The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11

70 use no pron language 10 speak the uh and not V
get drunk TAy had undertaken " practise these shines
and far wfc Prcestants rha. was an illustration how
the preseSAs OF pure living Christianity operates
upon tho pagan EohAmmedan, Turk, or ARAB.
What kAd sfpeople are 'nese proestansY was question
asked some Conttantnope al the time Protcs
tatsm began TO be talked or there. The answer from
ene who bad seen Them was-"They are very strange
people would trust one OF them with anything have
they will lie, and they will cheatn Two nominal
Christians in one Of the hazaars Of Aleppo fell into con.
Ioyersy aooI. some , rsnsac01 Finally one Of them
Protestant that should speak the truth P'' Now, II is
this idea Of Professionalism this idea Of Christianity that
The last resolution was as follows
Resolved That as the greater portion Of Central and
South America are now open 70 Gospel naences and the
work there be done can be more readily accomplished
by union OF the various evangelical denominations than
BY any one denomination alone, that this society Is spe
cially called upon, III the providence o. Cod greatly 70
the number OF her aborers or that ed and TO
enter on such system Of Efforts as VIII IN due time ex
tend the blessings Of pure ohrst@ny throughout Inc
length and breadth OF those lands,
The point Of this resolution s that which speaks OF the
union the cooperation OF the various Christian tenom
nations. How much more IN accordance WIN the spirit
OF the Gospel and the wants OF human nature and the
world was this than the centralized, comprehensive
government and unity Of Rome Professionalism, by tho
grace Of God had fallen apart into various churches and
denomnatons and in that way the spirit OF decentraiza
ion The spirit Of liberty, became the Characteristic Of
Professionalism The union and co operation OF these va
rOus denominations present that united front which csa
20 into such andg those TO which this resolution re-
fers the Of success and Of ultimate conquest
and dominion.
The resolutions were adopted.
The exercises were closed by singing another hymn,
when the meeting WIS dismissed with oeneilc,on.
The society held meeting for business, and sne cleo
ton Of directors for term Of four years, being the
number chosen ANNUALLY.
THE AMERICAN ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY.
MORNING SESSION.
This body Of Union denOnncers, constitution Naiapers
and advocates Of universal smashngup Of everything
except "our African brothers,, yesterday merning
and evening at the City Assembly Rooms In their
toned annual fashion The mil very we'll filed nj
early hour than half the audience beng Of the
gentle. SEX and Of various ages, many being apparently
deaf old ladies' who snoozed compacenty over their car
rumpets William Ilcyd Garrison was called 10 the
chair amidst applause Prayer then offered ZIP
by Rev. DR.. Mayo Of Albany.
On the platform we're " Lloyd Carlton, Parker Pills.
bury Wendell PhBips Oliver Johnson Francis Jackson,
Of Boston; Dr. Furniss, Of Philadelphia and young
loTed man.
Mr. jackson read the treasury report, which showed
that the receipts during the year. with !he balance Of the
year before amounted 10 sl3 1856 as The expenditure
in the publication OF the AHti Slavery asdard, the organ
OF the society, for acss and FOR lec.uripg agents. is
81 432 SO, leaving balance hand of s., 452 65
The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by quoting pas-
cage from Scripture wen. 10 read addresses from
foreign socetesAn address from the citizens Of War
ripgon, England, signed by the borough member the
rector and 2u others address TO the Christians aud
churchee Of America uphold slavery, from the Bel
gRn Christian Missionary Church and address from
joseph Mazzn whose course upon the slavery question
the Chairman said glorious contrast to thai OF Kos
suth during his visit 70 ihs country Mazzns name was
received with applause and the addresses generally seem
ed to elicit general satisfaction The following Mazzins
letter -
LONDON, March 81, 1869
DEAR siR--1 beg 10 apologize fos being late in
u OEl M M
others, the end Of the lecture delivered al your st
tunn by my friend, Mrs Jesse Mentor White Mario TO-
my honored friends first success and response to her
efforts in the United States, to whom Young Italy looks
ior sympatny anu support inc spproaehng struggle
teachers and pupils OF our Italian schools We are fight
ing the game sacred battle-for freedom and the
against white slavery. The cause is truly Identical
for depend upon it the day in which we shall
coed in binding TO one freely accepted pact twenty.
now-an active sHpport to the GAUGE you pursue. We
both the servants OF the God who says, before
therefore free" May God bless your efforts and
May the day arrive in which the word 'bondsge
viii disappear from our living languages, and only point
out historical record And meanwhile let the know
ledge that We, all conbatants under the same Tag, do
through time and space, commune in love and faith
strengthen another against the unavoidable suffering
which we must meet on the way Believe me, my dear
sir, very gratefully you're. JOSEPH MAZzINI
A small sprlnking OF eolored persons was visible in
the room and here and there the modes bonnet Of Qua
ker lady.
and then introduce the frs. speaker He then read the
following resolutions which, we observed, neither
put TO the meeting nor voted upon
Resolved, That IL transforming rational and immortal
beings into merchandise and pershabIe property be not
of the first magnitude and crime Of the deepest dye
then crime and Sin exist nowhere EARTH and there
none TO be called 10 repentance.
Resolved that concedng to Southern Shareholders the
right to hold slaves Southern soil, and affirming that
they and do. exercise the right
accordance with justice humanity and the spirit OF Chris
taniiy s antaDount toa vindcaton Of slavery univer
sally and therefore, in advocating the establishment
Of the slave stem wherever it has been abolished in the
North the South acts with strict logical consistency, and
cannot be met answered except by those who maintain
the inherent siniuness Of savehodng under all crcum
stances
Resolved Tha. they who have moral objection 70 the
existence of slavery at the South can have none 70 rs
stence at the tn and that all such by their constant
defence Of the STAKEHOLDER from the mpuation of crim
naity, are far them les preparing the way for
the introduction Of slavery into every free State
Resolved That between the recognition of the slave az
man. endowed by his Creator with an inaienabe right
TO liberty, and therefore entitled to immediate and
tona emancipation and the denial Of his human
nature, and his association with CATTLE swine and other
property, there is no halfway ground.
Resolved, That the enormtes Of slavery 90 multi
tudinous and appang-in It's humiliation Of all human
rights, its sacrifice Of all parental and ia ties its con-
tempt OF the law Of God s disregard of all the commands
Of the GOspe-hat TO resist ts immediate and total abo
ton the most comprehensive method Of extending and
perpeuatng the kingdom of Satan and opening the Hood
gates Of all niquity.
Resolved That the friends of the ensaved in this land
have nothing to retrac modify in regard to their
charges against the holders of slaves their abeorg-
against the American church and the clergy OF the
try ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the political parties and their lead
the American constitution Union, based
az those charges and have been upon broad founda
ton of facts which cannot be refued, and which still
man unchanged.
Resolved, That cordially accept the haunting ado
Don OF Southern slaveholders"Mi Mind your own busi-
ness that is our business 70 See that We neither op
connive at OPPRESSION that reduce prac
tce the self evident truths Of the Declaration Of nde
pendence that hde the outcast, and beray not him
that VANDERBILT, that make tour soil" free TO every
fugitive slave that stands upon and That cleanse
selves from all blood guitiness.
Resolved, That La the widest ncoherency the part
of the South in breath to charge ohe North with
meddDg with that which does not concern US, and for
which We are not responsible, and in the rex. to
remind US Of the proslavery constitutional qua.
an, mem nave y, even anu nnsss upon our
the slave hunter TO seize his victims in any part
Of our Northern domansto recognise slave property as
Union, to perpetuate slave representation Congress-