Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-10

coolest ofthe Winter, thus far the thermometer be-
ing at deg. below zero, at sunrise The wind soon
changed however, more Southerly, and the mercury
rose 16 degrees in less than three hourshe day be-
ing as fine a specimen of Winters day as one
would wish to see.
At night, the wind again hauled Northward, the
thermometer fell to at six O'Clock, with prospect
of being as low, this morning, as it yesterday.
ANTI-SLAvERY MEETING.-rhe annual meeting
of the Worcester County South Division Anti-Slave-
ry Society was held at washburn Hail. yesterday.
The attendance at the morning session not large
though the numbers increased in the afternoon and
evening. The President of the Society, bingham
L. Capron, occupied the chair, and Samuel May
Jr, was appointed Secretary for the time. After
the appointment of the customary committees, Mr..
Garrison read series of resolutions embracing, in
concise and forcible statement the chief points of
the anti-slavery enterprise.
Parker Pillsbury opened the discussion in a speech
of nearly an hours length, reviewing the difficulties
which anti-slavery men had to encounter, crcising
spiritualism with much severity, since, while it pro-
fessed its sympathy with antslavery and reform,
yet, like Methodsm, and Baptism and Unitarian
ism, really stood in the way; and closing with the
argument that every new movement idea should
be examined and judged, solely with regard to its
probable influence on humanity.
Mr. Garrison questioned the propriety of discuss
ing the merits of spirituasm at this time as they
were without facts showing it to he of pro-slavery
tendency and character.
AT the beginning of the afternoon session, the fol-
lowing list of officers reported for the ensuing
year;
President-Efingham L. Capron.
Vice Presidents-JOsiah Henshaw of West Brook
field, Moses Sawn of Southboro', Adeline Ii. How
land of Worcester Adm Ballou Of Milford, Clark
Secretary-Wm A. Wilson
Treasurer-Sarah f. Wall
Auditor-Alfred Wyman.
Executive Committee-Abby Kelley Foster John
II. Crane, and Sarah Foger Earle, of Worcester;
Abjah Allen and Esek Pitts Of Milbury; L. d. Dra-
per of Milford; Samuel May, Jr, of Leicester Ma
ria 7. Fairbanks of Millyille Nancy b. Hill of
blackstone; Sylvester G. Fay Of Soutlboro'; VIM.
Doane of Charlton.
Able addresses were made by Rev. Samuel May,
Jr., VIM Lloyd Garrison, and Mrs. Abby Kelley
Foster
AT the evening session, the President repeated the
invitation to any who were not members of the So
cety to participate in the discussion of the resou-
tons. No one volunteering, Parker Pisbury again
took the platform, making strong and eloquent
speech, and according to his custom, visiting the
Republican party, its influential members, and the
church, with the severest criticism.
When Mr.. Pillsbury had concluded, Mr. Garrison
took the PLATFORM and spoke for nearly an hour in
an eloquent and orcible manner in criticism of the
various political parties and their platforms. He
said the next platform of the National Democratic
party will advocate the application of the principles
of the Dred Scott decision to the free States by
which slaveholding will be tolerated as constitution
al all over the Union, the holding of any
other claimed property; and will also advocate the
repeal of the law prohibiting the African slave
trade and also favor the annexation of all the rest
of Mexico and Central America to the Union after
converting it all into slave territory, by importing
slaves there, &c. The Republican party, Mr.. Garri-
son thought, ton account of its compromising spir-
it, was not great way in advance of the Demo-
cratic.
An immediate dissolution of the Union he urged,
as the great remedy for existing pro-slavery evils
The iniquitous provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law
were dwelt upon. He urged the passage of a law
here similar to that in Vermont, where the slave the
moment he reached her soil, whether fugitive or
brought there by his MASTER declared to be free,
as long as he remained there and should be protect
ed as such by the arm of the State.
When Mr., Garrison had concluded, the resolutions
were adopted, and the meeting adjourned.