Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1850-03-08
or raE ANNUAL MEET
ING OF THE DELAWARE ANTl-SLA
VERY SOCIETY


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=, Nilmina,ou Tha n,ssrina was commenced
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m.s,;nr of ,ha soci.,v yvhsrast .ofl;c.rs far ,ha
ans,';n,s r,sr ,,s,s sisc,sd 'r,sy sr.a "a ,oI.
3 sss;dan, W., Ch,,dla,, Vica prss.
iJaa, Ah,sls,n sldardice. R,eordi,g sec,s-
l,srv IL Mor,iner i've, ConssronIins S,crs.
- Edx,,,l vVshh, Tr.,s,rs, Ch,rlss ,,,n.
hv, Msn,as,s MaTy Richards Rachel ljasse,t.
- San's,.' rhen,,s s.a,,a,,f Nm Wshh
Isa'ss n Rro,ls
i"' T.'.s',s. ,s,o,,f !,
laooJ,,o, ~ IN incidental NxreiIsss duTInv the
wear. and showing balance OF SIi5.5s in the
Treasury.
DR.. Elder, Of Philadelphia, then Addressed
the audience in speech OF great power, show
ing that the Unpaid slave labor of the South
,alne in dir. ct compelllon with the hired labor
Of the North, thus making tho emancipation of
the slave ths pecuniary interest of every free
working man in the country. but the most
eloquent part of lis speech was in relation to
lhe great wronps which chatleI slavery inaic.
ted upon humanity: the inevitable tendency OF
The systam 10 cornip, the master by o Lying
him 10 crush every development OF inislec, in
his slave, which rendered him dissatiied with
bondage. Adjourned 10 half past seven in the
eyeninp.
At the appointed time the meeting was Of
yanized in lie Cen,n.l buildings, WIN. Chand-
Isr IN ito Chair. Before a crowded bnt atten-
live audience addresses were delivered by Lu-
cretia Mot. Dr. Elder. and 1. NJ. Mckin, oc
cunving the onti,e evening. The society then
Iadiournsd to meet al the same place on the fol.
a. tr -....
F.b1uarv . lih. the mertinq assembled ac
cording 10 adiournment. Lucfelia Mott spoke
eloouentlv aud al some lenuth the opposition
which ,h, anirit nf reform had met in different
ages of tha world. and how il had triumphed
ana would continue 10 triumph unto the end 4
Of tha slavery nf sect and partv. and tina mower
which ,ha advocacy of a truthful cause had lo
e,nanc;na,a ,hs mind frn,n every descrintion of
ltbrsidom of ths rsIigion of those wbo rslv for
saiva,;on ram ,hs cn1seouence of a selfish ma
nnon ,ha vs,hal or,bodory Of a ereed. instead
of unon acts of us,ice and mercy, the opeoinu
of ,bs nrison doora 10 those Thai ara hound. The
hr.aLinc avery vnke and LETTING the opnresssd
40 f,aa
Tho,oaa Garrett made a fsw ,emarks In re.
r,,d ~ ,la s,,anga nToceeding of ths Civ Conn-
Eli rhs Dalngara Anti-Siayerv Sooietv had
obtained permission of the Council TO hold its
annual meeting In the Citv Hail. and lad 40
advertised il in ali the papers, Butiust before
tho hor, anno,,ad far ths meet;or ,h, Coun-
Gil had revoked their pertnission. closed the
doors of the Hall. and forbid the society 10 en-.
Ter. ASSIGNING as a reason that thew feared a
ds,nrbanca Fortuna,ely o.hs, b,,;ldirgs .rrre
onen 10 reseiva tba societv. so that ss;thor,
much dalav ths meetings Srocsedad and con.
tinued neaceablv ami ouiet.
Hs thsn read the following resoIu,ions
R,,oirsL Thai slaveholdie under alI ci,.
,nos,,ncs, /. s;nfol' maL,n,r = s.r,n, ae H.
master and chattel Of the slave H. la,,sr hsv-
inv no personal interest in The welfare or sue.
i''6 NV 30" 50 VI 'oe-