The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-09
Our New England Correspondence.

A6ol,tton Celebration Of the Fourth OF Juty-P'e
Nc at Ellington Grore-Speeches and Doings Of
the Abolition Brethren the occasion.
The ab6litionlsts of Massachusetts, the ultra
abolihonists, headed by Garrison, and the leaders
Of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, held a
pic mic in the beautiful grove near this place to-
day, twenty miles south of Boston. The grove,
which is forest of white pines, is little peninsula
of five six acres, almost entirely surrounded by
lake. Outside of the peninsula, the woods occupy
some other eight or ten acres, more or less, all of
which were appropriated by the pic mic. The skirts
of the woods filed up with accumulation of
horses and carriages of every description, collected
from the neighborhood. The walks through the
grove were lined with tables of refreshment, and,
the centre of it, fixed each of the four arms
of a curious wheel, forty feet high, seat for
TWO persons, resting upon axle, so that in the
revolutions of the wheel, the riders retained their
upright position. Two men kept the wheel in mo-
ton by means of crank, and they must have real
lzed something handsome by the operation, for
during the day, this rotary swing, with Its seats for
four couple, was in constant demand A hundred
yards further in the grove was the platform of the
Anu-Savery Society, In front OF which seats were
arranged for the ladies'. The scene, barring the
rlding-wheel, resembed very much camp-meet-
ing, without the tents, but more what is called a
burgoo III Kentucky, that is, barbecue, or
political meeting In the woods. Perhaps not
less than five thousand people visited the scene
during the day, large majority of whom were of
the fair sex There were not more than fifty CO.
lored folks OR the ground. Passing toward the
platform, the vlslter walked under triumphal
arch, decorated with evergreens, and bearing the
motto" The world is our country, and all man
kind our brethren," which, to say the least, IL
very comprehensive view Of the subject. The stand
was festooned with evergreens and hung all round
with antslavery banners, embems and paintings,
the most prominent among which represented a
"A tStr caofln tba
fragments OF his CHAINS to the ground, and excaim-
ing 81 am tree!' Three or four runaway slaves
were seated among the officials on the stand The
national flag was excluded from the premises.
At IL O'Clock A NJ, SAMUEL MAY, general agent of
the society, called the meeting order committee
vas appointed who reported the following officers of
President-Edward Quincy, of Dedham.
Vice P,esidents-Frsncis Jackson, b. Spooner, aud
Charles J. Hovcy.
ISecret0ry-Samuel May.
Committee Finsnce-Jamcs G.. Burum, Eldridge
s ESsrsss John Spear Robert "''' Joshua T.
Rev; Ernrn Hrwrrr opened with prayer.
The following hymn was then sung by the assembly
INVOCATION.
ny REV. JOHN PIERrocr.
fir" America
Hearst thou, God, those chains
Clanking on Freedoms plains,
By Christians wrought?
Them, who those chains have worn
Christians from home have torn,
Christians have hthcr borne,
Christians have bought
Quench, righteous God the thirst
That Afric's sons hath cursed
The thirst for gold
Shall not thy thunders speak.
Where Mammon's affairs reek
Where maids and matrons shrek,
Bound, bleeding, sold'
Cast down, Great God, the fanes,
That to unhsllowed gains,
Round us have risen
Temples, whose priesthood pore
Moscs and Jesus DER,
Then bolt the black MS door,
The poor mans prison
wit theu not Lsrd at last,
From thine own image cast
Away all cords
But that OF leve which brings
Man from his wspderipgs
Back 10 the King Of kings,
The Lord OF lords
The PnrMpYxr announced resolutions to be in order.
Mr. QuiNcY, with aspeech going to show the influence
OF the churches in the preservation Of slavery and the
necessity OF cutting aloo from them offered the follow
Whereas rncpy honest earnest men and women, de-
voted friends Of the slave, are sti In the church,
Resolved That in view Of the notorious pro slavery
character Of the church the question which demands
and should have the immediate aud serious attention.
the prompt and firm decision Of those persons Is this
which is the wiser course remain still bound and
in feters or 70 break at once from the false euchan
ment Of the church, and be heuceforth free
The resolution las understood) was adopted.
Then the auditory sung the following complimentary
lines to the banner Of the Union -
ORIGINAL
Tans-' Peterborough
The stripes and stars are waving free
Along Columbus shore
And bark! the cry OF liberty.
While loud the csnobs roar
Another sound Is waited near,
prom meath our southern sky
And listening nations scOrning hear
'Tis hell born slsseryfscry
There, while their fathers deeds they toast
And wreathe their martyrs graves,
There mingles with the freoman's boast
The waing Of the slaves.
In vain our stars trium plant shine,
Our stripes terror wave
A spot IL ON regal sign,
pisgracef,l to the brave
oh wipe that cursed spot away
Wake. sleeping justice, wake,
And bring that independent day
when every chain thsl break
WN H. BAow~ . black man. Fugitive slave) was
then brought forward ON the ros,rgm lie said he
hut he continued here. the soil Of Massachu
sett. my master bss right to come aud take me away
IL IL only 30 the Anti-Ssvcry Society that can look
FOR protection To the sbalitionts alone, owe what
ever have a freedom. our constitution says that
OF another man out in Missouri aud your contribution
gives that the power t. take me away and sell me
Your na,io.ss lag n 90 sos hon.sna. hsr.
sssembled have raised that nsg here to-day IL IL no
symbol for the true lover % liberty nh,re are osasr'
from their chains and there are Thousands Of them
scattered in the North Aud yet we have not got
DO arrested aud carried back to slavery, &C.
Then followed q hymn, to wit -
HYMN.
D. wrLr.
Nr-"Wdfchmia tel a. of TIE NIGHT"
Men whose boast II l. that ye
Come of fathers brave aud free,
II there breathe earth slave,
Are We truly free and brave,
II sc do not feel the chain,
when 1t works q brothers pain,
Are We not base slaves indeed,
Slaves unworthy 10 be freed
Il true freedom but 20 break
letters for own dear sake,
knd with lcathern hearts forget
1hat mankind debit
No true freedom 4. to snare
AL the chains our brothers wear,
And with heart and hand to be
Earnest TO make others free.
They are slaves, who fear TO speak
Dor the fallen and the weak
They slaves who will not choose
Hatred, soothing aud abuse
Rather than. In silence shrink
Prom the truth they needs must think