The New York herald., 1849-05-10
THE ANNIVER SARIES,
American Anti-sIavery Society.
SECOND DAY,

American Antl.Sl0vcry society.
SECOND DAY.
The second meeting of the session Of this Society
took place yesterday morning. at the Minerva Rooms,
Broadway. The meeting was well attended consider
ing the unproptious state of the weather. We per-
eeived quite number of the Society of Friends pre-
sent as also several ciAingL het advocates "f abol
tion.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. w. L. GAR
nIso the Ct The Society," who then proceeded
to read series Of resolutions to the effect that the
grand error of the American churches in opening
the doors of their fellowship to the admission Of slave
holders They exc llded the thief and the robber who
happened to have the scu.ar law ainst him but tie
legalized in theft and robbery whose guilt far
they took to their boos brethren of Christ
ANY man weuld be blind to his duty ii he gave the
hand of fellowship to ,he stakeholder when he has been
engaged in the prosecution of the abolition IL
ao resolved that what strength extension and
rcrpetuity to slavery was the Union and which, upon
being Overthrown by the States with
drawing it, for conscience sake and self preserva
ton, slavery must then be necessarily limited, and
speedily extpated from the American soil For these
reasons the motto of every Christian and patriot should
be- No union with the slaveholder either religiousy
politically.
Mr. SMITH of Boston, then offered some observations
to the effect that he felt himself quite at home amongst
abolitionists. The cause in which they were all
gagged the heart of every citizen in this great
Union He considered that the time for
ertion had arrived In Boston, many meetings had
been held and resolutions passed. in testimony Of tho
adherence of the citizens of that city to the doctrine
Of abolition. The continuous support which the
President had given to the cause of freedom.
was worthy of the utmost commendation. The ci-
tzens of Boston wished to cooperate with those of
New York in the accomplishment Of the common
object which they had in view 1t only remained
for the entire North TO be united and a bold
front, and then they might laugh to scorn the idle
boastngs of the South. though that petty State
South Carolina, threatened them with an internecve
But, if the North was convinced that slavery
was wrong and crying injustice, then, If they did
not choose such men to represent them in Congre
would practically advocate the principles of aboi-
Iton and strenuously oppose the extension of human
serfdom, all their labors would be in vain and they
would soon behold slavery extending to the
shores of the Pacific The speaker said that he
conclude his observations by remarkng that all the
who represent the Southern interest, c. Calhoun
every true abotionis to vigorously oppose
j. c. Calhoun advocated and to support whatever he
opposed.
took the chair in order to give Mr. Garrison oppor
tunity of addressing the meeting. He said that but
few unders ood the principle actuating vast move
ment and still few there capable Of carry
ing out principle with practical The spirit
of anti slavery had not been compromised diluted
nor had they their standard for the purpose of
obtaining the support OF any political party On the
contrary they kept steadfast to their principles al
though ii may have given rise to amount of division
amongst the society. 1t was complained of by some
that they had started new tests of abotionism; he
would assert that the spirit Of the society not
changed from what it at its commen cement; they
had not raised any tests invidiously; they had
new tests, certainly But it should be remembered
how long they had struggled for the principle that
slave is man, and which is the great anmus of the
tire movement Whatever, therefore, impairs
degrades Gods image, is to demonstration un
christian, inhumau, and diabolical in its nature
They had spoken of simultaneous abolition
of slavery for a long time. but it was not
until lately that they talked of separating from the
Union or seeding from the Church. At the founda-
ton Of the society, they could not broach such sub
fect which to get the principle ognised by the
wark after bulwark, they had attained the attitude
which the society enjoyed at the present day. The
lonizaticn scheme found favor for time with both the
"A 1,,ty
it, because they in it but impracticabe work.
and do not give it their support The other test
that Of extending the right OF universa suffrage to the
-colored population but that like the colonization
test, test now, of mans ntislavery opinions
That principle which applied to the feelings of
both wings and democrats and when the time Of trial
party considerations induced them to retire from
the of the objects Of the society for they
loved their party better than the He considered
that all the outposts of slavery had been carried and
there should be no falterng.no retrogresson. The
church of America, he considered it his duty to stg
matise as a pro.slavery church it not the
church of Christ, for Christ came to redeem men,
and not to enslave them ; and that very
ground a secession, to a great extent, had taken
place from many different churches throughout
the Union. The same obligation which rendered
1t necessary for man to go from out Of religi-
ons community, on account Of conscience sake, was
equally Sbligatory on him IL in political & sense He
late political struggles, his sympathies with the
free soil party He regretted their want of success but
it should be remembered that the AntiSavery Society
did not identify itself by any means with the free soil
party. If they did so, they would be giving up the
abolition of slavery and not the prohibition of its
tension, which was the aim Of the free soiers In re-
ference to the extension of slavery he would ask what
newly acqu territory exempted from the
Of slavery? He would point to Texas, New Mexico,
and to California, has slavery extended One of
two things existed-ether the constitution of the
United States slavery document. or 1t not. If
1t were their duty to God demanded that they should
longer support it if 1t were an antislavery docu
ment why should three millions of slaves exist in mi
sery and suffering in this great Union at the present
moment. 1t was formed by shareholders, citizens of
possessions licensed for 20 years the diaboca traffic
In human flesh it clear therefore, that it not
anti slavery document.
Mr. PHLLrps chairman of the committee of confer
ence, then made the following report:-The commit
tee of thirty considered that the best interests of the
required immediate and strenuous effort to
awaken and rcnovate the ant-slavery sentiment Of
eastern New York such movement being in their vew
not only highly mportant in itself but the best
Of enarging the circulation and influence of the 9n
the services of Mr. e. quincy in addition to those of
J. r. Lowell for that paper. They further recommend,
that for the extensive dissemination of the great anti
slavery principle funds be collected for the purpose of
sending lecturers into Vermont and western Mas
sachusetts They happy to say that probably the
assistance of MIR and Mrs. Foster may be had in fur
therance Of that purpose.
Mr. PHrLlIps in continuation, said that the State of
New ork particularly open to the reception of the
anti slavery doctrine and upon that account the
mittee which he represented applied to all the sup
port,rs of the for real and substantial support
H. e) the dollars. The AntiSlavery Society had
son to blush, as regards the amount of support
whc hit received in comparison with the efforts
of the members of the different missionary societies
throughout the Union and it was only in conse-
1uence Of the united efforts Of all her members,
tered in focus, that the church was able to do
much. When this society censured the church. it
but reasonable to expect that the members of the
society should show much devotion to their convic-
Of the truth Of their cause, the congregations
OF the different churches do towards their enterprise.
He (he spcaker obliged to find fault with the abo
ltonists, because although they have increased in
numbers yet they do not increase in zeal they had
tired in the harness, and left many things to be
done by others The different journals established
by the society, he was happy to say, were doing
much good in spreading the seeds of disunion,
and nothing remained but for the still voice Of
principle to find easy into the minds of men.
Mr. p. then suggested the expedicncy Of making col
lection for the purpose of defrayng the expenses Of
the meeting. A collection was accordingly made.
Mrs ABBY KELLY FOSTER considered that much bene-
fit would accr1e to the in which they abored by
the extension Of the principles of slavery in the
Eastern States and also in the eastern parts of New
York In the latter named locality, she had to con-
gratulete the society upon the support which their