New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-13
NATIONAL COMPENSATING EMANCIPATION
SOCIETY.

Among The many plans whicn have been proposed
Tor the abolition OF Slavery in the Southern States ht
of compensatDg the for their claims upon the
human flesh and blood in their possessioD is at least
one of the most possible if not the mos. practicsba,
and the number of its edvoc stes Is accordingly very
large. Notwithstanding the unp-opitous weather
on Tuesday night large number of persons attended
the 6rt annual celebration OF the National Compen-
satiDg Emancipation Society held IN the lectue-room
of the Cooper Building.
J. A. MILLER wac elected Chairman, and the Rev.
T. Bourne Secretary. The Rev. CHARLES PARKER
delivered prayer, after which letters were reed ron
DR.. Mott of Union College, and the Hon. David Sears
OF Boston, sympathiZng with the movement.
EIlHU I3URRITT Secretary of the Society, presenter
verbal statements in reference TO ITS orgn o.
jects and progress up TO the present time. He said
that IL all the States OF the Republic mad bat one heart
on the subject the enterprise would sin be the great
est moral undertaking ever attempted by human legs
lation. How much the greaer is II then when the Ia.
Vulnerable opposition il encounters are considered,
As long as the Constitution remains unchanged
Congress can take DO measures 10 remove Slavery
from the Southern States without ackncwledglng
tire right of those States 70 retain il. Na'iona
Convention held at Cleveland on the 18th, 10Th
and 9th of August 1851 in order 70 organize CON-
pens alton Society. The call for the Convention was
headed BY the names Of Drs. Mott snd Bethune, and
Prof Sliman, and in few weeks over 900 names
were signed. Nearly all the Free Sstes and some OF
the Southern States represented and al The del.
egates were unanimous on the principle OF National
compensation. I'm the Ol Oh ScpICIOc4 -No-'opoi
Sociy was formed and in few weeks an Off % was
opened by the Secretary in the Bible in tins city,
He devoted the first two or three months TO cor
responding the subject with persons IL the sonth
and preparing articles for the newspapers. lie then
took the field and commenced lecturing. sympathy
has been manifested for the p.ojec. 10 oil tecOns ana
by all persoLs which leads TO the hope that i Will be
eventually nstionalzed. The call for the Cleveland
Convention received names IL Delaware than IN
sny other State Up TO the present moment the move
ment has been kept free from az political prejudice or
blas and the Society intends sways 70 adhere 70 this
course. The contributions 70 the cause nave peen
very small $3.50 is all that has been received Out
of this $l35 have been paid for rent ana ~ Tor
printing. -, ..,
to make few remarks: When the compensation
the Justice and rareness OF its benovoence The only
doubt in bis mind as 10 its feasibility. Nor are
the Sc doubts entirely done away with yet lie fears
that simple Justice is too prossc virtue 20 arouse
feeling of syppathy in men minds for any object that
is atte nded With expense But he has Srea, iai,n IL
the power OF truth, which Is like the must ara SEED IN
in the parable, that became a, length large
tree AIc so a man VINO epuncates a great
truth scco pplishes q great work whioh may
sd IN results stupendous and beyond the reach Of
the mind Of mortss. And should nothing further oe
done in this mstttr still great work hiss actusIly
been done in bringing this great truth oeiore the
world. But in the accomplishment OF this purpose
the principles of Justice must be adhered 10. l. is
impcssbls for us ct this lste day 20 say tlst by
mora CictUm can DIcbk INC 4ohR cohuO"tu-rA
rybt Of the master 10 the slsve. IL We are 10 insist
upon emancipation we must 5esr our part OF the bur-
them vas. msority of the people f.his country
In favor of ultimate emancipation. But IN ths vast ms
iorty there aye innumerabe shsdes Of opinion, and 50
there have come up immense hstreds among the par
.izaps of the came csuse and he poor negro pulled
oere and there by his conflicting frend until his very
limbs are we'll nigh disnember.d Tne compensation
hene will apply the test 10 toe sincerity o. al par
ties In conclusion he believes that "a certainly "a
the Eyht chooses tie darkness Fee Labor VII drive
Slave Labor on. OF the country but the inevrshle
laws Of God are gradual and Their ceve!of nel' must
be awaited with patience.
MI Jos. G.. WHARTON, for twenty years editor OF
The UIeiiag Wal G1-et,e, msde some Re mark: 90
the feelings views and condition o. the slsveac ters
of Western Virginia There j. sr 1nforylrg current
throusbou the population Of thu. STATE who desire
the adjustment OF Slavery bu. do ne dare % express
tbst desire.
Voice from the cr1wd-1ou are u-'sfakeu, s.:
Mr.. WHARroy-No, Sir; have seen enoug1 ~ !;
be certsin OF it, eNistsscs; sd KEW .aas :;
were known that there wss pl-poss II ths North y
enter heartily AID harmoniou.y into the s,1ems o.
cor1pepsated emancipation they would De met nsr
way BY large proportion Of the s'avehoders.
Tire following officers ;hen elsciei or tee En-
suing year: -
Prs,iaeu; the Rev T. Nat DID, 9, Union Cohess; Vice
Pe,idebts se R.y NJ EopArs D. Mes re uqJ- .I1'1s
Farhsaks W. Prof THIS {. Cph11, NAME, ne h9a- J. D.
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