New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERf So
CIETY.

The anniversary meeting of this Society was held last
evening at the Tabernacle Notwithstanding the untor
nate state of the weather. the attendance was numerous
and exhibited much interest in the proceedings. JOHN
RaSKiS occupied the chair.
The exercises commenced by selections from Scripture
and PRAYER by the Rev. ID. NJ. GRAHAM.
short abstract of the annual report was next re"u "y
ne Secretary We select from 1t the most interesting par"
fsu,s After aluding to the circulation of large issues
Of Anti.slavery publications, among "h''h arc
xsllv paper published in Washington called DeT
Not0roI Demokrak and The Daily N"f'on@ Erd
T onort speaks in terms Of high commentator OF the
uAmer;can Tract and Book Society, established az Cu
enha Ohio, whose object TO Sereo'SJ onnsitpry Of
Evangelical and anti-slavery books The object Is one oil
upsTsakhbl Importance and deserves the cordin sup
spsayery literature especially as this is the only ma
tioua Tract Society that grappes WIN sro"' anu
sins. 80, ~. &c ,ho as0o.
esop r capyassing the State of New ana by the
ysrous pstrumenates of lecturing coportage tracts
&c mpressne the popular mind and securing Just anu
Slavery action This plan s recommended u ''' ~
Of the cause in other States. -, ., ,,,
tives and residents of save States, VINO puohey 80
sntisayery doctrines is increasing, and the most gIa
inc accounts are said have been received OF ho
attending the establishment of nonsavehodhg cnuoe , ;
In two or three of the slave States where me "osP
Guiding it's antislavery preceps is successfully pre"oe"
The case Of Mrs Douglass he name in repae as Wen
rs in dishOpOr who has been imprisoned IN e oaa ba
ja Norfolk Va for teaching cOored chiuVeh 10 ieau @
Bible alluded to; and also by way OF contrast, tne
cessul and noble enterprise OF Mlss MINOR ~
q seminary for colored girls in Washington .uy. $3.50
The report speaks of q circular OF the COninec PiV
posing new plan of effort for extending anu increasing
The power of the AntSavery press which appears now
nc rs heon well said by the veteran Samuel Lewis 10 be
bf insrmentaty for extending correct views of the
A., Slavery enterprise, and enstng the people IN the
righteous it aims to promote Menon % .o ~, @ u"c
a. of the free States the subject oi petoh
ongress respecting several speclhed s"ecs %
with the slavery question, ana o0
fbese exertions did much good -. .Lo l.s, ANNA
Mention is made of plan announced a. a. J 'o Si,
meeting for raising the sum OF twenty ~ ;tean tbon
10 be expended by the committee. ~ II Is now
ssnS doiiars of this sum subscribed ~ 10 nv"
: sa ,ast;on whether instead of attempting 10 %.vi %
,nmr,ata tb;s plan il il not best 10 cooperol o;.
t;snds of freedom in forming more eN'eliSNo p 80,
sn hoiy Ieague of Freedom-to embrace az VPPv
nsn,s of slavery who choose TO Jon H. anu n Mmo t,
10 sdopt and carry out such principes a - has bee
she ~, - abolition of Slavery srons nv; SaS,r
.ne Sr, various quarters, that the anll-oaNe
body might be reunited, and ecopel"o of cam
Leen l. hy recent events TO see ic - ,v;,bstan1
- - ~ " =! ss,ts of the friends of freedom III
puns 't. making 10 extend Slavery over tne nov
feSsr;ior;es and if possible, secure It's Pe'"'""" w
the country. . o..ot,,;sh mn ANERIC ~ ISDUs
AZ 70 o, @ to be based on farm OF not less 'hau
,cr l5o of them sacredly reserved ior ~ ~
snd females 10 be equally employed as ioaouv , ,b
iaap ~
h one branch OF handcraft also taught IN '
school and each pupil shall occupy ms tune Tb
a, school in work at some handcrai, or on 'S end
plan i highly commended to the patronage O 'ne ''"
Of humanity. - . .,;.,.. .,;or ,bs pob
Tie Report mentions with great sailsiachon e
stand taken by large number of the newspapss renso
and secular in favor Of freedom, and esPeola ~ Ty
ton 10 the nearious Nebraska scheme eohs IImonts
NEwYoRx TRIBUNE stands very consplcuoS1;s
however the course taken by some OF ne ,ba spnn,
in falling to carry out their legitimate results ,ne ao,rs d
principles avowed by them, and demanding INC e
yorce of all religious societies from slavery .. hs,
portion of the northern clergy the report STATES %
influenced of their hearers 20 unite Win -
ing the The Southern Aid Society, the oh 20 h.
is among other reasons 10 raise money az the no. on
put into the hands Of southern missionary soc'etee
thus express their sympathy, prevent the wlhuIsn% a.
Soutern members from the General Assembly, anu q"''
agitation! =, ,,h-
The conduct of John Mitchell and Thomas r. Meagner
the Irish exiles who after escaping from the crap OF h
gland have arranged themselves on the side OF tyranny
this country is alluded in contrast with the noble an
consistent action of muttudes of Germans, sefexed
this country who carrying the principles OF hoer
which made them the objects of persecution in their father
land and thus practically reassertng the memorable say
ing Of FEASLN, UBI LIBERrAs IBi PATRiA -Whco
IStvfy d,eels there is my country.