Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-15
RABID FANATICISM.

RABID FANATICIsM.
The present week is readers will have alrea-
dy learnt from notices of the fact i'm these columns,
the Anniversary-week Of all the Religious and Mo-
raj Associations of which the City of New York is
the Headquarters. 1t is season in which those
engaged in the business Of Propagandism, at home
and abroad, as well as in works Of Charity and
Philanthropy, or those which assume TO be such,
meet and exchange opinions and fortify themselves
in well-doing generally, but ALSO perhaps, in some
instances, in illdoing In this last category
sistng, at present. we are happy to say, so far as
we know, OF solitary exception to the benevolen,
character of these Associations is one Association
whose doctrines we propose now to hold up to the
execraton Of all men of sound minds. We al.
ude to the ultra-abolitionsts We do not of course
include in so harsh a denunciation all hostility to
the principle Of slavery. We have, on the con
trary, unfeigned respect for all honest convictions
on this subject; even whilst believing that any
material action on such convictions, whether ind
vidual or associated cannot be otherwise than in
furious, and far injurious to the coored race
than to those Of European descent among US. We
believe all such action, Of course, to be wrong bu
we believe that it has its origin, for the most part
in honest though misguided philanthropy, and we
would always respect it, and bear with it, as with
any other error, so long as it is confined within
proper bounds. But we have not the same charity
for the conduct of those who, finding the CoNsTI
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES in their sCdy, con
spire against that last best hope of humanity, ant
would rend it to pieces, with other purpose thar
the insane hope Of effecting, by breaking down it
barriers, what force can never accomplish an(
what, if their rabd fanaticism could achieve would
render one-half of this Union at once desert ant
| a charnel-house.
| With these few Introductory remarks, we pre-
sent to our readers the subjoined extract from tn,
Report Of the Tuesdays sitting of " the American
Anti-Slavery Society," upon which no common
from us can be necessary or useful to our readers
THE AMERICAN ANrI-SLAvERr SocIETr.-The anniver
say of this Society celebrated at the Tabernacle Among
the gentlemen the platform Mr. GARRIsoN and others
known to be prominent among the Aboonists of the
United States.
AT 10 o'clock Mr. GARRISON called the meeting to order,
and said that the occasion solemn one and he hoped
the proceedings would be orderly, &c. He then read por
on of Scripture which he said peculiarly applicable to
A PRAYER then offered
Mr. GAY the Secretary of the Society," then read report
showing the progress of the society for the past year.
The report stgmazed the American Union and the Anne
rcan Church the great bulwarks Of slavery in America
Referring the Church it stated that because ask the
Church assist us sgmatzes disorganzers but let
the Church fall, if by its fall the slave be made free. So
too with the State. We accused of being dsunonss
They avoided the true ISSUE because in favor Of
dissolution Of the Union if slavery be not abolished for
hold that government is better than bad Slavery
is the of this Republic and of the Church The
cry becomes stronger, Emancipation or Dsunion."
Mr.. WENDELL PHILLIPS, Of Boston, introduced to the
meeting and said that he had in his hands resolution which
he wished offer the meeting because it contained
any thing peculiarly new-no because it perhaps cacu
lated starebut simply because afforded him oppor
uny of putting the position of this society and its principles
before the American public.
The resolution follows
Resoued That il the duty of every American to give
his sympathy in aid of the ansavery movement and is
The first duty Of eury american citizen 10 depote himself to
The destruction ofe Union andMnt Constitution which has
already hpwrecked the experiment of civil liberty here, and
bids fair swallow up the hopes Of every in and
military despotism that on its wreck may form gov
founded the Declaration Of Independence which
time made country the admiration of the world"
As might be expected this resolution received with
decided marks of dsapprobaon but must be confessed that
there were few present pho appiauded il.
The gentemans agaed counenance and eagerness show
ed that he charged the brm with which he
wished TO relieve himself of for the qualification Of the audience
He then launched into TRADE OF abuse against The Union,
the Constitution, The Church, the Press, the Wing and De-
mocrac parties, the leading of each, The american cha
racfer the Evangelical Alliance, ANERI-
He was aware, he said that the sentiments Of that
solution were not popular yet he assured that every
who looks at the history Of his country will say
THE ONLY REMEDY IN OUR HANDS.
LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA.
The Senate Saturday LIST instantly took up the resolutions
introduced by Col NICHOLAS respecting Gen TAYLop and