The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-28
Letter from Now YORK.
NEw YoRK May III

IoMs Ealor offhs CaiedsgmH
, The anniversary week has come and gone
: great many speeches have been made
some very good and some very poor. Near.
, y thirty soeelies have held their nnniyersa.
Ilas, end enough gas has been iel % ~ taye
blown the union 10 pieces II IL had been con-
! fined, but the gas has bean set free, and eve.
y body feels better, Auy one Who has OBJ
; served the spirit of the religious and beneyo-
lent anniversaries for several years past has
most surely remarked the growth Of the anti
slavery spirit The time vas when the oppo,
nents u slavery could scarcely find place Ia
which 10 discuss their doctrines peaooably IN
the whole city Of New York. There was not
one of the great benevolent societies but
would have been ruined by the the admission
Of any thing that looked like anu-slaNery,
Nov how different The "foul lend" Of free-
dom has broken down nearly every barrier
that has been raised. The slavery question
has become the life Of every public meeting
/ The Tract Society made bold effort % put
down any agitation Of the subject, but even
! they we're obliged 10 admit two able lawyers
making long arguments on the pro-slayery
side. The other sde, however, we're put
down in the most approved Tammany Hall
style. Silence and derorous attention was
u''--sssi n4uiel Lard And Hiram
Ketehum tried TO prove that II was wrong
10 say anything against slavery, but when
even men Ike the Rev. Leonard Bacon sf
New Haven, and others, wished 10 reply
they we're met With hootings and hissings aud
oil the snuoyauevu that would meet free
soil speaker in 1ammany Hall just before
election, A resolution asking Tor the pub
fishing Of a tract against the opening Of the
African slave trade was put down wilh.a trc-
mendous shout, This certainly was consist,
cnt with their policy Of refusing e. say thing
against slavery Ia this country, "a, II Il IA
wrong to condemn the sale OF men from Viz
ginia to Texas, why h Il not wrong to con
dtmn the sellirs Of slaves from Congo to
Texas II they dare not condemn the hunt
ing OF slaves hiding from the bloodhounds
aud lash of their masters or mayhap journey
ing towards the North Star in search Of free.
dom in this Christian land how can Il be
wrong to run down ond kidnap the naked
pagans Of Africa
! hope / shall not be suspected as intend.
ing 70 cast any reproaeh by the above upon
the particular North star Of the Democratic
party in VERMONT which hangs over the .
town Of Dau,ic. do not think that even
"nigger" would bc fool enough 20 rvprrt
~ fnd freedom or cncoursFg'"s''' IN ths' 81 (
rection. The msis,i,y Of the Tract Society
however, we're frightened at the result OF
their own consistency and under the lead Of F.
the Rev. DR.. Spring, partly rcccdcd from
their position by saying that although they
woold not adopt any resolution against the
opening OF the African slave trade yet they
had no doubt Of its Wickcdncss.
The American Tract Society, Ro'tou, had
TIA bHHive NY next day, aud the Rrvs. z. y.
KIRK and II, w. Bcochcr reviewed the posi-
ton Of the pro-sla,ery society in their spec
chcs. Bcccher outs,rpped all speeches Few
cr heard from his lips. In sarcasm wit and
argument, combined with the most touching
paihos, Ec-attackcd the position orhis antag-
onists and routed them, "hersc, foot and
drngoons.' 1t h hardly possible to describe
the tremendous power Of his speech and its
effect upon the oudieAec. lie stood on
platform befc.e The pulpit, aud around him
We're many of the brightest intcllccis among
/ the multitudes that came to the city to attend
/ the anniversaries, Many OF them were una
| bic to keep their seats from excitement. The
venerable father Of the orator, DIR. Lyman
Beeehcr, now verging uron ninety years Of
service under his Heavenly Master, stood up
all the time, gazing intently at his son
Sometimes the "oid man eloquent shook
with laughter, and sometimes tears ran down
his wrinklcd face. N his prime he was one
of the most eloquent preachers of the country,
but his rAme is cclipscd in that Of his son,
The other anniversaries had their special
subjcc's Of interest, but the subject of slave
nv more than anything else gave spice and
interest to the proceedings Of this week.
The battle will be renewed without doubt
every year Those who cry peace, peace,
will find out the truth Of what Seward said
in his much abused Rochester speech, that
the contest between slavery and freedom will
never cease till one or the other be fully
subdued. So much for the anniversaries.
A sudden increase in the number of immi'
E grants who arrive at this port has been eX'
; perienced. For nearly ten days they have
arrived at the rate of more than a thousand
, per day Many of them bring money-nl
5 of them bring stout arms and hands ready
for work, so we say, let them come. TINS
T. sudden increase is in part owing to the ap
I prehensions of war in Europe. One of the
: most interesting sights 10 be seen in thi'
I great city is to witness the landing OF sh'I
d load of emgrnnts at Castle Garden. Th'
strange Language, and dress and manners OF
a the new comers-the bedlam Of excitemen
r. - -. ,,,,,,. ,r,. NOT easily described