The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-08
American Anti-Slavery Meeting.
GREAT SCENES AND EXCITEMENT AT
THE TABERNACLE.
w. Lloyd Garrison and Capt Rynders

BLAsPHEMY AGAINST RELIGION, AND AN ATTACK on
TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The sixteenth anniversary of the AntiSlavery So
cicty held yesterday forenoon, at 10 O'clock In
the Tabernacle, Broadway. At the appointed hour
the building was crowded in every part Judging
from the faces of those present, should say this
majority not citizens of New York, but arrivals
from other States At least one. half consisted O
Indies, old, middle-aged, and young The audienc
were of mixed character Some attended from curl
osity. some to oppose and of course, large number
to stand by abolition; but II Is curious fact that
the race for whom all the excitement got up, took
so little interest in the proceedings that could
count six negroes present Formerly large proper
ton Of the audience consisted of the ladies GENTLE
men Of color. This time, they absented themselves
from some other, and the three four
occupied position in the back ground far apart
from the of the assembage To this GENE Mt
or design or accident Frederick Douglass formed
exception. lie took his seat boldly in the Of the
platform till the first skirmish took place and then
he made himself lie sat wi tn brows knit fiery
eyes looking daggers upon his thick curled lip,
and lurking in his sable, wobegone vsage the tracss
OF malignty, disappointment aud despair indeed,
his features and aspect presented remarkable con-
trast to the jolly good humor that generally plays
the shiny jet of the African face We also remarked
on this occasion absence of those Lady PERFORMERS
who In days gone by, acted such prominent parts in
very singular appearance who figured at the meeting
Shortly after the proceedings commenced he staked
up the aisle, and the platform. with some ladies'
whom he was slowing away In the rear lie was .
young man, and evidently foreigner His fair hair
flowed down his back in a profuson of curs while in
front foxy beard stood out "a foot In iengt IA, aud
pair of small red eyes flashed fire These Indications
with neglected appearance closely resembling tue
philosopher with the white coat, presented to the
audience the very mp.rsonation Of red
and socialist REFORM and accordingly all eyes were
turned upon him. the very reporters forgetting to
I
fore their bewildered vision. Among those the
| platform we're William Lloyd Garrison Wendell
Philips, Sydney Howard Gay, Abby Kelly, Theodore
Parker. &e., &e., all Of Boston.
Mr. W LLoYD GAHKisos called the meeting to order.
lie ssid II any feels moved to offer prayer TO
God OF the oppressed. he has now opportunity.
Mr. Cans an ed me m Der of III. SOCIETY 81 rri,pd.
being then moved in spirit offered prayer for thu
success OF the OF the slaves who he said Of
the same blood the white man but OF darker hue.
Mr.. W. L. GAnRIsos then read n cbaptsr from the
Bible directed against oppressor VIII. beat the people
and grind the faces Of the poor.
The treasurer Of the society, FRAScIs JAcKsor, OF
boston then read his account from which appeared
that the receipts OF the society for the last yesr from
Iutnentions aud donations, amounted To sITly. and
that 81 4O3 had been expended on newspapers aud
agents Sc thus leaving the society out OF debt aud
stmr 900 I'm hand The account audited by James
Gibbons Esq and by him declared t. DO all straight
The report was ordered To iIs tn. table the
motion of Mr.. GARRts0s who stated that the report
nom the secretaries would be read at the business
| meeting
Pnnie,sr-Mr. william Lloyd Garrison has the
Mr.. ". l. GAsr,os then addressed the meeting ~
| iOh1ws The object Of the American AnttSlavery
Society Is bcnehcent, glorious. Christliks-th
ure abolition OF slavery IN the United states not oy
brute force, not by physical compulsion, but by the
uursnc" OF truth and ts application TO the consci.n
ees ana hearts Of III. American p.opl. Glorious aud
good az that object H. st 1t laoors under great popu
lar odium The very air hlled with misrcpresenta
tions Of the motives purposes the aboitoasts
all manner Of things said against them for the pur-
pose OF infsmipg the vile, aud mis aiding ths igao-
rant Ii Is stated that we innd.ls in our News
and designs and that all our purposes aud aims have
but one ohectthe subverson Of the church Of Jesus
% al
bull by the horns aud show that far from be-
| ing an infd,l movement n Is the great primitive
Cbristian movement of the ninet.cnth ceutary. II
order TO show this | must do something else. The
populartssts Of piety In all churches In this comma
nifty, utterly worthless ~ indications VI tue love
Of God or man A. showing real Christian character
they not Of the lghtet value In this Of the
Unless prove this. II IA In vain for EXHIBIT
antLslavery az the preemnent aud only test u
Christian Slavery h not source OF national pros
perty but Of weakness and dshoDor. and II osght,
therefore TO be abolished hut how this TO b.
phed Where the three millions In chains look
| Tor hope and aid The work OF abolition must 10
done by some socsty. shall Ne look to the Romish
Church frotcstsnts, appeal To you.-is the hops
q the ,lavs TO h. found Ia the Bom'h church Yoa,
Protestsnts say there IL progress church
lh,r. j. no hope from her s.y this not la s.ctAri-
an spirit but NJ an undsputed fact. That winch the
church sanctions the will not put down The Rolnish
church. In this country s slavehoidinx church The
Catholic prests buy aud sell sayes aud the Cathode
lay do the same The church does consider u any
~robglto hold slaves; aud long therefore, a. sue
,ay, holding slav. brecdina church there IL enan~s
for the slave from her (Murmurr Of isspprobstoaD
CsFrAIS krSDfns. (who occupied . position In the
batt ground At one side of the orgsn ic, aud e-m-
handing birdssye view Of the whole seen. bsae.th
here ssid;-wil you allcw me to ASK you question,
(kxcit, meDt and confusion)
CrFrn- EfSpsss-The question I would ask Ia
vheth.r there other churches, as we'll ~ the
Catholic church, whose clergy and lay members hold
savs'
Mr. 0a,sroy-wm the friend walt for a moment
and VII answer him In reference TO other eharohss
Captain Rynders then resumed hi. seat
Mr.. OsnsIsoS thsn procccded-will we look 10 the
Episcopal church for hope IL the boast Of John u
Calhoun shortly before HE death, that that church
imprssnable .. anti slavery. That founded
and sellers Of human dssh-in tact, mauoIogsrs We
shall not therefore, look them shall We look TO the
Presbyterian Church The whole weight Of that
church s the Of the slave trade aud oppression
Ministers aud people buy and sell sisVes .thou' any
sampane'ous visalngs OF evn'sshe 1900, so M.
Methodsts. for they too are against the saw, sno
all The sect. are combined TO prevent 'nI' yso.s
that thess religious denoninaiions propose tests u
Chri,taD character and pi.ty Which sr. 81 no value n
4 Christ b. purity and IL an everything tst
against lie, ntousnsss II is pure as christ .. pure
hut nov wh.n lava tide Of desolston sweepa
over the land burning and Devastating every thing
where Is the church that shows any real Tor toe
t; and II is only here aud there among those ~cts
that pure men are TO be met, Who come from
among them 20 organize With kindred -prits from
other churches TO ssrve tss cause OF God and ustn
Again, with regard TO the peace principle, whsre ~in
W gstehy OF me churches 10 stand up Tor w fhV
sl believe In war. not offensive but defensive car.
Thy believe in army aud navy for projections.
lot IN the arm God. Among the churches there are
nit pds u peace. and they have TO overleap the bar
riers ~ their different seets and organize tor peace
SO nrei.r.nce 20 the tempsrsnce The churcse
are all against IT, But here aud there the ffisais Of
hmp.fsLce come out from the churches aud or
ganise tmpersnce societies. Lastly w,th rsSsra
20 the slave, who h. q market commodity, aud de-
priv,d o. everything, wall they do anything for
him. No they viii not. The slave may .tsad saock-
ina all day me door q the Bapsts an the fre-oy
t,rians aud all the other sects rhsy ~ NOT listen
him They all deny prscteay that he oei,n<s " me
human rtce But hsre aud there some ~ih Dc ~und
IN all ,fufches Co sckbO~ledsc bis rgh,. sod r-c.s-
ME. tts Justice Of hs claims Thus the baptist tssrs
IN. hsld 81 the Unitarian. aud the members OF one
% =, unite with smother aud they all Organize for the
,,sve what. then all these s0cistes but srift
vupessss 10 ans the misunderstanding ssres sxsiast
IN, M becsne the very neceey tor such -ocletiss
In IN. face ~ the universal corruption thst exists
ali the religious bodiesi Redemption FOR the slave
not to be wrought out ~ the churches but
IN d.. pite them Abtislavefy isl. conflict 9Th them