The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-30

We report very fully the proceedings
Of the Philanthropic Convention, which
commenced its session yesterday at Me-
chanic's Hall. Our readers will be as
founded at the sentiments declared. They
are 50 bold, so startling, so essentially
revolutionary in their character, that
thinking men may well pause and wonder
that 20 many persons should publicly pro-
claim them. For the credit Of our city
and our State, we are glad that these in
dividuals come mostly from other parts Of
the country. They are from St Louis on
the west, through Wisconsin and Illinois,
to New England on the east. Only
very few of our own citizens approve Of
the Convention, though quite q number
from this neighborhood are attracted by
curiosity.
"Our readers will see that the baldest
in6delity is openly avowed. The speak
ers seem to vie with each other in the
blasphemies they utter. The Saviour of
the World only serves 10 point Jest and
God is not at all in their thoughts even
his existence is denied, or is to them q
matter of no consequence.
"About everything else, they talk at ran.
dom but on Free Love, they speak can
didly. They maintain it and put it for
ward alluringly, and step by step. They
have calculated the degrees by which the
pernicious doctrine may be advanced
They are not restrained by any respect
for society. or morality. They do not
seem to know what delicacy or even de.
cency is, and blush is the ouly thing
that, with female as well as male, seems
out of order in the Convention. One
speaker uttered an aspiration for cloysn
tongues to come upon them. Judging
from their talk, cloven feet are not far
from many Of the managers.
2" Let it be known that our city does not
sympathize with this monstrosity. Our
citizens are SO old-fashioned as to believe
in Bible, and in the religion of Christ
These disorganizers and looss-minded
men and women will startle none more
than they do the community into the
midst of which they have come"
The Morning Herald is q Republican
journal. ..s s.g M. .-.
Not to be outdone on the score of defa-
nation and ribaldry, the Utica Ecening
Telegraph commences its report of the
Convention as follows: .-sc. l.,4
"FRIDAY AFTERNooN.-At Q O'Clock
the usual complement of hirsute, bespsc-
tacled, airy looking individuals had as
sembled, befanked around and about with
antiquatsd damsels, varying in age from
the infancy Of 55 to the maturity OF lO2
some in criuoline and more in we-don't-
know-what- to- call-it attire, looking as II
their spirituality hadn't taken away theil
appetite for dinner. l.s.r1-
ave looked in vain for an affinity
couldn't see any good-looking enough 70
suit US, although we imagine that there
are plenty in the ranks who are not averse
to a passional attraction"
As in the case of the Rutland Conven-
ton, INSCRIPTIONS villains at Utica, in the
service of the press tslegraphed in all di-
rections to this effect:
@"A strong tone Of free-loveism d
psfceptible in al the speeches, thus far
and the Convention. If anything, sn,elI
stronger Of filth than the Rutland Convsn'
tion."-9 =
There is no language fitly to character.
ize scoundrelism ike this; yet it is gloat-
ingly seized upon BY newspapers Of every
description, and sent forth TO the world
as . truthful representation-at least
without any editorial disclaimer, or eau.
ton as to placing implicit reliance upon
It, Nor is there any hope Of its being
corrected hereafter. 1t is intentional, sys'
tematic, relentless moral assassination, and
it is perpetrated with impunity. The
New York Tribune strikes out from the
foul dispatch we have quoted, the wordi
"of filth," 90 as TO make the sentence
read, The Convention, if anything
snells stronger than the Rutland Conven.
tion,"-thus persevering in its scsndaleui
4 Misrepresentation of the latter Conren-
ton, even with verbatim report Of al
that was said and done in that assemblage
in its possession, and giving foul taini
10 the Utica Convention, though the
1Fi5uxe knew. beyond all doubt, thai
there was not word of truth contained
in that telegaphic impeachment- fol
those who had addressed the Convention
up TO tha. time, were Andrew Jackson
Davis, Mary r. Davis, @. II. Plumb, Chas.
4 Partridge, Parker Pillsbury and Henry G.
Wright, from the lips Of not one Of whom
had thought or expression fallen In favol
of "frse- -loveism," and all Of whom are
as inimical to the doctrine as Mr.. Greeley
himself. ofA = = - g. -l1l
j The Ibellous dispatch alluded to. con.
cludes by announcing that Julia Branch
viii make the opening speech Tomorrow
II Who Mrs. n-anch is, what is her charac.
| ter or aim, we do not intelligently know
but we instinctively feel that she is the
1 incarnation Of virtue and modesty, com
! pared with the herd OF editorial profit
gates and rsportorial frequenters Of stews
whose innate lewdness is never more graf
!, lied than when it can affect to be shocked
}, at the slightest deviation from tho line o.
conventional purity, and at the same time
!, can give q stab 10 the cause Of free inquiry
and individual freedom, with the hope o.
making the blow fatal one.
In what part Of the country-in wha
j town or rvillage-can an ant: slavery meet
II ing be held, of an uncomproinising char
acter, even after . struggle Of twenty -6v'
yesrs, without being basely misrepresentet
, by the press, or treated with silent con
tempt? Yet, for quarter Of century
. aboiitionism-the denial Of the right 3
> make man the property Of man--has bsel
} lampconed, anathematizsd, yillifed, IN
. ceasingly and universally, by the journal
: Of the day, both religious and secular-it
sdvocates have been held up a. crazy 70
. ns.is and wild ,disOrganissrs--and 1t
7 meetings represented As unworthy Of coun
: tsnance by sane and decent men! Ever.
: other unpopular movement however no
. bic and good, has been treated N tn
same manher--and s'the end Is not yet
II We feel competent thus 70 arraign th
!, American press generally ly-frst, becAus
II We have been familiar with its course e
] the Last forty years--and second, bscsus
Z We have the consciousness Of Publishing
: | fksa fudepsndant fuar,artiai journal. 1