The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-31
Anti.slayery Lecture-No. X.

The tenth anti slavery lecture OF the season was de-
lvered last evening at the tabernacle, by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adamssubject . What Makes l,very
Question of National Concern" large aud ence
present The following blief sketch o. the lecturers
remarks:-
1t is not my design, he said to be the champion of
any of the institutions against slavery, though would
speak Of them all with repect. 1t is however, to
be regretted, that much acrmony should have
crept into the al ti-savery spirit. / propose to
examine tonight, 6rst-what makes slavery q ques--
ton of national concern; and theo-how should
it be treated by the free States of America ?,
Domestic slavery established in fifteen of the states
Of this Union, and upwards OF three millions OF human
beings held in bonoage If slavery goes increas-
ing at the rate that it has done during the past eighty
years, there will be many slaves eighty years hence
the existing population Of the whole United States
1t is said that outside of slavery have nothing to do
with it, but is it that number of parsons kept in
bondage going TO attest only part Of the Unoup
asked what makes the slave question OF national
II four millions oil slaves neglected will
observation begin when the have twelve twenty
our or forty eight millions IL must begin
So far, then, from blaming that class which
have commenced the agitation, cannot resist
have been one day inevitable necessity. After
the Missouri compromise, very few hearts began
,wel with sense Of neglected duty; they fror
amid the community without hand TO help, eye
10 guide them Most Of those responded the call
we've women. They understood that great national
being committed and the first result was the for
nation OF a union by twelve PERSONS called Fede-
Anti slavery Society OF Boston The right to do this
much cannot denied the manaer might be deemed in
discreet but these held ublc as
IL they sought to overthrow the rep1blic. Again.
ash ed what max slavery aqueston Of national
the question one of abstract morals. The
women whom ] have already named, vent
calling meetings. In utter unconcern Of committing
any inprcpriety, they extended invitation 10 Mr.
George thompson an EDldshman to deliver lecture
crowd rushed 10 the place, where hteen women we're
their vengeance sign that told nr world that the
Antslsvery Society held their meetings thare, They
did not stop here, and the Mayor subsequently
obliged TO protect VIM. Garrison by placing him with
mseiactors in prison This made heroines OF these
wom.n. The excu.e that this local outrage viii
avail Public meetings afterwards held in va
rious States TO punish discussion the subject az
slavery Yet there people did nothing that posterity
will blame-it tLe majority who did tbs
wrong, ard the majority were guided by ala
very. 1he question from thencoforth became
political Out OF this tile has grown the
great tree Of political anti slavery-a tree which 1t Is
Impossible to root out without bringing the evil with it,
The antisavery has been wholly defensive In
its character and preventive rather than remedial.
Political anti slavery has been deprecatng and
chatting rs 10 lose somewhat Of it's moral power This
not the fault found with it by the enemy They say
that II s wantopy aggressive but there Is nothing OF all
thi. in the record The charge q aggfessiveness Is
| cause OF freedom at first small. They
denomnated fanatics; but the camer Judgment OF his
tory will declare that more self sacrificing patriotic
| band never existed. (Appause) With the press, the
politicians the church, tine bar and the preudices Of
the people against themwth nothing gain and every
| thing 10 iosc-,hese few stil struggled on, and
perttvered DO not claim for them that they made
mistake. Let him pick as who could have done better.
should be rens,sed 10 tie constitution OF the
! nited States, tue honor of commencing the work
should be- reserved for the brows OF those iudomtabe
Looking the eyents of the past twenty years
fres speech refused on the question Of slavery,
n the No, sse,n right ., petition to the ma
the acquisition OF 1exss-and, above all the passing
Of the Fugitive slave law revolving to every free
mnd-throueh this eptrrcsperod the measure Of the
Anti Slavery Society have been purely those Of defence
1he fact that slavery found in only portion Of the
United States does at all change the objections of
Northern The slave question has become question
OF national from the fact OF its fast sreasng
strength, IRON the unavoidable duty imposed upon
ms TO def nd this freedom OF institutions. To con.
slider how the slave question should be treated BY the
free Stats o. Amercs must review its strength In
opposition it the friends Of liberty pro-
duce They have only at their command truts-in-
'ncble because It cannot die The history Of the pre-
sent century history Of defeats, butyst one Of gra-
| dual progress towards succe. p.
Mr.. Adams concluded his lecture by abiding TO the
feeling at present existing against Remain Catholics anf
foreigners Attacking any religion, he said, s novel
/ in America, but aDoiher dispute IL MODEL name
~, the rights Of iorcga.ss in this country to
vote or 10 hold Office. suca matters only direct
attention from tire anti slavery question The
lavehoiders, too, might ouna in the Of
company IN kaving Their cia po,tion-tLat IL II they
want t. Co ahitisyery work They viisi In their
action ard Jay they must persecute the rshmao
the German, or the Swede, before they up
cause 81 the slave. (Aprlause) No, II would
triumph we must hold the slave question paramount TO
every other emergency. There two In the
rev movement which abb outey foreign 70 the true
huh.slsvery spirit. One Ia the secret obligation which
eascts the other s the absence Of morality in setting
up user mination between men on account OF their
birth On other foundation than the scriptursl les
sen That God looks all men alke' can tho anti
slavery tociety hope 20 prosper Can be possible that
the naiiye II Amerca-rr proud OF their liberty
proud ~ possessing tbe only asylum for the patriots
IRON the desToti II EUropecan II be possible that
they insensbe 10 the rdcue OF going iato secret
cobcsve, to 90 in mystery, and in ungenerous
Ier what they might do badly II they pleasedf hut
the slave question the question OF liberty, not only In
this country but all the world Let then, stand
fat with spirit ami mind striving together In
the csus. 81 freedom; and kt hope that peacetul
triumph vill eventually be our reward.
Loxo MrppLss To FkED THE SOLDIERS ON rHs
BLACK SrAA gentleman informs the editor Of the Madi
Courier that he has, within the last thirty days,