The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-31

the convention called to order, arose 70 address
the audience, being received with demonstrations OF
respect and esteem. He said that the society had
usually listened to charges against them In silence,
and to trust to circumstances to show the correctness
Of their principles. But under the present circum-
stances, when public feeling is so thoroughly aroused
In relation to slavery it is proper that explanations
should be made, to bring as many as possible into
their ranks 1t Is said by some that they were too
rash in their movements, and harsh In their denun-
citations, but the facts would bear them out in what
they cay. They had men who denounced, and they
would be false to the slave If they did not use denun-
cation and sarcasm, as well as argument. There
are dead hearts to be resurrected, suggards to be
aroused, and dumb dogs to be made to speak 1t is
wonderful that they had not become more the slaves
of one idea; wonderful that they had 80 de-
iberately reasoned and argued upon the question
The constitutional, religious philosophical and poll
ilcai eects OF slavery have been set forth in the
ablest and calmest manner. Sumner, in his great
speech did not advance an idea that was not familiar
to these conventions And Rantoul who was the
ablest man OF his party If not the ablest politician OF
New England, who never spoke till he had penetrat
ed to the bottom Of his subject was dependent upon
as for his facts and ideas though he presented them
with infinite force and effect. This cause has been
patiently argued before many who oppose it were
all these men had got their arguments from the abo-
0nists, but they had found none but what had been
used BY them years ago. Mr.. Phillips condemned the
name in favor of monument to Clay and also be-
cause they had shed tears around the grave of Web
ster II any one expected that OF this society, he
would be disappointed. They were frank men, and
saw men the same when dead as when living. "The
evil men do lives after them" 1t is not malgnity
that pronpts to denounce the dead; it is to show
to the living that we have an earnestness in our
purpose, when we put on record their charac-
ter. We denounce institutions, because they
deserve it. And when we come out from the
church it is because they will not act with US in this
mighty and noble movement. The church had been
sought, and asked for aid, till they had cast out
those who begged to them, as pests. DR.. Beecher
had been asked to come out fifteen years ago. but he
said be had too many irons in the fire. But his blood
in the second generation has since come voluntarily to
our aid and aroused the world by its eloquent appeal
Uncle Toms Cabin is doing mighty work, but its
influence would not have been so great had it not
been for the labors of antsavery men, The troubles
and escapes of slaves will afford the richest field in
future age for the Walter Scott of American tera-
ture. The speaker alluded to Charles Summers
course in Congress- in terms Of eloquent denuncia-
fi0n, for his alleged apostacy to the antislavery
cause. Mr.. Phillips spoke something over an hour,
In his happiest STYLE and listened to with marked
attention, except at times when some sparkling idea
electrified the audience into demonstrations Of ap-
pause. Shortly after he finished speaking the con.
vention adjourned.
The convention met again on the 28th, but the two
preceding days having used up all their available
ammunition, the proceedings were fiat and unnte-
resting, and the body finally adjourned for another
year.