The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11
Anti Slavery Locturcs.Ho. s.


cety delivered last evening in the Tabsrnscs, By
John Jay, Ssq before . large audience. Subjsct-"rhs
srst Aboliaon Society of New York, founded by the
Namers OF The Fedsrsl Constitution and supported By
tss Pillars OF he Church" The following is sketch Of
tie Iecture7he frst meeting for .he purpose OF FORM
iry the Society Tor Promoting the haaumson OF Slaves
and protesting such OF them hAvo been may be lib
erste3 held tt the house OF John simmons innteep
which stood at the Of Wall ond Nassau streets
where the Express office stands. The principles a
the Society cIssr and distinct In hsr f
the natural and Of the slaves TO civil 10
Iyious liberty Focwipg the constitution OF the Society
the Of two hundred and eighty two membsrs
many o. them in autographs The drst OF these that
of John ya, who WAS elected President of the Srcetv
aud cor tipued to hold the oios until his .nnointmsyi
Is Chief Justice, In 1882 induced him to resign it,
when Alexander Hamilton, whose autograph Is also
among the sgners elected in his plscs After passing
over the views OF kr JAY his grandfather ths lecturer
vent on TO that the poson occupied by Hamilton in
American history especially the part he bore ia framing
national constitution securing tho union OF ths
Satesthe vgor OF his understanding and the entire
~ interest 10 his adopt Of the views
aud his promotion OF the Objects OF the drat Abo oas
of New York. We find Hamilton the 9Th February,
1856, one Of committee to act OF egisa
ture to prevent the expectation of any slave
State, and his nAnas after, found attached to
Jrial TO the State Legislature The lecturer here
enumerated the men with whom Hamilton
dated. He said that the army the State csnts
classes and more humbls trades the bench the bar
and the church were all rer resented In the Manums
sion Society. After mentioning the Of those who
had been distinguished abotoniss he proceeded 70
say-Savery has for us higher deeper interest," both
for the present and future, dispossy Of what to
many, has been stumbling block In the way manly
conduct, upon this very question OF abolition the
great men who, 10 the midst OF their lsbors In the
ing the federal constitution stamped upon features
the impress Of their clear inteilects and steady
patriotism and by their sloaaencs sscurd i
Mr.. Jay then entered rather Heightened review
Of the opinions Of the great aboltonis Of Gays
he alluded to the the used TO accomplish ends
the associates and asfocstons they contin
ued sats sons-andlheir peitons to the Log.
iilstpre. lie concluded f0owH The statesmen OF ths
Revolution demanded OF Congress- in the last words oe
Frapklin that you will step to the very verge OF the
power you every Of traf
tc il the per.ons Of our fellow meu And that Is ths
demand which should reiterate, usti reverbsrAtng
in tones OF thunder from the Atlantic to the PAonc from
the ho mes OF men who live by their hoosst TOLL and
not upon the hard .esrnngs extortsd by violence from
the poor tee ignorant and the helpless shall psnsats
bas long lesislatsd At the bidding southern ariso
crscy to stay their fostering Of OPPRESSION and reoeS
nise the voice OF ast people, rsairmiug and enforcing
power fer the abolition OF this great evil and tha
American slave trade with its cargoes Of despair
heightened beneath national banner ill be declared
the piracy that indeed 1t is and a sery. that has
rapidly grown to monstuous height, and casts deep
shadow land Ike the goura Of Jonah will feel
the worm at its n OF and give token thai il will presently
wher and die The District Of Columbia, the capital Of
our republic bearing the great nam' OF Washington WIN
become . ruer remembrancer OF his fame the chaiss
fall from the manacled limbs and each slave stands forth
freeman At the accomplishment of this great step,
which has already been pettoned for BY the Inhabitants
OF the District and BY hundreds OF thousands throurhoa
the Union, what hearted American who regards ths
honor Of his native land, would not heartily reoiceS Ths
slave mArts which lately polluted soil that should be for
sacred to freedom have been swept away and
pensaon be eesHary condition TO the emancipation 0
the few slaves that remain in the District TO what nobley
better purpose could the surplus that an
rational Golfers and hold forth Inducements to proa
gate specuation-to what nober better purpose could
they be appropriated than in conferrng the priceless
boon Of liberty upon those wbo beneath the shadow q
Capitol and under the exclusive authority Of our Con-
gress are now retained by national Legislature u
ignorance and slavery