The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-11

to do with the people in it.
ject, and in support of Mrs Roses views He main
tanned boldly and unequvocay that the principle
trovered by speaker could reduced to prac-
tce and that 1t possible to live without paying for
the products of slavery There was already society
having with labor whether that slavery be
hired slavery or chattel slavery Mr.. West contended
hired slavery ought first to be abolished that there
capitalists, but each man ought to work for himself,
and all ought to be on an equality and share and
further insisted upon it that he did carry out, in
practice, the principle. He did not, for example,
were ali robbers He did not pay the landlords any
rent He had been living in house for months,
none power in New York could get him out loud
cheers) He held that he had right to pay for
rent than he had pay for pair Of boots you can
to- man has right to help himself to a loaf Of
bread, pair of unmsntionabes, if he wants them,
for we all have right to live in this wordand the pos
session Of the holder Of the property is robbery his
goods stolen goods and ought not to buy Them
| but to take them as you want them
The amendment of Miss Lucretia Mott. to insert the
word commercially was then put to the vote and
Mr. RnMoND moved reconsideration of the last VOTE
| when 1t was reconsdered and again rejected.
The resolutions before the Society offered at
former meetings. and reported in full heretofore
then put and carried, viz
| l. No union with the church
| g No union with the shareholders.
| g. No hope Of oyerturnng the Union.
| T. Overthrow the Union, and overthrow slavery.
/
The following resolution, complimentary to Mr.. Cal
houn for his consistency in going the whole hog for
slavery, and not hiding his opinions, Disgusting
| them, then passed unanimously:
| Resolved, That even in his magnificent failure to
certify of Calhoun in representing the great idea of his
life the perpetuy Of slavery and amid the crowd of
American statesmen living in expedency ready, doubt
less to sacrifice principles to profit, if they had any
principle to sacrifice welcome the right of who
at least to an idea and processes to
| act on conviction.
A resolution against the d" vile imposture' Of the
American Colonization Society then passed unani
mously The following is the resolution which was Of
fered by Wendell Phillips =
Resolved, That the American Colonization Society is
still to be regarded and denounced the enemy the
colored people of the United States in short it has
testimony against slavery that keeps fellowship with
'ayeh:lders that 1t makes no effort to improve the
condition Of coored people Mt home and utters pro-
test against the bloody and cruel code of the slave
States and in view IF its attempt to gain the sympa
thy of the English people would call to their
membrance the noble protest of OConnell and WILDER
force, of Clarkson and Macaulay against the vile i'm
posture the fact OF the deep and unceang hostility
it Of the whole colOred race the suspicious sympathy
between it and the American church. which any true
friend of the slave knows and doctors Of divinity
| have allowed to be the bulwarks OF slavery.
| Mr. LLoyp GARRISON, the Chairman, here made some
remarks upon and in support Oh This EesoIution wnlcn
was passed unanimously -
Resolved That while we recognise the free soil party
as an honest effort to effect good purpose and while
know such attempts must even be the unavoidable
result of such agitations ours and with full DISPOSE
ton to appreciate cordially the energy Of many OK its
palpable evidence its failure gives Of the utter i'm
practicabity and nefciency of such efforts as those
Of the free soil party and we feel bound to declare
that that party is to be placed in the depth Of
| criminaty with the wing and democratic parties in
regard to the enslavement Of three millions Of our
Mr. BuRLErcH spoke upon the above resolution. He
thought the free coil party was dangerous, as weak
tonists from the high ground on which they Stood
and to lower aud stAe the principles Of abotonism.
He regretted that many abolitionsts had united with
the soil party His objection to 1t 1t leaves
the two ideas of abolition and of immediate aboli
ton 1t does not go for abolition 1t does not declare
slavery to be a sin. 1t begins with compromise. and
| would establish sa, cry in the land.
Mr.. VAN RENsssALEAR OF the RAMS Horn justified
himself coored abolitionst, for voting with the
| free soil party at the last election.
The President Mr. GARRIsoN replied. and urged that
1t free to all absitonsts to follow their own opn-
| IONS There proscrptve opinion laid down.
Mr. PLsBuRy objected altogether to the introduction
of any such resolutions, as he thought the free soil
party calculated to lead honest abotonists to make
| shipwreck Of their abolition faith.
! The following resolution was then read, and being
| put to the vote. adopted unanimously =
Resolved. That the American Colonization Society is
still to be regarded and denounced the enemy of the
colored people OF the United states IN that 1 mas no
with Shareholders that it makes no effort to improve
the condition of the colored people at home and utters
| protest against the bloody and cruel code Of the
| slave States; and in view of its attempts to gain
the sympathy of the English people, would call to
their mbrance the noble protest of O'Connel and
Wiberforce against that vile imposture; the fact Of
the deep unceasing hostility to it of the whole
o ed race the suspicious sympathy between it and the
American church. which every true friend of the slave
knows and doctors Of divinity have allowed to be-
| the bulwarks of slavery.
| HoRAcr DRESSER ESD. then addressed the chair, and
said he had question to ask of the Chairman. Now
that the liberty party had gone to the tomb Of all the
CHpulets, he at loss to know what he ought to
| do or where he ought to 60 What shall do Mr.
| Chairman (said the speaker! ] am living under
government which is bound to the wheels Of this Jug
| gernaut-the system of human slavery, and what am
to do! The United States Senator, MIR. Dickinson,
| was his brother n-law; but he looked upon him as
| detestabe, mean. low-livcd, and man unworthy of
being Senator for his support OF slavery what was
he Mr. Dresser) to do! The freesoll party did not
satisfy him, though he had voted for it. Where was
he to go! .
the anti.savery party had most influence by being
alone, and standing alone When they were joined
| with the wings, they found themselves among slave
| holders When they went with the democrats, there,
| too they were mixed up with shareholders. When
| they went with the Church. they found themselves
head over heels among Shareholders and justifcrs of
| slayeholding what Could they do! Where could
| they go? Ought they remain In such company, and
| SANDER their principles Certainly not /! The only
thing be done leave such company; and there
fore the society had separated itself from all such So
with the Union-i were better to dissolve the Union
than remain in union and connivance with those who
uphold slavery.
The Cn.,RMAS then read the following resolution,
Resolved, That would hold up to the Indignation Of
Christendom the heartless and cruel proposal which
Henry Clay has made to his fellow citizens for the abo
lition of saycrythe best plan which the long expert
ence the boosted humanity, and vaunted devotion to
liberty Of the idol Of America has to oflera plan which
only frees Kentucky, by sending the colored man to
| New Orleans or at best by transporting him, torn
from kindred and home the ocean; and all this,
after long and weary years So foolish waste of the
resources of the State idle effort to perform i'm
possibilities; palpabe an attemptto secure the Gre
dit of humanity, while we leave the performance Of &C
| knowledged duty to another generation so gross
violation of all right such seeming Inconsistencies of
the cruel and atrocous plan attempted to be applied
into philanthropy is, doubtless fitting close to life
passed in the polluted atmosphere of American poll
tics and closing in the sitting embraces Of the Amsri
| can church,
| which was put and adopted unanimously.
After which the meeting adjourned, sine die.
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