New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-08


responsive to those already INDUCED in by the othr
speakers.
prayer and bcnedntioh Closed tins annual oe'eofs
| ton.
THE AMERICAN ANTI SLAVERY SOCIETY
Held is Tweniy.second Anniversary yesterday
morning. in the City Assembly Rooms, Broadway.
which were crowded a. an early hour, and the audi
epce still continuing TO increase the partition which
divided off portion Of this large hs had to be TO
moved. There were four Thousand persons present.
chiefly ladies. and great proportion from the country
Among ,hoee on the platform, were VIM. Lloyd GS-
risop The Rev Theodore Parker, Mrs. Lucretia Mott.
Lucy Stone, and others.
The President, WV. LLOYD GARRISON called the
m, sting to order at OI O'Clock, and read portion q
the sixth and seventh chapters of the Prophet Jere-
mish.
The Rev THEoDoRs PARKER offered prayer, re-
turning thinks for the blessings Of prosperity and liber
~ which this country enjoyed, but mourned that
people 20 favored themselves should become she oP.
pr Of others. Tie trusted that this Society would
he made the means of bringing shout great good N
the land.
The President announced the sickness Of the Urea
surer and stated that bis accounts together with The
annual report, would be read at future meeting.
The receipts for the year of the Society and s aaxs-
iaIes, 80 far as returns have been made,
ATount %
Bslsree on +4s7 u
series OF resolutions were read by the President
| follows:
ton OF ChAt,e Sayery N ou' country The american Anu
.ave shall been tree and liberty proclaimed through
| the sud TO al the inhabitants thereof
can know rohms of de.roudeucy-nothins al
concession or Oh sneens u1e OF
bio,ber' asserting his rsht TO immediate aud urcondonsi
NM q!
things BY their right eSate. asste sstsie Civ
rest 30 OK as .iSSe eitef remains to Dc
3 Reoed That SLAYER, has Sot ony eIGv:a down the
T the Notwithstanding the south INTO one vss
Bedam, without restraint upon its madness ahiins The
declaration that whom tho gods intend to cesfoy.
they FIRST render insane" ,,, .. Ill, L,
bounded So degrees 80 minutes north latitude ar-
Rs,or,d That struggling not for the extension.
but OF Slavery to make sectional.
but drive of the snd-not 10 restore the Missouri Com
promise terminate all compromises not to repe tho ~
FesdcS and Fausy to all Who dwell upon the American SOD
making the mbruted slave the test Of all statesmashp AZ
g. Ressd That the rsnt eusave human being. any
prcense whatever rot debatabe question more than
pray a ia " y,iovayv ,aDv H. holS thsss tuths Ia h.
.e.feyden-that all created equal that they
erdow ed BY with certain nsensble rights that
S sss ss' That ali eoutions liberty has ceased @ sr
in this country than none but the ,rhes es' IN slaves 40
The press wherever heS plant tnsI iee mat we arc ss
peIsou Franklin Pierceno longer the legitimate President
OF the States but deserving Of immediate mpescS
lou. tool II the power; and therefore. that tho
midst revolution throw OFT the chains Of sveholdns
o.arby thousand ntolesble to b. borne than
any imposed our Revolutionary fathers by tho mother
g. Rssolr,d That shall neither give ask for any quar-
ter; bur our motto g. lctory or Death
| SAMUEL j. MAY OF Syracuse was then introduced,
ana ke of the resolutions protesting in vehement
telms against the Inconsistency OF the institution oil
Slavery this Republic and free soil. The cause OF
the poor slave which this Society hsd pleaded 80 ongs
was based upon simple truth, justice and common
humanity: yet their progress had been slow Little
did they imagine IN the CONNIE ncenent that 80 many
difficulties would arise tor they had thought that they
| would have only to make known To the humane end
hue.hcarted people OF the land the terrible fact that
millions were enslaved, to bring before them the in
Justice and evils of this system, and they would a. one
| man Join in abolishing ii.
Mr.. CHARLES l.. REMosD, a colored man, Of Salem.
Mass, followed. He admcd, he said, the spirit OF
| the resolutions, not much becaue he q man Of
color himself, but American citizen, for he be-
leved the white man had rs deep an interest in this
que s,ion ~ the black himself Next to the name
Of God, he considered that of MAN. As the most i'm
por;an, ana crime ~ atrocious as that of the
| rlayement of man by his fellow. Slavery tho
| opposite OF Christianity, as defined; the opposite Of
Democracy; the opposite of all the most cherished
principles which American people professed to cherish
How did happen that this people, who in their uni
yersa love of Freedom, went to Greece, Poland Ire
land and spent blood and treasure in the of tbs
downtrOddcn in other lands, could overlook nay
support the eDsayement of man in their country
If there thing more important than another
in respect to the working of Slavery, next to its effect
upon the slave, il wa lts influence upon the white
man, whom It debased. He bonestly conceived that
the actual Shareholders not to be found alone In
the Southern States but in Boston, in New York. in
every Northern city where men deeply Interested
through purse in the shareholders The speaker
proceeding 10 ray that be believed nothing but
dissolution OF the Union would the evil Of Slave
~ hen BE- interrupted by torrent Of hsses but
was supported by the plause OF his friends the plat
lie concluded h
for people in New York to hiss the sentiment but IL
they cared 10 speak sen,n cns Of freedom in South
srn State they would find Of how little value tho
Union, and how little union of sentiment there
between the spirit Of Freedom and of Slavery. Tha
" Union" 80 Wanted rested upon the palptsting
hearts Of four millions OF people, and there were sOno
who regarded tie anon Of slavery and Liberty moro
than the nights Of these poor nOffensive men and
women bat be viewed this " Union" as the chief in
strumeut in perpetang the great wrong of Slavery,
and tE reCre be prayed that might be broken In 4
thousand pieces.
LrcY sroSE was introduced, and spoke at some
length, her remarks being listened 10 with great atten
ton. She objected to the utterances OF the gifted
Hale and Sumner the Senate they did not wish
10 interfere with Slavery in the States where II was
established. They should not be content with this:
they LIQUID not aud would be satisfied while there
was q foot Of territory upon which the terrible inquiry
of Slavery could be enacted. RecitiDg, In affecting
language the circumstances attending the escape re-
capture and trial OF Margaret Gardner she concuogu
by calling upon al-lnen, women ana eopeo,sny
rnotbers-to see 10 il that they would make common
cause With those who striving 70 ROOT Jul ~"
system Of Slavery from the land. ,.tu
The Rev THE0DoRE PARKER wa introduced Dy the
President as 'hrs-rate fanatic, lnhdei ana traitor,
in the Estimation of those who supported oaVeiy an"
va. received with applause. He said that with TINS
triUta!ian Introduction lie wa. sure ~ "o"4d pnS ~
v. coIne It'll be appeared before tneih At o'an-
vantage, for he followed one "hgse cooi WOO inofe
go. ioc1.nt than tie philosophy Of sbest men, whose