Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11
THE ULTRA ABOLITION SPIRIT.

The An-Slavery Society, whose annual Conven-
ton, in the city of New York, was opened on
Monday last, is, as the reader may have heretofore
had evidence, absolutely diabolical in its avowas
if not in its purposes. For the chief actors in this
combination against the public peace, against the
Union, and against that sense of Religion without
which there can be neither peace nor Union, little
respect, or even charity, can be felt by we'll
constituted minds in any part of the country.
Yet, out of respect to the latitude of speech and
freedom of the press, secured by our Constitution to
all no live under it, should refrain from pre-
senng any part of their proceedings to our readers
merely 10 be reprobated, were it not necessary to
do So in order to point out the broad Distinction in
sentiment and in action, between the principles OF
this class of politicians and that great mass Of
Northern sentiment which rallies under the Con-
stiutiora, and is well represented by the Members
Of Congress- of both sides of party politics, in each
House of Congress. Among the whole number OF
these, there is not one, we feel assured who would
endorse such sentiments as the following delivered
at the meeting on Monday last, in the presence Of
thousands .....
Mr. GARnIsoS having read some passages selected from
the Bbea book which, he said, "some persons considered
to be the word OF God the treasurer read the annual
financial report. ,,.+
Mr.. Garrison then addressed the meeting He dccaed
the by which accustomed judge of personal
pety to be utterly worthless The Romish Church was en-
urely siaNehodng priests bought sou
men and women. But slavery monster sin. There
fore there cou be pety in the Romish Church. The
Episcopaans, PresbyeraDs Bapsts, and Methodss
then disposed Of equally summary process They
enanced slavery ard slavery moral niquy therefore
| the churches had no piety ,:@
The speaker attacked the inp ration of the Bible The
question Of inspiration, he sad worth nothing in the
present age The greatest amount of immortality COM
pat BILE with the highest degree Of veneaon TIE bible had
bee the most POPULAR the most fashionable book in Anne
rics II difficult to believe in fashionable book, and
faith in the Bible clue to moral conduct.
So also Of dosmas of different kinds Southern slavehold
believed in universal dpavty and by their example went
far to prove its truth. [Hisses The magnetic telegraph
had been Of benefit the human family than all the
discussions, since the world began, upon the aonemen
demption, &c. Kisses So with regard to ordinances and
public worship These not evidences Of moral charac
because observance OF them fashionable and therefore
worthless. All church organizations no sacred
Than the boots and shoes Which men manufacture.
Ditto of the observance of the Sabbath The dogma that
the Observance Of the Sabbath day will this nation tho
speaker denounced dogma that tcouH damn the nation
Ditto faith in Christ This belief in Jesus-was it, he
asked, any evidence of mans goodness :
Some in the audience responded, apparently from the
gallery, "Yes, SIR" Whereupon Mr.. Garrison continued
81 say In this country Jesus become obsolete, and
| faith in Jesus is obsolete also."