The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-08
Anti-slavery Lectures-No. TX.

OF NORTHERN IDEAS.
Rev. W. a. Furress, Of Philadelphia, delivered the
ninth lecture OF this course last evening" 1T the Taber
nsce AresrecAble audience in psInt Of numbers was
present. among whom We observed about half dozen ne
groes scattered At intervals in the empty gallery
The lecturer commenced BY reviewing the history of
slavery In TIL, country When began LIE a. an inde
pendent ration, our slaves little less ,nan thrss
quarters Of million in number Since then slavery had
rot died Of consumption 81 thou at that time
1t regcs still with potc sway The Gar OF Russia
was rothns to IT, II ipchoy to hear the srsu.
mcn brought up by the defenders OF the institution
We end the poison Of such arguments psrvsdins the
country Ia the corruption Of publc sentiment-a our
wkat Of faith In God and man. An eminent ma, said
long time age, that slavery con.In usd fifty years long
er 1t would work out = decay OF tie spirit OF
liberty Thofe years have passed, and tina S,ophery
has been iuldilsd-he that hath eyes 10 see lei
him sse few weeks slaee Thanksgiving day ySs
eslcoTatsd in q large number OF these s.,tes At
such tm', how the heart si,ktnsd st the Dreadful
contrast How could help bursting A. the thought that
Amid all toe blessings which sAvs heen sho rered upoa
We have withheld from portion OF the Of
our coun the privileges which our refsthsrs fourht
fer Tie lecturer ALLUDED TO the gaspng and hesrtisss
avarce - ch he considered 20 Be Al TIE bottom OK ths
great wrong But the North was suz down south
Nhrrr aGvarturtrs going eyery where vhers ths-s
vls chance fot money rnakrg and they we're carrying
With them Noithsrn idessthey wsro carrying lJcsams
and schools With them This ntsrlacpg AID binding nm
the STATES IN this way shows that there Is forio under
tie parchment union made by human wisdom 8 Deeper
ard strorger union. TIE Rea Of annexation knows ouy
It's boundaries the boz OF ID. Know -lobe Ii
speskirg o. the appreherEons dsunion tn sneaker
said thar many people seemed to think that IL the Union
destroyed nothing but chaos would be the conss-
ouerot. as II the constfutton were the true holy
vrt, II enc jot little Of which should fall the
earth would pLfs away with II also. He the lec.ur.
cry CT the opinion however, that this fear was
grourele.s; the South cosd Tot stand day without
the pbyttIl support Of the North Cton Ii ,eat aud
tie Moth lea prcs!rkts before IT, The sresstr af,r
bringing mp the usual sereotypei LIT o, srzupa.nts
sssirst southern slavery, said that the crest isa which
psrv,dec Tire soul Of every true hearted Noherner vsy
TO bct cut this from the LAID. 0ny few years
age this queton dTst bsgsn 70 bs bus tbs arst
cry that raised against slavery was heard through
ihs world. The Church put her hager TO her ears aud
hi I'd her tongue CoDgess would rot ger NIT tbs subisct
to b. mentioned in its herring bot It GOT Toto the HSuse
OF Representatives, in the person q our OH hero John
Quincy AcSns. Northern IDEAS pso5ucin9 Ltsra
ture Of their Like the sehooln.sssr Unele Tom la
abroad Ia reference Il state OF feeling .fnopg many
OF the conservatives and cotton brokers' AZ the Nerta
however the lecturer said Il would stop srohiug short
OF establishing slave markets 10 New York Philadelphia
and Boston, These the people Wao ask What have
we 10 80 pih tlaveryr and say list 10 slonsM That
is what the slaveho1ers want They doat vant to BE-
defended aided all they want ia 10 be let alons Tns
speaker proce ed to demonstrate TO the apparent salts
fscuon Of his auditors thu, il would be injustice TO
humanity to sccede to Any such dssre the past OF
Southern b-sthSen aud coosad:d bis lecture amid y,sa.
applause