The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-17
SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY.

zevery now and then obtrudes itself upor
\, the community like the brazen head of {
wounded serpent from behind briar bush
& and then disappears into the region of eter
NAL forgetfulness to remain for another sea
/; son. Some people are disposed to look
upon it as we would upon some fabulous
e monster, while with others the question is
does such thing really exist at all, and
if so what is its object Has it really
head, body, brains, life2 Has it any one
ol these essential parts?
81 We answer, it is religious monster
whose sole aim, if we can gather it from
s the sayings and doings of their opponents,
lis to reconcile the American slave to his
8 lot as his religious duty, and enjoin obedi-
II ence to his master as his highest privilege.
II 1t is combination of a few-a very few
H cotton-stufed, Union saving, slave-loving
Epiously -inclined, fat-sleek old gentlemen,
Il land fewer coat-turning, white-cravated,
Bworn-out, broken-down priests, for whom
Athe community have no further especial
Huse. They and their doctrines and teach
Eings are shelved. You may write in the
Mdust that is upon them their epitaphs If
these are sufficient to give shape and con-
Elsistency, then it may be regarded as hav-
ling some signs of vitality, Notwithstanding
that last week, after twelve months strug-
#gle, coupled with all the efforts and ankle
@ties of its friends, It could muster not quite
zone hundred persons star and stock ac-
Ntors inclusive-to witness its perform
Eances
81 We have neither space nor inclination
ITO enter into the merits of that performance,
INnor the capacities of the actors, and hence
Il Unjust content our readers with a brief sy-
sanopsis of the programme:
# Scene 1.-The President looked back
#upon his connection with the society with
ssgreat satisfaction. 1t was destined to ex-
Vert upon politics, and excitements, and out
Ebursts, wholesome influence.
4 After this announcement, the one hun
Hdred people took breath.
q The Treasurer read much about the mo-
8 ney got together in the North to support
u the Gospel among the blacks in the South.
a A Southern D. d. next made his bow!
land said: "They (the missionaries preach
Ned to the blacks down South with good eff.
fleet. Collect all the sermons preached inI
1.-THE South on slavery, and place the BibleI
abetween them and those preached in theH
SNorth, and we wilt find that there is moreE
Gospel preached in the South than in the
I North. The preaching in the North is
Z ANTI Christ"
The audience of one hundred took an
i other breath.
a Scene ia volunteer Northern gen
aueman made his appearance, and exclaim-
/ ed-"I never saw such interesting people,
lin the world as the colored people which ]
have seen down South-their faith was sol
simple Y
The audience of one hundred breathedl
aagain.
Scene III.-Summersets and lofty tum-
zbling now ruled the hour.
A Northern d. d. declamied loudly and 4
strongly on the propriety of sending to the
SIunatic asylum, at Utica, where Gerrit !
Smith was, all who had not proclivities to-
wards slavery and the Southern Aid Socie- !
5ty. He sighed for a black congregation to !
preach to. He feared, he said, that the J
limited States would one day forget Wash 4
Sington, even if he should rise from the
l dead. He then went off into Latin, Greek, I
{ Hebrew, and signs for the Union.
A Southern D. D. finally takes the stage,
/ and exclaims in behalf of his Southern
brother ministers in this Southern Aid So I
sciety, "At last there is an anchor in the
/ vale" and after reciting story of a beau
J tiful slave-holding widow and her 600 ne
groes, the curtain falls, and the audience of
I one hundred retires.
Such is the Southern Aid Society, and
{ such its last performance.
--@<s&Dsb-S------
THE APPROACHING EXECUTIONS. &
A dispatch from Charlestown, dated
aTuesday, the 18th inst, says that extern
! sive preparations are making for the ap- I
preaching executions. Nineteen compa- !
{ MES of military are now on duty, and
guards are stationed at every street corner 8
/ and cross-road. Picket guards patrol the
surrounding country, and six more com
panies are announced on their way there 4
I The citizens find difficulty in passing from
one part of the town to another. 1heyE
are brought to halt, and marched to the
guard-house if unable to give the counter