New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-13
AMERICAN AyTrsLAvERY SOCIETY.
EyFsmo SESSION

~. G.ss,,os sed the whole Abolition question hanged
an this resolution Of dsunion he would wsh to have
diseussed.
Mr. VAN RrxssELaEn said his remarks in the afternoon
seemed to be sunderstood If they gave the idea that he
wished The pcreiny Of the Union they had been much
marprtbended. There H. he said. real union IN thus
county, the people exist, but not the Union under
stand de matter aright The Constitution and laws OF the
United States have power to protect life and property
in this country, Mr. Quincy beautifully showed this az
Ii Government OF weakness not OF streny'h
"a mere idea Of government. therefore, consider ha
waste Of time 10 fight Union which has no existence end
il exists, has strength. The resolution honors he
Governmenioo much in recognizing az an cplect wor'
Of attack. Let work for the abolition OF slavery II
the Union be the of Slavery and a It's evls say
fight H. and win help you; but If slavery would exst @
without the Union lei US not assai the Union. ii the
South liberated ell their slaves tomorrow, that
would Eot make them equals; they Should snow
themselves worthy o ega1b % vb;D p'sSoFe a~d shuae me
their slaves the seme We ought 10 progress.
We NAV discuss this resolution and pass it. but that won't
dissolve the Union physical force be necessary TO
our brethren who have fallen among thieves let us take
arms 10 rescue them. know these remarks against
the general Of the Society but If there be only two
who feel with let US do something TO befate our BROTH
ers After 20 years IL time 10 do more though the S0ci
city hns done nObly during that time.
o. JOHNSON moved that speakers be required to conihe
themselves 10 ten minutes.
LucmTn MoTr seconded the notion and nlyregretted
it had not been made before Mr. Van Rensselaer, spoke,
however well he meant.
CHARLrs LnxxOx RKMoxD (cooredj said he wished 10
coy something lie resolution, and would wish the mo-
fOn not 10 be pressed
br. GARaIsoS said the motion was only IN the form OF
request, and not meant TO apply to Mr. Keinond The
motion was carried.
C. L. REMoxD then spoke this effect. In reference 10
what Mr. Blackwell sad Of Mr.. Dugasss course toward
this Society," had he been in the Tabernacle on the last
evening, he would have thought Otherwise for then NJ
DugIGs went out of his way 10 ridcue part OF Mr. Phil
yss observations. The remarks OF Mr. Van Rensselaer,
TO me- TO great extent, to beg the question The
ground have always taken is that after dissolution,
lie SHAREHOLDERS would not be able to hold their slaves.
am in favor Of the dissolution for other IS
easy for white man 10 praise the Constitution, the
Union end the Government; but what Is 1t to the
black man. what TO me ? Ii is no man Of
straw 10 in my daily experience. To me It is mean,
cruel dospoc and cowardy from beginning TO end. Ap
plausel. Ia the Tabernacle, last evening, Mr.. Douglas
found The American Union all he could desire yet Daniel
Webster said the Constitution took no cognzance OF the
coorod lie cannot obtain passport to go abread
This Union cannot support and Will not support Inc
Constitution reads very well for equality and freedom
among eizens-but have not TO do with It's letter
the practical results are cruel ana vlndlcuye 10
every cOlored man in this country therefore, go for
Its immediate and everlasting overthrow. Applause.
regret TO find any one treating this subject lightly
as il us been treated here this evening We tod TO
wait ill Slavery Gb0sbos the Union. Wait but how
much longer In the late meeting al faneuli Hail every
allusiOn dissolution met with applause This doc
trne is no longer an exclusive honor to the Gasonansi
IL s felt elsewhere. Even in my bunker, proSavery town
Of SaCm this sentiment showsiseli We are not depen-
den for national existence on The 2OOOOO slaVeocs
mobocrais lynchocras Of the South can depend on
ourseyes and stand by osTseyes % and vdn then RIVE we
selaor spoke Of improvements in our proceedings;
IL any one has improvements 10 Oer why not bring them
forward this platform Then God defend the right on
which ever side il may be.
The Rev. SAMUEL j. MAY said | have come here to
take sides; TO side with those who 90 for dissolution of
fbe Union lApplause From the inception of your en-
erprise this was my opinion that dissolution was neces-
sary freedom and said when was laughed at for
The madness of saying Men of the North are not
,gual 10 those of the South in political adrotness,
The latter being practiced therein from youth We
gain nothing by the Union let us show the South which
Gains all by It. that will not continue in ii while their sin
exists then perhaps they think of devsng means Tor
lis perletuity which shall be olerabe to the North
also GO for dissolution of the Union higher grounds,
because any union with the stakeholder is an agreement
with hell and covenant with death. collection was
iakonup
HrsRY c. WRIGHT of Boston said could prop
e,v understand and speak this resolution, unless they
fell for those in bonds If they bound themselves;
unles tey bore their chains and felt their stripes.
haye lived he said to do this to feel a. the slave feeas
ILaye heard him tell how be felt. Were and my wife and
child on The block to be sold what would the Constitution
be to me-wha would the Union be TO me- but all that
was evil all that most terrible earth How any
man say q word for this Union who puts himself
thus into the place of the slave How any one de.
ttnd it, in the Of Chas RemOnd or any of his race
When hear orator call this Union the refuge of the
oppressed feel that he must know he tells lie AS to
the religion OF this country It's God and al that has been
said here about nfdolty and atheism can only say that
the man who feels for those in chains as bound with them
and who the Teg OF this country the chief insiru
meD his cause have no reverence for hs religion
of this country; have reverence for IFS Cod for
he is the God Of Slavery, and the God of Slavery
is my devil say by this, in the strongest way,
earth, he is to me the devil In the bosom OF the
God this country at whose shrine the church aud clergy
worship, Slavery finds her place. Those who drag him
from his altar are called Atheists-if So | welcome the
title; such God is not my God.
Mr. DoRRASCE of Newark, n. j., said the question
was one OF the highest importance. Government was IN
stuted TO uphold justice and the grandest thing in the
world is just MAJ or woman or government thero o9
such thing No or almost none Is always JUST al
SO the American Goytnment is not an embodiment OF
pure Justice. But is il an entire iaure to reheci inc
idea Of justice as among the peoplei If so, It is
certainly very shOrtIvCd, because II hvcs by ai on
The moral sense of the country. But II be as
good the people, you may destroy the GoycTnmeh',
but the soul under il viii make to another body JUST as
bad as the old. You must makea new soul or You VIII
not get new body TO exist Applause Mr.; Logan oi
Syracuse cocred said he did not like many others come
here take Sides he did that long on the plantation
in Tennessee when, in the ohan-gang, he thought nc
would cease 10 lie slave, die trying. am he sndl
still suppose slave in the eyes Of the American GOV
'errm,nt. lApplauEel l cannot wait for emancipation
till all the questions brought in here decded cannot
wait til the Union is dissolved have for my own part
already dissolved the union Laughter and applause.
they should strike the blow for themselves not w for the
hair splitting Of po itcians and speakers made an aO0
lonist Of my master by whipping him. lie used 10 READ
the Bible 20 me- and show how he ,hG, dsoheyed his
master should be beaten with many stripes. Then he
would lay the stripes; and thought would try II
Aw would rot be good ior him also. However dld NOT
do neatly bat took him up bodily and nearly broke his
meek by throwing him the ground. However ne recov
bcrs Of his family IN slavery lie OF seven SISTERS
and brothers who sold in ,her youth by the men
soad thoir iuther His mother and all their reatv Is
= slavery. Some of the sisters married,
and Mr. Logan described their separation from their chl-
slren in which seemed to excite the sympathy Of
the audioi sc.
Wm l. C,rRIsoS said-Much as respect the memory
E~he men v no fell a. bunker Al much do respect
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