Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-07

Two emblems,-one Of famei
Alas! the other that 1t bears
Reminds Us Of your shame
The white mans liberty in types,
Stands blazonend by your statsi
But what's the meaning Of your stripesE
They mean your Negro scsEs "--CAhPBELL'
Mr.. Garrison then read appropriate Bible pas
sspes from the old prophets, and the audience
Joined in singing hymn from the pen of George
Thompson, the English phianthropist.
A long series Of resolutions we're read BY the
President affirming that, in view Of the existence
Of slavery in our land, the legacy OF the Revolu-
tonary patriots, We ought, instead Of glorying in
their valorous deeds, to blush for their self evi
dent injustice, and shun their evil example, and
continuing as follows:
''Whereas, The stream cannot rise higher than
its source and whereas the constitution was
adopted by slayeholding and slave traaing PEG
pie, both in their State sovereignty and oy ma
tiOnal compact, and whereas, determined as they
were to hold their slaves in bondage as marketa'
BILE guodssand chattes therefore
RESOLVED, That any attempt, however sincere
well meant, to argue or prove that TIM, Constr.
tuition Of the United States is, and was designed
to be, an anti-slayery instrument, is the verlest
special pleading is verbal quibblng, and hair
splitting s9phistry -
ResoIped, That as it was sin and shame for
the North to comply with the immoral conditions
imposed upon her by the South in the formation
Of the Constitution, it is no less sin and shame
for her to remain in that unhallowed union on
any pretext.whateyer. ~
Resolutions were also read upon the fright of
search - complimsntng Russia for emancipating
her serls and condemping the infamous traffic in
East India and Chinese coolies.
William Welles Brown, once slave, was in
troduced as the first speaker. He proceeded to
give finished and eloquent speech, showing up
the character and influence of the slave system,
and Astounding with illustrative facts and thrill
ing extracts.
Wendell Phillips, next coming forward, was
received with enthusiastic applause.
After speaking Of the right of search, the con-
stitution, &C., he said that it was the duty Of
Massachusetts, to protect her own citizens, of
whatever color or origin. To be true to herself
she should show the South that she respected
and protected the fugitive slave as man. She
ought to protect him and elevate him, and make
him governor of the commonwealth. He would
like to see W. W. Brown in the governors
chair.
If snti.slayery men would go to Congress they
should vote against all appropriations for the car
rying on of this slayeholding government Speak
ing of the defective backbone of American politi'
clans, be said it ruined any man to be named for
the presidency. Get one out Of the many news
papers to name him for the presidency, and after
that he would have neither heart nor brain.
came here to-day said he, for the sole pur.
pose Of demanding Of every voter to take that Pc
titiOn of ours, for statute that shall put every
slave commissioner, judge, or marshal, into the
state prison, and secure the name of every voter
in his town to it, and see that no representative
goes to the general court from his town, who is
not pledged to vote for that law.
want new monument on Bunker Hill,-the
statue of the first fugitive slave, who, under that
Law, is made free, and protected on our soil. We
will educate him, we will build him house, we
will make him governor one year, and then, If
the United States senate lasts SO long, we will
put him in the vacant chair of Sumner Till
then, keep Summers shadow in it. 1t cannot be
better occupied, till some fugitive slave, from
BrOOkss plantation, perhaps, having learned the
discipline Of governors chair. is qualified and
put there BY the sovereignty Of Massachusetts.
Every voter who refuses to sign that petition is
kidnapper and will brand him as such. If
church member he is a hypocrite, too ;-it a
member of congress, don't care, he is kid
NAPIER eff be he has the eloquence OF Beechsr
or the heartlof Stowe, he is nevertheless kid
NAPIER. Every voter under the national cOnsti-
tuition Is kidnapper.
This address Of Mr.. Phillips, which was more
II ~ L - -.
ing, was one Of great beauty and power, and was
listened to atteBtively throughout By the large
audience. who responded to its strong passages
and telling hits with raptuIOus applause.
After short speech from Mr.. Garrison, and
the introduction Of very fine looking young col
ored man, a fugitive slave, and the singing Of
hymn, thelaudience adjourned for dinner which,
being Of the picnic style, added much to the 70
mantle beauty Of the occasion.
On coming together for the afternoon. and sing
ing a hymn, the president introduced Rev. Nj.
Bassett, from Washington, d. c., who said ii
might seem strange to see an orthodox clergyman
in convocation OF national fanatics, but as he
had tried in vain 10 find aid and sympathy at the
hands Of the conservative orthodoxy Of New Eng
t~ANiteA t1o NpuSlAtAB aAA euPpoAh " NSNANA1F
loving church in the national capitol, he had at
last turned to the fanatics. And then he went
on to give some instances Of the terrible wicked
ness Of the slave power, as they had fallen under
his observation
A young gentleman, named Martyr, now came
forward, aud treated the meeting to a school boy
defamation RpoR the general subject.
Mr.. Garrison then introduced Mr.. Z. NJ. Hey
wood Of Hubbardston. theological student, who
made a speech fun Of the strongest radicalsm,
both politcAl and religious, well stated and illus
trated. 90 that, after Mr. Phillips's, IL was the
speech Of the occasion. He closed BY avowine
himself and desiring TO be known, only as Gar
fisoulan abOlitiOnist, determined TO do what b.
could for the slave at all hazards, and who woulI
brand every one as slandersr, whe should cal
him anything but an Abolitioniht.
Speeches were also made BY Rev. Mr. Bowie
dNstiek. AT. Fosa Of N. H., and Parker Pills
bury.
Theodore Parker, who was expected, being de
tanned By hlnsas, sent his speech In manuscript
but the time did not allow it, reading. He prc
posed Che following resolution, which was. O.
vote. adopted
yRsseivsd, That .his sooIsty .snasrs hs mos. hsar