New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-02


IN pleasant conversation until half past two o'clock,
when the groups again assembled in front Of the
speakers stand, to listen to the address OF William
Lloyd Garrison. Mr. Garrison arose and was re
oeived with loud applause. lie addressed the assem-
blsee subs' srtialy as follows
Mr Presidential / had consulted the dictates o.
prudence | should rot be with you on this occI-iol
But in ny Owl native State, FOR some days past
have been aboring uncer extreme debility, 50 as TO
make al fort aborols and entire rePose greatly 10
be coveted. Still gave my pledge, impOssiblities
out OF the question, that would come here AMI bear
ny testimony this occasion m behalf OF the glorious
OF Liberty and to-day want 10 forget all about
s-ckntse. An AbOntOnlst has no ught 10 TAX apout
being unWel on the fst OF August. Tie event which
are 70 celebrate j. bslsam TO the body. IL IL
8 cordial TO the mind. and the spirit which enters
Into sympathy aud deep rejoicing with he eman-
Cpated in the isles Of The sea Is spirit that will
60 what II can for emancipation elsewhere. Al
ter the very able elaborhte ana eloquent speech
made 10 us this morning. can only come before YOU
a. fifth wheel 10 the cOsch-al,ogether supe-tg9us
and follow rather a matter of form than on the
ground OF necessity aud can hardly hope 10 add any
thin. 70 the interest given % meeting this forenoon
by The brave, heroic aud intrepid man who stood be-
fore TO give bis word Of testimony and approval
Mr. President, | GIL slightly beyond the meridian OF
lie. More thsn half Of my life las been devoted TO
the An-Slayery enterprise. Whatever remains OF
that life will by the help OF God, be consecaied TO the
ore jot or one title-rever shall cease TO testify
a. siIst Slavery SO long as there remains in this
guilty land one single dave TO curse the SOL or STAN
our national escutchesn. | was asked not great
while eli &c by an Anti Slavery woman If did grow
weary in our cause, whether was not tired out and
desired r6posCl Ny gns@eT was, and H. and VIII be
to the end: tired of rs-clity, and yillany, and
conupiion am tired OF doughiaces, tImes-servers and
trinners. | weary OF blood; grow sick az heart
in view Of the oppr sson which Is perpetrated upon
millions of our o0untrymen at the South, but never
grow weary in denoubcing al these aud with every
fn 81 encounter with the Slave Power only derive
everywhere the more strength and the determine
ton lever 10 give up until our jubilee shall come APP
rlhufel Alas We not here 10 celebrate All Amer
icsn Jubilee There is nothing for Us 10 talk about Of
or American character except that which Is enough 10
futuse over our cheek tie blush of shame and make
all the blood in our veins chill This celebra-
ton to-day is not American; 1t is foreign. En-
gland from which our fathers seeded IN times that
tried mems souls has taken the lead IN tue great and
podlike work OF human enfranchisemen' and we "a
nation are still dabbling III human blood, still forging
feers and manufacturing yOkce. W are here 10
commemorate the cOnsumma'ion OF tie wishes AMI
houes of men and women who, through good report
ana evil report year after Year. steadiasi in their
devotion TO the cause 10 which they had embarked,
and couiended against The mighty power of the slave
ociDg interest," the Iro-SlaYery spirit of the mother
country the few 0gai 81 the many, the poor aud I'M
known and unif fuental rising mp and undertaking to
overthrow the system which had been gray for cenu-
me-. Tley had 10 grappe with the aTlst0cfacy, me
mCfCgu'IG
the throne itself and with other nsrumentahty IN
their hands than the truth OF tile Eyerast-
ing God, which never yet was Yanquirhel ia
any conflict with the Devil. Our gratitude Is
due to the memories Of NIbcriorce sharp
Buxton arkson and their glorious cOmpeers, and 10
The less o.ed men and women throughout England
Scotland Ireland and Wa'es, who gave to this cause
III the hours Of It's rcmest danger ana peru al thlt
could BE- given by hearts warmed by the spift OF love
10 God and love 10 man Where now are the West
India planters who fancied that the Aboitlonis- OF
England could never put down their system lhey
10 longer hold slaves m hei hands, Tor me bontnah
is bondman 10 more. They who were once slaves
are to-day minging their voices of rejoicing with us
today. The emancipation Of the British West indies
is the work of and God not of man. The opposition
encountered by the English A1oluonlsis was not
so great as We encounter. Those who opposed
emancipation were not Pro Slavery IN the American
sense OF tie word They knew nothing of slavery m
consequence of liz remote position lhey had heard
of it as ex sting IN the West India ColOle-i bu tney
had never been corrupted by its presence nor intim
idaied by the power and threats of shareholders by
being in close uxiaposltiOn with slavery ~ te amer
lean ps ople are now. But if we examine the argu-
meuts used there against emancipation, then we
hive but tie reflection OF tue arguments used
now by Pro Slavery advocates. The west indla
planters said in the first place, 10 the Abohnons',
- Mind Your own business" Aye said the AbOhu01-
is our business is to cry aloud and spae not against
otrressOnour business Is 10 denOunce every tyrani Ga
tie face of the earth in this or any other country.
The planters then said the slaves are better on Ia
tlan all righis-beter off to have no compensation
than TO be well paia ior their abor-better of to
know nothing of reading and writing than to be
educated This is tie logic Of Slavery, and II is more
insane than the insanity OF Bedam. There has never
vet been sane argument Ia favor OF Slavery Inere
are various kinds of insanity and diocy, and man
attempts an argument in favor of one man owning
another il il the argument OF diOcy. tie needs no r
gument, but he needs brains. Another argument was
that the slaves entirely snht Tor freedom, as If
God ever made human being not prepared for tree
DON. No man can be made hi tor slavery uutl you
have crushed out his spirit, blotted out his humanity
and brought him to the condition as near as possible 10
II at the beast They said too that the slaves were an
inferior race, and thai being inferior they should be
governed by the superior and The sayehoders beng
superior they were entitled TO bold them IN bondage
Inieriorl When have they had chance 10 show that
they were equal When has an experiment ever been
made under equal Circumstances that the result mas
not befn exceedingly honorable to the coOred man IN
competition with the white man They had their re-
lgious argument too. They quoted scripture IN sup
OFT of their ideas, and having advered TO Onesepus,
therefore tie New Testament proves the divine au-
tbort Of Slavery and West India Slavery Is OF God.
Another objection was that the slaves beng an over
vLeming majority, the very moment they were enian-
c atCd thew would commence the work oi eNterminat
it The rnasiers To this the AbotOnlsts replied This
ia a ballucinstOn of your minds. II they DO not 90
this when YOU rob them OF their labOr-1hen you pol
Int their wives and daughters before their eyes las
cerate and stain them, will they do it when you give
them their freedom VIII they destroy you when
you have thrown the branding-ron away and have
ceased 10 sci their children The sequel shows how
utterly eroundless all these antcipations. the
planters said, too that the negroes would not work
when free snd they being deeply concerned IN seeing
men 20 straight iCel, that II was Their prerogatye 70
make men work who do not work. On this assump-
lion Ley he'd it to be their night keep tn if slaves IN
hordsee The reply Ii is fer ihe -lave- to cay
whether they will do work net and II is no. foryOu
TO determine for them; and If your argument be good
fy a,ytbinc-;hat the slaves should be left in bond
ace in order 10 make them work, inGsmuch a. yOn