The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-03

tWeUtytnlrQ meStiuR
ohusetts AntiSlavery Society was held at Williams
14and as,
The meeting was called to order by the President,
Francis jackson, at lob O'Clock. .
The PRESIDENT stated that the Committee Oh
Arrangements had prepared list Of committees,
DO. which, ct their request, he would read 70 lne
society for their approval, amendments OF 'e'eo'
ocmusltss on Bassness-wn. LLOYD Garrison, Wsadeil
phips Mari. Weston csspmas ! rcs,s, rAv W.,
W.iIs ssssa A ADS;s K.i, i Tsssr s''pl''
Asisart scrss2 ses~s.muel May, Jr., Boston, Joseph
cSsmsn,. IN SIrsres-isvts Ford Charles r. Mclatre
shrsdgs sprssss B,iss. Arnold Cornelius Wellington
cosmiss: 70 Nominats Otoers for tie Ensuing Ysay.-
Vim. Ashsy. SswburypOrt; Alvan Hsvss, Bsrnstssie;
wud, As5burnnam Moses sui.h Hold an; Henry W.
Carter atnoi MehitAbel Haskell Gloucester; Ansel H.
bar.os Boston; Jassph Merrill, DAnsersport; Samuel
The foregoing were unanimously accepted and
chosen officers OF the annual meeting.
Opportunity for prayer, vocal or silent, was then
given.
SAMUEL PHILBsIcx, Treasurer of the Society, pre-.
sented his annual report 1t showed q total amount
OF receipts into the treasury, during the year. Of
$9,62l 81. Disbursements, $9,252 80. Balance in
treasury LIST January, $500 u. The report was &C.
compaDied by the certificate Of the Auditor Edmund
jackson, that the account is correct aud properly
vouched.
WENDELL PHILLIPS suggested a change in the
manner OF acknowledging the receipt OF the money
refunded by the Boston and Worcester Railroad,
which was adopted by the Treasurer.
Voted, unanimously that the Treasurer's report
be accepted and printed.
SAMUEL May ST.. the General Agent of the Soci..
ETY., read his annual statement of operations during
the year past.
Mr. GAKRIsoN, from the Committee on Business,
reported the three following resolutions =
l. Resolved That as ia soostolic times 1t was neces,
NJ hons of Cod
tho work OF ropenrxnc for the Elm of slavery must
begin on cur own SOIL at oar own doors, in cur own
hreasts; and until M&ssachusst be free Safe in prio-
cple sad action Is not for her to rebuks
any Southern State for hocing saves for seeking
2. Resolved That opposed to slavery in the alb
stract and az the same ime to aport In prAchse
the living God white bowling down to idol; aud Is In
dicstive of . very low moral condition.
aiss ken its supporters and aottors are to be more
boldly arraigned, and msre severely condemned than
instead Of auaos oas
impeachment or soferng our Ieproof OF savehol ers
and their apologists, morally bound all the
to fcrJ aiord and spare not"
STEPHEN S. FOSTER took the platform, and re-
marked upon the general state Of the cause and Of
our movement III particular. He stated his belief,
based on his own experience and observation, that
our numbers had diminished and we were weaker in
strength than ten years ago; and assigned as
son. that although people were in the main convinced
Of the truth Of our principles. yet they deemed them
impracticable The people must vote they are un-
willing to adopt practically principle that fOrbds
their voting We have called on the people to leave
their pro slavery churches and pro-slavery parties
but have provided no church for them to go into,
political organization for them to act with; and
those whom we had heretofore converted had re-
turned to political action again, and in cases,
10 fellowship their old religious associations again.
To meet this difficulty Mr.. Foster proposed the or
ganization of disunion churches and dsapon
political party in which to take up the sympa-
thies OF the people, already tending IN the right
direction. and turn it to practical account The
people will vote, they must vote; then must
provide ways for them to vote without sacrifice
ofprinciple, and thereby make their action e1ec
tive as possible. and although he. as nonre-
sistant could not become voter yet he could direct
Others how to act in harmony with their own pfinc
pies, and yet directly to the benefit of the antsavey
cause.
Mr.. GARRISON followed, in review Of Mr.. Fosters
position, that our distinctive movement was making
no progress He thought that our cause never stood
better thau tvlay; mat II progressed regularly auo
rapidly, and he could not but be hopeful, especially
in view of the fact that, for two months, the proud
waves Of the slave power had beat in vain upon the
Banks OF Massachusetts,, We have at last an oppor
tunity Of beholding temporary bar put In the way
Of the triumphant march OF the slave power. Thsin
dictates progress, and gives ground for hope and en-
courag And then, as TO our dlsnion platform
when we first preached the principle, it was almos
treason 70 speak OF 1.-THE idea would on no acc0un
be tolerated; but now it is everywhere discussed, and
that too with safety and consideration. Our work is
to convert and change the public sentiment and that
too not much by making individual converts as by
educating and bringing up the public, step by step
Our business Is to influence aud direct rather than
to organize churches or political parties. And with
this view, he thought we were doing much, very
much. Everything indicates progress aud encour-
ages hope.
s. S. Foster again took the floor. in more full
exposition of what he deemed the necessary work
for aboiitionists now TO be engaged in
BIcHAsD CAP, OF Dorchester hoped that due
credit would be given to the free soil or republican
party While for himself ne expi essed his full faith
In, and adherence to, the great principle of mo
union with shareholders"
Various notices were given, and the society adj
joDrned TO quarter to o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President in the char.
Mr.. GARRISON, from the committee on business
reported the following additional resolutions
T. Resolved That the statements commonly made by
the c.ergy 90 the slaveholdng Of the South
their inacon in regard to it bota,) that slave
ny Is great Providents arrsngenenstha. 1.-The hand
Africans 10 this country that they might receivs She
Ugh Of the Coz pei &c. &C., not only entirely
are really God than that tboughtess
curspg ard wearing OF vulgar persons which they In
s. s,lvsa That there can be greater than
thu bee hat the Gospels preached At the South either
&. Ia ,,iyca, Tha. one lesson which We may appro-
p1istey draw from the long continuance Of slavery IL TO
mo corruption Of that church which, Norta as well
Soun il lis chief bull sark aud to notice whether the
perysrsons OF reason, fact and scripture, which the
clergy In ito support Be no. also used TO mislesd
thsir ,esdera in their professional capacity.
T. Req wed That the prominent indications OF syfnps
pahy and coed fellowship which have been bestowed
upon tbs Rev Nehemiah Adams By the represen atyes
u the popular religion, since the publication OF his
south SIDE View Of Slavery namely, hrs being chosen
on the rxsznja Committee of the American Tract So.
ciey reach the annual sermon before the Aue,i-
can Beard OF commissioners for Foreign Aisons, and to
orfsi7e "a srpiversary week, at the opening of the
iIni pfsyet meeting in Winter streer church. and TO
preach te a. nsts ation in ffovidence r. l.,
and 10 dss.ca.e by prayer, the of the Msr
csn,iis ay Association in Boston show The corrupt
state q that popular religion and the urgent necessity
of tesekirg inatesd Of IT, pure and een ise Carts
tisDity.
Rev JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE addressed The meet
ing In speech of great point and eioqueace. He
contrasted the case of anti-savery professions at
The North with the difficulty Of sustaining anti.
asvery principles at the South. The lack Of
real abiding conscientious principle, even among