The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-11
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binding, tSat endesvors to sustain il. This is the
great quest on OF INC age, that, like Aaron's rod.
| swallows up tarih, internal improvement, demo-
| cracy, and wMEgery alike. Slavery has spread all
over the S.'uG, and shall it 90 TO The Pacific
That is now txe question. With regard to the
fugitive slave, tie turning point on which so much
hinges at preaens ] woah say, constitution or
no constitution, Gcd has given conscience
superior to all isw, and whenever the slave touches
olr nee soil, let hin be free beyond the reach
OF hrs tyrant mighty austion is involved
n tins, namely, whe her an immoral constitution
ought to be obeyed; brtI have not time to discuss
| IL now. IL would Ia Ike -ountless hours to 90 over
| question 80 broad. ! am satisfied if to- night
| have convinced you III at tiie men with whom am
identified. and who have been misrepresented by
the New York press, are not wild but speak the
wordss of truth and sobeness and | trust that
| mercywin be lawful in these free States and that
| crust Of bread and wagoa will be offered to
the fugitive, guilty of nothing t'nta skin coored
! like your own. {CheeB,p i knew man who
was worth 81 600, who ient his wagon to convey
fugitive rieves beyond Mason and Disen's line,
which took from aim all that he had, except 500
Instead of rurrnurng aboiA wLar he paid he
was ready 10 give shelter to ar other fugitive.
when Masoa's bill il enacted. Remember that
though you may unsetrle respect for old nslitu-
tons. and for aw and constittrirn, ty refusing to
obey it, you w.H only establish the Truth, that the
bible ~ heavier than the statute book Remem-
her the words Of the Indian poet
alone tho vast born,
Alone thou u'shar die;
Alone thou shalt go up TO judgment"
halt amidst loud applause, with SONS hssng.
The audience was highly fashionable one.
The Rev. MIR. BEseTrrR, al the close Of the lee
ture, thanked the asfpmby--not for being GENTLE
manly-but for proving that Brooklyn deserves its
nane-the City of Churches-end that the yfhad
shown what churches oan do, in freely 0onct sing
the night of liberty Of speech which was der.ed
him in neghboring city.
The congregation thea separated quietly, and in
peace.
Female Prison Dssciplins Society.
The fifth anniversary of this extensively useful
society was celebrated in the Tabernacle, yester-
doy afternoon, at o'clock, and wus attended by q
large number of ladies' 1t announced that
the children from the Home, 81 Randall's Island,
would have been present, but they did not arrive
until neer the conclusion Of the meeting, owing to
some misunderstanding.
Judge IloPPrR occupied the chair. and opened
the meeting by introducing DIR. WusgTs, of Phila-
delphia, TO the meeting, who said he would hardly
assert that he was not accustomed to public speak
ing, since he had, during that week, spoken no
ess than four times from that platform. He had
not the happy tact of saying no, possessed by
of some hs Older brethren, and 10 this weakness he
ascribed his being placed in the position he then
occupied. Such being the case, he would not be
guilty Of long speech. As they had lattery
had so many good speeches, they were somewhat
in the position Of the boy, who having eaten
the full, and filled his pockets, cried because he
could not dispose of any more; and, therefore,
being similarly circunlstanced, brevty would be
Recommendation TO any future speeches they might
hear. Still they must not and would not pass by
any great matters of pablo interest. Public be-
nevoent enterprises would not flag because they
forgot 10 counenance them. If there any
thing at the present day (of worAiiness, 1t might
he called) that encouraged him in the J~iiel that
the cause OF God was advancing 1t was the fact of
the multiplication Of these societies for the anne
Iteration of the condition Of the human race. The
very essence and life of the Christian religion,
taught by the pfecepts and example, OF It's Great
Founder, conmanded that we should " love one
another" he kind TO one another Aud If there
was portion of the race that required tins kind
ness more than another, Il was that portion whose
interests this society sought To promote; these whom
through misfortune and temptation have lseen led
into crime. Should Il b. deemed utopiln 10y any,
that they should try, by kindness and right train
ing, 10 reform those who had been stained with
sin, he would ash, was il Christan-was il even
expedent, that, because our fellow men,
men had fallen into transgression that we, their
fellow sinners, should cut them oil from all SYM
pathy such was not the spirit that actusicd the
great Msstcrof Christianity, who died To save the
fallen and ouicast-such was not the spirit Of the
Ladies' Prison Discipline Society. The object The
benevolent ladies who supported and conducted IL
had in view, was ia accordance with this Chrisiiin
spirit. and equally with the sex. A French
writeT bad said, that if women had one less orgin
ia the brain, she had fibre more in the heart
and he would add, to the ladies. that AZ tn.
men conrenied with them in the dominion of
intellect, that in the empire of the affections,
OF Kind fee hing and humane cxcrtions, they would
willingly yield the palm To them. All benevolent
Cpt.rpires, however, must be carried out in the
sprit oi sacrifice our exertions on their behalf
nntt he personal and unremtiing in consideration
OF the goodness Of the motive and the Importance
Of the object cheering u- on Their object was To
rcloru!an object only inferior though still subser-
Went 10 The saving Of souls. They must consider
ne value OF single immortal soul, and reflect that
.he saving Of one would amply repay century of
cEort: whereas, they had the encouraging hope
tha not one bot many souls would lie saved through
their ugency.
The report was next read by the Secreta-
A ~. IA
into a discussion Of the nature and influ-
cnces Of crime Of the difficulties the society
had met with from these sources; and pro-
Cc,ted 10 give an encouraging account Of
yait results, from which gathered the following
iacts. That during the past year los women have
been received at the Home, OF v ion - are doing
well IN respectable situations. III have returned Ia
their friends, aud three have been the hos
piHl. to the tombs for arrangement, and y have
returned 10 their evil courses. Al present there
20 IN the Home
Ir BFTIu-Nr did not expect to have been called
on to fycak, and on that ground, aud from the cir
ctmstancc that their able report contiined almost
all the arguments that could be- advanced, he must
~ &C himself at their mercy. stil truth did not
lo.e by REPETITION. indeed u was sometimes well 90
io inIrcf- u. aud he wnld therefore addres-a few
remarks to them. The speaker enter II into
discussion of the influence of ofcrcunsiancss ~ pro-
duciug criminals. Whilst acknowledging that they
did considerably influence us IN our conduct "a lfc.
aud that our greatest viiiuc was often simply the
sbscnoe OF Linptaiion, ke was still OF opinion
that " man was greater than his ciFcumsi tnce-. =
] here responsibility IN ell cises; but al The
sgme time pitv was drrnandcd towards the unfpr-
tuuate criminal lie dad not. however, advoc ti-
the abolition Cf punislnncnts, butthai ne cunlts
return to civil life might pc sent oa'ihiliiy TO hun
1 of rcirityinr his stcps When he looked urri the
r or and Witnessed the bardships end plivatoas 20
! which they were fuhjcci, bis only wonder was
/ ,lar. Nvaa not more crime. The respectable
nan. surroundcd by his uxuries and his comforts,
| lad no inIaccmeni 10 commit crime. Thomas
| Brown hes quantity expressed somet-sng Of the
| e,rr ger'inncut when he says, "Wc are obliged
urfo every man We meet that he doth not hill us."
III, loved This society. nafmuch 1t held out hope
to tie criminal and told hun he was not quite for.
gotten He prayed for the increased usefulness of
! rs cfoitf aud common ndcd its iuiorcsts and sup
! rrrt ~ the Christian and charitable.
/ DR.. CuArIN followed, in an eloquent and iuprcs-
! syc rddicss. The progressive cxtcnion ol Chris
| tisn charity was one Of it, mosi pleasing lcaiures
II L.d lot long discovered is duty 10 present the
ioal md cup Of cold water 10 the destitute, ere .