The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-31

The Mossachrsetts Anti-Slnv-sy society.
EXPLANATORY REsoLUTioNs AND sPsEcHEs--aLI
DEcENcY Observation-Disclosures, HALE, ALL TIL
WHOLE PACK IN FULL CRY.
TIE annual three days gathering Of the assachusett
Antsasery Society commenced to day in the Melodeon
The meeting was organized ~ follows.-
Preside nt-Edmund Quincy.
Vice residents-Francs jackson, of Boston, Charles
L. Remond, Of Salem; EGnghsm L. Capen, OF Worcester
Samuel j. May, OF 81 racrte, Rev g. Grtswold Of Mys
tic, Conn; Rev Andrew T. Foss, of Manchester, N. II.
William Whitney, Of Concord; Wa. Grseu OF Hartford,
secretaries-ssm MAY, Jun, of Boston; Elias Smith,
OF New York
The fol owing resolutions were prcsentcd.-
EsseIred lha. Resistance to slave hunters and sIave
!, to e0d nc p whatever they
Or os sso sa. or srs os .S
nsisns, si.dge .s,ssi,.s rsi.s them y
'0fs fe,U.s + no. .ssaS n g. !,
trial becro Court In this State IN the nation
ard 10 s Saa's
'%;s II as an s .sss a
sit. having in navy WAYS demo- srard its
Isf: ,isls ss, asss %aa 's saa woman 's
protect agsarss such assaults upon .hs dsare
s allow sa' conscience ''a
to rest the e1ecution pusive law aud 20 oa
ever. man . .oc.un. te,or. h tribunal Of the people
Resolved 1tat excerance past few days proves
Of ends rsedom through ,ut chi. comssaa
apd sas Se~ su Is.ad tho po
Il sidnapprra BY whom the cous, Is infested
sns life i ever, boao..Iis ana aprisIs - 80.
Chair I" report to this convention plAo for such
The Rev Mr. Foss, of New Hampshire. Was the fir
speaker. Ee abused COY. Wsshburn, Mayor Smith and
many other officials for calling out the militia to dis
fugitive slave excitement The Mayor, By his casting
vote in the Roard OF Aldermen last night had sho
symIaihy with the slave power, aud was therefore
traitor 10 freedom. bic knew great deal of
exeter In the city, but MT one-nt THAT tnere
should he Every place of business shoah be closed,
the lis toied and oil public and private houses shroi
Ell in mourning.
MI. pIAcKvILI Of Cincinnati next addressed tho ,et
ing lie TO Boston in the hope II ng Tree,
aud wiser muny than could be found in Cincinnati
but in this he mistaken. He went TO the Cour
House found in chains aud when he faces
OF flsle by whom it guarded nany of them being
pooT ignorant Irishmen, who excluding free born
Anne rean citizens rcm entering the Court House he
thought 1t high time for such revolution 10 Dk
place IL the days Of old. Eesstanoe ~ shave cathers
was obedience 70 Goo. He did no, know whether armed
resstauce uld be udicious in this community not
but he thoue the duty OF the people Of Boston
rescue the man Burns eaceaey il they forciby If
they must He said FIVE hundred men down fro n
Worcester But why did they not bring five hundred
muskes with them2 Massachusetts, had lost her laures
which had been taken to New York aud Pennsylvania.
He hoped he would live to see the day when man like
Sutte, coming here for the purpose which he does, will
return alive to the soil on which he born, to
boast the degeneracy Of the children of the Purtans
Mr. MAY moved an adjournment the Court House.
for the purpose of taking part in whatever might be
| ing on
STIHEN s. FosTER, of Worcester urged thorough or
ganizaion for rescuiDg fugitive slaves who may be cap
tured in the future We are, he said, the Of
second great revolution; II has alreajy commence for
blood has been shed and he cared not how more
might be shed in such . cause Boston the only
place that stained New England in the capture Of fugitive
slaves and II high time that stain sho be avenged
| with blood. Worcester, Fi,chburg, New Bedford, aud
other cities would all be ia waiting wipe olt the stain
HENRY c, WRIGHT said he would rejoice the Com
missioner laid dead the bench by dagger in the hant
| Of Burns Mr.. Wright attacked the press with muci
| bitterness for their remarks on the fugitive
The evening session numerousiy attended. Char
acteristc spte eches made by Mr. Garrison Luc,
1 Stone, and others.
Adjourned till to morrow.
Stste Free Soil Convention will be held to morrow
In tie Music Hall. Joshua K. Giddngs John p. Hale
ed In be