The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05

against the white population. viii Won there
iore refuse to touch the bands of these slave
holders politically, when you know the wrong
in sending the slave back plainly tell the slave
poder shall not do it, for don't believe in sending
nim PACK Into slavery. We cannot unite Christ and
beliai, This Union must be dashed to pieces like
p0tters vessel or the slave power must he DESTROYED
MY opposition to the Shareholder is not personal
opposition for would save him by Kidding him of
.he dsmning sin that stains his soul and he only
mis,Dg war against slavery, till the day of jubilee
one who was slave in this State, and who calls her
self' very beautifully, SojourDer Truth.
On this introduction Sojourner Truth, an old
colored woman, about sixty years of age. and who
says she was slave for forty years in this State,
gave brief account of herself, and concluded by
stating that she was eadeavorng to m AXE living by
selling little pamphlet, giving sketch OF her life
When she sat down, the Amphions sang; after
which the meeting adjourned till haepast seven in
| the evening.
| EVENING SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, the brethren and sis.
ters re convened at halfpast seven o'clock. Some
two thousand persons were present and the platform
was ornamcnted by the presence of W. L. Garrison
and Lucy Stone, Mrs. Rose and Lucretia Mott.
Mr.. L. WHE1MoRE occupied the chair.
MIR. OLIVER JOHNSON, Secretary of the New York
City Anti Slavery Society, was the first speaker.
| He adverted to the movements of the society and
said that they contemplated getting up series of
anti slavery lectures this winter, and they desired
the cooperation of all friends of the slave. Mr..
johnson then read poem by John G. Whittier,
which was received with mingled Kisses and ap.
plause. The lines
"Down with tie pulpit, down with teaching
Ard give us natures preaching"
were received with frantic applause by the
elect, and symptoms of disapprobation by the
"outsiders.' Mr.. Johnson's elocution is not
of the highest order, and he says "fgger'
for figure, and "seekn'r for seeking. IL We wrote
anti-slayery lyrics we would not desire that Mr.
johnson should read them.
The Amphions then sang m original song, "The
Day Dawn, to the old "Second Advent" air, "The
Morning Light is Breaking, in half time. This was
also hissed.
Brother JOSEPH DuGDALE, Quaker from Penn
sylvania, then made what he called prayer. Dur
ing the delivery of this we noticed that an indepen
dent gentleman, evidently of the hards lowered
his boots the front OF tho gallery to the extent
of about two feet Brother Dugdale prayed that the
"good time coming" when the maua,les OF the slave
should be "strucken off, might be hurried up as
rapidly as possible, and that those who came might
remain to pray
Mrs. LUckETIA MORT, Of Philadelphia, was next
introduced Mrs. Mott is perhaps notorious enough
not to reed description at hands. She is Of the
Society OF Friends and dressed in slate colored
silk robe with the Quaker cap, and han 1kerchef
re2if. Mrs. Mott is now well advanced in years. and
has seen sixty winters at least She commenced her
speech by liberal quotations from the anti-savery
platform, laying down the law for the operations Of
anti slavery societies throughout the country. Mrs.
Mott was frequently interrupted bycres Of "Louder"
She alluded to the circumstance that women had
always labored in the antislavery field, and their
suggestions were received with respect. Sarah
and Angelina Grmlin were found efficient labo~crs
Init ttnY, n r1o,
where the clergy combined against them She gave
resume of the antislayery movement from 1926 up
to the present e After referring to the action Of
the elect for the last twenty eight years. she said
that II was their intention 20 persevere in the good
work. They intended to initiate the spirit of Jesus,
which was not tame spirit by any means. She de-
Tended the holding OF antislayery meetings on the
Sabbath by the example Of our Saviour, who healed
the sick on that day. Sic attempted to show that
the anti slavery ogitators occupied the same position
with reference to the church as Jesus Christ did to-
wards the unbeeving Jews. She was frequently
hissed, and finally broke off in the middle Of he
speech.
Mr. J. B. TAFT hoped the audience would not for
get the courtesy due to lady,
Mrs. MoTr then said that she would give way to
others whose orations would probably be more in
terestpg.
Miss Lucy STONE of Boston, was Introduced, and
received with three rounds OF applause. She was
dressed in black barege robe, with the regular
Bloomer rrowsers. Miss Stone commenced her ad.
| dress by drawing parallel between Milton, who
willing to lose his eyes for the defence Of human
liberty and the ntslavery people, who were will
ing to make even greater sacrifices. She said that
the elect could not be blnfed" off; they could not
be flattered terrified from supporting such self.
evident truths as that every man was en-
titled to the inalienable rights of life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness, which were likely to be bu
| 1ied. She referred to the Fugitive Slave law,
which she called !" an act SO infamous that Ian
gusge could describe its blackness' hisses) ~
don't wonder that men hiss so mean law-it dc.
serves it." ReDewed Kisses, laughter, applause)
workings of the Fugitive Slave Act The effects of
her pathos was considerably weakened by the action
of an eccentric gentleman, who had invaded the ros
trum, and exactly at the most tender point would
walk across the platform, and indulge in long
drink of water. lie was always applauded. Miss
| Stone thought it was strange that men could be
| found in New York audience who would hiss such
poetry,as Wbittiers B." shame, where is thy blushl
| (Hisses. laughter and appause) But time would
come when same audience would repent such things.
The literature Of the country was with the cause, and
thanks to Mrs. Beecher Stowe and Richard Hildreth,
it had spoken out. (Hsses) Slavery cursed us in
every wsy-in New York the man who drives wo-
men to market and sells babies by the pound, goes
to communion as if he were Christian: such man
cannot have the first idea OF Christianity. (Hisses
aud apphuse2 You may as yell have burglars and
| shop lifte1s at your communion as slave holders.
Here our eccentric friend took another drink, amid
cries of turn him ont, from the body of the house
ana applause from the gailercs onc quolea an
| advertisement of an accomplished ladys maid to
be sold for no fault" from a Southern paper, and
commented on it at great length. She advocated
the necessity of breaking all Fellowship with the
SHAREHOLDERS. They were like so many Judases,
who would betray the Son of God the first
chance they got. Miss Stone preferred atheists
to religionists who had communion with slave
holders: (Hisses and applausc3, She was
particularly severe upon the religious skip
per of Providence Or. ~ schooner, who refused
| to take runaway negro from Norfolk Va, to some
Northern port, and afterwards kept his station as
member Of the Baptist church. The STAKEHOLDER
could by no possibility be true to the nation
| (Elisses and applause) The question is now to be
settled, whether slavery freedom shall rule in the
| land. Here our eccentric friend was invited to
leave the platform, which he did. The applause he
| received evidently annoyed Miss Stone, who said he
was either drunk or an idiot.] She went on with an
appeal TO the audience to consider which side they
would occupy in the great struggle which was soon
| to come. The question was not whether we