Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-12

Co. So. DIVISION ANTI-SLAvERY SOCIETY
commenced its session in thiscity on Saturda
evening, at o'clock. E. L, Capron, IL
President, took the chair.
W. L. Garrison was then introduced to Il
audience, and read Resolution No. /, whic
was followed with some very strong remark
upon the present political aspect of the time'
w. w. Brown then made some very humoi
GUS and caustc remarks in review of d.
AdaIns's "South side View of Slavery; be
ing able to speak more experimentally tina
| DIR. Adams could.
Henry G. Wright then took the platform
with the declaration that in political matter
in this country, there was and could be Will
slavery continued TO exist, but two polite;
parties. viz: pro. slavery and anti slavery,an
followed up this proposition with some yeI
striking and characteristic reuIarks in demon
stration thereof.
The meeting then adjourned till Sunda.
morning.
Sunday morning. at 10 1-2 o'clock, the Pres
ident, E. l.. Capron, took the chair.
Samuel May, Jr., offered vocal prayer.
Nominating and Finance Committees We're
appointed.
| The Treasurer and Executive Committee
made their annual reports which were
adopted
| Mr. Garrison then read the resolution un-
| der consideration, and proceeded to comment
| upon the causes for the thinness Of the meet
ing, attributing it to the false worship Of til
| times.
Henry G. Wright then remarked upon IL
worship OF the times, a worship that reveI
| enced days, books, institutions and cerem,
MES, while man. the great object which =
institutions should be made to protect, ,
/ TIo l;,r.o
lows: 'sGod Is love, and ne that dweleth /
love dwelleth in God, and God in him."
Adjourned till afternoon.
Called to order-at o clock by the Presidel ..
| John McComb made remarks upon the ge =
| eral characteristics of our enterprise as co :
trasted with other public operations in I e
| community.
Mr.. Garrison made some general remarl 4,
| and reported from the Business Commute i,
| the Resolutions Nos. 2, g. and 4,
w. w. Brown followed in an eloquent a,
dress upon the supremacy oil the slave pow
| i'll the country.
| On motion of a. K Foster, it was voted -,
raise 800 for the Tract cause of the Amer
can Anti Slavery Society.
| s S. Foster took the platform in opposite
to the resolution, as singing out the "Knov
| Nothing party while all political partit )
| have been, are, and of necessity must be, III
| der the U. S. Constitution, proslavery al /
| crestfallen.
S. May, Jr., made a short appeal in favor
| the petition to the Legislature for the remov;
of E. g. Loling hom the Office of Judge
| Probate for Suffolk County.
Adjourned till evening.
| EUenmg.--The meeting was opened by II
| President, with full hall.
! The Nominating Committee reported Il
fo1l for off fOr fba
year:
President, bingham L. Capron.
Vice Presidents-Josiah Henshaw, of "
| Brookheld: Moses Sawin, Southboro' Dar
| lei S. Whitney, do; Adm Ballou, Milford
| Clark Aldrich, Westboro'; n. P. Smith, Mill
bury.
Ireasurer-Samucl May, Jr., Leicester.
| Secretary-John Ii. Crane Worcester,
| Executive Committee-Abby K Foste-
| Sarah II. Earle, Eliza A. Stowel, and OH
! Loveland. of Worcester Il. D. Draper, Mi
ford Henry Carpenter, Upton; Jos. A. How
! land and Seth Rogers Worcester.
| This report was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Garrison then read Resolution No.
in connection with those before reAd and fol
lowed with review of the position of thos
| Free Sellers who have sunk themselves in IT,
| Known othing party.
John McComb replied, defending, in som
| part, the Know Nothings asking time for thu
new party to develop itself, before it shall br
| judged
II. c. Wright made one Of his brief, char
acteristic, and powerful speeches.
S. 5. Foster offered resolution No. 6, an
made remarks explaining that he had no o.
position to any religious or political organize
ton, only as they were pro-slayery.
Rev. L. W. Higginson spoke with his usu
fervor and strength.
AT 10 clock the meeting adjourned, vot
ing 10 lay the Resolutions on the table, an
offer them, with the proceedings, for publicr
ton in the Worcester papers.
The resolutions were as follows -
l. Resofued That as for any her issue whatever,
fore this nation, worthy of paramount and all bsorbi
consideration, except the Immediate entire, and cern
| overthrow of slavery, know, and solemny bou
| to kROlD nothing.
| 2. Resolred That in tire disappearance of the Fir
Soil alias the Republican party, the recent election
this Commonwealth, and its absorption by another part
based upon false principle, animated by proscripN
religious, and geographical spirit, pursuing suicidal
icy, and as thoroughly ignoring the cause of the slave
either of the old parties how utterly unreliable
any political organization for the deliverAnce of our
| shaved countrymen.
3. Resoiued, That while we have never prejudged Il
action of any party, the subject of slavery, Meth
have hesitaed to bear faithful testimony agai
any party in alliance with the shareholders Of the Soul
or guilty of compromising tina rights of the oppressed
our land; thus demonstrating to the world, that it
aim TO remember them that are in bonds as boum wi
Them, and that have other object in view than th
| immediate emancipation therefrOm
Res0tUed, That still actuated by tina came disintere
ed and impartial spirit, called upon oppose
repudate the self styled {" Kr Nothing party, viii
has suddenly sprung up in the and-drst because
claims to be the only true American party, the
est and most prosorptive Of that term second
because it is in direct and active cooperation with
Southern man stealers who are hailing this new NOV
ment the effective inslrumentallty break do
the AntiSayery enerpr Sc thirdly because the orga
of this party throughout the country are uneqnyocala
united in the declaration that s. it will into
crusade against slavery that Git is entire repud
ton OF everything like aboili0nism," that 9 it knows
distinction between the North and the South and thai
is composed Of sound conservative clements entirely.
ReSotUfd, That any and every political organizat
swearing support the Constitution Of The United Stat
with its admitted saveholding compromises. is, and of
cessity must be, pro.slayery party, and therefore
worthy of confidence or support
9. ResofUsd, That as an Anti-Savery Society mai
no warfare upon politics or political parties such, b.
whenever political party shall be organised upon tru
and consistent Anti-Slayery principles shall hail
with light as new auxiliary in The great work Of de
yerng country from The terrible crime Of slavery.
| The Slave Trade iu New York.
From The Evangelist.l
| 1t has often been said that the slave tradt