The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-12

country. The neglect OF sOclety hvaIInB
extensively of the benefits of the
severely felt and must be remedied. 1t then referred
to the church, and stated because we asked the church
to assist u.s. it stigmatzes us rs disorgansers but
let the church fall, by its fall the slave can be
made free So too with the state we were accused
cause in favor Of dissolution of the Unisn If
slavery be not aboehed for hold that government
Is better than bad Slavery is the stone Of
this republic and Of the church The cry becomes
stronger" emancipation disunon." These are the
The Treasurer then gave synopsis Of his accounts
! for the year, as follows tr.
TnEAsUnERs AccouNr.
| Cash from old account. Observation-Disclosures. 500 %
Standard donation and publication accounts sis7 %
ss,7s7 %
By ASsnsy sSsos snaen.e acct &C. ssSs %
By salary and standard accounts. 1859 Is
Balance to new account T., nc.tc sos % sSay1 20
the meeting and said that he had in his hands resolu
ton, which he wished to offer to the meeting not be-
it was perhaps to starte but simply because it
afforded him opportunity of putting the position of this
The resolution folows-
"Resoved, That it is the duty of every American to
give his sympathy in aid Of the antslavery movement
and is the first duty Of every American citizen to de-
vote himself to the destruction of the Union and that
constitution which has already shipwrecked the expert
ment of civil liberty here, and bids fair to swallow up
the hopes Of every man. in and military despotisn
SO that on its wreck may form government found
time country the admiration Of the word
As might be this resolution received with
decided marks Of misrepresentation but it must BE- confess
The gentemans agitated countenance and eagerness,
showed that he charged to the brim with matter
which he wished to relieve himself Of for the gratica
ton of the audience. He then launched into TRADE
of abuse against the Union the Constitution the Church,
the Press the wing and democratic parties the leading
of EACH the American character the Evangelical
| Alliance and every thing American He aware he
said that the sentiments of that resolution not
pular, yet he was assured that every man
who looks at the history of his country will
| say that it is the only remedy that lies in
|
would dispute that of the fifteen millions of people the
present population of the United States three millions
of them saves?-that every sixth man slave.
robbed of his SOUL and Of his intellect his family and
his hopes temporal aye and of eternal hopes If God
did not intervene He then stated that this state OF
things tinctured every American with slavery. He
then branched of to the with Mexico in which Mr..
Polk and the administration, well as the leading men
of the WING and democratic parties, in for
limited amount of abuse. The effect ofthat war; he said
which a false religion (meanng Catholic) had banished
The defence Of Daniel Webster who has the heart OF
the war, was that it had been commenced by man
who usurped the thunder Of the whole Union for the
purpose tners Is any who had any respect for him
pie pretext for not doing his duty There Is honest
opposition to slavery which not opposed to the union
Of these States and the constitution which binds them
together ask what is the of the present cond
ton ofthe country We told that the Of
the Union Well admit that this state things is the
suit Of that Is that an honest one But
way to the senshness of the present. Why it that
| an honest man goes to Washington, he must
party! Why is it that the press all advocates of the
success and continuance of the war with Mexico! If
there any who loves the principles Of the year
seventeen hundred and seventysix he would pray for
the of Mexican He would hope that If not
by internal principle it would be by external force held
back from rushing down the precipce Within the last
fortnight one Of the best divnes in Boston preached
against the text, No union with saveholders
the principle that the rulers OF the country cannot
put its institutions between mans soul and the throne
Of God. We were men before were citizens and he
skukng away in this city from the ndgnity of
the worldhe would ask Dr. Coxeven fhe sat down and
rest satisfied with the principle which this Boston divine
holds The American character and the American
press is rotten because cannot out the prnci
pies of the abolitionsts. Ask the god-ke Daniel II
may nscribe side by side with his name " The who
willing to the gigantic strength which God gave
him to thrust back the fugitive into slavery This rot
virtue enough left in the country to it, Sc SC
These extracts embody the pth of this gentemans
MIR GAnRrsoS next spoke lie said the most beautiful
sight in the world ''chatteln transformed into
MANA slave transformed into freeman The audi
will have the pleasure Of hearing Mr.. Douglass
who the public knows, driven with the whip
of the slave driver but who stands before
ing redeemed, regcnerated and disenthralled.' Mr.
Douglass has lately returned from England he said
with the first men of the country-not from cendescen
sion their part but because he man. His friends
offered him every inducement to remanhouses, lands
SC Yet he returned to his native country, and Is will
ing to devote himself to the emancipation of his fellow
men. Here is an example Of noble hcroism-h'
ed people, and renounce honor and profit to dcvot,
himself to the benefit of his fellow crcatures.-Nr
Garrison then spoke of the prejudice existing here
against people Of color, and said that it foolish
natural, brutal vulgar, mean and contemplate 1t is
however, thank God, rapidly disappearing. few year.
since in the Bay State there statute prohibiting
marriage between whites and blacks. petition for il
repeal sent into the Legislature and in the
years agitation the law blotted from the
O tute book On leaving London he sad Douglass was
greeted by the friends of liberty by sofe at the Lon
don Tavern and read account oft from Of the
London papers Ii attended by four hundred
3 sons with band Sc, and songs were sung by
s Mr. Russell. When taking leave Of England, he in
have his rights II reserved to him. He paid hi
passage and returned to part 10 lecture, and die
not arrive again in London till the evening preceding
the departure of the steamer when he was informed
that he could not sit eat with the white
lie anxious to get back to his family, and consented
TO In that vessel but the captain acted like
man, and gave him his berth, the same berth pre-
viousy occupied by the Governor General OF Canada
Mr. Douglass sent u memorandum of the affair to th'
Times of London, which Immediately published
and created tremendous excitement In the whole o
Great Britain He then read the remarks Of the Times
on it, which much Kissed.
The conclusion Of the whole matter that Mr. Gu
nard published in the Times expression of
ut the circumstances and promised not to do go any
0 more QIisecs)
lilo then offered resolution that to seek the extnc
of slavery the right of all by all proper
and thanking the people Of Great Britain for their ap
proval of the exertons of the aboitionss in the United
! States
MIR DoucLAss the fugitive slave was then introduced
to the meeting and spoke folows:Iie alternate
ly appauded and Kissed rising. He said he was glad
be present at this anniversary and to be among those
with whom he had ahored for years pest In the
emancipation lie doubted not large part OF the audi
ence would be disappointed with the and matter
which he had to say. Tho attentions paid him had
doubt excited expectations which he feared he could not
crafty He present tospeak of the evils ofsavcry and
not display oratory Of which he not capable Since
he was last here many trying events had TO him
Within eighteen months he had experienced many
events which we're interesting many u which he should