New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-29
TIE PEMBROKE FAMILY.
rBRoSoyD MEETING or sYMPATHY-sPEEcH2s AND
RESOLUTIONS.


PrEEIseTos, Of Prince and Maron-sts last
ing for tie purpose Of expressing the sympathy Of the
friends OF freedom with the three coored men, Stephen
Robert and Jacob Pembrokel who were 80 ruthessly
dragged back into Maryland Slavery from this City
Friday and their coincidence with their relatives Dr. PEs-
EIsoTos and faiythe latter being the brother Of the
srst named and the nephew Of the Others he having
changed his name after his escape from Slavery.
The house crowded much beyond Its capacity by
deeply sympsihziDg audience. After the usual prelim
nary religious services in which the Rev. JAMES REESE
oficiaed concluded the Rev. j. G. W. PESSISG'
Tos made statement Of the whose startling outrage
upon the forms Of law not to say justice and mercy
had occasoned the meeting. We give sketch OF MS re-
MARKS:
DIR. PExsIYGToS said il his painful duty. as an
individual ask their indulgence for few moments for
The purpose Of making observations IN reference to
that large broken and scattered iamy OF whleh ne was
the only representative in the City. His ancestors, about
four generations ago taken from Africa His grand
father the Of Mandngo prince and heir apparent
30 the throne. Having been brought to this country he
was sold into Slavery into the Tlghman family Of H6gers-
town, Washington Co, Nd, which was very opu-
len and respectable His misortunes were of course,
the downfall Of his family in this counry for having the
misfortune TO be kidnapped his poserity became slaves
They continued to be owned by the Iighman family
until the year 1887. On November Sabbath he the
speaker effected his escape bu at the time he left his
father mother and eleven brothers and sisters in the pos
session Of Col lighman Msortunes then thcky crowded
upon them The speaker then entered into pinute ac
count (which has already been partly given in THE
TRIBUSg of the efforts Of members Of this unfortunate
family obtain their liberty With respect DR.. Pennng
ton himself he informed the assembly that he while in
slavery blacksmith, and considered very good one;
He had been sold at time by lghman for $780, and
aterwaTd taken back And in eight years after
he had effected his escape he directed his counsel Mr.
Hooker, to appyto the Colonel to know the amount OF
one thousand doars-thus showing that after the
lapse of time he had not forgotten the crime Of run
ming away. His father had made several attempts to
escape bur had failed His mother sold person in
Il, that
be found no difficulty in educating himself and
nroyidipo for his own wants Providence had opened
many doors for him. He had found friends every
where not only in this country but in others. Well for
twenyeyen years he had not his brothes and they
could easily imagine the joy which he felt last week when
there an opportunity a he expected for ndugng his
natural 8feoons but all this expectation blasted by
the perhdous conduct OF the law officers who were IN
vested with the power Of deciding the fate of his family
He then gave detailed account of the proceed
ings which have been already noticed in The TriJuRe
and concluded by most feeling appeal, IN which
he emphsiicay declared that whatever cruel and despotc
means resorted TO brethren would meet There were
hearts on both sides of Mason and Dixon line and al
though a minister of Christianity he would counsel
peace and order still If their enemies were determined to
push the present subject of agitation to an extreme they
would like Pharaoh meet the just consequences OF their
acts.
The second regular speaker was the Hon. E. ID. CUL-
yER who spoke with excellent effect and amid warm ap
rlause We give sketch of his remarks
He said that he would not attempt to
sfaee by long speech the deep impression
that Dr. Pennington had just made on all their
minds. He would content himself with enlargng on
some h points and deducng the proper nerences from
them. About year and six months ago he and some
friends had assembled in that church ON an occasion very
different from the present one They had then assembled
and congrauaton that the great State OF had
through its Judiciary pronounced in favor OF restoring 10
Te1as tlsre to he consigned to Slavery But that
evening they had assembled for the purpose expressing
iheir and anger at the calamity when haa oelGe @
their friend He was sure there was not heart there
which did not vibrate in harmony with ms feelings
and did he heer narrative of affiicii9n which
produced in his mind proiounder emotion. What dd
most deestable features. II showed that Slavery was
not at distance, but that it was a. IN ts hDye Siy'
within hail OF the church tself and brought fully be-
fore their eyes. brother of minister of reglon minis
Ter whom YOU all esteem and venerate doctor OF dVny
as the designation it, indeed il has not now become
term of reproach. Yes brother of the individual who
has just addressed you has been 20 mse
of his liberty and handed over to the control oi MS
relentless oppresso The speaker then tooh up ne o
era facts connected with the arrest ana the socaeu a
of the slaves and commented powerfully upon tneni ne
showed the deception that had been practsed py al ine
officers OF the Government who had any connection win
fbs case He had made application to see the prisoners
and was told by the Marshal that they had gone ne was
told that they had had their trial thet tney st 'e reurn p
Now the real fact of the case was as ne M %
by having got access to the prisoners thar az lhe very
were nrisoners i'm an upper room in the building
where he had made the application. Ana so lar
from their saying that they did not want S -
declared IN him their most earnest desire to have cousei
md all the aid which the law placed WITHIN iner reao
ut Won SEQ the sort of trial that they had-a a such as
in the case of the vest thief murderer would be con-
sidered an outrage justice. Why, IL was ho'
only the right of the prisoners 10 nave coun,
sell but it the duty OF the commissioning 70 70
nee that they were provided with good counsel ouch
was his Indignation at the time of this nqutous procedure
that he declared of the minions OF the Conhsso
or that, although he was man OF pence, unu M osea
counseed resistance the laws STILL the poor PShce
Of the slave law were denied the accused he would NOT
only counsel the pulling down of the house over he MN
ions head but the baerng of his head on ms shoueeI
JCbeers Such men these not the guardians OF he
law they are the men who trample law under their fee
Ru he Rad now word to say to the coored people, ana
he reioced that in the assembly there was large inter-
mixture of white faces But what he would ASK was he
relation which the coored people held TO the country IN fe
,nect 10 his Fugitive Slave law Can be said that they
ove allegiance to the law the Constitution lhey are
doubtless the subjects OF the law but what voice haVeey
had in making the lawsl Have not the laws been mace
by Others by those who were arrayed sganse 'e a
placed In Indiana they have been driven oe'; IN iL
io they are prohibited from having hxed residence anu
after certain time they must leave the STATE In Virginia
they may be warned out by any wmie man: IN II i9n' s
temptng TO remain there Thuse you see thes poor eSws
are hunted throughout the land and may In fact be sa
have no country Let then in conclusion Suggest aieW
points in relation to this law All those VINO arc
then is your right to defend yourself to the last speak
with care and caution and repeatn, II you be assaea
alow no man to rampe your natural right WIN inpu
nifty Thirdly: iwoud recommend ,iat q ;,,
any slave YOU can report the fact at once 10
The speaker then concluded his address by lnmaipg n
the present was dangerous time Tor the SCUM 20 Prose
fon the cause of the oppressed would finally TRIUMPH
The third sneaker named in the call was Dr. D. r. SSop
GRASS That gentleman introduced to the meeting oy