The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-17


aHarper's Ferry The people of the North hay,
Ea'food for reflection"
q ResOlped, Thatwe fully agree in sentiment will
Athose fathers of the Republic Who before the adop
#tion Of the Constitution, and while that instrumen
twas undergoing examination, periodically OK
ssclaimed, However desirable union of thes,
States may be, the preservation of our liberties
still more desirable" We have, by force of cir
circumstances become convinced that the ''irrepres
#sbe conflict, is upon US, and that it will never
terminate until freedom slavery go to the wall
4 lin such contest, and under such dire necessity
Eve say, without fear and without reproach," lie
Esfreedom stand though the Union be dissolved
81 We further say, that any religion that sanction
zsor apologies for a government that authorize
s4human slavery and legalizes murder, is barbarou
= lin spirit, evil in tendency and in virtual fellow
ship with the ''sum of all villainies y
81 Resolocd That John Brown, who in his life wa
IA thorn in the side of the oppressor, has, in hi
death, become to the slave power ''more terribl,
than an army with banners" His eulogy is bes
Spoken by his executioner-"He possesses th,
Agreatest integrity, truthfulness, and courage thai
8 | ever metz
s Resotred, That however much we may lament
zthe death of the devoted Brown, we are satisfied
B that his execution will bring confusion upon hi;
#enemies, and do more to overthrow the bulwark.
of slavery than long life of philanthropic deed,
with peaceful exit. We honor his memory
.sFosterity will give him monument as indestruc
j lble as their aspirations for freedom!
4 After the adoption of the resolutions
speeches were made by several gentlemen
The first speaker introduced was Hon. r
II. Spalding, Ex-Judge Of the Supreme
Court of Ohio, and Ex-Member of Con
4gress; the second speaker was Judge D.
K. Tilden, present Judge of Probate Of
zCuyahoga county; the third was Rev. W
Il. Brewster; fourth, G. II. Langston, Sec.
rotary Ohio State Anti-Slavery Society
fifth, Rev. A Crooks; sixth, Rev. III. w
Toohey; seventh, Hon. A. G. Riddle, Elk.
i Member of the Ohio Legislature The
] Hast speaker was the Rev. j. G. White
sAll the speakers are men in high political
and social standing in this community.
am thus particular in naming the spea-
kers, and in giving their titles and posi-
Ations, because | wish your readers to I'M
sderstand who are sympathizing with the
smartyr-hero Of Harper's Ferry. that we
gmay understand our prospects in future,
will not attempt to give synopsis of
the speeches, but will forward them to you
las they appeared in our city papers The
gspeaking closed at ten o'clock and fifteen
minutes.
s On motion, it was resolved that the dra.
8 perry remain in the hall, and that the hall
i be opened at two o'clock on Saturday fol
! the reception of the children of the city
1 and that they be addressed by the Rev. A
Crooks, that they may early learn to mourn
& the murder of freedoms heroes.
4 Several hundred children assembled in
1.-THE hall pursuant to the above resolution
4 land were addressed by several speakers
The hall remained draped until Sunday
Revening, at which time Rev A. Crooks
B preached funeral sermon on MIR. Brown
ITO more than twelve hundred hearers
There never was SO much feeling on any
Subject in this community. We have made
arrangements to publish in pamphlet form
HALL the speeches, and sermons delivered in
this city on the killing of the hero of Har.
#per'5 Ferry. CHARLIE.
q MEETING IN PITTSBURGH.
4 Mr. EDlToR:-On Tuesday evening, the
goth ult., public meeting was held at the
AWylie street A. M. E. Church, to give ex-
OPPRESSION to sentiments in relation to Cap.
tain John Brown.
The meeting was organized by calling
zCharles Jones to the chair, and appointing
Rufus S. Jones as Secretary, after which
/ a committee was appointed consisting of
! Messrs. John Peck, Benjamin t. Tanner
& Austin B. Lloyd Lewis Woodson, Jr., and
s Harvey g. Webb, in connection with S.
IA. Neal, Samuel Lindsay, and Thomas
s Roach, as a comforting committee on the
&part of the colored residents of Allegheny
sCity. While the committee withdrew to
prepare resolutions, several warm speeches
were made.
The committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which were dis
cussed and adopted
We, the colored people of Pittsburg and vicini.
<ty, assembled in Wylie street Church Nov. 20,
1859, acknowledge in the person of John Brown a
{ hero, patriot and Christian hero because he
is fearless to defend the poor patriot because
8 he loves bis countrymen, acknowledging the truth
5 of the brotherhood of men and Christian be-
cause he loves his neighbor as himself, and re-
smembered those in bonds as bound with them.