The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-13


terms TO the Rev MIR scudder, and his three sons,
American missionaries. He spoke oil the Madras mission
the 1ehgion-Dnd particularly that OF devil worship
among the Brahminsthe intrigues Of the Jesuits and
hraily represented the field most arduous for
the missionary He concluded with eloquent and
powerful appeal to the peoe of this country increase
the means iS the spread Of the everlasting gospel and
to send forth aborers TO work for the evangela
ton Of the world
AT the conclusion of Ir. Dufr's speech n hymn was
sung after which benedction was pronounced and
The meeting separated
Abolition at the Tabernacle.
ANNIVERSARY or THE NEW YORK ANTIsLAvERY
socILTI-sPEECHEs or THEODORE PARKER, WEN
DELI PHILLIPS, AND OTHERS.
The New York City Anti Slavery Society, an of shoot
of the Corrisonan abolition party held what was called
its anniversary meeting at the Tabernacle last evening"
The announcement that Mr. Theodore Parker, of Bos-
ton would speak FOR the first time during the week. So
cured large audience including many women who
went as they go TO the theatre, the tickets sold
at shilling each; the show'' appearance Of the affair
heightened by little crowd around the ticket ohice
Many OF the big guns Of the party, including Icssrs
Wright, Garrison, Theodore Parker, Wendell Phillips
and others, were seated upon the platform. Also A
Davis the spirit rnpper &c The meeting was called TO
order by Mr.. LAUAES wEruong, the President of tie
Society
TIE Chairman introduced Rev. Mr. MAY OF Massa
chusets who opened the exercises of the evening VITA
long abolition prayer but number Of the strong
minded aboltioniss male and female Of the Wright ard
Foster stamp, seemed to take but very little interest
the devotional proceedings.
The annual report alluded to by the President II
is printed and makes pamphlet OF twenty four pages
but gives Of the usual statistics 1t repeats the
usual abolition arguments and gori6cs the officers for
the success oil the lectures delivered last winter
Rev. THEODORE PARKER, OF Boston, would ask the at
tenon of the audience foI few moments TO the
OF sl cry in America. Geograp phcay viewed our coua-
try is beautiful exceedingly Here is the foundation OF
great naton--not nation, but commonwealth, with
also differences enough in blood 20 make Of
men, and much better than the present Anglo saxon.
The Eastern and Western sections the country the
finest portions Of It. What spectacle il is nation
not eighty years old great in its cradel ali is is
democracy-a republic No priest to stand between the
PEOPLE and their Cod-no Popes 10 impose their nehews
on the Church The people are all-bshop, priest and
king Evcrything- travel religion, the press is
free II is nation founded upon industry nation Of
farmers and miners-uot soldiers The army gives
sclGier to every twenty -four thousand Inhabitants.
The nation is the wealthiest next TO England.
Above all this rises the great American ideathat
every is entitled TO certain inaenable rights,
on which tho government must rest Above that
is the other idea-ope God, Christianity whose
worship Il love What contrast this Europel
And this Is the aspect preeened to the victims Of Euro
lean deslotism by this country. But when you
nearer, tie land Is black with slavery More than one
eighth OF the citizens called cattle and the rights Of
humanity must not he extended. Mr Parker read from
the Richmond Enquirer. to prove that the leading idea
Of the South was ia accordance with the above
ment. In spite Of Law slavery has gone California
aud ia the State in whose capital twelve hundred murders
have been committed in year, slavery has been
very properly legai2ed for short time preparatory to
its 6nal establishment Senator cote, whose brother Is
slaNe threatened 10 hang John r. Hale the highest
pine In Alabama, because he was the only that
dared to be true freedom There is not one spot
free roll from Nooiha Sound 10 Key West In part Of
the country is there freedom except the five thousand
acres that Daniel Webster surrendered TO hshburon in
1872 (lisses and appause) The President should be
sworn upon negTo's back he should be to pro-
tect no laws but fugitive slave law-no property but
slaves The Supreme Court Is slave court-he Senates
slave senate-the Senators Mr.. Douglas
is great oyerseer aud Mr.. Everett Is little
homestead 70 every white child bu, wi give
70 children Of the color that Madison eit behind
him. (isses and applause.) II is crime to ieacn
these children their letters that they may spell their
Iih!es. At the North the black IL shut out o
the meetnghouses because he is black although &C
Just men made perfect. The black Il driven out OF
the graveyard Only the gallows and tn ai
Of slavery BY the old Virginia law when slave had
three fourths white blood in his MS he became free
foct that most Of the Virginia slaves from hl
10 bite-fourths white. This being the fact, II
proposed to repeal the law and make the standard nire
tenths Now, Mr. Jefferson left children by his slaves
md beofe they could be free their female descendants
might bear slave children to eavc Presidents Jcf
ferson to Fierce In relation 70 Mr. Agassiz Mr. Parker
said that by his treatise on races he had sold
himself to be the support Of slavery and all the Southern
pess have Joined in the exutaton his detection
r Mitchell comes over here and has the reputation Of
being brave man; but here, the Irish Apostle is only
the Shareholders Paddy The Emperor of Russia even
had liberated some three millions of his slaves What
contrast tctWecn Inc AutocrAt OF Russia ami tue slave
holding democracy OF the United States What sight
TO behold that every eighth person In the land cannot
call his or her little finger their And though Ameri-
ca claimed to be educational country, yet through
out half Of the land it forbidden to teach those
oppressed children Of toll the three letters that spell
God. Though translated the Bible into hundred
and forty languages and sent missionaries every part
e the world, the only missionary that approached tho
slave is the oyerseer with his whip, in place of Bible.
The scandinavian, the German the French AMI other
emgrants, all hate slavery, except the Irish, who,
general thing side with the Shareholders He would like
| to a Catholic priest out in opposition TO this
| inquity (Applause) The voice Of commerce here in
New York was hostile to freedom also the greater
part o tie capital Of Massachusetts The slave trade
coatwise profitable business to capitalists In the
year 81 ship named the Edward Everett carried
groes on two voyages between Beltimoye and the
| IRENE South. ct name, indeed. (Appiaase and
I much hiseing) The great men-the great
! ior rrophets-Clay, Calhoun, and Webster-were
prophets Of slavery and against freedom cloud Kisses
and applause.) Even John Y. Adams, President, did
nothing against slavery, though in his latter days he
made ample amends for his OF omission. Al the
Presidents Secretaries and Office holders and have
been pro slavery Pierce himself in his inaugural
took sides decisvelv with the south. In the States
tir o., ~eIe, 4 hDs lro slavery Inen, a.
s~4s 40 att slaye, "a .her 9ro.essioas Of political