The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-30

nounced by one Of the Judsss in North Carolina and it
impossible to read without feeling convinced that
the man who gave uterance to was not only man OF
nan m Of uest hondr The case on which he had
TO adiudicate follows 1T q of appeal
The defendant had hired q slave woman for
slight offence for which the defendant undertook to
chsstise her She ran away upon this, and he shot 1T
he was justified usirg those of coercion
and whether the privilege OF shooting slave did not be-
long only the actual proprietor This was argued With
great force and then the judge pronounced his decision.
IN. noble Earl then read The extract and commented
II was TO the effect that the Of the master must
be absolute and the right Of the master could not be al
lowed 10 he brought into discussion and the slave
he made sensible that there appeal from the power
his This Judgment might not Be reversible on
earth but there vas another appeal which would be
made TO the highest Of ali courts where God himself WAS
the Judge Some people said that there was an nferorty
in the negro That was ,s black broh.r would
become Shakespeare or a Hersche. He WAS asked
they not immortal as themselves II our ad
them to show him the andwriting of God which
degraded them to the level of the beasts that
The words Of our 1a1 rd shall offend Que Of
these little ones it better tor him that milestone
hung round his neck, and he were cast into the
still Yes when they received from the authority
mand and them and not till then, would they do
So Cheers Were they to listen to those who said that
they we're doing harm than good Slavery, it
true, was a mystery, and all sim but they must
fight sgainlt 1t with the armor OF light the shield Of
faith and the sword Of the spirit and he trusted the day
was not far tant when the heavy burden of slavery
would be removed and the oppressed go free.
Mr. CHAMERoyZov then commenced reading the report,
but the evnced by those in the body Of the
hall made him very desist and he contened himself
with making very brief auson TO IT, ana stated that he
amounted to ELS It's. I'd the donations and subscrp
tous for the pa ear ETA Is Cd and the balance
during the same period 81 OIL lis 3D. that the
deficit was the sum stated t22S lie lOd
The Rev J B BROWN moved and the Rev. W. Arthur
seconded, the adoption of the report.
Mr.. SURGE then read the list OF committeeman and
oe bearers for the ensuing year They proposed to
Mas achu setts CHEERS Mr. Charles Beecher, aud Mr.
5. A Wsrde Of Canada.
The Rev W. BROCK then proposed the arst resolution
this mssng desp with q, ep
ne q ana n % 5ae Goet rr
perty his fellow man, deem II especially incumbent upon
e,pe Of immediate and unconditional sn.pcpstion, as
e. Tie aSa that e.. duty 81 hs the ss' this
meeting, regarding the maintenance Of slavery in pro
IT, dhonor to eiSii1stion Outrage upon religion
= the say h If
Christians atoms and in all countries to Int
apiy 80
Ply Rs Ta as n.s ss
seconded the resolution and in very sensible speech in
stanced the in which negroes and men of color
were looked down upon through,u the states.
Mr. G. ALEXANDRA read letters from the Earl Of Carlisle
and the Portuguese Ambassador explaining that their
absence unavoidable from other engagements The
enton Of the House Of Lords to the condition Of the
slave trade in Cuba on the 30th Of this month.
The Rev J. BURNETT proposed the next resolution,
which follows =
That with view to tn. correction Of public sentiment
Importance ttat those who are Of
s Of the s
countries slavery exist
y Rr.y
slavery 50 that at they may clear
s be thus
Professor STOWE then addressed the meeting. After
mentioning the favorable opinions which were held
with regard to the condition OF slaves In the early
part Of the republic when It was universally &C.
knovledged that slavery was . sin, and ought to b
his early days black children admitted into the
same schools white he observed that this state Of
things continued up to about thirty yearsago and the
that it had changed was owing to the profitable
Of the cotton trade that had made the change and
of that trade which had veed the chains Of slavery
the Union What right had Great Britain to interfereS
She consumed OF the cotton grown Americs
she sustained by these four ths Of the slaves in
the American States. That was her right to interfere
She participated in the guilt not directly but indirectly,
for without the Of Great Britais the cotton
would not be used The Americans could not suf
fcent in their and her sugar and RIGS
trade compared with the cstt:n, was Of little import
that be ought to take but merely brought before their
minds the solemn truth What did the Shareholders and
stand up in Exeter Hall and denounss them and
denim thsm: but weulcthey take any less cotton from
tttm-would they diminish their profits one penny in
their zeal to enancpats slaye by adopting the way in
which their zeal might be beneficial The price Of cotton
regulated the price Of the slave At present they
raped from $500 to 81 000 and to stock cotton plan
taon took from two hundred to four hundred that
Hmense outlay had to b made before slave labor
could be brought into competition with free .oor The
At the rate Of 3d. day. and the people Of Great Britain
had opportunity Of making the Shareholders feel
thing towards the abolition Of the system they could
abolish slavery BY making sPesche. in that hail. or BY
legislation in Parliament h: should be most happy for
by mskDg them compete with free labor, and if the
English could not make Is much profit BY using free
cotton slave cotton they must be content with
tsipg little of the denial they properly preached to
The Rev c fEHcHER said few words; after which,
Col THOMPSON moved and Mr. G. CRUIcKsHANK seconded
the fOlo~irg resolution
s
s;s
shisS e5ssIs q.
fugitive slave Law likely 70 e I'll. m.n.sind and even
less record their en eour.sDs signs which
manifesng themselves in that country recognizing the
important moral social and political changes this meeting
would gratefully acknowledge the signal services which,
under the divine blessing have been rendered to the anti
slavery by the writer's who have infused spirit
into the literature of the day and held slavery uni
veral rIrobation by the politicians who have denounced
it, and BY the abolitoniss generally both Ia England and
Who by their long and arduous labors their
stent nvestgaton and their uncomPromising fidelity
m: e s1d fssa
been evoked in so triumphant a manner.
The utual compliment then having been paid to the
chairman the meeting separated.
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