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

d RESOLVED, That this meeting do fully endorse ant
heartily approve of the spirit manifested by Capt
John Brown and his associates. but deeply regre
that the plans SO well laid did not succeed. Ye
{ I'VE believe that under God, the greatest good t.
the cause of our ensaved brethren will result from
the mad career of the STAKEHOLDER in sacrificing
the lives of their victims, that act will do mor
to hasten the downfall of slavery than the liberia
&tion of thousand slaves.
q Resolrcd, That We return thanks to the clergy
who have made independence enough to speal
bold words for John Brown, and also those trus
tees that complied with the request to allow the
use of their bell, to be tolled on that mournfu
occasion, and we hereby acknowledge our want.
Of belief in the Christian virtues of the trustees
such churches as refused the application as oul
religion teaches us to do unto others as we would
: that they should do unto us.
RssOlped, That the memory of John Brown shall
be indelibly written upon the table of our hearts
land when tyrants cease to Cypress the enslaved
We will teach our children to revere his name, and
transmit it to the last posterity as being the
4greatest man in the 10Th century.
4 RESOLVED, That the committee appointed at a
previous meeting be requested to correspond with
ECapt Avis, the alor at Charlestown, Va, relating
2to the condition of the colored men Green and
ACopeland, and to endeavor to obtain whether they
/ have families, and report the same, at another
meeting to be called as soon as information is OBJ
j tained.
ResOEred That the same committee be author
I lied to adopt necessary means to inaugurate the
I'D day of December, and to make arrangements
! to celebrate the day in an appropriate manner
Mr.. III. Johnson sympathized with the
sufferers, and admired their noble daring.
Mr.. j. S. Bonney supported the resolu-
4 tions, expressed his sympathy for the cause
of the colored people, admired the princi-
Piles of John Brown, but lamented his fan
'aticism.
Mr.. Z. r. johnson sustained the reso-
lutions in a speech that made a deep i'm
preston, eulogizing the clergy who had
taken sides with the oppressed, and de-
|nouncing those whose lips were padlocked
He said that the same spirit that had ami
mated the martyrs of the Revolution to
strike disfranchisement from the British
yoke, impelled the heroes of Harpers Fer
Try to deeds of valor. He ignored the idea
that John Brown was fanatic, and COM
pared him with the martyrs, who in ancient
times had laid down their lives for Christ's
sake.
DIR. j. B. Smith read the last letter of
John Brown to his family. He proceeded
at some length to comment on the progress
of slavery, its demands and intention. Hel
said that oppression had, at all times, and
under all circumstances, demanded sacri-
fee, and that undoubtedly John BrownI
and his associates were the men chosen byI
God to become the sacrifice for Americana
slavery. He believed that if ever therei
was time when colored people should be-
come united, that time was now.
Hon. r. French was invited to speak, !:
and made few remarks, fully endorsing!
the resolutions and spirit of the meeting.
He entered heartily into any measure that
would benefit the colored man. He be- 4
lieved that Brown had done more good
than if he had lived to be an hundred
years old.
Hattil Kelly was well acquainted with
the martyr. He justified Mr.. Brown in|
tbs course pursued; invoked his shade toI
disturb Gov. Wise in his midnight slum-
bers, and to visit the pro-slavery clergy of
this city in their studies. Upon the whole i
he made very telling speech
Remarks were also made by DIR. Bayne, !!
Messrs. III. O. Remington, j. Freedom and
w. Ferguson.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and at 10 o'clock the meeting adj !
journed.