The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13

wish them God speed.
Queer Doings Of the A"tI-slavery Societies
Abolitaon4sm ssill Rampant.
We published yesterday the proceedings in
full of the anniversary meeting, on Wednesday
evening last, at the Chinese Assembly Rooms Of
to the four winds of heaven this morning the
queer doings at the meeting yesterday. in the
Tabernacle, of the American and Foreign Anti
Slavery Society.
There were about the usual proportions of
treason, faDaticism, mock philanthropy, and dis
appointed malice, in the speeches Of Wednesday,
delivered by Lloyd Garrison, Edward Quincy,
Lucy Stone, Wendell Phillips Henry Ward
Beecher. and Frederick Douglass. The only
light however, thrown upon the future inten-
tons of this Society is, that their first object is
to break up the American Union their second
object is to break down and reconstruct the
American churches, and then they are to follow
up these achievements with the immediate and
absolute abolition of slavery all over the South
But. in the meantime, it is very evident that
their underground railroads to Canada will be
and stratagem they can devise for reviving again
the late sectional agitation of the slavery ques-
ti0n will be resorted to. In word there is to
be no peace with slaveholders-no compromise.
no armistice-nothing but continued war, with
out quarter, til slavery shall have been extin-
gIished amid that sort of blood and carnage
which exterminated the whites in st. Domingo.
But if the meeting at the Chinese Assembly
Rooms was characterized by black sedition,
dismal fanaticism, and the woman's rights
trunpery of Garrison and Lucy Stone. the
second and more comprehensive gathering ct
the Tabernacle, embracing the foreign depart
ment Of the general abolition movement, was
enlvened by some incidents Of very peculiar
and amusing kind. 1t is well known that one
of The heroes of Uncle Toms Cabin /" was
good-looking interesting mulatto fellow, of the
name of George Harris, and that. for lack of
some better place of refuge Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe finally locates him, safe and
sound in wind and limb in Liberia. Now, as
will De seen from our report Of the white
and black gathering at the Tabernacle. this
very thing of transporting George Harris
part of the benevolent female historian of
Uncle Tom The Reverend Mr.. Ray,
colored Clergyman. and the Reverend George
X. Downing, F. R. S., so justly celebrated
for his famous oysters, Fried, Roasted,
and Stewed, and who rendered himself very
popular at Newport hast summer for his skilful
evasions Of the Maine Liquor law, both protest
ed against the removal of Harris to the colored
republic of Africa. 1t was not the thing 1t
was pandering to the shareholders darling idea
of colonization while it SO happens that the ma
tive colored Americans have no particular fan
cy for the coast of Africa. Indeed. many of
them would rather live here in the United
States as bootblacks whitewashers and wood
savers, than be members of Congress in Libe-
ria. And they are not going to go. And such
are the sentiments of the Rev. Mr.. Ray and
Judge Downing for there is no better judge Of
a good oyster than he. And SO they protested
against the colonizing Of George Harris in the
African republic of Liberia.
Fortunately for Mrs. Stowe, the Rev. Mr..
Bacon, (white man) her private secretary. hap
pened to be on hand, and explained. in her be-
half, that she had located George Harris in AZ
RIGA somewhat accidentally if it was to do
over again, she would take him to some other
place-that she was not an advocate of the |
policy Of shipping off the free colored Ameri- |
cans to Liberia at all, but dead against it. |
And this explanation, together with a letter
read by Arthur Tappan. seemed to be perfectly |
satisfactory to the Rev. Mr.. Ray and Professor
Downing-for he is professor in the art of
cooking oysters in every style, and deserves |
his title.
The conclusion of the proceedings at the Ta- |
bernacle meeting were Of practical character, |
in view of the cause. They voted the collection |
of forty thousand dollars to aid in the revival |
Of the slavery agitation all over the country,in
speeches, pamphlets. books, &c. From all Of
which, including both meetings, the people of
the South will understand that the great battle |
against their Northern enemies has yet to be |
fought. There is anything but peace yet upon
the slavery question.
BotND FOR EURoPE.--Among the passengers |
booked for Liverpool in the list Of the Pacific
which leaves tomorrow morning, are Hon. Ste