The New York herald., 1846-05-13

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WAsHIscTos, May IL, ls4o.
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES.
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Now Orgamixation-Dr. Torrey's Death.
This Society met, yesterday, at o'clock, ut the
Tabernacle, which was crowded to great extent.
There We're several ladies present, and good
deal of interest seemed to prevail throughout the
assembly, to promote the objects of the Society,
which has openly declared its intentions to aid
no religious denomination or sect which counte-
nances slavery. This seemed to be the prevailing
and general determination and grand distinguish
ing feature of the new organization. There were
several well dressed and apparently of the better
class Of colored people present-and some Cana
dians, and other foreigners.
ARTHUR TAPPAN, Esq, took the Chair, and in
troduced
The Rev. Mr. WsroHr, colored preacher, who COM
mensed the proceeding. By Offering up prayer invok
laudable objects they had in view.
The Secretary, Mr. PHELPS here read the report Of tho
had progressed considerably, and would now renew,
with vigor s abors. II had among other objects, the
they ~sra nsw o
sntsavery doctrines in the South-to circulate the
Anti Slavery Reporier-and keep an agent in Washing
ton The Reporter Is sometimes issued in copies Of
or twelve thousands The object Of the Society is also
to connect the ant;slavsry movements with the re-
also at number i've Spruce street r. York ana Slavery
abolished in England and its colonies the great
Evangelical Alliance meeting to be held in London in
august was resolved not to Invite any shareholders
The report went on to denouncc tho annexation Of
tns general conduct Of s.
party next @ gave the names Of the press devoted to
objects OF the liberty party. Among them the Bea-
Inrestisater-Tke Herkimer Freemsn-71e True .ame.
| rican-TAe Washington Patriet-.TAs Clarion Of
press Of the country making in all hryre papers de.
voted to the Of sntsavery and having political
Of papers devoted the general purposes Of the So
cety, amounted to large show in the aggregate And
rspsr IN vor Of the osjects Of 9sti this 80.
ciety, and took into consideration this large
which was now advocating abolition, could doubt
but the days OF slavery were numbered
MIR. LEWIS TArrAs here came forward and offered a
series Of resolutions embracing the geneta Of the
abolioniss The resolutions denounced slavery in the
South as repugnant to the spirit and letter Of the great
charter Of American freedom the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence" They next denounced Maryla and the
martydom to which the late Rev Dr. Torrcy was sub.
eced in Maryland and stated that Mr. Charles Stewart
Toronto Upper csnsds % actually offered to serve out
intended to establish paper at Washington. and would
exclude themselves from ali religious society unless they
The Rev Mr.. WARD, Ia colored preacher,) here ad-
dressed the meeting He said he would take occasion to
Resolved That tho best and highest Interests Of our
whole country, demand the immediate entire and un-
conditional abolition Of American slavery.
He had been born in New York, and was hap
py to perceive the change which had taken place
since then in public opinion. Only some ave year,
ago. he had been arrested and imprisoned, and beaten
in his own town, and imprisoned for other rea-
son than attending meeting to aid in the cause
Of humanity ruaiany mob dispersed their meet.
fist Of white ruffan. But things had been changed
since then He had been absent but years from his
opinion. slavery was the Mooch upon whose unhoiy
altar the character of this country sacrificed There
were be found in the South slaves too of white
pexions-aye, some of them white their fathers
Every one would admit that had his rights-even
John C. Calhoun would admit this fact that every man
who digs the earth had his rights. According TO such
doctrine as this, should be slave Slavery was
binding the will Of the slave II crushing and ami
to free inheritance from God II was gift to
man, and even in the regions Of despair the devil had
power over the w-and yet the institution Of slavery
took that free will away from Free will given
in MEASURE to the very beast Of the 6eld-and was
manifested in the lowing Of the and the baying Of the
fact that late is4l taken up for selling
Bible slavc-hc actually tried and acquitted on
where it occurred-Lousiana--w cost "freeu-he
would say :" free America" some millions to purchase
A. S n,S,s nS s nst man should
Charfa af mans liberties. Man ordered read IT,
and why withhold it from the slave He did not wish to
speak Of this Of the abuses Of the sysem-and
God forbid, y stem so bad should be abused Laugh
tcr) The institution of slavery invaded the rights Of
marriage Marriage was institution which conferred
liberty, and the seventh Of God gave this
liberty to the husband and wfeyet feen States Of this
for .aS"S
Of minding her children at homewhile the poor hus-
band must work in storm and sunshine and his wife must
be abandoned and her children doomed every of
degradation-nay, even to prostituton-and yet all
tons have not denied the rights Of marriage; but here
her out to work IL he her not continually tong in
the fields II slave labor that sustained the South
bor Robert Burns was once asked by lady why he had
not learned latin and his reply was have learned latin
enough In this one phrase Labor omnie vim cit Laugh.
the South slavery existed barren the abode
only Of tho rcd-hart and the wild bear. There
Kentucky. Even in Alabama they had what they called
muatto land which name was doubtless given to II after
made land for the purpose Of wtherng up The soil Edu-
cation even could not spread in savcholdng States The
poor whites in the southern States we're far more igno
rant and degraded than the poor colored people OF the
North Many Of the Southern whites were far more ig
norant than the pumpkinheaded and wooly-headed Of
gence who had the capacity to acquire knowledge and
education Many in the South did not know how to read
were in state Of ignorance, and did not make appli
cation the Governor TO get married Marriage there
was somewhat different from what here The cotton,
produce of the stakeholder His own father and mother
slaves and il was not in their power to leave him
any inheritance but the chain and the whip The slave
had the image Of his God though colorcdthc :avehod
may call him brute or black fellow, but he would
say, "a mans for a. thst;n and being man he has
all his cucs and the stakeholder heathcnised him
they should yet account for it before another and an aw
u tribunal While money spent TO cvilizc the poor
deuded creature who flung her child to be murdered u
DER tho wheels OF the Of Juggernau they allowed
the slave to be sacrificed upon this Moloch oa Christian
The professors Of the Christian church were
bound to take up this subject While they aided in the
cause Of civilization and humanity abroad II the black
man was too black to be felt for at homeand their soil
crimsoncd win bIood-it stigma upon Christianity
nsem-lAppanseJ ne would leave this sin on the church
OF univcrsasm The church should meet this in day
not lar dstantthe character Of the country inter
esred IN The horrible pictures that exhibited
even at Washington, where drovss Of slaves might
be- seen entering some vesssl 10 be sent to New
foul blot upon the national chsractsr-SsSors the