The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-11


meeting Of the American and Foreign Anti'Ssavery
ist vas held last night at the Broadway Tabernacle
!, sequence Of the storm the attendance was not
,crous os usual on such occasions, and the proceed
;n,s Vere not so interesting as they might Otherwise
yay. been We noticed the same 'famiar faces" there
b yee have seen at former meetings Of the society
~ ia s,oe,hes were full Of the a me abusive epthe,s
Il eycrytlng and everybody opposed to abolitonsm.
Nbal.psst seven the choir was taken b. John Ran
Lin Tsq, and the exercises we're commenced with 70
luntary on the organ, after which Rev D. 81 6ranain
made PRAYER and read selections from the Scriptures
Iywis TNrrAS then read abstract OF the annual
reeor. Of the society in which ason i made to the cir
ouacu of large number Of the last annual report and
,olunnous document containing statistical and his
tooai information Of great value TO large issues Of
other anti slavery publications, including the slave
code OF the United states, the tract " American
slavery Formidable Obstacle 70 the Conversion o. the
World the premium for which was given by church
al the Sandwich Islands the discourse Of the missionary
Justin Perkins entitled Our Counirys SIM the re
publication in one pamphlet, entitled American Sla
very in connection with American Christianity o
Jays Letter the American Tract society for us 81
lence in regard to American Slavery, Dr. Terrain ser
mon Jays Letter 10 the Treasurer OF the American
Missionary Association the completely OF the Amer
can Board with slavery in the Mission Churches,
and statement respecting book being suppressed by
the American Sunday school Union, ia com
.Iiancc with the dictation Of the Slave Power
Reference Is made 20 the specimen number of a pa
per entitled the American Jtblee by William Goolell
thirty thousand copies of which have been recently cir
cuated throughout the eountrya paper intended sPe
callv TO advocate the lcgRly and unc0ustuonaiity
OF American slavery The intelligent portion OF the FIRE
people OF color, the report have been active durn
the past year in efforts TO dduse Information among
their people and them to right action At
Convention in Rochester ". Y, an n30c,suon was
formed entitled National Council Of COlored People.
They issued able address 70 the people II the United
States Is proposed BY them tO establish an Amer
lean Industrial school to be based farm OF not less
IraI u.HE If hnp
sacrediy reserved for agriculture males and females "a
be equally employed teachers and received pupils
For every branch Of literature taught there shall be
branch OF handicaft also taught the school and each
pupil shall occupy half his time when school Ia
work some handicrait, the farm. rho cOlorcl
men OF Connecticut II Is remarked have recently held
convention to consider deliberate regard 20 the
subject Of petoning the Legislature 70 allow the right
OF the elective franchise. They have sgreod upon pe
ton portion OF the Northern clergy the report stes
nve influenced some Of their hearers TO unite with them
in forming the Southern Aid Society" the object
which U.s. among other reasons to raise money at ihe
North TO be put into the hands OF Southern miss
societies thus express their sympathy prevent tns
withdrawing Of Southern ministers from the General As
sembly and quiet agitation Archbishop Hughes h.
and thinks With Presbyterian ministers atter they
have resided at the south that Il Is preferable 20 liberty
in Africa
After the reading Of the report series Of resolutions
read and before the oose OF the meeting adopted
Tie following " the substance Of them -
Resolved That slavery sustained Jointly BY the S7nth
and the North. BY the South mueh becA a
riches the community benefits the agricultural Or
isusnsss yields proh TO the breeders and slave
snd ves th~rn apreponderance Of political power
by e h0rh DOT teelI4e ms in harmony With their
principles tut ~ consequence Of the astonisa.
Eb say ste community the bass subserYiency Of poll