New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-12

gs.S ~, have a single right to say wat should be
go with ibis property. They had parted with It.
ard could not my anything u W uoN r'ou' -.
@ M ,.r.tsud THU Bm what were the object OF
T;s on and for what plan was it given This
.,aoer,y should be administered up"u the plan up"h
PIN IN. p1ft was solicited: the property Il pro-
100 4. that limitation and TO that use-nUt simply
- sW but by the highest principles "t hoh"r,
ay.t;,noe good faith. relg N. respect 10 the dea
I'd ius,ice to the living. This property them L. to De
,d,iuirfered in certain way, expressed III ihe
oyeYmett n ade at tie time the gt- were maze
There are two classes to MANAGE tins fHhr' the
ksu,fciaics and the manager. llc ptnrncialr, are
a. iypo,nnt the vciuus ani degraded, whom re-
y. nv " circulation" pas by the question ~
ue u,iGrn Nv of doctrine. or the principles when
,iey are to inculcate. l." the object 81 Inc S"cety
- The circulation If tracts there II nothing else IL
. ,t Ia declare principles; II u 'i Ia declare subtle
P.:,las az noIic,: II l. not 10 declare whether We
r. slavery or dislike It'll to circulate tracts Inat
:; 40 ,lnn that who can read but eau see tnat
tL,f the whole object Of the >"ceiy-t II I" cHcu-
-. n il idle Ia talk about circulating tracts upon
-, ,rude IN slave countries, when We have positive
Ln,yedee that such circulation WIZ MOI DE petieu.
su,h thugs not only cannot be circulated put the!
ob.trps tie usefulness "f the SOcetV' III "Ouu oe
,,..s sbuec of the property Of the Society To pint
r., 4, an n, known tongue that 10 tue could rcsd
4, That is practically the case whe" you 1ttenpt 10
CIRCULATE tracts among those who VIII not teceNo
Them There two Glasses of iuuctons 10 pe'i" y,
Mr. I.rd SAD in the management oi the Soclety. lHe
sanction az he uenbers IL to elect The ofhceis, ana
after that. Dir. Lord conteuded, they had no right
% nst net these officers any more thau the p7o-
ple have right to instruct the Judges amer ,Ney arc
Elected Thtp the function Of the officers elec,e7 Is
n car1y into effect the objects Of the S0clety he III
moi Think any man could delegate any power he pos
sesaes 10 any agent to use by proxy. Inc siA'h
.r,;,Ie Of the Constitution provides that notnipg
shall be Judged TO which any lnehber shah o"joct.
You zee the dscretion that Committee nave any
,nen her q ay put down the publication al ANY tfnc'
~ us look at tie idea of INSTRUCTIVE the COMMITTEE
~ y,u in the Soe.ty have OUly the rlgut to elect
fbe,e rustr.s You have no night 10 say u the people
,u elect how they shall net. Inl' idea Ui Instruction
i.kes away the veto not "ny Oh any siise emoe :, vi
g., Cnmu'itier bun lakes the veto from tnen ALL BIT
sLo,a - sn,dler view; how, III mas meeting, winch
csn, he considered favorable I" COZ" dl7cns'lnn can
~a.,ie undertake TO dictate bow the funds eha De
30 II y,u decide in this way, you might have difer-
ent decisions in Boston Rochester, Hd wherever you
mi, nj held the meetings of the Society; and no one
Urnla cnniend for such a mode of decision IL mat;
IT, recsrd 10 the circulation, it must be question OF
fsc, vbetber they can be cicuhted and not whether,
,,ro, the whole they ought to be circulate or not
TIe expedency Of circulating particular traci al any
fine mutt depend upon circumstances al the uhe
think therefore, the attempt Oi persons on PeNi"u
year To undertake to instruct the COMMITTEE was
rs assumption by those pnrties III this course Is 10
be puysued by those who through thelf lVes are
considering what they shall do with this prop 'rly be-
fore ar after death hat secur ~ there that ewr't-
Co., Mia, q and depsiions may not be swept away II
fb,s nav be &c. theu property is 80 lusecurely pro-
tested NJ that which s given to these supposed Poin
Lar charities. La CONCLUSION, move, WIN vie"
IN mike IT test question for this tne and Tor AL time
That the motion OF Mr.. Jay be land upon the table, and
that after hs meeting it shall never be heard oi any
more except in the lamentations for Ms tate. llm
meme app. ause, cheers and hisses
The Kew. DIR. j. i. THOMPs0s-D0es the gehuehai
mean To cut III all debate
Nj. LORD IN this popular meeting, do. You ear
get enough Of it i'll The IndepadeHt every day
IGreat laughter. a.
UOue.tIon" question" bssts completely drowning
Dir. jays voice.
The mO,lcn Of Mr.. Lord was then put and carrie.
snid the utniOst confusion, cries OF Order, order,
Uesglaw gag-law," whIsilings and hisses.
Mr. THonPsoK-I move that we adjourn, Sir
ICheers aud hs-es.
MIR. RrNr. IcT-i appeal from the decision that the
motion was carried. Laughter and hiss's.J
RW CLERKE-I appeal that 1t cuts OH all discus
sion. lCries of Order &" order, " sit down. "si
down" mingled with hisres and cheeIs.l
The President undertook TO quell the confusion bu
Mr.. BrkEDIoT-I don't believe the motion was car
ned. lliTses .., from
the decniOn of the Chair
Mr. RlhrDic1-I don't believe il was the honest
vote of the Society. 20 Sit down. sit down! AID
iourn," Lets adjourn mingled with misses an'
A Volcr-Is this meeting of the Society?
The RtsIDLNT-lt If.
Mr. WolcoT1-If tli- ia a meeting Of the Society
have oon to put. lCne' of Question question )!
Mr. THOMSON DID not Mr.. Jay offer his reso
Iuthn to The Directors
TIE PR sIDENT-le did.
Mr. TBoMl soN-I would like to ask whether as thu
vote on MIR. Lords resOlntOn was responded TO bl
many hfe men beers not DlrecUisl that vote
ough not 10 have been given entirely by tue Directors
before whom Mr.. jay presented li' motion lCres
"Good," Good aud great applause.
In the midst of the confusion, the PRESIDENT eX
planned that after the election OF officers he had de
olared the Society in session again though perhaps
he had done il somewhat informally, supposng I
would make no particular dilcrrucc.
Mr.. WOLoOTT-As the Chair has decided the Soci
ETY. to be i'll session, suppose ii will be i'll order t.
submit motion.
IleIe Mr.. Wvlcott's voice completely drow nee
in the storm If misses, and cries Of Question:, ant
"Order," "Orier.
This second attempt of Mr.. WOlcott bette
than the tirst-the morse aud confusion being wors
than before; and the cries TO "adjOurn, =" ADJOURN
and sit down." continuing till he was obliged 10 b
silent.
Mr.. CIARKE-To the question whether the Director
art still IN session. Great laughter.
The PRENDkNT stated that he had declared that th'
business bef' RI the Society was in order.
MIR. CLARKE-I did not hear that.
MANY NOlCEs-Ne heard it here.
Mr. WoLcoIT-I understood it ST., and undertook t
Ontr mUiiun, and about to say that dill II Will
DO cnpiiow sp but with II sincere desire TO promote
NE DIVINE ghry Cries of "mo,On, " motion,
hisees aud cheers, AMI the utmost c"nfuslon'
Aiier the confusion had somewhat subsidized, Mr.
WoLcoIT proceeded to read the following resolution
Hhoea', The African slaye-trsde--
Voick-Ttat is the third time that resolution ha
been ftsd already.
The Rev. DR.. Bacon inquired if the regular bushes
on The Society tn be transacted, or at least th'
mere sham aud form lllsses aud groaus. The re
Pots, &C., must be accepted, which cannot be done
Tie S,c',ty passes u motion ~ adJ"urn.
Mr.. WoLoorr-Does the Chair decide that am II