New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-27
BOSTON ANNIVERSIES.
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The Unitarian Festival.
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their wives, at the invitation of the Unitarian Lay OF
Boston, psrtake Of bounful collation., and exchange
,sutatons with each other took place this afternoon, at
Assembly Hall II sbrilhant assembisge, composed
Of six or seven hundred people and among the invited
guests were the Governor of the Common wealth, and
several other distinguished citizens The tables were
most beautifully spread, ard after prayer Of thanks
giving by Rev. X. Lothrop, they were soon relieved
OF their burden and then began the least OF reason
| ard the flow OF soul .
Deacon Creole who was called to preside on the oc
casion, made introductory speech OF welcome ana
congratuation and then presented Governor boutweu
| 10 the assembly The Governor made short speech,
expressing the pleasure afforded TO him to be present
ON the OCCASION and his sympathy with the idea OF COM
bininR the social and religious elements In SUCH way
| as TO develop chez rfu views OF Divine Providence
Rev. Thomas Starr King was nex introduced 70 the
| audience and made short but eloquent speech, In
which be advocated greater degree OF freedom IN the
intercour.e Of the clergy and and a Swstapon
the hoptsss of the occasion, and closed WIN Deau'
tiiu appeal the ay to be equally hospitaoie IN con-
cedpe TO the ministry freedom OF speech and freedom
of communion with their hearers In the uuerance oil
their thoughts true hospitality viii not pronor the
gue,t from expressing bis opinion, or holding oinereDt
ouinions from his host. An apostle has given long
Catalogue of the sins which may be committed oy he
tongue There also sins Of the THERE'S aciass
| of men whose blockaded with prejudice ana
intolerance and who do not permit the truth 70 reach
their souls While the clergy guard themselves against
the abuses of the tongue by speaking the truth In love-
let the ay also guard themselves st oenses OF the
ear and extendtha hospitality to free utterance OF the
| nunir u hjcb viii promote the true welfare of both
| minister and nearer Mr.. Kings remarks were re-
ceived with great applause and this agmentay sketch
presents only skeleton Of his thought without the
| glowing language in which it was clothed.
| The remain ing speakers OF the occasion were HON
John C. Park Rev VIM. Mountford author OF Euthanazy
and Msrtyris Rev Mr. Cordner, Of Montreal, Rev. VIM
| n AIger of Roxbury and Judge White OF Salem. As
the speeches mostly Dsratulatory we give no re-
mort of them The festival presented beautiful scene
and closed in the best feeling and harmony
New England Anti.Slavery Convention.
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TIE meetings of this Convention are characterized
by greater earDestness and freedom Of discussion than
any that are held during the week. closed former
sketch with some mention of Rev. Mr.. Hassel, OF ST.
Louis No. who took the platform and gave statement
OF the idea people, in his part OF the country
had of Abotionss the Of their violent pre]u
dces lie maintained that there antislavery sent
ent Louis, and liberty to speak upon in the pull
Lii OF out OF it, He said he abolitonlst but not
GsrIisonan Aboliionist and this led 10 discussion
ss to what constitutes Garrisonisn Abolnonst
S. 8. Foster gave a definition OF Glrrisonian Adolf
tism 1t TO remember those In bonds as bound with
Them to do to the slave as we should wish him to DO
unto us If we were slaves and he was a freeman he
wanted know ii the gentleman would differ from that
kind OF AbOlniOnism
Mr. Ha,sel replied making some structures on what
be supposed be the intolerance and severity OF Aoo
itionss and maintained that they had done much harm
to the cause 10 this way. lie spoke earnestly in favor
of discussing the question in good spirit OF being gov
erned by the law of kindness ana the necessity OF max
ing important qualifications and exceptions.
Mr. Garrison REPLIED and gave the prophets OF DID,
and Jesus Christ and his apostles as examples OF men
who used great boldness and severity toward the
sins of their day as ever the Ab1lonists had done
The gebtlemans structures would apply as well 10 tnen
He quoted lsaiah-"The whole head Is sick and the
whole heart is faint from the top OF the head to
the bottom Of the feet there no soundness In H. "A
people laden with nquty He also quoted the strong
language OF Savior to the hypOcres ana pnasees
of his Time and showed that these inspired men dd not
top to qualify and explain away their denuncati ms
He vindcsed the Anti Slavery cause from the charge
of inhdey and showed that they had never made war
upon the Church the Church OF Christ but on those
churches only that pro slavery in their character
TIE principles OF this Society are the principles OF the
Christian religion. lie showed the injustice oil those
sccusaroDs which charge 1t with beng an anu aooa
and an alti.Blbe movement, and indicated thc Tree
dom of its platform He maintained that the society
could Dot be held responsible tor all the opinions OF is
menbeTs It's Objects to war against American slavery
and Of all creeds and no creeos are inVHeu W JON
in the great endeayor TO overthrow the monsrous In
iouy OF the land He had his views OF the Cnurch
and the Sabbath and had wished to oorude them
upon the Society," but he would say because was
that he believe his views tn use subjects were esi
neny Christian. Mr. GarTisons speech was calm aoie
and delivered in an impressive manner he s9ohl'Ieu
the following additional resolutions from the business
Committee: -.
RsOlred That if it be Of emulation to the great
Slave hunter of the North that Faneul Hall open 10
him let Inn be sdmonsed there another place that
il also open 10 the man WHO would "bewray him that
dereh and hide the outcas and return TO ms
master the slave who has escaped; and that place Is
Rired That in the unanimous invitation extended to
this remolseess enemy Of the colored population oil the
United States the citizens of Boston In Faaea
aadssps and honcrs upon him we have the clesrest evil
denee Of the utter moral degradation and loss oil
If they have been fouy Disrepresencd by those TO
whom they have intrusted ther municipal Affairs
la the afternoon this discussion was resumed ana
D. H...a rta..E tOrfftV "a
quoting fable OF the sun and Wind Being In atten-
dance at the Unitarian Festival, we lost some OF the
speeches Two other clergymen, from Connecticut ana
Vermont Rev. Mr. Clain and spoke earnestly, and TOOK
substantially the view Mr.. Garrison had done
| The gentleman from Connecticut, whose name hss
escaped me, showed that the principle OF cooperation
by men of all creeds and opinions had been encouraged
in the Temperance movement but no one had ever held
| that movement responsible for those various opn-
ions. The lnfdel and Universalst were as welcome
TO the platform as any one, and SO must be here -
Joseph Barker followed, and made very happy dis
position of the fable Of the Sun and the Wind tie said
the clustering wind had its Offices 10 perform In nature
as wen us the sum- and both could be useuly employed
in their several wsys and SO In the AnSlavey cause
these Of the mild and gentle spirit should come
In and dispense the influence ol the and further
more he said the never found fault with the wind
| but both went on their way tremendously and accom-
| plished their work.
But in the afternoon and evening the Convention was
disturbed time by MI. q. w. f. Miller, gentle
man who has become insane the subject OF the ha-
bsas co,pas and who is determined 10 obtain hearing
on that subject He read very amusing snony NOUS
letter purp,rting to be from lady sympahizng with
him in his ty the presiding officer OF the meet
Ing in ruling him out OF crder and encouraging hin TO
persist in OF being put down. Finally, alter appeal
to the me citing which sustained the decision OF the
! Chair Mr.. Muller was get lid OF.
la the evening Wendell Phillips delivered one OF his
chae classic and eloquent speeches occupying nearly
the whole Of the evening session. The Metodeon was
well flied, Notwithstanding admission Tee was
charged convenient method OF paying expenses and
Keeping out unIuly boys aud rowdyish men, VINO may
be tom in sufficient numbers in sny large cfy to dis
tu,b assembly Of this kind No one could listen 10
Mr.. Phillips without acknoa lodging bis power as an
orator aid feeling the winning graces Of bis style de
took up the charge inhdey and aier giving an aw'
ful picture OF the scn this country, the unchris