New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-14

The New-York AntSavery Society held its Ami
versary on Wednesday evening, in Mozart III all, which
wss crowded.
M. OLIVER JonXsoS called the meeting 10 order
aud Mr.. JoHS HUTCHINSON and his wife saug song.
Mr. THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGISsoS ssid that he
had to-day real a speech which gave him more hope
than anything which hal happened since Dough-. at
tempted to drop the Arnold from his name. lie had
read speech of James II. Lane in favor OF universal
suffrage. But lately, Lane was among the most rabd
sganst allowing black cuff sge al his was among the
most remarkable OF remarkable conversions. Great
part of this was owing to an incident where Lsne,
while with party occurring the pranie iouIo iugl
tive slave, and had the question irce1 Directly upon
him. This ergumeutum ad hominem convinced him
that lie could not return the fugitive and he must let
him slide. He found hope for the AntSlavery cause.
Many like Senator Sc ward, had concluded that the
question was settled 80 far as white men were con
cerDed, and now found new sympathy sp1lnglng up
for the black man. Suppose the rihng potcal qdes,
tions with which Republicans attempted 10 dea. all
settled suppose Kansas Free and the black msn free
the States ard even the border Ststes free
then the solid mass of Slavery wes left bshind-three
millions OF slaves. For years he had been disposed to
think that salvation TO be worked GU. Tor him. and
not by linn But hi, eyes opened. Never 10
history had a nation been emancipa'ed but by their
own blows. We honored the prudence OF the men
ofKansas in waiting so long before resistance. We
ieht one day honor the slaves for that very virtue.
Behind so long submission there might lie dsgger.
We spoke If Il e slave if he could do nothing for
himself. We forgot the heroes ct 81 Domingo and of
Surinsm; the maroons 81 Jamaica whom all the
power Of Spain and England could not sub
due in a century and half. We forgot that
the slave of the South added to this blood that
Of the rsce which We called the strongest on the
earth. If they had seen and heard of the pers and
dal gers of the negro in achieving hi liberty, they
would lesrn courage which put to shame the cour-
sce Ct the pure Arglo-Ssxon race. There wss no
brave deed in history, not al item IN the ons career
Of horoism tn 'ough ages! tia. be could TO, match
by the d.eds Of some black man. The heir OF Gen.
J:ckso csme TO New-NOrk vita his gold snuf-box to
be given TO s,me brave man, and he could not fad
white nan brave enough, for aught he kuew, 70 re-
ceiye the gift. Prolonged his;es ana app'ause. AZ
that vt,y moment there might have ITO behind his
table some swar;hy black man who had gwen sucA
,yderce Of bis courage as No white man on esth had
ever gwen in war. And greater change was gon2
on Ill tie black race than IN the white The blacks
Lad established themselves 10 Cansda-they hd CON.
mon schools and Shapes rifles, and The NIw1oRK
TRIBUNE. These men went back to the South. All
these slaves had communication with their friends in
the SSuih. There was an underground telegraph a.
well "a an underground railroad He hsd seen in
locking over the book Of Mr.. Logan the Agent of the
Underground Railroad woman nsne many times
lie was told that she was little quiet, elderly coa
black woman, who had year after yesr, nonta a't7r
mouth, gone back Drawer than Florence Nishang. ale,
10 bring more out OF Slavery. She was better known
among The slaves than the Bible fer they had stopped
tue circulation of the Bible, but they could not stop
her. The colOfed peOpIe CSleu hes aAoees, GU sue
was blessed Ia 90 back MT once in'o Egyp,, bu,
many tines. Another woman, woo had come a. a
mourning widow, very dIsconsola'e anu kept her
vail the time She found 30 difficulty ex;ep. in
excess Of sympathy Oae en.hus a.t, I'.h gentleman
Of, red her his heart ard hand on the way. rDis
wen could not until she had gone back Into the
isws Of death az ain ard bIousht her te ss'er, ten
,es,s old ,ut OF bondage. The whish III -nished
such women would Dot remain forever 10 bondage
The communication between the slaves apd the vhi;e
men Of the North was cmarksble. Ine Frmoa,
movemsnt Wa ipovp all over the South. It was the
cause Of the first nsurecticn which had taken place
in the South for many ysNs. When those peor,l.ves
werc berg whipped to death they sad, ' Fremont
{" and Lis men hear every blow. Was thers man
in tie audience wno would hep e. 2u, dow dave