The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13
TIE CClORtD PEOPLE IN MASS MsErM;

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iicsn Victory aAd sessO Equsiity-rao
Triumph ~ Amalg - n Asa~n Near &C
Hsso-rhs Blacks Dosss ma Asa e snare
she Country with Gse Whs<ss- Gosrrss
Smith asa Has Opfnion sa tho Subj sst-
The Civilax~sasa Society R~pussat-s-
A Batch or Spicy Lssssrs-rac nsesa.g
Breaks UP In = Row, Sss., 90.
pet theory among large class q perssus whs
NOT suoa radical absitionists u advocate smagsul
oa, the extension q suffrage negroes, and ether such
ultra Ideas tho oelsaizaoa q Africa with the coloreA
people o this oouItrJ Many divincs who arc far
bong directly opposed 70 slavery, preach yearly
mons and take yearly oeecsas In aid q colonizssa
societies, and many highly respectable and conservative
esntrbals largely 70 this theory. Lib srs and z5raos
Ne "spsn sesame" TO masy . heart and pocket
cOeed tightly - abolition appeals, aad the same magic
words have beoa held sufficient aaswsr 70 the ques
doa "Whas will you with the sverpus OF tho black
population II slavery should be asslshedy' Fss over
thought Of asking, BY way Of rejOiader But What tho
Africans refusea gos" For tune tho Occupations
Of settlements in Liberia and ZOraba have been held out
10 the free blacks Of New York city and they reply
by Indifference, and then, shsa the matter s pressed
upon tAem by msss meeting, held last evening in
spsase 70 the following calls extensively circulated and
which sufficiently explain the OF tho nee,ing-
THR AFRICAN CIVILIZATION SOCIETY.
TIE eols.se people OF New York and vcna' are called
.ubn meeting % Asld 1t zon ohu,ca isursss,
Ing On u ises AUD 70 oeclsre openly xss,hsr they sp
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want verdict from you The I'D society having faAsA y
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ns said We sberd be slives Is 10 ,sid should 20 to
Africa new society has se,n form ed send IL
Qua e n.s
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speakers e nothing prevent you, come out como out
crowd old Zion- Ambulance tree
Won church Ia located upon the Of Church and
Leonard Streets fronting upon the former, and is neat
brick edidcs The sasteally, but plainly fitted
up and will contain about thousand persons. The
church regularly occupied by congregation Of $olorsd
persons, Of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, the
Rev. Samuel Gray, pastor.
The church was densey crowded last evening by the
time tho speakers entered by the most Intelligent
spectabo OF the African residents Of New York. Qaite
large portion Of the audience composed Of colorod
ladies', neatly and handsomely dressed, intelligent
snd respectable There but about q dozen white
persons present Jst previous to the Of
the meeting gentleman that he had copies Of
the Anoo african for SALE containing reply article
In the NEW York HERALD Of Saturday last but the de-
nand did not seem to be very large. The Rev. Mr. Gar
net, upon his entrance, was greeted with round OF ap
plAuse.
At eight O'Clock the meeting was called to order by Mr.
GEORGE DOWNING who said that there had been meeting
at the Cooper Institute of Of tho coored persons,
and they had como TO the conclusion that this African
Civilization Society WAS merely new edition Of the old
Harriet Hartpesm asking for tpor nation resne inr t.
African Civilization Society, and setting forth that certain
agents OF tho society in Europe had represented 70 tho
population IT this country had been obtained In favor OF
that soccty Tns meeting called in order to show
whether that had had been obtained Mr.
d. then the rules for tho regulaou Of
he meeting proposed by the committee who had called
H. one wnoS was INA. Ssssa Speakers Who we're
then read the list Of officers for the meeting.
The Rsv. H q. GARNET who 10, - No arc informed,
the president OF the African Civilization Society, and In ts
pay and who came with party friends and support
moety females with . eet Of resolutions already
prepared % attempt 70 nulify the meeting opposed tho
adoption Of the rules He hoped tho meeting would
consent to put paddock upon anybodys lips. Let us
have affair field and OPEN fight hero night That all
Mr. Dowolso-We have come hero to night as united
people At least that my mind, and think that Ii the
axe no. % c
proposed thought best to subserve the end
had in view You know there are several announced to
oil speak but fifteen minutes each. This is meeting Of
The public and we do NOT want two three to monopoze
the time.
Rev. Mr. GARsxr.-This Is q public meeting. Here
gentlemen como and make their arrangements, all doae
tn the DARK and secret places and then come up here
and tell us that these gentlemen whom they have
pointed are to speak and then allow to get oppor
tuAty We can. viii pledge myself II this meeting IL
ana shall b in the sy New Yorp
(Appiause)- gentlemen WIFI meet fairly upon the
question, We viii wait until they have fairly made their
persons in the auderce will Hke trouble to reply TO
them. But stand here as q citizen Of New York In.
oppose this pan got up places and dshed 10 in
the form Of pubno meeting Let the meeting take Its
course That is all we ask Cheering
officers?
Mr.. GARsKrr-There 10 the trick OF the matter The
rules and the election Of officers como together that
daughter and cheeriog)
Er. DowNlNe-We do mot come here to take advantage
Of any one. am in a sacred place We very sorry
indeed by the way, that there twenty thirty
who were associated and everything which done
The arrangements were simply what thought the best
for al parties interested for one am perfectly willing
to throw open tho meeting and have 1t open instead OF
having certain persona selected SPEAK but that was
the arrangement agreed in conference to ask you 70
adopt, ana II Is bot your pleasure you will down
Beer In mind who the party first to charge motives
We have not charged motives. Our resolutions which
you will hear read do not reflect upon motives We have
simply come here honestly to ask your VERDICT and the
reverend gentleman comes here to charge motives.
Great disorder, with applause and hisses)
Rev. Mr. GARSxTr-I move to amend the motion 80 that
the gentleman Dominated Is President, Vice President
and Secretaries be voted into Office, have opposition
to them. do want " hinder the organization Of his
meeting. But every body who knows me in New York
knows thai never viii sit still TO see any such dark
lantern concern as that
There was call for the reading Of the call for the
meeting before taking the vote
Mr. GARNET and oihcrs-Read the calls Read both
the calls.
Several persons objected saying that there was but
one call; that the other vas annoy NOUS.
The sEcRzrARY amid much confusion read tho longer
call.
Mr.. GARyE1r-Now read the other
Cries Of 81 object" "Read h,""H IL not a cali"
Rean that call Read IT," "Don't read l." with cheers
hrses, and confusion generaIyl
Tie srcRlTARY-"k 10 Dot car-( More cries Of "Read
it, 'reso that CALI "h shao't be read. y
Mr.. DowISG-I will reaa is Before read II I want to
make liSle exp!anation. ('No,' s'no," "Read that
call ~ and great confusion \