New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANNIVERSARY OF WEST INDIA EMANCiPA-
TION.

AMI LhcAhA -
TON.
The emancipation Of the slave in the British "es' In
dies was Yesterday COMMUNICATED BY the usual annual
festival at St Romans Well under the auspices OF the New"
York Anti slavery Society The company was more hu-
erous than for several years before, particularly the
coored portion who en- this occasion decidedly IN
the minority OF these. nearly all were dressed neatly
and in good taste ard their demesnor throughout the day
would compare fayo-ably with that OF many OF their
lightersk inned neghbors on similar occasions
The addresses were s delivered from platform erected
in grove seats being ranged in front OF for the
audience.
MI O clock or sosn after the assemblage called
70 order by Mr. LAUREs WETNoRF President Of the New
York Anti Slavery Society A "Jubice Song" was sung
bv the assenblage and prayer made by the Rev Will
LIS HoDGEs icolored Of Willamsburgh
The President then introduced MIR HoRtcE GREELEY,
who was very kindly received He demonstrated that
radical wrong never redounded to the beneht OF the
wronger. OF all wrongs that which deprived people OF
their individuality. their natural rights, was the most
heinous and invariably brought IN ITS tram moral ana
social ruin OF this fact he instanced examples and no
feared that should America continue TO foster anu
perpetuate Slavery, she, too, would eventusiy Do
added 10 the numerous warning beacons OF history.
Already he saw fair and fruitful soil becoming erd
and desert beneath its lnuence science arr inVen-
ton genius sultifed within its precincts, and des-
rotc barbar.sin fast usurpng Republican CIVILIZATION
Ard vet the STAKEHOLDER knew not, realized not that the
bopdhCe which he imposed MS sidNt
in no less degree. Annually at the South conventions
were held and resolutions adopted that New York ana
Boston and Phade phia anu Liverpool should cease 10
be the commercial iucrums OF the world And YET with
bound,e.s natural wealth with ample harbors and noble
rivers they do not progress develop but sagnate. rot
and die Of inanitOn, never realizing that great ldhda-
mental truth As We snail you reap. IL ieit
that The time was nigh a hand when men of fhe North
should speak with their whole souls, No Fellowship
with slavery To draw the line between slavery ana
Freedom he confessed would be difficult undertaking
and he who did must far north oil Mason ana DIX
ons Line For in the Office the countingroom aud even
In the pulpit tie double lens OF ten per cent interest 80
blinded the moral perceptions of men, that they
found it difficult to perceive that Slavery was
Injurious not alone to the slave but also o the slave
owner and some even failed perceive anything lnur-
GUS in the institution at all and stood ready to defend
10 the death Admitting such state Of moral perycrsion
TO exis-and ii assuredy did exist among the people OF
the Nor;h-hen, men who loved their country as pa
tro a. well a. free men, il behoOved all 10 stand upon
the one platform Of No Fellowship with slavery II
some Of the ultra slave States were mad enough
10 threaten dsuIi ion, though individually he had never
counseed it, he should be willing to Say 20 them TO IN
peace Mr. Greeley then spoke in highly euloZistic
terms Of tho act of the British Government IN mannmt
ting the slave in their colonies. lie believed the
Government had been stronger, purer, ana more
enduring for the act. As the men VINO
So nob wrouc for that end lived to see it accomplished
80 he hoped might those who bravoly have battci
against the wrong in land live to see the attain
neut Of their hopes. He concluded by appealing to that
portion OF his who belonged II the prescribed
race 10 show by their demeanOr their title to freedom and
80, al positions pu their children into such situations
as would ennble them to become respectable ana worthy
citizens and practically refue the Le that the right
" tul position Of the African is Slavery.
Tie audience then sang song by the Rev. John
Perrepon, entitled British Emancipation after which
the meeting adjourned until @ O'Clock dinner. During
the interval the younger portion Of the company amused
themselves in rambling about the grove swinging, and
other congenal sports
Aer dinner another song, the Prayer for the Slave
bv the same author sung.
The Rev SAMUEL j. MAY, one of the pioneers of the
AnSlayery movement in America was introduced to the
audience and heartily received. He said the emancipa-
on of $40 900 slaves the lat Of August 1884, was
more worthy deed than that which has made forever Illus
rious the Fourth OF July, l576. IL was a. much more
worthy as the pract,cai application OF great principle IL
n ore WORTHY than the declaration OF IT, Ihe apeaAer
went On 10 draw parallel between the Revolution ana
the act of Emancipation He showed that wherever the
msuuitted blacks the West Indies had not come up 10
the standard of public expectation II III good part 10
be aiir bued to the white planters Themselves, oil whom
after the Emancipation but the INSCRIPTIONS refuse re-
maned-he better portion OF them having gone nome 10
eriOy their illgOtten gains. lhese set the worst
examples the colored population who were looking to
them for guidance. The speaker commended however,
hat the blacks OF the West Indies had done far for
themselves than could have been reasonably expected OF
them under the circumstances; and that to the present
dAy they demonstrate the dlenes OF the argument so ire
gueptly advanced against immediate emancipation by
showing that they and d. live IN peace and prosperity
and more prone to anarchy wee and lmInorAiy
than their more favored brethren the whites lie con-
cuded by fery emily hoping that the day Of emancipation
il America would soon arrive.
Other speakers, among whom were Olver Johnson,
Mr. d. Harris John o. " attes Of Ind, addressed the
audience. .,
At o'clock the company returned ~ the city, well
pleased with the excursion.