would undoubtedly have
boon the result had not the worthy Chairman, Mr. Jami-
son. forward and most mploringy bescechcd those
who remained to stay and listen to tho remarks OF the
gentleman which he assured them should be brief Some
accedcd to his prayers and after quiet had been re-
Constitution has failed to accomplish the glorious work
Of liberty it was time it was altered He deprecated the
idea Of nominal Church. and one that Joined with slave
hold -hn had dntpht that ms in
Church who feared God but the influence Of the Church.
as body was opposed to righteousness and the bcnevo-
r. DOUGLAS next addressed the meeting He was col.
ored and stated that he afraid he could say Meth
learned how speak; his early life had done much to
fit his appearing at ALL and It not that the audi
ence greatly essened in number to what they were
at st ho would not have venturcd to speak at all He
had long cherished wish to stand before audience in
the Tabernacle and though he could not add to
what had been said regarding the Constitution Church,
he could state something in regard to slavery He isa
slave and ran away seven years ago; he then passed
Bedford where no resided three since then he had
become known to the Anti Slavery Society and was en-.
telling MSts
had spoken, he would address them Southern man.
When Miss Hitchcock was describing slavery, some
might have doubted her description but he could unite
with his friend from Kentucky in declaring that she fell
short Of her description Of the realities Of slavery He
lana Alabama, which had the worst reputation but
from Maryland where exists in the mdest forms still
he could detail atrocities that had been committed that
would make the blood run cold. He lived the plana
ton Of COL E. Lloyd the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and owned by that gentleman's clerk that plan
tation no had horrors, which, although he risk
ed his life in revealing names for tho sake Of suffering
humanity he must tell them, and he gored in the risk
The overseer of the plantation by name Austin Gore,
was suited in every respect to his Office; proud,
cruel artful and obdurstehe has him practice the
most revolving crueltes, and occasion he abso
lutey shot negro by the name Of Denbg and yet not
cruel he ha: no doubt hi. Mr.. Gore St. Michaei, Tai
bot county, Md. is much respected if blood rest
cd on him. He went detailing various atrocities and
after arguing at length the question of the sup
port of the Union by liberty men, concluded with much
applause. 80,
Minerva Rooms.