New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-13
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANTI-sLAvERY SOCIETY.

NEW-1Okk ANkl-SlAVIshh cOClEi1'
The first annual meeting of this body was held nst
evening the Tabernacle. LAUREN WyrnoRE ESQ, rrc-
sided The attendance very nuaerous and enhrsi-
as,c The objects Of tin, Society briefly explained In
its ndaments Il prncipesss laid dowirn the report vis:
frt that Slavery, under shsever circumstances 1t may
exist, is sin sgainst God and wrong agnrt man and
second that ir,aednte emancipation Ia the right Of tho
slave and the drty of the msser. The mestsg opened
with hprayer offered by the Rev. SANE. MAY afer which
the Secretaries read brief statement od tho objects
of th Society.
Their THEoDoBE PARY IA Nh ,fss gpeuker Ills
address was very long and elaborate being rsee with
stats details and extracts om the 8ouherr press It's
delivery occupied about two houpj can, therefore.
only give oute Of tho d eeurse. After gr'sng MI
description of the geogra eal feacses OF the United
States ts wealth and bomdles uRdeyeleped re-
Ninhnbed by nlY Angie saxon cod just
peihaI sufficiently tempered BY those Other feslies or
the BIZ nan race Improve he qualities OF ne parent
stock lie sad thft this stssaan was repnblcan In
lis orr ef government and its people democracy. Here
there born priesthood t. sssi I'd bsiween the nation
and its God Pope 10 entail is1 epews ON the curch
no Bishop to claim divine rghI over the people and
stand between them and II sr God no king to ride
upon the. nations neck, aud noblemen, except
such Las Sod had rRs, to snol olize the Government
The De ole pei and heir reiPi0n.ou OF
that re Station which God hirsea has given them. The
people king, and rule hemselves The people
the noblemen for tbsy possess tho esrth make
the laws, and choose the rates Industry Is fee,
TO weigh down the asman mir l. We nation OF far
mers TaeeLanios miners and chaDt; nation Of
world, save oneEngland But ia fsr above % the other
features Of this country rises tho great American political
idea seevident truth thfs cannot be proved because
anert lr 10 all demonstration ry IL endowed
with certain natural and in zhenable rights, em0ng wic
are tn all equal and that this great principle
musyest Abe 10 this mighty gror adwork this
sceuuuaton of numbers sdus.ry aud wealth Is the great
American religious idea that there but God, that
Christianity the true religion, and hat The pure worship
ralty benevo ence and Ibianthropy towara What
glorious spectacle does i this prent to the foreigner
tbs Swiss the German, the Scsnd payian nd the Irish
man, as each of them views it at dtar ss But, alas
bsw different the spectacle whea they here and
the actual state Of polite relaors Whenf they
land here with all their high hopes and generous rsprs-
tons what must be tlair and disappointment
when they half the land blsek with Slavery When
they oneeghth Of the entire population Of the ountry
counted a. cattle not citizens at ALL human
teria property, animals, things to which te ord
nary tights Of humanity must net be extended.
area which Slavery covers, and that its baleful
influence was widespread that there not IN reality
an iseh Of free soil in the land. The Stars and Stripes,
wherever they from Florida toyanccaysrs Island,
and from Maize the shores Of the Pacific sre but the
stsudard OF Slavery. The speaker next contrasted
the condition Of New.York with virginia and then
politicians and oceboders, both at the present moment
and in times past. The Presidents have either been the
direct Representatives of the slave power its silent and
indirect supporters The Supreme Court Is saysh In ts
tendency so the majority Of the senate, and 20 has
been the House Of Representatives for forty years Inc
majority of the Members Of Congress from toe Nor inc
Dougbiaces are oyereesfor the save-ownsr Doug
las is email overseer Everett great one Enmfyt 70
the slave and 10 bis race prevails syerywnsre:
Even in Bcston the school house c snut aganss
the black man, and the door OF tne ohaicn
slammed in his face. After consiaenng .nS
the injustice done the slave in regard to education nc co
rased the conduct Of the German and Othsr Eufopen
emerants in relation to the question OF slavery Win ss
of tie Irish and the Roman Catholic priesthood wnom no
arfoiqned A being always on the SIDE OF slavery no
then baa 10 The consideration Of the policy of the Demo
orats p extending territory merely in accoEdance IN mo
wthes OF the South. With reference 10 CaDa, ns pe
ed thai whatever method might be adopted, 70 gst Po
se, .on Of Il, Ibuseris, purchase or open war tne ~
ts,nrt woud be attended with the greatest dnuues. apo
Spansh uower together with tropieal climate ann no
stcres ~ England in the island being insurmounaoe
obstacIes The speaker concluded with afnrnng cr me-
eeSsity of getting rid Of slavery utterly and hnaiy s
sSdress was received with much applause, mingled WI"
slight dsapprobation. ,.,.,.,oS IS
Wx LLOYD GARRISON said that owing to the iancs' ~
the hour he would give way TO the next speaker
WyypyLL PHILLIPS made short speech a Sheh u"
commented more fully Of the satiste'" 'he sew
Theodore Parkers address and said thar ssver WY
mia was inferior TO NewYork in all oner sos -
CO rtanIy before her in manhood oI s"< says "u1. %
means and acts upon il. He also Spa sSsele ''ny ~
the policy of Mr. Webster, and san W whaessl hS ~
he ,bouob, hv .ome Of the mproPe ~ OF speaking ~ OF
he des5 we Cannot afford forgive men whose eyu hves
after them We have great iess on 70 ean nom tno
sub Nc aont want more know iege, reading or
,;; or mare Of thoee things ach already character
!, = NaxYork and New-Engsr d, but more pluck, and
,rs seermnaou to stand BY our inssituopa Mr. Phii.
Ess syerh vns r-ess srh enthusiastic appauee, and
Il The ier1anstgu q % assembly sePssssed.