Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-15
THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.


throngedto our city to celebrate the day.
The meeting had been appointed at the Unitarian
Church, but at the last moment, the Common
Council re-considcred their former action and
granted the use Of the City Hall Ccr the pupose--
That apartment accordingly crowded at an
early hour, and hundreds went away unable to or
tain admission.
Hon. Gerrit Smith, the President, at twenty min.
utes past 10 o'clock called the assembly to order,
Rev. j. W. Loguen ofcrd prayer.
Rev. s. j. May announced that the committee of
arrangements had selected the following Vice Pres.
idents and Secretaries, and instructed him to sub
init them nominations:
Ticc Presidents.-fred, Douglass Mrs Amy
Post, Of Monroe county; John Thomas of Ononda-
ga; Miss Lucy Stone, of Massachusetts,; Oliver
johnson, Of New York; Samuel Griggs, of Coyuga
County; ii. Potter, Of Chautauquc county G.. g.
Chase, Of Wisconsin; J. H. Reeves, ofwayue coun-
ty; Thomas McClntock, of Seneca County; John
j. Kelly, of Boston, Mass,
Sccretqrics-W. l.. Crandal, James Fuller, and
George b. vashon.
The assemblagc united in singing Duty of Free
men,
On motion, Messrs, Ira II. Cobb, J. W Logucn,
7. @, White and J. A. Allen, were appointed III.
nance and Expense Committee.
The PrcsiJcnt said that few letters from per
sons, to whom invitations to be present this oc-
cason had been extended, had been put into his
hands, lie proposed that they be referred to the
committee of arrangements for publication, which
was agreed to-
Rev. Mr.. May gave circumstantiol, and Of
course thrilling, account of the Rescue of jerry
and matters precedent and consequent. lie called
attention to the fact that almost every part Of Cen
trail and Western New York was represented ON
the occasion, by reason of the public meetings held
in the city at that time. lie spoke of the depth
and intensity of the determination among the pco.
pie that the Fugitive Slave Act should not receive
the respect due to law of the pre-dctcrminaton of
the not to nuro the officers; ofthe success
with which their plans had been carried out, even
to the cfectual conccalmcnt of the prisoner for fee
days in this city, until, his chains having been
stricken of. his wounds dressed and his recovery
from the violence he had received, sufficiently adj
vanced to admit of removal, he was transferred to
the realms Of the British Queen,
lie commented severely on tho undsguised anx.
iety Of Judge Hall in the Jerry Case" to procure
q conviction, and of the unbccoming dispcasure
he manifested, at the obstnacy ofthc Jurics, who
foiled him; and made eloquent appeal ON the inn
portance Of the Trial by Jury, which some acts of
the Court had tended to nvalidatc. lie regretted
that in any quarter there should be GOODNESS in
difference manifested to this cause, but reminded
= ahe people that members of political parties were
under Influences which destroyed half thoir man
hood and in independence. lie closed with hearty
welcome to all wh1had como to Syracuse TO share
lin the festivities of this gloRinus-n necasion.
Hon. Gcrrit Smith, as Chairman Of tho Commit
tee the DeelafstioR of Sentiments, then read the
Address, which will be found on our first page
Whatever may haye-beeu dcemedthe logical or.
ors of the document, certainly with Gerrit Smith
to read H. it could not but appear satisfactory and
conclusive enough.
After the reading the Address was adopted with
reclamation. Upon which Mr.. Smith, with hu-
morous allnsion to the value of his time, since his
election tothat body where people get eight dollars
day, and time and labor, it had cost him to
write this Address offered to sell copies Of it, On
specified terms, in behalf Of the Jerry Fund.
Lucy Stone was then introduced, She COM
menced her remarks with an alluson to the picture
of the Embarkation of the Pilgrims She thought
how difficult it was for that group to hold a celc-
bration like this, Since that time how precious
had the rock which they landed bccome 1t
had to be fenced TO keep people from carrying it
of piece by piece. She rejoiced in this OCCASION.
This celebration reminds US of the weakness Of this
government to do wrong, and the might of the peo-
pie to stay its hand. An Editor Of New York. call
ing himself democratic alluding to the influence
of "Uncle Toms Cabin" said few days since,
that woman, not content with destroying the hap
pincss Of the human family by tempting our first
Parent, w'wants to destroy the last hope of hu-
manity by shattering this glorious Union" How
strong that Union must be to be so easily destroy
ed by woman!
She proceeded, with eloquence which deies
report, to depict the government which she would
substitute for this, which is thus represented as
toppling to its fall.
We have now for precedent in the Southern
States what want to see here. South Carolina
has been writing her statute books all over with
laws that trample the government under their feet
want it written by our legislators that man,
under no pretext whatever, shall ever be put on
his trial, to prove whether he is man. And il
South Carolina complains refer her to her own
Statute-Books, and let her take the beam out OF
her own eye before she complains Of your uncon-
stitutional acts.
She drew beautiful picture of the present and
the future, with reference TO this transaction Tho
name Of EnOch Reed weuld be gathered up in days
to come, and honored, while these official grea
men would be forgotten or despised.
She denied that any odium was connected with
this prOceediug-as the address implied. The very
men who condemn us, if they were compelled tc
tell their real feelings would be constrained to say
How can we curse whom God has blessed?"
After an eloquent peroration she closed
The President asked if Mr.. Charles G. Burlegh
was in the room. Mr.. b. Replied from the crowd
"IIere-always readyp Etl
Mr.. Smith :-lt is just sixteen minutes to the
time spponted for the close of the morning session