New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-29
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN UNION.

The regular meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Union held at Clinton Hall last evening, Mr..
RICHARD WARREN, the President in the chair.
AAer the usual preliminary exercises, it was stated
by the PRESIDENT that in accordance with the invita-
ton rendered to persons taking the negative of the
Slavery question, gentleman had offered himself II
was resolved that the gentleman in question be al
lowed 10 proceed. The subject of debate was: " Is
" American Slavery consistent with Christianity p
Mr.. CLIsTOS ROOSEVELT was then introduced 10
address the Union the negative side of the question,
wheIeupon h. took possession of the pulpit, and de-
posted on the desk ponderous pile OF paper written
IN both rides. which he proceeded to read. As soon
NJ he had occupied his fifteen minutes he was called TO
time by the Chairman, when discussion arose "a to
the propriety Of hearing the remainder OF the docu-
men.
II was eventually decided that the gentleman be
allowed TO proceed with strict Difference to brevity.
Upon resuming he remarked that he had read the
document to an Aboitionist of the deepest dye and
ke-t kind who had told him that II was the great
est kno down argument in favor of Slavery that he
the Aboitonistl had ever heard a. he had never
been effectualy shut up before.
lie then resumed the reading of his document The
following some Of the statements: He knew man
who was so fond Of freedom that he thought il best 10
set canarybird at liberty in the middle Of winter.
All good must be generated in evil, aud therefore
the development of evil. Slavery an institution
wisely ordained by God and apart from this was inhe
renty in the nature Of things The cost of feed in AL
eases established the claim which master held TO the
custody Of his slaves, just in the same manner
that man claimed his donkey, his horse,
or other animal which might live by eating.
He deprecated cruelty and had seen some persons who
ought 10 have been submitted 10 the orircs of the
out-of-the- way regions if there SUCH for their
cruelty to animals, and particularly TO negroes, as
white M themselves. He mathematical the cabmen
Of London for running as quick a. the law allowed
them when he lived in the Strand. Husbands were
slaves for they received curtain lectures Ii was nat
ural for slaves deem slaves the very best thing for
persons Of their class. Some made long prayers,
and brawed in their pupts about Slavery, and yetde-
manded the cupious of sugar and DOlasses the pro-
ducc of slave labor denying themselves the luxury of
Butter There were more insane blacks at the North
than at the South and it had been provedby jefferson
that blacks grow faster and quicker at the South than
the whites Every man WAS born slave Irrespective OF
color and every man who was subject TO anything OF
any person, WAS slave. The gentleman having oc
cupied the attention of the meeting somewhat over an
hour and half sat down, much TO the delight Of Mr.
Dunn who entered into the merits of the question act
apnrt for the evening discussion. Owing Ia the time
ii adjournment having arrived, no other speakers
were heard.
The President then gave notice that at the next
meeting of the Union he should move That except
ling olergymen no person not a member OF the Union
"be allowed TO peak at lis meetings, and that each
speaker b. confined to fifteen minutes except in the
" reading oi an essay.
Notice was then given that STUART l.. WOoDF0RD,
esq. would read an Essay at the next meeting. Sub
iect: Faith in its relations to Effort and Reform.
The Union now numbers about 200 members last
evening II new members were admitted.
TIE audience not so large as upon the previous
ccca.ious.