New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-20
ANTI-SLAVERY LIE TTCRE.


VIEWED FROM DISTANCE. BY WM. WELLS
BROWN, A FUGITIVE SLAVE.
Last evening the Fourth Lecture Of the New-York
Anti-Slavery Societys Second Course was delivered,
ss above, in the Tabernacle The audience was
fair one, though not so numerous at the previous
lectures, owing perhaps, to the extreme GOODNESS Of
the evening The Lecturer commenced by saying it
was hardly to be expected that all be would say woad
be acceN We to the audience az it came from one Of
race who were looked on by large portion of the
race 10 whom the audience belonged as stock Still,
people who often assembled TO hear the praises of
this Republic magni1ed might sit ont an hour while
listening to the views Of of the prescribed race.
lie might, were he the blacklist man in America,
~ eak Of the of the Revolution our fathers
b, cause black men stood shoulder 10 shoulder with
whites in the of Independence and that Of 1872.
Bat he stood there representative by bis father
OF the Stakeholder and by his mother of the slave,
and he could speak of the 81 stem from bitter expe
rience-ss one who bad himself worn the chain aud
suffered under the lash The lecturer then advertet
TO the early history OF American Slavery showed
by what combination Of circumstances II received
place in the new born Republic however repugnsnt
by nature and fatal in prospect to the eXIsteoce OF
Ttjublcan institutions THIS Republic ,he said has
so far been sfualy successful as national powers
but il We look 20 the principles Of liberty, as
ststsd in the fundamental republican document it is
failure He gave instances Of the atrocities of the
save.,rede, in which he had passed year, DE
lug owned by a ira ior,) and been obliged to
ect as msnanler and driver of his fellow
slaves. In his own town, ST Louis, the
city he had the improbable pleasure OF running
away from. Applause and laugh'er.l Tie had seen
q husband sold apsr from bic wife; the husband en-
treated bis new purchaser to buy his wife, bu, did
not succeed another bought her, he appro ,ched her
ard said, eve can never meet again on earth but DC
d" true, and we shall meet in heaven White people
pretend TO say the black does not feel so acney az
ihe white-but bow do they kooyl Were they ever
black Let the whites speak for themselves tue
blacks for themselves. Such is the system when
gives character TO the view entertained abroad OF
this Republic Mr.. Brown referred to DIR. Nehemiah
Adams's late work; Dr. A. WAS in the South three
moptbs-be had been there 20 years. He found many
things In the book he could not agree with. Dr \.
nenoned that there wac no poor house for thessys.
He had seen a white beaded slave standing at his
door who had not worked for 90 years-he was 100
wears old II Or A. works I'LL 90, he viii Ike
10 rect the remaining 10 years, should ne I'VE
them. IL reminded the lecturer OF re donkey
which his master emancipated, and settled pension
of hay on. when he wa no longer able 10 hoboie
abont The American Bible Society has done no'n-
ing for the slave; 60 of the Tract Society. ihey
have hunted down all other sins even 20 dancing,
Iaeaips, which they got out large tract but they
have no premium for the daily dance OF three millions
of slaves at the end Of the masters oo"nide ~ 10
the same with all American Associations ana foreign
Associations wat aud know this well ihe lecturer
found members Of them knowing as much as himself
about the coings Of the American Assooiahoos Amer
icsns are known abroad by their ambassadors; tNo-
thirds of these are slave owners Stevenson noas-
sa5or 10 ST. James wished to be introduced to
q member Of the British Parliament the mem
her asked him if he was slsve-owner. ne
answered he was "Then, said y Conneii, no
" slave holder shall ever touch my hand! ZAP,
plause Soule, the Legree oil Lons nna' lapplause,l
apo northern men who might as vel be saveoNne1,,
-such are our representatives abrosdi ana tucu
,ren supk our national character lower and lower,
In Windsor Castle there hangs picture OF 'on
Humboldt, in an English sportsman req eoa'' nSI-
inc a whip in one hand and esp 10 the otoer.
Wien the visitor asks the reason OF THIS inconsruos
GO stume the explanation il gwen Inc grea' pam
sr Lawrence got hold of Humboldt Tor 10" " IN
u,es he would never have the ehanGe ss $1,000
ar ho5y of Lord Liverpool, meaning 70 aad tue
be,d when he could &c, sitting from his L9rusup'
ON this body he painted Humboldt heso ~" snv. ~
" sfter died. No painter dsres iAy WnSolSt'
c,.ny.s lawrence had filled, and thus hnmooi-'
,rac, i6ceut head remains on Llyerpooi ueotoF.'
h"Jv. Laughter The anomaly furnishes eS Sas
nsr;son for American RepsbhcansM: !. hAs -.
face speaking fairly of freedom ea' y, rpisnss.I
- 9ecrepit ard decaying BODY. aPp'sus11't
zen, nbrosd said Mr.. Brown an AmsricanEanu
,r,n an American; | went abroad hepuouc SUI
Ia returp one And hsve hsd opportunities, ana
sds II INV business TO understand brl1lsu NV ~
the peer to the peasant. Dnslsbly avoid it;
go ,.ndsr Of our national chsracter-tle nlule
bsa The middle classes OF Engiand, w 9TH
INA and siDew of the country sy"P ,Sar, M
Acre bnt they complain that she gives iasI 10
aid in As,es Ia: ., ,y%gsahy o rS esda Of
sI:: v,ho hold slaves has no moral "eisu" -,
.rch men. love the free American tn,N 80.
tons: but Uey cannot quote tneui, Whsn a pro-
Slavery Delegate vs.. sent h 10 hf Prc slavery
he was denied admission = ues suser from
.u S pcideptss Hsuredy. Hayn.n who had , nSS
sed in street. Vienna ,s.t sss
peOf EDesh feeling this shows suy man that
sd mo. sss : womanMwhite or black. American Is
-..h tha dravmen. 0Gk Woo< w Nv