The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-21
Great Meeting i'm Philadelphia.

A large and enthusiastic meeting OF the
3efranchsed portion Of the citizens OF Phil
.dalnhia was held at the Philadelphia In
situte on Monday evening, April 9th, pur-
.n.pt u the call Of the Relief Committee
for The Horner rescuers.
The meeting was called TO order by Mr..
@ Bowers, treasurer Of the committee.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
l,vth the correction that S. nj. Smith and
Rev. Stephen Smith opposed the resolutions
n,ssed at the previous meeting on the ground
ofexpediency only and approved.
S.M. Smith, chairman Of the committee,
rororted that all the colored churches in the
citv had been notified to raise collections
for the purpose of supplying any want of
the men who 50 nobly evidenced their cour-
ace and manhood, and to procure bail and
counsel for them The following are the
sums collected for those purposes At the
public meeting held March 80, $28 Oh !;
collected by Franklin Turner, So rs; by
st. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sc; Little
Wesley, So by Thos. Bowers, 50 50 !;
First African Baptist Church. 81 sc Shi-
lob, s. SO; Union, $40 10. The expendi-
lures had been, to buying bail, $55, hall
rent and sundries, So 75-leaving q bal
ance on hand of SIS rs. They reported
further that the trustees Of Israel Church
had refused to pay to the committee the
contributions of said church, and also the
great difficulty in the procuring Of counsel
for the men.
An apology was offered and accepted
from the Rev. J Campbell in behalf Of lit
tie Wesley Church.
The report Of the committee was then
adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell wish to ask whe-
ther this report is to 60 before the world
whether it shall be said that those noble
men were forced to have bail purchased for
them Shall we be disgraced BY the pub
lcation of this report
Mr.. A. Green would like to see it pub
lshed, for there are those in Philadelphia
whose names soar to the skies as champl-
ons of the cause of human rights, who will
be forced 10 set themselves right before the
community. | can say, gentlemen, after
my experience Of the past two or three
weeks, that those gentlemen who figure IN
conferences and conventions are not what
they represent themselves to be. | there
fore move that the report be published.
Mr.. P. T. SMITH cannot agree with
the gentleman, for if this report goes out to
the gaze of white men they will say that
black men do not love liberty. Sir, | love
the negro race, being identified with them
and believe them not to be inferior to any
race on Gods earth. | arrive at this
from having made researches in that direc,
ton; and SO long as / occupy the honorable
position do, | will never pen anything de
rogatory to the negro race and further
more, to publish the report will reflect more
upon our heroic friends than upon the veal
ty citizens who have refused to 60 thei
bail, for it is TO be presumed that if they
had the confidence of the citizens of Phila
delphia they would have easily procured
bail.
Mr.. Robert Purvis-Mr Chairman, j:
this report fit sheet for criticism 1t is
disgraceiul and shame that those men, in
the face of our boasted patriotism and love
of liberty, should buy bail There is no
parallel to its meanness in the history Of
the country. And while | contemplate their
manly courage and bravery l am filled with
gratitude and admiration, and | am made
to feel my own unworthiness when | look
up to the sublimity of their heroism.
could see the good effects which their at.
tempt to rescue produced in the court room
upon those who were most anxious to have
the fugitive returned Even Jenkins, the
deputy mnrshal who arrested him, declared
that he wished under God that such case
might never occur again.
During the trial, Mr.. Purvis was denied
admission to the courtroom by Marshal
YOst but he demanded of him his authori-
y for such high-handed outrage upon the
nights Of citizen, and wrung from him an
acknowledgement that he had no authority
iHsO doing.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell shall never for
VT but shall ever hold in remembrance the
i aptitude with which the gentleman Mr..
Ns offered his means and influence for
Eethren when almost friendless.