The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-12
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Z, 1859.

Mr. EDITOR Pursuant to announcement,
very large and highly respectable audi
ence assembled in Israel Church on Mon
day evening last, to hear defense from
Mr.. VIM. Still concerning the charges of
dishonesty preferred by writer in Fred
e1ick Douglass Paper of the 14th ult.,
Signed Dimmick. Charlton, The officers of
the meeting were Messrs. Jacob G. White,
ST., President; John p. Burr and Elijah
D. Davis, Vice Presidents; and Parker t.
Smith, Secretary The President, after
declaring the meeting organized, stated
that the meeting was convened for the pur-
pose of affording Mr.. Still an opportunity
of defending himself from certain gross
charges preferred against him by CORES
pondent of Frederick Douglass Paper of
d late date, and that Mr. Still was there,
and would speak for himself. At this june
ture it was, ON motion, resolved that the
Secretary be requested to read the ar
ticle containing the charges; but sew
eral gentlemen proposed to have Mr.. Stills
correspondence with Frederick. Douglass
Paper read first, which the President ruled
out of order on the ground of irrelevancy.
The Secretary then read the article con-
tanning the charges, after which Mr. Still
read his defence, which he said was sent
by him to Frederick Douglass Paper, and
would perhaps appear in the next issue.
Mr.. Still concluded his defence by reading
testimonials from several gentlemen of af-
fuence and influence in Philadelphia, all
testifying to his unexceptionable charac-
ter, to which Mr.. J. G. White, ST., added
his testimony. The President then said
there was an opportunity for any one to
speak who might desire to substantiate the
charges against Mr.. Still. He hoped that
all who had anything to say in the matter
would speak then, or forever hold thei
peace. Mr.. VIM. III. johnson felt it due
to himself and to the audience to say that
Mr.. Stills defence had satisfied him of the
character of that gentleman's assailant; he
was base and INSCRIPTIONS, &c. 1t was
then unanimously resolved, on motion of
the Rev. VIM. Douglass, that 'Mr. Stills
defence be considered perfectly satisfacto-
ry. Mr. Isaiah G. Wars offered as an
amendment that sit is the sense of this
meeting that Mr.. Still has successfully vim
Dictated himself from the charges contained
in Frederick Douglass Paper of Oct. IA,
1859" The chairman would gladly have
entertained the resolution as an amend
ment, but he thought it inopportune. 1t
was then, on motion, resolved that the pro-
ceedings be published in Frederick Dou-
glass Paper and in the Anti Slavery
Standard. The meeting then adjourned.
The Harper's Ferry insurrection con-
tinues to be the all-absorbing topic of news
paper comment and conversation here,
among all classes of thinkers, of whatever
shade of politics or opinion.
Wendell Phillips, Esq, of Boston, lee
tured on "The Lost Arts" before the Har-
rison Literary Institute, on Thursday eve
ming last, at Jayne's Hall, to large audi
ence. The lecturer commended very
highly the system of lyceum lectures. He
said it was church without creed; each
week they had new minister, upon whose
doctrines they sit in judgment. He thought
that teachers of the people should be al
lowed and ought to speak their honest SEN
timents; and he who feared to combat an
opponent with his opinion had no opinion.
Mr.. P. said we are too apt to boast of our
knowledge, and SAY what great nation
we are. He likened the American people
to man that some traveller met, who