New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-11
PENNSYLVANIA.
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.
Correspondence ef the N. Y Tribune
WEsTcHEsTER, Pa, Thursday, Oct. 9, 1851

WESTCHESTER, IA, thursday, Oct. y, 1871.
The PENNSYLVANIA Anti-Slavery Society
commenced its fourteenth Anniversary in this place
on Tuesday morning, and will adjourn to-day. The
attendance is large, and has taxed pretty well not
only the private hospitality Of the citizens, but the
capacity the hotels and the boarding houses The
meetings have been held In the spacious and beau
uful Horticultural Hall, which, at nearly every seS-
sion. has been crowded to It's utmost capacity.
More intelligent audiences have never seen IN any
part Of the country. They have been composed in
large part, OF Quakers but other classes are well
represented. The leading AbOtOnlsts OF the State,
OF both sexes, are nearly all present but there are
nc popular speakers from other States. VIM. Lloyd
Garrison was expected, bnt Ill health prevents his
attendance. greatly 10 the diappointment OF his nu-
merOus friends and admirers
EDWARD VI. DAVIS ESD, OF Philadelphia, is the
President Of the Society, and has occupied the CHAIR
at every session. The principal speakers have been
Rev. Samuel Aaron of NOulStONn, Ga Baptist cler-
eyman who, though a FreeSOller, sympathlzeS 10
great extent with the Society," j. Miller Mcklm.
Lucreiia Mott. Cyrus VI. Burleigh, Joseph \. Dug
dale, Mary Grew, Oliver Johnson, Thomas Garrett
Of Delaware, Chandler Darlington, Robert Pnrvs,
Evan Pueh, Elizabeth PaXsOn and others. There
has been 10 lack of earnest, elective eloquence.
II there has been less of enthusiasm Than Is usual
in New York and New England on similar occa.
sions. there certainly has not been less OF calm and
infexlble determination to stand by the cause AT
every hazard.
OF course the Fugitive Slave law and the efforts
made here and elsewhere TO enforce Il were promi-
neut themes OF discussion The tragedy at Christi
ana. with all It's PENDANT circumstances, passed I'M
der review, did the recent rescue of the fugitive
Je1y al Syracuse. Upon only one point was there
any serious difference OF opinion While all were
agreed hat the Fugitive law before God an In.
famous uullliy, which no man could obey without
penng his soul, and that II should be opposed by
every form of moral influence, there were few who
countenanced III the last resort, violent resistance
OF the pant Of the slave. The strongest speech IN
favor OF tins mode OF resistance was made by Rev.
Samuel Aaron. Of Nonistown. He Is man fine
talents and a most eloquent and effective speaker,
and he brought all his powers to a defense OF the
black heroes OF ChrstiaIa and the of syria.
cuse He was replied to by Oliver Johnson and
Mary Grew, who argued against violence on the
score of principle well as policy. and expalnedto
the audience that the Society, while II allowed the
frGct ard fullest expression Of opinion the part
it, enemies as well as lis friends, yet precluded
by H. constitution and lis oft repeated declarations
from adopting any other than peaceful means for the
attainment OF Its object.
The Chrisana tragedy has awakened the deepest
feelings of hostility to the Fugitive law IN this re-
gion. The sympathles of many are Of course on tho
SIDE Of the stakeholder and his friends bus the major
ty of the people cannot help feeling that the ugl-
tveS i'll resisting their pursuers acted upon prlncl
pies which the American people generally hold
sacred a part of their blrthrleht. Ihey may re-
gfet the Spilling Of human blOOd-they may even
think II not the best policy for fugitlves to array
themselves IN violent hostility aganSta Government
which has the power to crush them-but they are
slow to condemn men for fighting when the alterna-
tive is Liberty or Slavery for themselves and their
postority There is no doubt that the efforts 10 en-
force the laW doing more TO insure ITS ultimate
dest ct on than all the AboonIsts OF the land can
accomplish. The arrest and imprisonment upon the
charge of treason OF peaceabie and unOifendln3 cl
zens whose only ofense Is their avowed hostility to-
and their refusal to obey, law which requires them
to trample upon every dictate Of humanity and JUS
tce has aroused the indignation OF multltudes who
have taken part in the antIslavery agitation, and
The tide of that indignation is growing stronger day
by day. 49,.
The spirit OF tie meeting has been excellent
throughout There has been nothing bordering upon
Misunderstanding to disturb the feelings of any
class Of earnest opponents TO slayery-out calm
and deliberate determination 10 do all that honest
men and Christians can do to overthrow a system
which makes merchandise Of three millions OF Gods
immortal children dlsgraces country IN the eyes
of The whole civilized word, and paraly the lnfu
cree of our republican institutions, and strengthens
tie claims of despOtlsm IN every quarter OF the
globe Those who have been taught to regard the
anti-sayery movement anti religious IN It's ten
deucCs might have corrected mat Impression al TINS
meeting IN all the discussions as well as IN all the
measures adopted there was Exhibited not merely
superficial philanthropy. but earnest belief IN
God the profounde>t Of obligation TO obey ms
laws and the frmesi trust IN his promise that right
shall ultmatey prevail over wrong, and the Cypress
Cd II everv country and cline share the blessings Of
liberty II this Is the spirit OF Inhdelity would TO
God hat tie world were full Of It.
The Annual Report. from the pen OF J. Miller
McKim the Secretary. is elaborate and abs writ
ten document, which the Society voted 10 puos Tor
as VIDE distribution as possible. IL contained
history of the progress Of the cause curing the Ptst
year and a particular account of all fugitive slave
cases which have occurred IN this State under tue
new law. The resolutions (mOst OF them from we
uohshed pen Of Mary Grew were moderate and Ju.
dicious in Their tone but clear and firm N point OF
principle. would send you some OF them, bur TINS
letter l. already sufficiently long. Yours, &c.
OBSERVER.