Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-05-22

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70 do it in She hoped that a vote would be
passed restricting the speakers to some limit
OF time-half an hour, or less.
Oliver johnson thought the suggestion
would be enough without vote. The
brethren knew that this room was hired at q
great expense, and therefore they wouldn't
fool away such expensive time insuperiuous
talk.
Brother JOhnson's oratory'was admirably
Demosthenic.
Mr.. Robinson, of the Anti- Slavery B'gle,
(0hio,) performed a short solo. He said the
cause in Ohio wauted funds-a common COM
plant with the cause everywhere.
Hiram M. Powell, of Michigan-a nice look
ing young man, upon whom the old ladies
smiled benevolently through their spectaeles
gave some account OF the progress OF the
cause In the West. When he went back to
Michigan he intended to bear his testimony
to the zeal and efficiency of this society.
Rev Mr. rockingham, of jersey City.
cs.I.s-to-eXpTeaS 4is--S-.ls4aathles and o0hYlc-
tions on the subject of slavery. All the anti
slavery meetings were nionotonous, continu-
ally reiteratmg the same principle. But a
great truth never grew old--it was fresh
through thousands of years The great
beauty about the Old Line AbolitionistS was
that they had pressed one great truth on
moral grounds without ceasing. He mildly
reproved the pro-slavery clergy, saying that
they endeayOred to serve God, and mammon
at the same time, and could not do it. Mr..
buckingham was very severe upon the
Northern men who compromise with slavery,
and said that such q man as Millard Fillmore
was more dangerous than the Shareholder.
The anti-slavery men were numerous enough
to sweep slavery from the continent in a
single year, but they were trying to secure
Gods blessing and the DEVILS plumber. The
end and aim of Mr.. Frothingham's speech
was to inveigh against any compromises with
the slave power. Mr.. rockingham eonclu
ded by saying hewas opposed to the use of
the musket and sword to put down slavery,
but favored the moral power of words. Mr..
rockingham is what the young ladies call a
sweet preacher. a good many people went
asleep during his lengthy discourse.
Mr. Garrison gave small puff for Mr..
rockingham, and incidentally praised his
(Garrisons) efforts for the cause. He thought
Mr. rockingham was an example to his
brother clergymen. A vote requesting Mr..
rockingham TO write out his discourse for
publication, was then adopted.
S. S. Foster offered the following:
tResOlDed, That the first and most important
work of this society at the present time is to
convince the entire community that the anti
slavery of any and every political party which
acknowledges allegiance and promises support
to the federal government is necessarily tainted
and spurious, and that the nearer ITS resem-
blance to the genuine, the more injurious is it TO
the cause of freedom, because the more likely
to deceive its honest and true hearted friends.
At one o'clock the meeting adjourned till
three. The morning proceedings were exceed
ingly dull.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting convened at three o'clock
Mr.. Garrison in the chair.
The Chair read the resolutions of the
morning session, with another, of which the
subjoined is copy:
ResOlred, That in consenting to those COM
promises Of the Constitution, by which n slave
oligarchy was allowed in Congress, the fugitive
slave deprived of refuge in any part of the
country, the foreign slave trade protected for
twenty years, and the whole military pz5ve< pf
the government pledged to suppress the slave
instructions, our fathers committed grievous
sin, and trampled in the dust their own heaven
attested Declaration of Independence: that in
giving their adhesion to such compact, their
descendants are committing still more griev-
Gus sin, in view of the growth and aims of the
slave power; and, therefore, that there can be
no true loyalty to defend our answering fidel-
ity to the anti-slavery cause short of the hearty
and consistent adoption of the doctrine. No
union with shareholders, religious or political
| G.. L. Remond (colored) desired that more
! work should be done for the cause, and that
colored people should be particularly employ
cd He said he had been called woolly
head by contemplate newspaper, but he
would rather suffer that than be the editor oi
the New York Herald, or Robert G. Winthrop
and 90 South and be afraid to call his SOU
| his own. if
Daniel Pratt, in, of Boston, made some
rather discursive remarks, and recited poem
which, he said, could be had for a shilling
apiece, after the meeting adjourned
Brothers Garrison and Edmund Quincy
tried to stave of brother Pratt, but he said
his say.
Lucy Stone Blackwell stirred up the breth
ren and sisters on pecuniary matters. Plent,
of people were ready 10 do the work of abo
lition, provided the necessary funds were
forthcoming.
| c.. L. Remond followed on the same side.
Mr.. Rowland, of Massachusetts,, called oil
the brethren to subscribe for an anti-slavery
standard, and several maiden ladies, with
spectaclez, circulated about the hall collect
ting funds.
| Mr.. May, of Syracuse, made speech in
favor of this society, going in for freedom il
Kansas. Mr.. May thought the object of t.,
society must be gained step by step.
Mr.. May, of Boston, sad that every mem
Der of this society was, of course, in favor c
| freedom in Kansas. But they could no
touch this non-extension movement. 1t wa
false in principle. He had contributed none,
to arm the Northern men going to Kansas
/ (applause) before he heard that colored mel
were excluded from the Territory by the fre
State constitution. If he had known that
i t G would not have given a cent. This socie
I had always opposed the prejudice agains
i color, which was the handmade of slavery il
the North, and it could not now desert tina
principle. lie would vote for resolution
condemning Robinson, Reeder Lane ant
other Free State leaders in Kansas, for ex
cluding cOlored men.
\ Mr.. May, of fSyracuse, had not been inform
Il Ou "oVuV eiO HOSiOOo' IL Wdo nVt III tlO NOli
stitution.
Mr.. johnson said that the people voted ol
that question at the same time that the,
adopted the Constitution, and made it tn
duty of the Legislature to make law ex
cluding colored people
Mr.. s. S. Foster answered Mr.. May; IN
was opposed to the Free soil party IN TOTO
Mr.. Foster, in effect, took the same groun
that he occupied yesterday, which was re
ported in the Herald. Senator Sumner, II
! Mr.. Posters opinion, was no better than thou
sands Of slave claimants at the South.
LUCRETIA MOTT, WA. WELLS BROWN (BLAcK
AND OTHERS on THE FLOOR.
The anniversary meeting of this Society
which adopts the Garrison platform, was hel
at the City Assembly Rooms, last evening
5 Mr.. 5. IL. Gray in the chair. Some three {
four hundred people were in attendance
, some negroes, some Quakers, a great man
! old ladies, and not few loafers, who cam
in 10 get out of the rain.
f The Chair introduced William w. Brow
r (black). No language, he said, could POI
( tray the turpitude of the STAKEHOLDER. wh