The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13

v support system ct with national happiness and
prosperity.
The report audes 70 an outline Of anti slavery effort
prepared b. the committee and submitted To the
Dus butiness meeting the Society Is not proposed
to interfere with any exstiss ne oSec. o.
which IL the Immediate and completes abolition vi slavery
as they will pursue their wos In their own wAs put
TO carry the operations of the Society upon strictly
Christian principles by Christian means and In Chris
tsn spirit The COMMITTEES spend no time in contro
yers except with stockholders, their abetors and apo
5 s but TO direct s their resources and energies IN
dependence upon Divine blessing TO the accomplish
Of the great and appropriate work on hand The
Society seek the church the ministry ecele as
teal bodies and rel gious societies do their
duty purify themselves from the faint OF slavery
from giving H. either directly indirectly their support
particularly give its influence and aid to party which
seks by legitimate means and upon right Drpcole the
the abolition Of slavery The outline recommends that
while promoting the anti slavery in IT. moral and
political bearings, the committee leave each member of
the society 10 the enjoyment of his private opinion and
rule Of action In all matters provided the constitution OF
the society, in all its integrity, be accepted.
The Secretary then read the following resolutions,
which adopted:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE PUBLIC MEETING OF
THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ANTTsLAvERY So
l. Resolved That 1t is subject of congratulaton and
thanks to Cod that notwithstanding the luke warmness
and opposition the anti slavery has received from
large portions Of soantryuen it has been widely
tended and prospsed until it IL the theme of general
country and the world and in the opinion only Of
its friends but Of many Of its enemies, destined to
e. Resolved That the destruction Of America, slavery
is retarded " political parties who IN their strife for the
OSs ,hs y, upon which
Who for the sake Of ytsm and the favor of the
world set aside the drst esFons Of Christianity and the
claims OF humanity by commercial men, Who in their
eager wealth trsmple upon both tables of
law of Cod and by shareholders, who in their wilful
rights of the ensaved and their audacous attempts
usurp the prerogatives Of the Almighty upon the
thick bosses of his bucAler and that 1t to these
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tcs to perserere in efforts with undated zeal and
g. Resolved That while it Ia perfectly consistent with
the dabolcal policy of the slave States attempts the
prooIgation Of slavery by maintaining rigorous slave
color ana snasssorng to drive them from their native
land the subservency Of the free States to the slave
constitutional statutes designed to harass and expel
this case OF citizens from their limits merits the
tempt and execration of every friend Of humanity.
Resolved, That the cruetes inflicted upon the peo-
pie Of color the sttenpts to disfrauchse them the
prosecutions they suffer- and the untold preju
does and disabilities which surround them chiefly
owing the spirit Of caste which obstructs their elsya
ton and controls the policy Of the Colonization Society
in driving them to foreign shore, choice of evils;
and that while We sympathse with our insulted and
deeply wronged brethren, would encourage them to
hope that Impartial and just God win bring them out
Of the furnace Of acton and get them prate and fame
in the land where they have been put to shame.
g. Resolved, Thst while IT s moi matter Of surprise
that edtors Of veps presses paudsr to the slave power
whose Bible IL their ledger bow down and lick the feet Of
Southern customers, that ssrve authors publishers
and booksellers rembe beHeath the frown of Southern
dsspos is cause Of grief and that the
American Tract Society and American Sunday School
Union persist in refusing to publish q sentence on
the snfulness Of slavery while they expurpate foreign
publications sentiments favorable to emancipation be-
fore they dare issue them for circulation in the slave
holding States.
G. Resolved, That deplore tho fact that the Amer
Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and
tain Who gather churche: eomposea in mart
Of shareholders, who are admitted and treated ~ Chris
Auembiss Of the Prssbvterian 'Cburch the Rantst
Churches the Episcops Church kc invite sjayehoaers
10 their memhership hold them sQble TO nil ofee. and
anpontments in their rift believing A va d. that this
faternizatiop Of men denounced in Scripture as nen
stealers and deemed nv large NORTON n +,a trna
Church Of Christ to be unworthy Of Christian fsewhp
ia an obsace to the prevalence of sound petv and the
conver.os Of The World = 'o"AN F''J "ns 'A'
Resolved That in the opinion Of intelligent patriots
and ChYstians the aavapce of freedom the If
republican sentiments and the diffusion Of Christian
model repubic upwards OF three millions Of the neo
pie are held in ignonnious bondage in defiance Of the
rlerous truths from the Bhe and mt forth In ths
OF Indenendenca that ali man ave- ada If
ONE blood and ara created equal being endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rehtssmonp which
are life. liberty. and the pursuit of hsopiners
s. Resolved That MISUNDERSTANDING the al
and nhtac,ss tha, T =; @ LII t
Confidence in the promises Of God in the efficacy Of
ar in The utimate Of the WISE and Soad Il
the intelligence Of the masses in Church and state and
believe that when once undecsved "A to the
and dssens Of those Who have mislsd them thev viii no
true TO the instincts Of humanity the pncpes Of re-
their change of feeling and sentiment bv the
aud teachers who will have proved 10
be unprin cipled demagoQues and false prophets.
Q. tesolyed That ve have evidences Of an 10 scb
pg change in the masses Of religious and POLITICAL men
in the formation and prosperity Of mission
ary book and tract societies. In the and
spoken sentiments of the religious and secular press in
the multiplication of newspapers to free demo-
cracy; the discussion OF anti slavery topics in hume
independent papers in the rapidly increasing de-
mand for anti slavery publications, greatly stimulated
BY the perusaI, by so many millions Of "Unele Toms
toni To no Ans
Bastile; in the labors prayers and renonsrauses
OF Canadian and British brethren in the attention
paid to free labor sugar and cotton in the beneficial
results Of emancipation wherever 1t has bcen scconpa
MED with appropriate aids in the increased number OF
educated and talented persons Of color and especially
IN the power Of truth, which is mighty and with Gods
blessing, will prevail.
10 Resolved, That our atronghelds, under God are
the bibe the divine charter OF civil and religious free
dom ana the constitution OF the United States, which
conshs ecegniuon Dy our iatneTs OF the same prin
cipesEthe nrst teachng mat the creator hath made