New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-10

other white person. and Is on that account al 'ne oIe
valued for the purposes OF the save-1eaer' 80 na'
slavery has now got beyond regarding any distinc-
tons Of color and any white person Is as liable 70 o
se;zed in his wsy and claimed property. lie had
rad 10 yindicate the character Of Christ and OF the
Christian religion agans; the professors OF tha ren
zion and he contended that nlsn who says tha jesus
ever sanctioned Slavery casts an nputailon on the
character of Christ, and If he says that Chrs ialy'
a. euml lifted and indicated in the HE OF Christ sus
tai, and sanctions this system, then he u mar am
" the truth i not in HIM Cheers;' Inc I'no IA n'
lad done 10. The Richmond ErdM'"er had uo-
claTcd that -.
On ,et - OF sIsvcry or that viii be desirable - o %
h thrx tia; do Viihoutthaf righteous pr'n-
~ an an that Be ong Southern society IN
bsutly MIR ucsy sud daraby the white Itself soltA
% men .hori act as ii The canopy Of heaven insrSe
WITH covenant in etre Ct FIRE that the Is here, sRd
nopsie IS 70 be kept hard at WORK an IN ra
Ibis Vas the attitude now assumed in our country
that slavery is part OF our national existence, and
L.y no more dream Of getting md OF II than hcy 90
of committing suicide; ana every attempt 10 III
the nbus.s of the system even is crcd down Dy thc
s,-vie pr,ss of the South. The Governor OF Ala
hama In his message 10 the ie-isa:ur, recommendcd
the laws 10 be so amended a. 10 make II Illegal 10 sen
a child under five years OF age away RON us Par'ss'
and the legislature refused 20 adopt the recomme.lda
tion of the Governor, and The Richmond hHqH"%
had made the following comment upon Il;
This recouns udaton strikes being most un~iso ana
b. dr of the master OF be subject only 70 such legal
rroyor designed for the protection o. e ana o'
/, would BE- difficult fix any limit 20 the eucoachmenL
the sa, eholder yield one poiut = me dsmana 80
Gillette and viii BE- drven more substantial eoueesou
Re had not supposed, when tins agitation com
meuced, that the Necessity woud arise lot e'ssV
tiou of The religions unions between the saveholdng
ard uou-slayehoding States. But the iine hnd come
when there must BE- separation q. else have our hahds
stained lv the blood OF the slave. He fully agreed
with The MoJ1ie Tribune ON this subject, where 1t
no man with any knowledge in the South, for
uen believe that there DC ay harmony between me
IN Ta up endeavor check the disruption which VIII
prcseni.y be ins vitaoe between shenL' =
Yes, he would ask tue Gerry ana meuo'1s vi
Northern churches now assembled in New-fork CITY
why thev should thus attempt 10 patch up tins fn.e
union between themselves and the siavehoiuers' IL
WIS time for protesting Christmas OF The North TO wash
their hands OF slavery and 10 leave those OF the SOuth
10 fake Tie tosVousIility uron their own heads
IChcersl. He woud brlns these remarks 70 n close
by reading the opinions of The Rev Mr. Wocott o.
Providence amd of ihe Rev. DR.. ayland, the Presi-
dent of Brown University, o. hls SUBJECT. he Kew
MIR. Wolcoft had said.
this Union be thus perverted and doTadedi H. IN
stead being he um and home " ie to be ne ei
erofs il Is 10 be the accomphce and OF the base
ms Of slaycy Iropasanaislnen n henNens name
eem 10 tea anosr voice from Heaven Come ont OF
.b rsrs faf e lie of be- sns aud that ye
receive not Of her plaques"
Tie Rev Dr. Wsyand had remarked
Iveue the Union much any mas; would eheennly
.acrfee 20 everything sut Jusncs M lf.i an ; ~
Union tee, thing when aoaoi 70 ioiin Onoi
Tor &c sake OF lerreuang oppression 20 MAKE !i ~ Up
pefsor This cannot be, for love liberty e. nuch ilf ny
feshor a. myself To sachco my liberty Tor the sake OF
Union impossible. God made me free and cannot Be in
TaSins Cist tor my example, and striving mbibe his
ed and dowutroddeu child Of humanity Jesus Chsst,
ashamed 20 call them then and can nave
tn.n i.i y, q 80 Mood o, noe tr whom Christ dedp
He would himself be willing TO sacrhce everything
for the Union in this country except TRUTH justice and
liberty and when he called upon to sacrifice these
lie would say No, VIII be true TO God, TO my own
soul and TO liberty, and let The Union perish forever
loud apI lauscl.
Tie HuTcHSsoSs then came forward and sang with
their usual depth of feeling and puthos 1.-The Song OF
1.-The Fugitive, which loudly eppIauded.
Mr.. JONI MERCER L,SGsToS, graduate of the Ober-
lin Institution, colored gentlemen who has recently
been elected Town-Cleik of Brown Helen Township,
Ohio then addressed tie meeting lie declared that
while Slavery for the cOOred people existed in this
country thefe could not be in the whole length and
breadth of tie entire country solitary man or woman
who il in tie full possession Of his or her share OF CIVIL
religious and political liberty IL was Startling an
nounccmcnt in country accustomed TO boast OF MS
free institutions, OF il democratic organizations its
equality, It's Justice and is lboraiity. But he was pre-
psred to prove the truth of the assertion by facts show
ING that il man dared TO express his sentiments in the
south the Northern States and President Pierce would
stand quietly by and see him outraged. lie would
say, in the language Of the poet,
oh tel me not that an blesred,
Nor bid me glory in my lot
While plebisn ireeaen are oppressed
With wants aud NO.s that am not
He WIS glad that the Auti-Sayery movement had
taught the American people that the Bible OPP
posed 10 Slavery. Ii lad also taught the people that
political party lon exist IN this country IN OppO
siii0n TO freedom. With DANIEL W EBsTEK the great
big party beathed its last; and what was the con
di,ion of the Democratic party 1t is in power, it
true, but wherever you regard H. whether in the Halls
Of Legislation among the people you find written
over 1t " meme teSel upharsiH'-t is weighed in the
balance and found wanting lApplausel But he would
proceed 20 make good his position that while Slavery
existed lie willie people not themselves free He
proceeded 70 relate numerous in which the per-
sons and property OF Anti-Savery not safe
in the South-nOt even in the City of Washington.
Both the An,slavery Convention and the Womens
Rights Conventions had necessarily refrained from
holding meetings in the Federal City, because their
persons would be- endangered by Pro-Sayery mob.
Were people free when they could not safely meet at
the capital of their own country without danger to
their persons Ihen with regard 10 the coorcd free
people OF the North whom he had the honor repre-
sent, he complained that col0red men not allowed
TO vote in Of the States. Even in the State Of
Ncw-lOlk it was made necessary for him to possess
proIeriy-ihat was the Yankee idea. Ii was also inn
possible for a colorcd man 10 have colored on
jury. Colorcd men were not even allowed the privi-
loce Of going to the Pentontiary the same footing
hte people lCheersl This prejudice was the
rcsult Of American slavery. He was gad however
that ihe Northern people were overcoming these prcu-
dicos, and were enactng laws more favorable 10 their
freedom and equality lApplausel
The President said, in view Of the fact that one
half of the Slave population Of the South were women,
and our poet had asked:
." When woman. heart il wronged
Shah 4ouan,. hesrr be crn.hedf,