New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-15
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
AMERICAN ABOLITION SOCIETY.


hers and others. The proceedings were opened by
reading chapter from the Scriptures by the Rev Mr.
JocElYy. The Rev. Mr.. RooT followed by an
appropriate prayer. In the absence Of the Presl-
dent LEWIS 1.PPAs, the second Vice President, re-
hearsed the objects of the Society and its differences
in that regard from other societies which meet and
celebrate their anniversaries at this time, AMI ne
alluded TO the difference between their political
sentiments and those Of the Garlsonians; they
being willing TO endure the union with Shareholders,
which the Garrsonians refused 70 do this Society con-
tending that the Constitution was anti-slayery:
The Treasurers Report was then read IL show
the receipts Of the year 10 be So $40 and the expenses
s6I34 OF The Radical Aboih,0nist, the Society has
issued l04 $40 copies beside which several thousand
Abolition documents have been gratuitousy distrib-
uted The Society has employed agents IN Forwarding
its objects, and they hope This year to employ more
WILLIAM GooDELL then offered the subJoned reso-
lutons
ton If h. Republic generally received and applied ociay
and nnoeiay /. in hs .h couht with laws Of human
ture and the prne pie, Of the h5s,ss snIs aud
Rr,d That the protection Of beirSs in the essential
rights humanity the h duty OF .oeeg ha
Government institution Of society and al ordinance o
teton and hence in the nature q things there be
i stimae civil government however conducted or however
limited that bound and authorized to secure 70 az human
hiuss within its geographical limit, their natural nalenat.e
rsht. life rty, and the puF'ui; Of happiness
q e,u human Iishts that from the beginning OF our ma
ons ss 6 . dG sD that it, tolerance ha. ever been
nd vii our great national i'm aud that long continuance
hss a, length brought with Of rrbuon and dan
ser bir now rrder. national abolition Of Slavery ansons
necessity indispensable 70 national freedom and our Ha
Re.olred That by ofhe Living God made in
the image his Almighty Crestor-n divine I'aon.oip ana
the sngels uuchangesty and mmeauraey separated p ha
the brute ceston and tina, al enactenIs
and judicial decisions which reduce men to the condh OF
brues BY rating them o. property are enaeTe'' J sb
to dobeyed, depised and branded ss vile and 0
fore all The people. u, O,,r;sas with SLAVERY as
being niqutou. principle and suicidal in practice hst we
confidence in any e1Pedents for the mson ot re-
throughout whole country that consider the lou
ton amply .dsFase to that P5 IS.b 1S S unite in welding the
Constitutional powers for ne deet aeG 2 g the
Re.c That the doctrine contained IN the d"eon OF tne
Supreme Court in the OF bred scott WIN az rs
strocity barbarian death and hostility to American
We regard the natural and logical result OF the sentiment
,ha Slavery has constitutional night 20 exist aud to
be tolerated the Slave States; hence reputation OF that
o,Ta peSzns The effect, Of the decision and .ordns
protection coored citizens to the settlers IN Kansas
Rcted That nasmueh all Just goyyqm en-. ant all Lsat
eous Plc9l a1tion must have ,s nas ~ i
e cburche. and publishing religious societies
and committee only iob.r all religious with
shareholders and completely it'll slsvehoding but IN all .uts
bic bear testimony sssn' our great n"OIa ns n
in then es to the oppressed III accordance WIN n '
the least these my brethren have done 1t unto me-
| The Rev BERIAH GREENE of Oneida County moved
the a6oI ton the resolutions and the mo-
| ton with speech Of length. He spoke in commend
atory terms of the object mentioned IN the resolutions
| The object WAS justice, which was one OF the atri-
b,tes of the Divine character. Reference had been
made in the Constitution of the United States to gen;
ral tranquility TO the promotion OF public justice ana
the establishment of freedom All these Moved from
the establishment of justice. II the protection OF our
rights depended upon selfpossession 1t could be Sc
ctned upon other terms and a. we gained tins the
general welf5e ives secured As all law had its abode
j - of .nd
the law-maker to copy the laws which cd had writ
ten III his being and his Word II they do not do thus
they ~ be regarded a. usurpers aud a. tyrants
To these eternal entities fathers felt bound TO sub
| nit themselves. The object they described belonged
| to all the people in common, white or black, rude
| or learned, whoever and whatever they might be.
They all inherited the same nature and were clothed
with the same responsibilities. The speaker then al
uded to the institution of Slavery. That had now be
come he institution. Ii exercised controlling ntu
| ence in the nation, and has occaslOned alarm and
socitude for national security IL was alleged by
| great and email authorities that the terms of the Con
stitution are have other nterpreatOnhat ouI
fathers understood among themselves such thing as
they sad-that while they talked OF Justice aud the gen.
eralweare they mesnt nothing Of the kind. The speak
er then undertook TO show that the Constitution
antisavery in its character. He said that there
not word in mother-tongue more definite in its
meaning than the term persons. They 10 whom this
term was to be applied described simply and alb
| soutely as DsrsoAs. There another term used 40
distinction from this, ana that is property. These
distinct terms, and we must not contound them
We light take of these words, property, and tor
| ture il as would, and we could never raise that
which describes to the dignity of persons. Property
in all cases. belongs to personality Strike personality
| out Of existence and where was property Suppose
there were no myself and where would We find prop
| erty lfhere is I, where was 'ptRe Possesslve
| pronouns depend entirely upon personal pronouns.
| We were required TO fall foul OF our own mother
tongue and confound things entirely distinct by those
| who seek 10 justify Slavery by the Constitution.
Slaves were neither treated persons property
or rather, they treated sometimes persons and
sometimes property. Like the pendulum Vt clock,
they are driven from extremity TO the other Now
they were sold as property; but when deadlier
wrong and insult be thrown in their scared faces
| then they were regarded a. persons lApplsusel
| This was 10 his mind of the most revottieg fea-
| tures of Slavery. From the hour OF their birth to
their death, they are going backward and forward,
| exposed 10 every wrong, and insult and INJURY
| The next speaker WILLIAM GooDELL, who
sJoke for more than hour in support of the resou
| tons, at the close Of which the resolutions were
| adopted
| tREDERIcK DouGLAss then came forward and was
| received with loud and continued applause. He said
| he had travelled than 400 miles 10 attend this
| meeting; he esteemed il very high privilege. II
the first meeting ever held in the city by the Rad
icel Abolition Society He glad 10 be there; he
came while the scouTge drinking the blood Of the
| millions Of bis brethren. Such meetings were neces-
sary. S,m Of the outstanders might be curious to
know why there should be two Societies meeting here
| two Abolition Societies. There was great differ
ence. lie was for the abolition Of Slavery-whether
| with or whOu, the Constitutions whether IN peace
war But he thought it matter Of great Importance
| whether we were living under government which
would permit the abolition Of Slavery, or whether the
Government must go down 10 make way for abolition.
| Eminent men i'll Church and State told us that
we've against us that the price Of human flesh at
this moment higher than before; that whatever Of
| conscience there against Slavery in the South
forty fifty years ago was oyergrown, and Slavery
reposing on solid basis; and that whatever Of