Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-23
Anti Bnole.
SALEM, ONO, MAY %, 1857.
THE NEW YORK MEETING,

The recent Anniversary of the American Anti
Society, was we think the best it has been
our privilege to attend and they are always full
of interest and Of the greatest Importance to the
cause. Including the Anniversary meeting of the
the New York Anti.Slavery Society, there were
five public sessions held and the audiences in at
.endence were in every case large, and pervaded
with an absorbing interest in the questions under
discussion. The list of speakers was large, and
every speaker seemed in most happy mood, and to
acquit himself in Il manner creditable to him
self and to the cause. 1t seemed to US we hao
never before heard SO many speeches from 50 many
individuals and all, without exception so good. The
meager reports of the Daily press of the city give
no adequate or just idea of The speeches-The
Tribune's for example, a part of which will be
found on our first page. The Tribune's account
was Inserted, after we had begun to despair Of
receiving any better report for this week. Suisse.
quently the Standard came to hand and we copy
Mr.. Pillsbury's speech entire. Our readers will
find in it a true specimen of the fidelity and spirit
Of tho occasion.
The Speakers were William Lloyd Garrison,
Rev. I. W. Higginson, Parker Pillsbury, Robert.
Purvis, Wendell Phillips, Rev. j. r. W. Sloane Of
New York. Rev. W. Ii. Furness of Philadelphia
Charles Lenox Remond, Rev. o. B. rockingham,
of Jersey City, Mrs. Abby K. Foster Andrew 7.
Foss, Mrs. Lucy Stone, Edmund Quincy, William
Wells Brown. Miss Francis Ellen Watkins, late Of
Baltimore and c. G.. Burleigh. OF these speakers
Messrs II igginson, Furness, and rockingham are
liberal Unitarian C~lergymen. While Mr.. Sloane,
is from the EXTREMIST calyinistic church OF the
country-the Scotch Ccvenarters. The speeches
Of these clergy man eyinced a humane and pure
christianity. Mr.. Sloane's in particular was
marked by that clear sightedness and uncompro.
missing regard for pri lciple which was the distin.
gushing characteristic, and browning glory Of the
old Coyenanters.
Besides the public speakers, there were present
also, o Their faithful friends Of the cause, earnest
laborers in their particular localities who added
much to the interest and value of the
meeting. Prominent among them was Thomas
Garrett Of Delaware, who though living in n
slave state has conquered the right to be an abo,
litionist there unmolested, and of the most ultra
stamp. He is known to DO the friend and protec.
tor of the fugitives, and it is said, has aided no,
less than 1000 in their flight to freedom. The
slave holders have threatened him, prosecuted him
in various way, deprived him of his property.
but all to no pu~rpose-Ile has quietly pursued his
way and has won by his boldness, the respect even
Of the Shareholders and kidnappcrs.
The spirit Of the meeting was hopeful ana there
Nas there exhibited on all hands a firm purpose to
prosecute the work with new energy. From the
spirit manifested on the occasion, we can conf
IDENTIFY assure those who have scoffed at the small
ness of our numbers and hoped FIR relief from the
rebukes of GSrrisonian abolitionists, in conse
quence Of their extinction, that they have survived
the wiles Of Republicanism and escaped til,
z snares Of political intrigue, and are yet alive auC
that the coming year will show them as active anC
uncomp promising as ever. 1t was the declared our
pose of the friends of the society to do more eff
! c!ent service the coming year than the past. Tn
receipts of the society for the last year was great
er than for the year previous. and a resolution
was adopted to increase them the current year b.
at least one third. This resolution was presente
by Mrs. Foster, who with somewhat improved
health has been appointed General Agent Of tn,
Society. and will Immediately set about the worl
of redeeming this pledge. The announcement o
: this fact will alone Inspire many of the friends o
the cause, especially. in the West. with new hop
and confidence. Never was the necessity create
for the labors of the uncompromising old aboli
~tionists. and the Pioneer society resolves as
q should, to meet the demand With the energy tina
the crisis demands. Let individual abolitionist
. everywhere respond to this purpose of the society
d with the like spirit and the work will be done.