The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-12

regards, especially in commercial political and rel
gious point Of view and expressed 1t to be his impress
sion that il the South with put down. they
would extend the Of their influence Mexico the
Sandwich Islands, Central America, and great many
other places too numerous to mention
LUoI11A MORT observed that il the resolution were
connection commercial political and religious with
those who waowed in the wealth secured the labor
of the oppressed slaves of the South.
WIN. L. GARRISON remarked that that would depend
upon the manner in which individual opinion
FRED DOUGLAS here came forward amid some Kisses
and confusion and made obsery atoms in reply
Z. H. Remond. He was not very favorably received.
Mr. REAoSD insisted that his conception of Douglass
speech on the previous evening was correct
After Douglass got through, gentleman named Mel
len recognized by the Chair to the evident disgust
of individual at the end of the hall who wished to OBJ
tain the floor but not succeeding therein the chair
man TO :" Co. be DID,
Mr.. RrMoND then said something but nothing of the
slightest interest
Mr. MEiIES then inquired how they could dissolve the
Union IL could only be done By war or by obtaining
the consento reefourths of the States which
likely from the nature of the peculiar state of opinion
in the country, TO be brought about.
The resolutions were then put adopted there
dissenting voices which the Chairman character
lied as being those of outsiders merely
Rev. Mr. MAY then introduced series of resolutions
relative TO friends Of the who had deceased
since the last meeting Of the Association and made
euloesc remarks in relation to the parties alluded to
therein.
The Association then adjourned sine die
There will be meeting of the Executive Committee
held this morning An invitation was extended to the
delegates to participate in the proceedings Of New
York Anti Slavery Society, to be held this evening.
The Central American Education Society.
The annual meeting Of the Central American Educa
ton Society held yesterday afternoon in the
set apart for the of the body, in the New Bible
House, Aston place.
At four O'Clock the Rev Or. Honey called to the
chair, and the Rev. Mr.. Hubbard gave prayer.
The minutes Of the last annual meeting were read aud
approved.
In the temporary absence of the Treasurer the Record
ing Secretary read the financial report from which it
were-From collections in churches and individual do
nations Sd 900 49, loans returned, 1884 50; legaces,
s4 45l 25 in the hands of Treasurer May TO- 1852
s373 27-making total of $1,000.
The disbursements werePaid to beneHcisrcs, 81, 01o
travelling expenses s2s %; rent $751; Office expenses
s143 56 all other expenses $500 26-makng total OF
S505 &C. leaving balance in the hands q the Treasurer
Mr.. BooTH, the Tressurer--who had entered the
room as the report was rea iips-said that the
finances were very 1ourishiDg. Besides the ba-
lance stated at foot of the account, it expected
that the society would receive the amount of S30
already placed to its credit The courts in New York
bad already decided in favor OF the bill granting
100000 in the case of the Thompson legacy and of the
Chandler legacy-amounlng to 500o-a sum of $1,000
had been already paid These amounts made total of
nearly s70,ooo due TO the society, when, in the
month of June years ago IL in debt 5000.
Tie CHAIRMAN remarked that the report Of the Treasu
rer most cheering
The Recording Secretary read the annual report Of
progress which showed that the exerons of the body
had been attended with the most gratifying results dur
ing the year. The paper was accepted and adopted,
after slight alteration having relation to the exact
period Of operation of the society in the west.
1t was moved seconded, and passed, that the Chair
nominate Jnmt'ee for the nomination of directors
and officers for the ensuing year.
Rev. Messrs. skinner and Phelps were appointed
for that purpose.
twas ordered that the account of the Treasurer be
adopted and that the Auditing Committee report to the
Beard
The nominating committee on officers reported that
they had selected the following gentlemen -
I'resident-lIon. Joseph I. Hornblower.
Ftce IreSiden.s-Rev. Doctors Lyman Beecher, Elpha
let Mott Samuel Fisher, samuel H. Cox, William Patton
Thomas II. skinner, NJ. Brown d. Q. Lansing s. S.
Schoonmaker n S. s Beman, L Robinson, L. 3. Chez
yer, Spencer, William Adams, Schumacher, Gideon
n. Judd Joel Parker S. G. Wood Israel Crane Esq A.
Boorman, C. L. Boorman Henry Dwight, Pelatah pert,
". W Chester, L. Roberts.
Corre'ie riding Secreia,y-Rev. J: n. Lewis
Recording Stcredry-Joseph B. Shs field !.
1ftdSNer-Nni. A. Booth.
Directors-Rev Doctors A. D. Eddy S. D. Burchard, s
J. ". McIauc, Geo L. Prentiss, A. A. Wood, o. E Wood,
d. B. Coe, T. H. Skinner, Jr., George Thacher, tisher
Howe, 30, Anson &: Phelps Thomas Denny, Q. B.
The report was adopted after which the meeting ad
jogrned.
The frs, anniversary of this Literary Union,
ges Of the different debating societies in city and
composed entirely of young men, held last night
the large Chapel OF the University. This capacious
room at an early hour crowded to overfowing by
OF the most fashionable and select audiences which
we have met. Among those present noticed
several of our most distinguished citizens poets and
deeply interested in this literary movement
among the young A large number Of Ladies' and
gentlemen went away, unable to obtain to the
overcrowded chapel
Dodwor,hs celebrated band engaged for this OCCASION
opened the exercises by the overture Of Gllaume Te
after which the President and father Of the Union,
Douglas LefIingwell, forward and when the loud
applause with which he greeted had subsidized, he
spoke as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I have been requested to oc-
cupy the few minutes apportoned to night in stating
more fully the designs of union: what hope to
accomplish by it. In laying the foundations Of a
institution it is difficult to say what will be the result
OF what may incidentally out of it. In each degree
Of progression, new issues are revealed and ele-
manen,ly established which did not open issues and
which did not reach beyond the intentions OF its
founders There is no knowing what is in the hu.
soul until you wake its pulses and it with
intelligent conception of its mission cloud applause
We know not what good there is in what call society,
for each member composing it, until grapple its link
ing strings md bring men together in every style
OF social intercourse. But specific objects we
must have, and from these we branch of to general
expected grow out OF this union Of societies. based
upon the principle Of holding quarterly public sessions
and found that the question had sort of double
ing. Some looking at the profit in pecuniary sense put
their question in this shape rs there any money to be
made of il ~ How many dollars worth shall get
If join your ''Do You expect to make any money out
Of ~ While others intellgenty ask how hope
TO reach and better the condition Of society and facii
tate the processes OF popular education. The first
question never answer but simply repy-If life to you
has higher objects than the acquisition of dollars and
cents, 60 and make them-you wasting time II you be-
stow thought upon anything else (Renewed ap-
Ilause Questions sometimes best answered by asking
others There Is reason well shrewdness in Yankee
oddities In reply therefore, to the second phase of the
ques ton, ask what is the use Of any educational
institutions Why, your colleges, your seminaries,
your common schools, your public braries9 You say
they take hold of the public mind and EDUCATE 1t. So
say these associations these societies. reach down to
the very ground work Of society and develope abilities
which latent there and which other educational
associations able to reach Oar direct object them
TO build up these lyceums wherever find material
enough 10 organize them ana then TO surround them
with association which will brace them up and make
them permanent. Enthusiastic applause.) We mean
TO build up stage before which drop curtain,
anl back OF which green room but which