New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-30
GREAT BRITAIN.
British and Foreign Antislavery society-Ionors To
Mrs. stowe.


British and Foreign Anti-sIavery society-Honors To
Mrs. stowe.
The annual meeting of this Association was held on the
evening Of May g. al Exeter Hail The large room was
most densey crowded there beng not aDook nor Granny
in il which not converted into a temporary resting
place for earnestAnti Slavery supporter The chair
was taken most punctuay by the Earl OF Shaesburv sun
ported by Professor Stowe Mr. C. Beecher Dir j Surge
Colonel Thompson Mr.. g. Cruckshank, and a number OF
other gentlemen Hrs H. Beecier Stowe with some other
ladies' occupied seats in one Of the side galleries aud Mrs
Chisholm sat 10 the one opposite. When Mrs Stowe en-
tered the excitement tremendous pitch and wa
several minutes before the cheers with which the Hall
rang as ain had sufficiently relieved them When she with
drew the same honors paid to her every standing
up and cheering with heart and soul
The Earl OF ShaC sbury who recevediwith applause
in opening the proceedings said that they assembled
10 protest with the utmost intensity of principle and with
all the force that language could command against the
erosssst wrong which the wckednes of ever
irated against his ielOwmen cheers "a wrong which,
great in all s.esgreat in heather times and in heather
countries-gIeat under heather sentimeut-was in
discribaby mOnstrous in Christian days aud not unfre
quently exercised over Christian people Cheers
Ii was surely remarkable and dsgraceiu to this century
and generation, boasul as OF rs progress, that
after the instiu ion Of many Bible Societies after so
many professions and preachnents of Christianity, and
after so many declarations before their fellow that
they should be assembled al this time TO protest against the
conduct vi mighty rote tant people CHEERS Who in the
spirit Of the Romh Babylon, had resorted her most
ab mnsble practces-namey making merchandise OF the
temple of GOd-traciDg in the bodies and souls of her
people Cheers They were not assembled to proclaim
an maintain their immediate purity, 10 stand for
ward and say We hoier than others They had al
ready confessed openly the heavy share they had in bygone
days in this yiles OF wickedness They declared it again.
and added their deep for which had passed but
they sympshized with the preponderatng bulk of the
American peOple-they felt the difficulties which beset
them in the they wished 10 pursue, and they
oced and approved OF their good intentions But they
had no patience with those pro'esed leaders who mi,e
the people with those who basphemousy rested Slavery
holy Scripture and who ia this way desecrated cir
pups with doctrines better suited to the synagogue offs
This wa ind ed dismal prospect to those who trenbsd
at this display OF human power but they had this cOnsoa
ton thar while the enemy in Ike food the Lord
would raise up standard against them and He had done
50 He bad raised up wonderful and inspired
urotectrcss ano although her feeble yet resst
Die ly her truth she would prove 10 their adyersares
tower OF strength and the Lord would sell this
the hands Of . woman. Cbeers He would ask any
il they believed that the statements in that marvellous
work to which he had alluded 40 all exaggerated
Did thew not rather know that say what one would the
ruth would not be fully stated and that the reality of
Slavery was much than the fiction But that was
nothing 10 their solemn declaration the yclousless Of the
pr1cple az once explained in the notion OF Sa
very. and its denominations were almost the actual and
inevitable consequences OF absolute and irresponsible
power Did they doubt the fact He would read them
from book which he held in his hand a statement and
more striking or eondemnatOry Of the system they had
met 10 denounce. This pronounced by one Of the
judges in North Carolina, and il impossible 70 read It
without feeling convinced that the man who gave utter
ance 10 not only of great mind but in spite Of
the law he administered man Ot great honor The case
ON which be Lad 10 GdiudicAte was as follows: II Was
case Of appeal The defendant had hired slave woman
for wear. During this time she committed some slight
oenst for which the defendant undertook to chastse her
She away upon this and he shot at her and wounded
her The question which arose was whether he JUST
fed in using these means OF coercion and whether the
privilege OF shooting slave did not belong only TO the
actual proprietor.
pronounced h decision. The noble Earl then read the
extract and connc nied on II II was TO the effect that the
power Of the master must be absolute and tbs right OF the
master cuuo not BE- allowed 70 be brought into discussion
and the must be made sensible that there was no ap
neal from the power of his master This Judgment might
lot be reversible earth, but there another appeal
which would be made 10 the highest of al courts where
God himself the judge. Some people said that there
was an nferiority in the negro That was untrue
But they not met 10 inquire whether their black bro
tler would become Shasper or Herschsl He asked
they not immortal as themselves Ii our sdyesares
said No then be would demand OF them 10 show him the
handwrittg Of God which degraded them the level OF
the beasts that perish But they immortal then e.
them hear the WORDS of our Lord "WhosOever shall offend
OF these little it were better for him that mill
Stone were lung round his neck anu he were east into
tLe sea What was their duty then Was Il 20 stand
still Yes, when they received from the authority
command and then. aud not till then would they Do so.
Cheer Were they 10 listen 10 those who said tia, thew
doing more harm than good Slavery, it true,
was mystery. and was al sin but they must fight
against With he amor OF Light the shield Of faith, aud
the sword OF The spirit and be trusted the day far
distant when tie heavy burden OF Slavery would be re.
moved and the oppressed go free.
Mr. Chsmerovz0v then commenced reading the report,
bur the Impotence evnced By those The body OF the hau
ID d. very desist ana he cOntented himself with
liking very brief auon IT, and stated that the balance
in the reasureTs hands the st OF May had amounted
tlls Is I'd. the donations and subscriptions for the
past year 20 &4 Is 3D. and the balance due 20 the
Urer, .22- lis l0c. The expenditure during the
period was tlO'l Is - so thai the deficit the
stated, 4.-s Is l0d
Kew j. Is. Brown moved, and Rev. W. Arthur seconded
the adoption of the report,
M j. Surge then read the Tss Of committeem man and
Tor the ensuing year They proposed 10 add
the nun Der OF correspondents Prof Stove, Of Missa
cbusetts, lcLeers) AIR. Charles Beecher and Mr. s. A
Ward. Of Canada.
Rev W Brock then proposed the first resolution which
as follows:
Tha. this meeting deeply impressed WITH CONVICTION Of the
herent s1ness savehodng and Of doctrine
be mace ehste ana become his eowan,
especially Incumbent uTOn them. this
the pr eple immediate and unconditional
the only with The rights slave
The And this meeting resdng the maintenance
slavery proiessecy Christian communities disgrace
humanity, dishonor civilization and upon exon
would hsreiore nphstesy Affirm their deliberate
Of protesting Christians Of al
and al countries 70 In their
oomdennAoz Of rquiiy and zealousy and
persevensy 10 employ al moral and panc effect
unovlLr
Rev s Ward, black minister from Canada. seconded
the resolution and in sensible speech nsanced the man.
in which negroes and Of color were looked down
upon ihrou ghoui the States.