New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-12
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
American and Foreign Ant-sIavery Society.

held yesterday afternoon IN the broad"ay laDcrnaco,
Arthur Tappan, Esq., in the chair. The audience was
large and respectable, and although there were few
present who, it was evident from their conduct dis
sented from the sentiments Of the speakers aud the
spirit of the meeting the greatest enthusiasm was mani
tested in the proceedings by the majority OF the au'
dience.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev George Whipple, after which several letters were
read from absent friends of the cause, among whom
were some Missionaries in the Sandwich Islands.
The Annual Report, of which the fol-
lowing is an abstract, read by the Secretary,
Louis Tappan followed by series of resolutions.
The Report narraes the labor OF the year books pub
hshed papers circulated &c 1t refers to Inc visit and
address to kossuth and regrets that he was not more
emphatic In asserting his adherence TO the principles for
which he struggled IN Hungary. Aluson 10 made to the
Fugitive Law and its operation in the of Preston
and others &C. The Report also notices the defeat OF
the Government In the Chrsana treason trials the In
dignan feeling of the people in regard to Slavery,
which appears In conventions, resolutions, addresses
&c the alarm of the slave States in regard to the in
creasng number Of free colored persons the aid ex
tended to fugves in Canada the efforts OF the Cooni
zaon Society the duty of aiding free colored persons
TO attain proper social position &c IL refers to Mr.
Webster's statement, that nature had forbidden
the introduction OF Slavery into New Mexico
and California to the attempt to divide California
so as TO make another slave State the insulting language
and his recommendation Of law to keep them out OF
the Territory. The law OF Oregon forbddlng negroes
10 reside In the Territory s contrasted with the Nor
mon reputation Of Slavery. The Report states that
kidnapping Is common ia the Free States than
people Of the Fugitive Slave act affOrding
facilities for it The imprisonment OF colored seauen
is commented upon and also the evils and dangers i'm
pending the South by reason of Slavery Inquiry
IL then made what under such circumstances Is the
North doing for the removal OF such caamous state
of thingsi Both Wings and Democrats seem dis
At .fraffr
attain their ends, and religious too much dis
posed 10 be Indifferent opposed to AntSlayery ac-
ZION. The American Tract Society and the American
Sunday school Union refuse to publish any work on the
sintuness of slavery and expurgate foreign pubhca-
tons reprinted by them. The American Home Mis-
sionery Society supports upward OF sixty missionaries
In connection with churches that receive Shareholders
in their communion. The American b. c. +. NJ allow
their missionaries among the Indians to organize
churches composed in part of shareholders and slaves
The General Assembly o. 81 refuse to eeisate on the
subject of slavery the plea that spiritual body
has cognizance of civil matters. The General As
sembly o. So while II has borne testimony against the
evils of Slavery and allows that they should be cor
rected by discipline admits shareholders to seat In its
councils and treats them "rectgs in ecclesia" But
there is Of joy that In Congress and state Legs
laures there many good and true men still battling
for the right Friendly reference s made TO the abors
of the British and Foreign Society, &c. &c.
The resolutions The sintuness of Slavery that
it is reproach to our boasted free Republic that the
spirit of Caste is nearly allied 10 Slavery In turpitude
that the Fugitive Slave Law is an outrage aud should
be dsobeyed and execrated that they dscountenance
coercive repatriation (coloniZaton that they synpa
thze with the coored bond free that they honor the
true who egislae for right and justice that they
call upon woman to all her influence in favor OF the
that they rebuke the editorial expurgation of
books and papers in obedience TO Slaverys demand
that they return thanks to the friends OF the oppressed
in Canada; that they urge union and effort, and hope
for victory.
When the resolutions were read, Hon.
E. d. Culver addressed the meeting He said, the
subject which has been brought out by your
utions will doubtless be made the occasion of
denuncation upon the heads of those who participate in
this anniversary We shall be denounced by portion
Of the press and Of the poiticansnot that they
win take issue upon these resolutions the sentiments
that may be avowed but they will denounce because
come here to talk upon and agtate the subject Of
Slavery II that edict has gone certain
quarters nterdicting agitation of the questions
brought out by these resolutions. Thus we are TO be
denounced because we seek to abolish a bad law by
sgtating for its repeal II you press those who
speak loudly against agitation for their for
doing So they will cay these questions have been settled
and adjusted and hence any man who prcsues TO talk
upon them will be considered an enemy to the Union.
If you find who talks present jus. as Willard
Fillmore talked thirteen years ago. Daniel Webster
spoke but four years ago, you VIII also tnd that
he is a subject Of general denuncisdon How
would like TO know what they mean
by saying that these matters have been so adjusted that
it becomes otense 10 speak upon them Adjusted by
whom. BY minority OF Members of Congress- and
about onethird OF them under the influence OF strong
drink. Cheers and hisses Under the influence OF
strong drink. Cheers and Kisses renewell Gea,le-
men will keep quite easy speak deliberately, for
know something Of the operations at Washington re-
stion TO these 1t 10 be regarded deren.
from al other kinds Of egsaon-there is to be no fur
Their action on it, Did you ever know that simple act
Of Congress sacred before that all agitation upon
IL was to be prohibited | remember the struggle
against the United States Bank which after being put
down by Jackson was recharered by the Wigs under
Harrison and you cannot fail h recoect the note of
alarm that sounded when Tyler vetoed IL. When
passed the Bankrupt law the Congress BY which
II was enacted, when the people became convulsed
throughout the whole country about IT, four onths after
abolished Il The same agitation the speaker said
took place at different periods in relation TO the tariff
yet no cry was raised against it, il urged that il
was too sacred In Us character like this Fugitive Slave
law, although caused such commotion that il was
feared the Union would not hold together during tbs
crisis We know he continued that it is rnt and Der.
fecty constitutional 10 repeal bad law and yet we hear
ii said a law OF Congress "a such sacred thing we
must not touch ~ under the fear OF dissolution of the
Union Mr. Culver proceeded speak of me means by
which The Fugitive Law passed and took occasion
70 administer severe eastigatson upon Hon. James
Brooss whom ne accused OF absenting MIN elf from the
House when the vote taken. OF the thirty.tlre.
Representatives, from this State only one he said could
be found 20 VOC sp0n it-Walien, from Schoharie On
and als constituents entertained such feeling OF regard
for s services hat al Of their preliminary caucse,
they strung him. ike Nahonets coffin between heaven
and eat and be has never touched he ground since
LOOKING etths subject continued Mr. c. IRON merely
poliacal standpoint, and speaking as do from q
knowledge OF the law. insist that this ac, bas M
binding force upon AZ in the State of New York Go
10 Jour ststuteoook and you will find the Legislature
OF New-Nork, speaking all the subjects that go 70
make up the Compromise with the most perfect free
dom from any kind Of restraint We had in the Sen
ate two men, Daniel s. Dickinson and William Henry
Seward, who took entirely opposite courses on this
measure the former voting for and the latter against IN
Vhiam II. Seward felt il be his duty 10 stand upon
the ground which his honest conscientious couyr
tons had marked out for ham, and when the ay for vo
ing arrived he voted against the law while Dicksnsou
voted In accordance with series OF resolutions which
had been drawn UP by some Of his coustit,,enr. -
guessing INN to give his support to the m ssure al
though ne anew ne was not bound TO do 60 After the
closing Of the Compromise drama an edict was al.