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surface Of the waters and "spous ~ lie is the
President OF the "Amcrican Anti-Slavcry Socie
ty," which in our humble judgment has done
more to rivct the chains Of the slave, and TO pro-
mote the extension Of Slavery, than ,be pride and
cupidity OF slave owners, or the force of party
discipline II we may ddge of an association
from the declarations AID principles of its Head,
we are safe in pronouncing the American Anti
Slavery Society the most odous, abominable,
and disgraceful focus Of viany, fanaticism
and treason that ever outraged an enlightened
and tolerant age A community that will tole
rate such disgusting profanity as will be found
below, from the President of the American
AMI Slavery Society, may be pronounced toIe-
rant indeed We copy from the N. Y. Com
merciai Advertiser a portion of a Report, by the
Editor of that paper, Of Garrson's blasphemy.
1t is worse than the worst Jacohinisln Of the
French Revolution -
The Episcopaans, Prcsbytcrians, Baptiss, and
Ncthodists were then disposed oby an equally sum
mary process They countcnanccd slavery, and
slavery a moral iuiqnity therefore the churches
had no picty.
The speaker attacked the inspiration Of the Bible
The question of inspiration, he said, was worth no.
| thing IN The present age. The greatest amount OF
! immortality was compatible with the highest degree
/ of vcncralion The Bible had become the most po-
pular, tho most fashionable book in America. II
was not dIillcut 10 believe in Il fashionable book
and faith in the Bible was no clue to moral con-
! duct.
SO also of dogmas of different kinds. Southern
shareholders believe in Universal deprayiIy, and by
| hpIr
The magnetic telegraph had been of more benefit to
| the human family than all the discussions, since the
world began, upon the atoncment redemption &c.
| (lisses) So with regard TO ordinances, and public
worship. These were not evidences of moral charac-
| ter because observance u thcm is fashionable and
therefore worthless. All church organizations were
no more sacred than the boots and shoes which men
manufacture.
| Ditto the observance of the Sabbath The dog
ma that the Observance OF the Sabbath day will save
! this nation, the speaker denounced as dogma
! that would damn the nation
Ditto faith in Christ. This belief in Jesus, was it
he asked any evidence of a mans goodness
| Some one in the au Hence responded, apparently
from the "gallcry, Yes, sir Whcrcupon Mr..
| Garrison cuntinucd---"I say no. In this country
Jesus is become obsolete also Jesus does not med
die with The great national church of this country,
lie may he found in the Presidential chair, for
Zachary Taylor believes in Jesus. Jesus believes
in war and in giving the MeXcans hell
Some one in the audience, unable longer to con-
troll his emotions, called out, This cannot be
tolerated. 1t cannot be endured by the people Of
the United Statcs,' and considerable excitement
prevailed all over the house.
And this man, Garrison. is lca,ler in one Of
the moral m.yenlents' Of this "age of pro-
gress :"
- But a sort of episode occurred, in the
course Of the delivery Of this outrageous ant
disgusting harangue, which rather modii ID its
Hagicai aspect, by timely infusion OF broad
farce. This was no less than the interference
Of Captain RyndsrS, Of the Empire Club tc
protect the honor and morals Of the American
Nation in general, and of their President in par.
tcuar! The Commercial Adrcrt,s.r reports
it as follows -
| Capt Rvnlcrs who it subsequently became evi
dent went there with others put stop to the meet
ing took ADVANTAGE Of this burs, of -ed feeling
and standing up in his seat, with violent gesculatio
declared he loDutd not hcdr Tie chiCt magistrate ~
his couittry aJnSed tins. II rus a diSsracc far
americans 10 toicIHte il. 1.-THE speaker would not
conne himself to his subject, but would attack the
President, he for one would stop him put him out.
This was the signal Tor such disturbance as W
have rarely seen IN public meeting. The indl4na-
ton against the speaker was aim lst universal, but
Ryndrrs' violence and cyi TENT seeking occas ion for
disturbance to seine extent diverted this anger from
| the speaker by creating counter excitement Still
II was strongly ana generally expressed.
Ryud"rs spranT upon the platform, and protested
against these illusions to the President. Others re
uonstrItcd strongly against the blasphenes OF the
speaker. Some sud it vas an insult to the people Of
America to listen to thcm Others that it was be-
meath man to utter Them and universal udigna-
tion seemed to be directed against Mr. Garrison and
those associated with hlln.