Washington telegraph., 1850-05-29

ABOLITION GATHERINGS IN NEW YORK
The New York Herald, in noticing the an
nversary meetings of all sorts OF societies
philosophical, moral, agrarian and fanatl'
cal, in that city, urges the right thinking
portion of the citizens to put stop 10
the disgraceful proceedings OF those whose
acts have a tendency to disturb the quiet
o. the community, and are so injurious
to the interests of the city. 1he Herald
attributes much of the peril with which
the country is now threatened to those
fanatical gatherings in New York. 1t
says:
| What has excited the South almost to pitch
Of madness2 We answer, in the main, the action
of these very societies. They gather in New
York the first and second weeks in May, TO COM
pare notes, hold meetings, and raise money
They all of one side of thinking IN regard to
slavery. There is no opposition. When they
meet they have their own way, and no check
They from all sections, very much excited
about the institution Of slavery in the South and
the wrongs o.: their coIored brethren and sisters
They mix with them, eat, drink. pray Preacn'
ready to go home to their various sections, raving
stark, staring mad on the topic, and disseminate
their outrageous and false sentiments all through
the length aud breadth of the free States The
South hear Of these rawlings, and fancy the whole
North are engaged in them, instead of these few
miserable fanatics.
The merchants, men of business, and men of
property, in this city, should froun down the
meetings OF these mad people, if they would save
| themselves. What right have all the religious
Iunatcs of the free States to gather in this con-
mercial city for purposes, which, if carried into
effect. would ruin and destroy its prosperity
Will the men of sense call meetings to be heidi
this city, which are calculated to make our country
the arena of blood and murder, and render Iur
city al object Of horror to the whole South? We
hope not. Public opinion should be regulated.
| These abolitions,s should not be allowed to Dis-
represent New York. They are to hold three
| DAYS meeting at the Tabernacle, commencing on
| Nav 7th Here is where all political factions
can unite All who opposed to having our
city disgraced should go there, speak ther views,
and prevent it. Let all of our honest citizens,
who respect themselves, their wives, their nothers
sisters and daughters, and, Of course, tn, honor
and dignity of the city in which they re,ide 90
! on Tuesday morning to the Tabernacle, ard there
| look at the black and white brethren and sisters,
| frateInzing, slobberng over each other, sIeakng,
praying, Staging, disappearing, and curing the
constitution Of our glorious Union, and then say
whether these things shall 60 forth to th. South
and the world, as the feeling of the great city of
New York. Every citizen has right .egally,
and more than morally, to have his say at the
amalpamaton meeting on Tuesday. The Union
expects every man to do his duty. and dutl to the
Union in the present crisis, points out to us that
we should allow no more fuel to be PLACID upon
! The fire of aboIitionsm in our midst, whenwe can
prevent it by sound reasoning and calm remon-
strances.
Later advices state that the abolition
meeting was broken up.