The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-06
Negro Meeting In the Park-The Play or
Hamlet performed 20 q Dark Audience.


sexes. There old darkey danes, Of three score
years and ten and buxom young girl, of sable COM
plexion not yet out of their teens. There both
boys and girls still younger; snd there were clergy
Of Hamlet from the Phil ines Of the south The
outskirts of the meeting werf lined with white men,
bV eurosy phs sae. Of tbs Hail we're
chiefly occupied by the dark ladies, who gathered
closely around Hamlet and the chairman The re-
porter got into the midst of them; and With . hot
sun burning down upon him, his position was any
thing but snyisble
Rev. Jons PrrER Tnonrsos (colored) was appointed
chairman. He said the honor was conferred so I'M
expectedly upon him, that he had not a word pre-
pared to say to them, but Mr. Powell would now ad-
Mr. Wm P. POWELL (cOloredD then said--ws have
not come here to commemorate man who is shed
the blood Of thousands, one who has distn-
guished himself in the councils OF the nation, or for
doing good TO his country, but man who has been
arrested under unconstitutional Law, and brought
to trial without due process OF law have to submit
the following preamble and resolutions to the
whes Pursuant to the raBage Of the titutiona
by Congress at its last tesson James Hamlet
in the State Of MaIasd Without due process Of law and
s ssy h HE o n was kns
chased Tor $500 and he restored 70 the bosom of his
ksssly.d That all with Joy this hour not only be-
% 70 nv 70 % b 20 hi ebren and
hOmeost TO friend, and soestyos to all church priy
tombbut believe be the begin ming of the
Resolved That we tender thousand thanks to those
noble en who hsy9 50 generously to The sn,n
| blessings Of the God Of the Oppres.ea.
Mr. powell, after conclu ding the reading of the
resolutions, said You now james Hamlet before
you, eaeeued regenerated and dis, nthraed not by
the universal genius OF mancip.,ion Dat by the uni,
sympsshize with him, because, Ia his person, Ameri
can liberty has been struck down; and, thank God,
he stands here the resurrection OF better day In
the name Of Almighty God and his holy angels under
October sun, aud in the OF humanity all over
| the earth, 1 welcome you, James Hamlet Great
| sensation
| Here Mr. Powell shook Hamlet by the hand; and
the cable brethren around including the ladies' ol-
| loved his example-nany OF them sobbins and shed
| Rev. MT RAYMOND (uho appeared to have about
one.fourtb or even less of DARK blood In bim) then
came forward led by the hand, being partially blind,
and taking hold Of Hamlet he said, praise Cod,
| Here there was another movement among the dark
ladies who rushed around him IL they would devour
| him, when the Chairman said there would be time
enough afterwards to shake hands aud IL was better
| for tn, now to order and hear Mr. Raymond
! Rev. Hr. EnMoSp the n holding Hsmets hand said
win the audience observe that 1 partially blind
yet zee James Hamlet whose hand hold; yesterday
he was chattel to day he Is q man toheers) II is
friends who saved him by raising subscription and
especially Mr. woodgate, who went on to Baltimore
and brough him back to his wife and children. As
Christian minister fellow traveller to the same
eternity, welcome him home. This Is an epoch in
privilege to day that thought would see We
have come here, women, ard children not to de-
fend the rights any particular party but the party
|
white hsnckercbieis to dark fsces) To the Mayor We
return thanks Tor permitting Us ON ths,e tteps
felt the spark Of liberty kindng In my old bones a. IL
has done o-dsy Where are his children! Where the
handouts that applied to his delicate
arms! They lett behind in Baltimore, TO rust.
cannot but refer 10 that hell coneosted scheme the
fugitive slave ei s.s oh 81 ii. n,as ns,r
ne would speak tns s'ntiinshts N ms nihu, auu sey
that the seheme conceived in the bottonless pit
which billiard Fillmore siga.a "a ann M s,en.
up and the ina oiled In the pen before he committed
SO wicked an act. Hear hesven', ana give ear, Y
earth ana ye iIiornai regions near ~ Ia all your SUP,
terrnnesn esyerns that Miii,rd filimose mas signed
that oil Thank ood ,hrre Is a constance IN TINS
bill from the statute book am proud that am an
Virginia. We are peaee-lovipg, Law abiding people,
and we s;e not aenieled here Tor the purpose 81 tk
Ing down cur fellow men BUT ~ we are compelled 10
dei'ns opr liberties eva Win cur nyss We snail DO
So tLoud eneetingl dnsnks 20 ,he-New ietk san,
which hss dsisndeA the rieh o. the eoiorea eitsens
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tha. wan tsn Inroushee. .hs anu tne,e eoiofsa
brother whispered TO the sPesserl am told that the
IoureI Of CopA,sre, is against the cause, but lent It's
p.rAn-S 1--WE INC dsrn ana . 80, Their aSs
! aans, NJ, G,selsv was n man we an bonorsa.
but 20 this ncnent his paper i, sSp, on the outrsa
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rish r,,,st No. 1c,s., .hs.,g,rI an ,nlt az,
we ought 10 be- ali sfmea .ith bowie knives Nov nv
s,ror a. n,.ysr go ,hf,L th.t 81 n. .ne.,..y
aud that no other man or weman viii, b, carried int
bonds There viii be- NO oaesr mean enough to do the
Gardiner the uLtea states ComniSsopsr viii rssisn
HIS Office and every other that Is called upsn IA 81.
said that We are not citizens ask are not We who
have tcd the so and developed the resources of the