The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-05

bobi who divided her valuable time between pint Of
characters With an old gentleman who seemed on the
best of with himself and the whole world foe he
smiled on every 1oGy through bis Mssd 70
gave occasional glimpse OF the sun the excursion
much interesting than 1t had at first promised
to be-
The party reached the grove at a quarter past ten
O'clock and they had all been notified that they must
Themselves to lunch. For martyrs they sho ed
traodipary appreciation for cakes bread butter and
After the dscussen the provisions the exercises of
til day were o,mmenced by Lawren Wetnore President
the society, who called upon the ence to in
tho vocal execution Of anti slavery choral wo give
specimen
Hail again the glorious day,
When ,he despotB bloody sway
Passed foreveruo away.
In the Western Main
When upon the bondman's night
Broke cid freedoms joyful light
And against the conquering Right,
strove the wrong in vain.
TIE PRESIDENT then invited any brother who felt 90
moved, to address the Throne of Grace For some
ments there RESPONSE at last, Brother Cammeu
a short coored gentleman, with black clothes and
distinguished for fervor than elegant
tion. Brother Cammell eoquenty adverted to the oc
casion which lad drawn the assembly together. and
hoped that while they celebrating that event they
would not their b. ehren who yet in bondage
in The United states He that our apd might be
specify delivered from the nation al evils Of slavery
snd that God would grant that they might
not prove our final curse aud overthrow
The PRESIDENT then Ea6e the opening speech. He
ssdWe have met to celebrate OF the greatest
of modern tmes-an event by which eight hundred tnou
eard persons were transformed from chateed slaves
fItenen and as human beings to act themselves by
the peaceful action Of the British Parliament Aud the
drop Of my u
tory and believe 1t was fhe first q series of
great events which are to follow Eoglspd despite Of oil
rebound more 10 her gery than all her mtsry triuphs
1t will be as bright and shining tar in her history for
While the mother country doing all this.
what the poRcn Of the American people regarded
this novementf Did they assist 1t /? No. far from it
viii it, Nc ena
I-.5 talked much about freedom we do, with
little But the American people deny the
hood Of the Legro They practically DENY thst equality
exists between the races. This Is the difficulty,
aty But there is q good time approaching, and the
the prince Of the Powers of the Air and the other
the Lord God of Hoats applause Mr. we,more closed
trs duced Of it's editors Mr.. Oliver Johnson, who
ep logsed for the failure Of the He said
in New York the society bad been but recently orgs
niztd sId that fact together with The unavorabe state
from being present who would otherwise have
happy to have been with them. He proceeded to read
letter from Hoo John p Hale who regretted that he
otherwise engaged and could not attend Also one from
Rev T. Chaplin, who assured the society Of his "
dis Sympathy" and his "deshs for universal freedom
for all nations ard all colcrs" Also from Theodore
We'd, Of Belleve, N j., who exued in the faith that
the day apace" Aso two very long letters from
Hon; william jay S and John jay The senior Mr. Jay
youIeer Mr. Jay had great deal to say about the fug
tive slave law ard the performance Of Uncle Toms
that the Bowery boys would 10 logger be found willing TO
be slave cscher they symps hsed with the trials Of
Eliza Mr. Jay also thought that Mrs stowe had demon
srsted to greater extent than Shakspe him se
the truth Of Sfakspeare's lines
The whole world akin"
, While Brother johnson reading these letters q
heavy shower on, when there generl scamper
IN a ri tOfk kbf vb VIII war
assembled 1t was very distressing to sensitive ofac
tories.
appeared in the scene accompanied by small carpet
bag in which ho doubtless carried "his provisicns
Brother Garrison received with joyful demonetra
tions ard the meeting adjourned for dinner After
eatsbes and drI kabes bad been duly disposed Of the
meeting was re convened, and the jubilee song, BY
Charles hacsay. given with extreme unctioa. The
arrival Of stages ard other conveyances had increased
the auditory TO about Fix huBdrsd and the
VET the exercises conducted under the shed The
song well executed to the air Of "Auld Lang Syne"
| We give the tao stanzas:-
| Our glateful hearts with Joy o'eraow,
Huriah, hurrah, hurrah
We hail the Despot's overthrow,
Hurab, burrah, hurrah
No more bell raise the CORY lash,
And siDk IL deep In human flesh
Hursh, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah
Hurrah, hurIsh, hurran
In mrthful glee we IL dance and sing,
Hurrah hurrnh, hurrah
With shouts we make the welkin ring,
Hurrah, hurIab, hurrab
Shout shout aloud the bondmans free
This, this is Freedom jubilee
HuIrah hurrah, hutrab, hur rah,
Rurrah hurrab, hurrah
On motion of Alr. OLIVER JOHNSON Finance Commit
tco was appointed to collect funds from the brethren
present. to make up the loss sustained by the society
The present excuriien.
The PRESIDENT hopsd that everybody would give every
thing they could and IL there any surplus II could
be appGs piiated to the good Of the cause.
Mr. JOHNSON advertised antsavery tract and took
occasion 70 tay that this society was branch OF the
"0risIa al Jacobs" the American Anti Slavery Society,"
and positively had connection with any other shop
| either Tide Of the way.
MIR. GARRISON was now introduced, and was received
far in great and glorious struggle have had very
LITTLE fair weather. and great deal of foul To-day
driven in doors by powerful rain; but thank God
OF slavery The pleasure which feel in being with you
to day only transcended by those In the West Indies
who are now afps 1p their hands s ~ glory and thina
many grand and impressive In the ages Of
the world each bsirg tsri8c, and having itg bearing
upon the well beipe rtty OF all mankind but it
uisy be safely sad Gyent has ever taken place no
grand ard far reaching In Its effect that which
gave liberty to nearly eight hundred thoussn nd slaves in
the West Indies and for several In the first
pace, the despots unparalleled in the weight of It's
letters. All other kinds OF despotsm pale before the
franchised he may be III paid, he may be Ill fed brt he
! does not lose his liberty-he Is not thing fer
% beast .o, who v,Sy may s be put up IN any
can nation has practically declared that God never
made the slave in hs image; that he was born te
sS%sed up T'ns @ Sot'On OF %"tD sugar for Su
event how great the triumph. We read In the Bb
f despotsm and bred 70 despb q Pharaoh We ar
tanaht to gye thanks unto the Io To him who over
threw Pharaoh and his hosts In the Red Sea- for hi
mercy endureth for ever" But h was not slave dealer
he mover traded in human as sh: The Israelte. wsr
,here be no PARALLEL bssween their condition an
that Of the American ale yes. The British West Indi
emancipation was ~e wa real acknowledgment Of tn