New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-12
American Auti-sIavery society.

churches in most of the missions the statistics OF Eu-
ropen missions not Included
American Anti-sIavery society.
The Thirteenth Anniversary of this Society was
held during the forenoon Of yesterday in the Broadway
Tabernscle-WM LLOYD GARRISON, President, in the
Chair The house was well hlled in every part.
Mr. GARRrsoN opened the meeting in few remarks /
in which he expressed the hope that the importance and
soemnity of the occasion would insure the utmost de-
gree of order and decorum. The Society recognized
In It's full extent the liberty OF opinion and speech ana
only esked OF IN public fret 10 hear then 10 Judge
its doctrines unsound let them be rejected but
et This be done not rioously but in manly and Chris
tian way. Mr G. then read. 10 very Impressive man
ner portions of the % and 18th chapters Of Jeremiah
after which prayer was offered by rev SAtEL WAY Vi
Leicester Mass.
SYDNEY HOWARD Esq the Secretary, read the Annual
Report which presented clear statement OF the opera
tons of the Society during the past year and OF what
proposed to do in the year 70 and vindcaed at
the same time its Fundamental principles and leading
considerable portion OF the income OF the
Society has been expended in the support Of lecturng
agents and the extensive field OF operations has
been the state of NewYOrk. Six hundred public meet
ings and Conventions have been held 81 CCdnues and
$50 towns covering nearly the whole territory from
Buffalo 20 Newly City In this also the operations oil
the Society been quite extensive Several agents
have been employed who have lsbored with great eh
cheney. In New England and Pennsylvana the cause
has been carried forward chiefly by local societies
The visit 10 Eng of the President OF the Society Mr.
Carbon aud the labors there of Messrs Douglass,
Wright Burum and others had been productive of much
good in awakening deeper interest among the people
In the Slavery question. and securing more intelligent
| cooperation OF the British Aboiuonists.
The National Anti Slavery Standard the weekly organ
of the Society in very prosper Jus conduun-the
number of its subscribers having been more than doubled
during the year. The occasional contributions 10 lts
columns from such pens as those of Lowell Weiss May,
Phillips Chapman Webb, Quincy and Follen, had given
the paper wide celebrity Beside extending the crcu'
atiOn of the Standard, the Society had puOnsnea an
Anti Slavery Almanac, OF which lOOOO copies haj Oeen
sold Many other documents had also been widely dis
trbued and other Antslsvery papers which advocated
the principles Of the Society had been well supported
FRANcIs JACKSON, Esq of Boston Treasurer. present
ed his report from which appeared that the receipts
OF the Society during the year hsd been sclyI 70 and
the expenditures s. $50 9s-leaving balance in the
Treasury Of s207 % OF the receipts s. 2j6 43 were
from subscriptions 10 the Standard and 1891 80 from
donations.
WENDELL PHILLIPS Esq. OF Boston, was the first
speaker He offered resolution embodyng the most
unpAlatabe of all the societys docrnesthst Of Dis
solution Of the Union-which be supported with
earnest and graceful eoquence rarely surpassed by any
speaker in any cause however popular. To follow him
would be impossible any reporter Photographer
and our limits will not allow brief abstract BE
said that our national banner dropped from the Flagstaff
heavy with blood-bood shed in for the extension
and perpetuity of Slavery He conended that the war
the fruit OF an unnatural and pernlcious alliance
through the u. s. Constitution. between slavery and
Freedom The Constitution required theNorth to sup
port slavery while the moral sense OF the people reyoed
such an outrage and the attempt oreconee me obi
cations growing out OF allegiance 10 the Law OF God Win
allegiance TO the Government had produced general
corruption of morals which could only be remedied by
recurrence to absolute Right As paramount TO all the
suggestions of Political Expediency. The corruption
alluded 10 in the Church well as In the state
Go said Mr. P. TO the socsled Evangelical Alliance,
which is skulkng somewhere from the indignation Of
Christeudem and the chief fear OF It's members Will be
found 10 be lest they should be thought 10 love Liberty
too much Once pupits were occupied by the
Edwsrdses and Hopkinses who were not ashamed 10
themselves Abolitionists now they were empty.
for could the puny OF those glorious
men. This degenerscy TO be attributed to the
workings of Slavery under the license given il By the
Constitution OF the United States. The overthrow Of
that Constitution and the formation OF State on the
true principles Of freedom was the great work now be-
fore the Aboltons,s He knew that this sentimentwas
odiOus but he persuaded that the Fathers OF the
Republic If they could forth from their graves Of
bali century, would give il their hearty concurrence
The President then offered remarks designed to
introduce FREpERIoK DOUGLASS the Fugitive Slave
Tie gave an account of Mr. D's reception In England,
where prejudice against color unknown and stated
the facts concerning the treatment which he received
from the Agent Of the Cunard steamers in being dePry-
ed of his berth in the Cambria. The sentiments ex-
] dressed on the occasion by the London Times were
slso read and the announced that Mr. Gunsrd the
principal owner Of the steamers had promised that no
thing of the kind should occur again lie would now
but who was now by the grace Of God freeman
, FREDENcK DouGLAss.
Mr. DouGLAss, on coming forward, was greeted with
earnest and prolonged applause He was at first some
what but recovered his sepOssession'
and msde speech which held the audience in breath
less attention to the close only when he was inter
rupted by vociferous cheering We have full report Of
this speech from Mr. Dyer the Photographer which in
view Of the general interest felt in Mr.. Douglass on
Accoun, of bis peculiar position, we viii endeAyor to
publish in to-dsys Evening Edition.
Al the close ofMr D. remarks the meeting adjourned.
Brs1Srss MEETlNes-The Society assembled for
business at the Apollo al o'clock P NJ After the aP'
pon;rneut of the usual Committees and some remarks
from several speakers adjournment took place til y;
| O'clock when the Saloon densey crowded, Il hay
Inc besn announced that Douglass would speak After
| sneech by Mr. WAIKER Of Ohio DOUGLASS took the
aoor ana was received with great applause de spoke
with his usual eoqusnce and In the course Oh his re-
marks alluded 70 the War with Mexico as contest lor
abe extension of Slavery. he was interrupted y I'd
WAND STRAHkN Esq. well known lammAny n~lI ors'
tor who took him to task for slanderng bis country =
This created much confusion but order was Al lensth
2 restored. and Mr.. Douglass finished MS speech
Mr. SrRAHAN replied with great earnestness ana soih
~ defending the War just and As wsged notion slave
~ but for the urherspce OF Liberty he had rot con
claded when our reporter left al 10 o'clock his own
conduct manly bat he was supported BY a set OF
ro~dies vhs had evidently received their educAron IN
those nurseries Of Democracy the grog shops which
Mike Walsh has described potent in their influence
There some rch passages in this discussion Which
our limits viii not allow 10 describe