New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

that the voices pleading for the slave ahii pc IN .
on TL ,be voice Of fate sounding for ever IN our ear
Eut gs aid In the beginning, did no, rlse I'd MAKE
rreecL beg silnpy say, believe am the only one
Of tic eakers not belonging % tn. s9,,ey % bn,d,sa s
H. .,;, ttis fc,-that do belong 10 the sccety-l
90 ro, VIII 10 be understood discaimlng their fellow
sipfar from i, But a. The pastor OF ore ec
.fv or ofe,o; rea: applause and that every thurch
in the land h in principen the idea-an Aboliioa %,
eety; although Il must be confessed WIN sorrow ana
shame tie great majority very unfahful AboltIonist-
Mr. GARRrsos announced that Mr. PARKER could not be
resent and read letter from him explaining the cause Of
his absence
The congregation then united in singing hymn titled
" The Car Of Freedom.
Mr. GARRIsos then introduced Mr.. PURvis in the fol-
lowing words have the pleasure Of Introducing to the
audience one Of that prescribed cass Of our couniy-s
large proportion Of whom held as chattes-one VINO
pesses fer oolored man. Although Mr. P9rvis IN 'he
North il protected yet if he should travel % LOUISIANA ne
would be arrested being free man OF color ana ,us
into prison to work out year OF hard labor au us
what To be liberated No, but TO be merged mo 'le
macs OF slaves and never again TO appear aih0nS n
ns a man. introduce 10 you Robert Purvs OF byOeHy'
Ia. e, ~, .-,..
Mr. PuRvIs then came forward and SAID; Inc re'hafA7
Won have employed in introducing me to tns audience eA
cies feopc p nv mind scarcely ever dormant in the
terrible ordeal through which we are passing eVey mo
mont of our existence in the presentation to-day OF tha
.,te of iugs which yicmlZes us by cruel ana releh
les prejudice. his Sir, Is hard very nara 70 Oe i2
with due Difference TO modesty, we h'e " IN ode
consciousness Of rights ana our ihai'Ho3u'
Put Dir. President, you have snh ina. 'n.7
Is The twentieth anniversary OF the American % AnI-
slavery Society; but Sir through this long lapse Oi years
:, Slavery truth has been preached according
10 the gospel of this Society we feel to-day tne
of yet pesenpg to The American % pGPs 'ne noi nnssnu
hat there yet needed from The people O ths
country practical recognition OF the iacf ia 'e cooeu
man is entitled equal rights with oher me Dul or,
x.all.o ed
ard The preent aspect of cause, that our cause yet
trumIh beg leave, Sir TO offer a. an expression VI NY
views spon this point the ioownS III. anti
Bootd That The ccDiie 6et~een he ves e
sl,ver, cause and as b. presented hsei t"en 80
Bic sentiment evned in the newspaper pe ach
Only inspire the friends Of .he os d ~ Al caea o.
that mighty revolution Z gong .say on syer, ~ and the
70 the eoored Of the rights Of which he mas been 10
We SI recolect the effect of the first declaration OF
immediate and unconditional emancipation ana no" arse
rewards were offered Tor the head OF the man VINO ueciao
IT, That was imprisoned ID souu'eIn P. P'iooH tto
energy and spirit of that philanthropy penetrating ule
ws Of slavery said Il am in earnest VIII not eqVo-
"cate; will not excuse Will not reuca' sse MI c
"and will be heard That these pledges lhaue ~ S ui'
force of an abiding trust IN the pOwerOi ruin anu "ou
ba.n IN Allied no argument is needed 10 SHOW Ibc 'Il anu
per,ecutions and sacrifices OF property oi hDery anu W
have shown that those men engaged III s eauo o
10 be turned aside. Our presence mere lOuay s
tbat there has been triumph both OF the principles whgh
thev advocated and the persons who advocated the ne
IN
mrb of their principles and that was the IeDouhdhs OF
rnlc sentiment verwheming in deteat the mlscreant,
John Michel the who longs for asouter plahlatoh
with healthy negroes ana VINO % rty the sscred
names of ST. Paul and Jesus Christ. Loud applause
That braggart traitor to liberty had met WIN repuse
which while il an index oi the advancement o our
PRINCIPLES will be warning to any unprincped oregn
who NAV hastily PROSTATE Their seNle SOUS
TO the slavehoidng spirit OF our land Appause'l ms
John Mitchell is disgrace to your City ana ms rIgn%ee zee
IA l. NUlC
parloned for expressing himself strongly lie had once
been interested association which had IN view the
promotion of the Repeal N Ireland .res ool Oi
could. Cries Of " Hear hear We sympahlzed WIN i
Ireland in her distresses and were willing to contrib
pecuninrly and otherwise IN tne elol5S W'n e & Io
potism that afflicted her. and we cou'd mol LOT sg 'o
m, n ur ose that the recognized leaders IN that
were such men as your Mches ana M lSn,;r brse
&C ontlemau has yet according to his own SHOWING, nise
Years TO determine whether he Will be man or
not: in other words, he will then DECIDE wheiner w
his influence shall be against or LOT nat' &c
hn,n Americans many of whom descendants oi
those WHO shed their blood in the revolutionary srug-
ole and helped maintain the liberties OF ths country
aud in securing refuge for even such VagaDonds ou
a,louee there was now misaking the sentiments oi
tiis dav He alluded to articles which had recently ap
reared in TBE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE ON the value oil ihe
Mon as ominently significant of mighty change gong
on among the people The spirit the feeling the ludg,
men the sentiment Of the world Is for freedom Tor al
men The thrones of desposm all over 'he WORM WI
=
anmang snd calling upon every man 10 DO MS uu'y III
behalf Of freedom. -. =, - . Z. IL. .;.;.o,
MIR FuRNrss said that as Mr. Purvis was ieiowcitzen
of his he would say that he had reputation for man o
wealth a all events he rich enough 10 have purchased
hn alliance with winter complexlon but he chose 10 lie
great credit 10 identify himself with the coored race
Mr. ARRIsN alluded TO the decay Of Southern chvary
and dsres Of the South eynced IN the iac Oi ihe
STOPPING 70 low take up JoHs Mitchell and encour
age him by Unprecedented acts IN legislation lie reao
letter explaining the absence of Mise STONE, who wa
unable to be present ON account of being required t'
to be with her mother in sickness lie then houueeu
the audience WENDELL PHILLRs, Esq., who spoke a
L,plIs AND GrYrLEMEY: / should feel great regret Il
stand here now in any in the place OF the speake
whose absence has Just been apologised for did not feel
as our friend Mr. Furness has expressed himself that TN
is not meeting for speeches, but to take sides III grea
moral controversy and that only purpose and expeca
ton here is not to tickle your with eoqucnce but
tell plain unvanshed tale aud to endeavcr to arrest tn
attention Of great nation the greatest of all possbl
wrongs You Will allow, friends, at any rate, thai IN IN
letter ha, has just been read 10 you Miss stone e we
Lnown advocate of human rights and OF woman right'
NJ least yindicates herself most emphatcaly from III
charge of neglect of her home to-day Laughter ana 81
pause1 You will have II to say Also ana inc meuio
viii be impressed upon you by your own disappom
ment that she feels the weight and responsibility q
her domestic relations endery and as fully as ihose h
ae accustomed to occupy this platform, anu hefese M
whenever the charge is made against the champions OF IN
cause Won will at do her the justice 10 ecouee ha
once disappointed you on such an occasion as ihis.
President this is indeed marked occasion ana caho
even commence any remarks upon the general aspects
the sntislavery until have called your attention
the singular fact and indicative certainly oil much
hst hone 10 which Mr. Purvs has alluded that we are me
here for the first time within my memory IN the Cy
OF New-YoIk on an Anniversary of the American An.
Slavery Society, IN building c9nsecfaeu ~
religious sentiment. You may not view this
/ much but strsws show which way the WIND bioW
Ii is great thing that recent events nav
done for us when they have stirred deeply the public ser
tneni even here community whose streets roar vii