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

was II no way q commercial State Slavery though not
mentioned in the constitution had eGectuay controlled
the country since 1TS7 The speaker thea went 10
say that, however public opinion might change in
gard TO politics national banks tariffs, donations Of the
public lands &C. il never changed in respect TO slavery
lie referred to the agricultural and natural OF
the Southern States being especially valuable and
contended that those states we're by no means
IS wealthy and prosperous their natural ad-
yanages would permit them to be II slavery
abolished. The speaker then read an inn
Inense array OF figures relative to the population
school statistics land under cultivation circulation Of
newspapers, number OF able to read and write
and an quantity of other particulars occupy
ing nearly half an hour in the reading OF them and all Of
which he considerably requested the reporters give
er.erso The gist OF the argument, however, to
show that New York was greater State in point of
bers, wealth and commerce, than Virginia. He then
touched upon the adsden treaty and the Nebraska bill
an exceedingly dseursve manner, and branched of to
the acquisition Of Cuba He expressed II to be his belief
that Lopez met with deserved fate when he lost his lie
ON the scaiold This wns another move he believed 10
extend slavery but he thought England account of
her Spanish debt, would not consent to acq uirng
Cuba Moreover, be understood that there agee
ment between England Spain 10 emancpate all tie
slaves IN Cuba within twenty years Tnen TO our o.
tackng the island he would remind his that the
Captain General had document in his pocket author
ling him TO free and arm the blachA at such a. ~,
ment he at. Tie Businesses OF Lbs AEal,
the vomito aud other diseases, wsWBA bsSler he
conduct Of war extremely difficult Besides tn, Span
would issue letters OF msrque How, then, would the
stocAs in Wall and State streets be when the Of che
seizure Of our sips received
(stampng Of feet, signs Of mpauecce and h,sses.)
MI P--lardnn me, ny friends you w.n soon have
better things.
A ANoIcE--rhen let u have them
hr L. went amii many i,ns Of dissatisfaction and
impaenee hkSng to this period occupied two hours
He con'rasted that large assembly with til, TACT that
Messrs. Garrison and Phillips years age were un.
able 10 gs hall in this city in och to hold meeting
IN the course Of HIS observations, when speaking about
the exclusion of the word slavery from constu
on yet the influence Of that institution controlling the
government OF the country, whether wEig democrat
he related What be termea old legend TO ,he following
efeotPefoe the food there existed moastrous giant
that they called Cog; and when the rising
and the ark was about to float he waiod towards it,
avoiding the deep tole laughter and asked Noah to
take him n board But Captain Noah ad.--ssNo caat
take YOU board; You dangerous fellow
and yon Il make ironble dare not take you board
and ue shut down the window OF the ark. (Renewed
merrmeMt) 900 to thunder" said Cog, 'I'n riae,
after all and he put his foot the side of the ark and
got astrde IL with his right le the starboard and
his left the larboad, and he enabled to steer
the ark whatever way he pleased and made things very
uncomfortable within. II was 10 (Mr. p. resumed)
With the constitution; they would not take slavery in
there such word to be found iDit-but it al
lowed TO get asde and it bad since governed the
country ana made things very uncomfortable within
This exceedingly facetious aegory was, of course
cei,ed with the usual quantum of cha has" At last
when Mr. r obliged TO knock under 10 the decided
evidence OF mpatence and weariness which his tedious
baraugue called forth, he gave way for
WM L. GAEi:,oS whe came forward and observed that
they had had much good wine that evening from the
gentleman who bad so unnecessarily he thought sat
down and being temperance man himself, he would
not have them take 200 much. He condlereJ himself
meTo cock boat between two seseuy fours, (Nessrs
Pan kcr AMI Phillips and would beg be considered
crushed. daughter and applause.) MIR. e. then
tired. and MIR. PHILIPS came forward amid much an
plause, and spoke in substance follows
Ladies and gentlemen am we'll aware, with the last
speaker, who has so gracefully and think
sary left this stand that While slavery is boiling its
midnight session at Washington freedom is disposed TO
60 homo az 10 O'Clock (''No, no,n appause), and will
theieloe not deian you but for Few moments merely
that W may Iphl the announcement that brought you
TO this hall. eco on 'Go on") Allow me to COM
ment somewhat upon the statistics and which
friend NJ Parker has Just presented to you lie told
of the wealth of New York and Of the poverty of Vr-
gnia und lie laid before u.s. ample and in detail all It's
items. Had he had a little more time doubt not be
would have added other item to balance sheet
II would have been this Poor she is, unable to
read and write there Is one item in which, in her
ignorance. history says she outdoes New Iork-man-
hood she Gays what she means aud Julius Caesar
has described, "What she wills, sbe wills with will y
and with oil her eighty thousand hat cannot
reac ane write, she rules the nation. Ihe aggregate
wealth Of New York OF New England Was unable TO
buy up Webstervirgina over BIZ. us. Count up your
godpie II upAlet the flashing gems in your midnight
cavern make day Wight and yet the s0nth has magic
to buy up al your hveretts and Weas,ers. Your
chants meet tomorrow in the Park--,i0d bless them,
(oud cheers send up protest sains. rhis inf nous
swindle II is a noble effort and they VII do their ut
most. believe the old spirit OF 1890 IS alive again
What Rufus King and Harry Otis tried to do in 1920 they
will try to-day. Mr.. Parker told that the great
New Hampshire traitor gone. oh no.
eS be said 'pp" st live" ' Where VIII a. the anew New
YORK merchants meet with .okes upon their necks 10
protest against evil they cannot help he still lives"
On those untrodlen mountains of Nebraska, which
all The press and uplts OF New ork New England
could not save for freedom-.he 'sti lives" Wher-
the broad earth the heart Of the victim sinks
within him, and the pulse of the tyrant beats faster he
"stl lives and his spirit rules over the blackenrg
storm against freedom. These words come back to us
not IN the raintiye accents Of dying man. but almost
in the jeerng laugh OF the mocang end for every lover
Of liberty. Mr.. L. then went say that always
bad either slaves shareholders for presii dents lie
preferred the latter to the former five had dough
faces st the North he contended there would be mt
Washington. The great ovil, however. in Cog"
and he went for throwing him OF the ark Thea speak
ing of Webster, Mr. said he could not afford forget
men whose evil lived after them (sses snd appause)
when we 20 back into Paradise CONTINUED llr r
] will myself speak wen of Satan until | do /
mean to call him "deviln (Hsses Whom you make
the at Marshdeld large and strong enough place
IN IL the Fugitive slave law, and iind it down with the
seal of Soomon viii consent apply to the Of
Webster no epthet except of praise (Applause,
and considerable hssing) This element Of slavery
marring our compass all sides II but
sense then 70 change the whole relation Of the country
and get rid OF snvcry and its influence the politics
and religion OF the land Where those 1900 Pro
tesants against slavery why have they the
land trembe beneath the force Of their rebue
Douglas for the insults he had heaped upon theS We
tie aboitionists, are the men, and the only who
have uttered Indignation against his attacss the
clergy men of the North who insulted SILENT
But of all those aggre ssions by slavery upon the
of freedom there thing in which have
succeeded that is the right of free speechcf petit
tempted TO break them down-in that case she failed.
Let us never then surrender this manhood Of thinking
for ourselves--of eenouncng and parties mat
ter how boldly and frankly-wbo are recreant to the
OF freedom. And let 20 home with this Lsson,
That II is right TO learn from the enemy" ara hat
what prosperous New York and New England want, is
not 10 read and write more-to make more mone but
II is 70 initiate the 'pluckn Of the Southfo stand by
Your own tons-to be willing TO represen "
ideas, and to send men TO Washington who viii stand
ralanily by New YORK, az the Southern BY the
south. cloud rpplause) That applause IL very rrats
full; send IL TO Washington iucarnated In REPRESENTA-
tive who win speak it. (Cheers) Do send tho gold
dolarthe working looul-the bushe Of grain from the
Geuesee country: send you who WI rally round
Gerrit smith. (Applause and hisses) send you man
"a siSgp fDr SnVar
!, man. think, that would change Captain Noah for
letter one; whereas would have him pot his head
Il lie window and pull 1og'' of the Ark by one OF hi
leg. daughter and applause.)
lhe audience separated immediately after Mr.. Phillips
bad closed his remarks.
New York Conference Trnct Society.
The 6rst anniversary OF this society was held
last light in the Jane street Methodist Episcopal