New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-12

Inc W., slavery Society was opened this m ,rn,
Americsn I'll in Corinhian HaL Mi''im 10y, ~,
nsa he President, oee"p,rs o ,o from Nav
tssding ffsiI yo,k Pennsylvanis and ONO. prayer
Epclsnd res s Rev samuel My. of Boston Aiier
wss oero1p ,s,dent read some appropriate seecuoa'
from the ssIYIf, ~ Of Mass, NJ R Robinson Of Ohio,
ssnuc q, ii Rochester and Eliza Kenny OF 5a-
WiIBsn = &C. sssre appointed secretarie-, pro ,s~
'' losiDs Ss senwsudsi Pnips boston ssnrel
Bsses- 49, Oliver Johnson; Pni'adepAs francs
Jt Robert Pars, byss,Jy rsss K K1Sx rS
Rebssie ~, L'p smond Salem Mass Edmund Jacssoa,
0hb ch,ss "Raehester; Parker Pillsbary, Concord,
Neg ball.. = Hovey Boston; Henry c. Wright, PhiIa-
fs: Ag ss D Disamss " Walker, Ohio; Gle. D.
.!s Rochester ABBY + soi'et More osa Mas
Sshe Hons, offered brief but eloquent tribute 10
MI os'. "A isAac I. HOPPER, who was tor several
ue mei yher OF the Executive Committee OF toe so
h, uuaincbiDg COURAGE, MS hdehty 10 the cause
ee ,hs ,rot trying and ms services IN
rnso sssiye slsver eulogised by MIR. o. In very
:lc ise tern He closed by ohsring the following:
mi,d That is with emotions too profound 'oI utter
this Society receives The intelligence OF the de-
sres in h venerable Isaac T. Hopper Friday evening
eesS he City ofNewYork. The friend Of tn, friendsss
h rs In bis compassioDexhaustless in his benevo-
-oonnriDg in his lsbors the intrepid of philan-
sss who never feared the face Of omitted TO
faithful testimony against injustice and oppression
~ Early seadta heroic advocate and protector OF tne
td fugitive sayeto whose sleepess vigilance aud time
"a mutudes have been indebted for their deliyerance
Xom the Southern House Of Bondage.
Afternoon Session.
The meeting having been opened by sing
m, Mr. Garrison proceeded address the assembly in
an ELOQUENT and impressive exposition of the OBJECTS
principles and measures OF the Society lie claimed that
he Society not sectional in its character, not
Northern movement against the ,u'n,-t was l
anything more for the benefit OF the South than OF Ia
Kcrh-but in reality not in any sense Sc ctionai
The object was Lot national, out wiae .. 'uo
~o,ld and u1fvefsal humanity. mere was nos "
~s,h being uninterestcd in It's success IL was no.
a.,v comple ctionsl struggle IL was nor sectaan
.rtv movement 1t 1t were, he woud oe tne ms. 70 ~
Psiy EN- n IL srraigned sect and no party saw
a"es e. ia delinquency of the question OF freedom
Oily usd from all sects and all parties that they
-ha,sd he true TO liberty and humanity Methofi'm
shou ~ lS enough for him and would be sufficien,
=, abolish Slavery Methodsrn were only true 10 ilsen
y and so Of other religious sects-
- iecine the AntiSlavery cause, they were untrue,
% only 10 liberty but TO their own professions and Tor
~, sh society felt called upon TO reoake and denounce
.t, Churches such these, which leave the slave
~ eY;sh in his chains were not churches OF MIN woo
80 m preach deliverance TO the capuves, but anu
Cbristan, and unworthy OF preservation ANY person
w .aveboIder who believes that slavery Is a sin,
n hoveyer become member Of the Society, whether
no leaves bis party or sect, or not
The plsttorm Of the Society was free even 10 us enc
-. uthev choose ~ upon II tor tue purpose OF
."a;,;aa n. But the members of the Society, while
s.n,;ns fres dom Of speech to others, claimed the
sns freedom for themselves and 1t any persons iiei
from the PLATFORM would be because tney coud not
ha, The searchng influence OF truth and the power OF
S;scussion Mr. Garrison concluded by Offering the
following resolution: ~ a..
Ro.r That it not the business Of the American Anti
Co., Society either build up destroy any sect or
sucb or 10 patronize prescribe any ms1 or class
e men Cor their abstract views OF theology OF pohcai
ouv On matters foreign from the antislavery question:
s s;v wage an unceasing against slavery TO de-
nonnce slave holding under all circumstances IS SIN wc
should immediately b e.pvse f oauty ia our
Ind AID that We gladly welcome all however they may
amer 10 other respects who will aid faithfully 10 our great
orI rejoicing " the word spoken that The slave
1. man whether uttered from the lips o Jew or Samaritan
G. W. Clarke, Of Rochester, asked question respect
ips the platform OF the Society which called ior some
further explanation from the President Il. LPlckard
ssLed wLv il was that while the American AntSlavery
Society welcomed men OF all sfets TO It's PLATFORM, "'
agents were all nearly all heterdox men, OhVer 1onn
son said that would be found to ne questoh
perbaps II the interrogation would undertake TO tell why
was that the followers of Jesus were not the
scrbes and pharisees but the heerodox puocans and
and Sinners Mr.. Picksrd ssked ii ne were only not
stakeholder and we're to subscribe 10 Ine 'a s
slavery 10 asn might he not be come member OF the
Society Mr. Garrison-Yee, and as IT Is our ooJect
10 destroy the devil and his works, let MIN come.
We shall not be long 10 accomplishing our object IL we
can only get him fairly within reach MT Picxaro askeo
other questions In regard the Socies character aud
obiects which were answered by Parker Pilsbury,
Foster Joseph Barber of Ohio, and Rev. Saml j. May
The discussion was honest and ID good temper On oo
sides Rev Sam1 J. May gave brief historical sketch
Of the movement, showing how 1t had happened that
many who once It's friends had forsaken IT. Sec
tartan jealousy he said, had led 70 division in the Ann
Slavery ranks The meeting adjourned ul evening
The meeting was opened by singing Pierponts we'll
known hymn-"With thy dews and rains. The Presi'
sident read the following letter from Gerr Smtn
VIM LLOYD GARRrsoN-Mv Dear Sir: You tell me,
In your letter received this evening, that ysu VIII eA
from answering 1t. But "iii no. consent
be excused from answering 50 generous ana ne"uo'
letter | will not consent to let single nour pts'
without assuring you of my continued and lncreas-
ing esteem ana love for you. The members Oh u
American Anti, Slavery Society and the members Oh Ia
Liberty party do not all OF them understand escn o'heI
They are all sti TO some extent, jealous OF eacn
other and occasionally say hard things OF eacn otner'
There were proofs OF this in the meeting ned Ia
Rochester In March last u because OF this mutual
msspprehension that fearful OF unpleasant occur,
rences in the meeting in Syracuse a year ago had
some fears that these Abolion'ts OF different names
might wosnd each other and wound the common cause
by IN nature and unjust remarks but my tears were not
realized =,
The excellent meeting was characterized by good
sense and by tolerant spirit, and will, trust be
characteristic OF the approaching meeting In no
chester sscries an equal decree Of int integrity ,ss
handful that Is left in the Liberty party. l
recognize but two points OF difference between
them, aud these are points which make nothing
against the honesty OF either party the American
antislavery man viii not vote The Liberty party
viii II is true that the Liberty party will vote
whether he shall believe the Constitution to be anti
slavery or for slavery for he claims that the night to
vote derived from higher than the Constu-
don Whenever he shall be convinced that this instru
ment does. under legal Interpretation OF 1t, re-
qnre the uphoding Of slavery, no will then as
sternly The American Anti Slavery Society refuse to
swear support It, do not under stand that the Amer
lean AntSavery Society 10 opposed to civil govern.
ment and appears from your letter before that
have Inexperienced your individual position on that
subject You will set me right, and shall thank you
for doing 90.
Tie grand point Of agreement between the American
AnnSlsvery Society aud the Liberty party, and which,
HIN my esteem, makes them substantially one, 10 their
holding In common that the law for Slavery, whether
found In the Constitution or not Is but nominal law
not and cannot be real and obligatory Law, and Is
everywhere and always TO be trampled under foot.
5neu grand point Of agreement in other words 10 that
slavery b outlaw, q dabolicsl, mean shameless out
hw and that not only every liberty to treat it
such, but q bound to treat il such. The American
AAushyery Society and the Liberty party are agreed
aI ne Fules and arrangements OF any other form OF
scy 90 not create obligations nor bind the conscience
would that the Free Sch party aud the American and
&OlelEn An,iSlayerv MIGHT longer delAy to