New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-07

was vet m haste to be gone. Yet | leaned over
the rail and made some inquiry of a ragged and
fororn youth OF nineteen or twenty who sat next
Us in his trough, waiting Tor our departure before
he lay down to such rest as that place could afford
him. He replied that he had no parents nor
friends who could help hlm-had never been
taught any trade--aways did any work he could
get-SOmeilmeS earned slXpence TO a shilling per
day by odd Jobs, but could get no work lately
had no money Of cOurse-and had eaten nothing
that day but the six ounces OF bread given him on
rising IN the monmg-and had only the like six
ounces in prospect between him and starvation.
That hundreds so situated should unite with
seeming iervor IN praise to God shames the more
polished devotion OF the favored and comfortable,
and if these furnishing, hopeless outcasts were to
piller every day Of their lives las most Of them
did, and perhaps some OF them still do) should
pity even more than blamed them.
- The next night gave me a clearer idea of
BRITISH ANTI-SLAyERY
The Annual Meeting of the British and For
eign Anti Slavery Society was held on Monday
evening, IN Freemasons Hall-a very fine one.
There were about One Thousand persons pres
ent-perhaps less, certainly not more. think
JOSEPH SURGE, Esq, was Chairman, bu. did
not arrve TIL after the organization. and did not
learn the officers names At all events, Mr.
Surge had presented the great practical question
to the Meeting What can we Brltons do 10
hasten the overthrow OF Slavery and Rev. II.
II. GARNET (colored) OF our State was speaking
upon it when | entered He named me COM
mendlngly TO the audience, and the Chairman
thereupon invited me TO exchange my back seat
Tor one on the platform, which took. MIR. Gar
net proceeded to commend the course OF British
action against Slavery which is popular here. and
had already been Swallowed forth IN the set re-
solves aterward read to the meeting. The
British were told that they could most effectu-
ally war against Slavery by refusing the courte-
sizes of social intercourse to slaveholderS-by re-
fusng to hear or recognize prO-slavery clergy
men-by refusing to consume the products OF
Slave Labor, &c. Another colored American
a Rev Mr. CRUMMILLs, If have his name right,
followed in the same vein, but urged more es-
pecially the duty Of aiding the Free colored pop
ulatlon OF the United States TO educate and IN
tellectually develop their children Mr. ). NJ
PEro. NJ p. followed in confirmation OF the
views already expressed by Mr.. Garrett, insist
ing that he could not as a Christian treat the
stakeholder otherwise than as a tyrant and rob
Der. And then very witty negro from Boston,
(Rey Nj HENSON, understood his name,) spoke
quite at length In unmeaSured glOrlhcatiOn OF
Great Britain as the land of true freedom and
equality where simple Manhood is respected
G,I o,,I .horo hn al
ever been treated by all as man and brother.
BY this time was very ready 10 accept with
eagerness the Chalrman's invitation to say few
words For while all that the speakers had Ut
tered with regard to Slavery was true enough, 1t
was most manifest that, Whatever effect the
course Of action they urged might have IN
America. It could have no other than baneful
influence on the cause of Political Reform in
this country True, it did not always say in 50
many words that the Social and Political lnStltu-
tons of Great Britain are perfect, but it never
minated the contrary, while il generally implied
and often distinctly affirmed this The effect,
therefore, of such inculcations Is not only to
stimulate and aggravate the Pharseesm to which
all men are naturally addicted, but actually to
impede and arrest the progress of Reform in this
Country by arguing that nothing here needs re-
forming. And as this doctrine Of Stand by thy
self for am holler than thou, was Of course
received with general applause by British al
dionce, the vices OF speaker and nearer reacted
on each other; and, Judging from the specimens
| had that evening, must regard American, and
especially ric-Amerlcan, lecturers against
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tive uphoders of all the enormous Political
abuses and wrongs which are here 50 prevalent
When the stand was accorded me, therefore,
proceeded, not by any means to apologize for
American Slavery, nor to suggest the natural OBJ
stacles to its extinction, but to point out, as
freely as the audience would bear, some modes
of effective hostility to 1t IN addition to those al
ready commended. Promising the fact that
Slavery in America now justfes itself mainly on
the grounds that the class who live by rude
manual toll always are and must be degraded
and ill-requited-that there is more debasement
and wretchedness on their part IN the Free
States and In Great Britain itself than there is
in the Slave States-and that moreover, Free
laborers will not work in tropical climates, so
that these must be cultivated by slaves or not at
ALL suggested and briefly urged on British ABB
olitionists the following course Of action:
l. Energetic and systematic exertions TO in
crease the reward of Labor and the comfort and
consideration of the depressed Laboung class
here at home and to difuse and cherish respect
for Man as Man, without regard to class color or
vocation
g Determined efforts for the eradication Of
those Social evils and miseries herr which are
appealed to and relied on by shareholders and
their champions everywhere as Justlfying the
continuance Of Slavery And
g. The colonization OF the Slave States by