The New York herald., 1863-11-10
RELIEF FOR THE CCNTRABANDS.
Meeting Of The National Freedmen'S
Relief Association.
Speeches Of Rev. DR.. Tying, Chaplain Fisks,
Rev. kessrs. Hitchcock and Bellows
and Major General Sicklss,

part OF the audience consisted OF ladies several Of whom
also had seats tho PLATFORM circular printed by tho
Association distributed through the hail. The AZ
ISOLATION formed in February, 1862 ns central
ofco is at No Mercer street, Canal Its oee.a-
tions have taken In q colony at Roanoke Island, n c.
AZ dfereD, points In that State thoro ton
I or twelve thousand ne,>oes within our lines. II
l IL proposed 10 colonizo ihom, no. by dsporta
tion out OF the country, but by giving them
facilities TO 1.-Two In thlt H, lard and implements %
I'LL the SOIL Tho location selected vhereon
this work is Roanoke Island which is or twevo
miles long by four miles In breadth. Al sorts
Of utensils required use the infant colony
as well az clothing and school books.
There is another asylum for colored orphrrs
dina Fla for which the aid Of tho association Is asked
Then there hospital for eolored people Beaufort
8. G., and several schools for the freedmen all tho
South The following extract from circular explains
the objects OF tho society:--
,s This Assoc,a,on was formed IN New York IN February
suggestion OF officers OF the goyernmeni, oivl AMI military
wen me. With 9Th Hey STEPHEN a. Tyag D. d William Q nrysn.
| 0eorse shaw Bsq, William Alien Buuer EsI George g.
Word, Esq Rev Mansfield French, Joseph ,. collins I'D.
gar keehnl1, Lsl Judge John W. .Edmonis and m @
Russell Esd as neinoeIs It's o6 ieets se purely eharla
BY ,he war IL neitner parln nor soctaan
and invites ihe co oPer.on Of AZ psTson. interested tho
two hundred ihoa,end men, women ana ehidren-the
AZ o Of %som srs M az ana s n,ea H., ,o,ss and
ana ehiidrenars in grea destaiSn OF ali ,ie neesssa
riss OF me- The ASSOCIATION has ALREADY Nc mplish
q labor; clothing. and proyisIons II has scni
snd phisnislspy q toca.oa ia epsrasons oshs o
ss ou dors IN ae srcay se @ sa TSp a ana
people are found ee ndus,r,oas rasaee and grsiefa
mercy TO AID them in their slavery The goyera.
institution 10 iSer behalf to say the ess =, much
spp Sess seS % aG S @ s.sSry snS se5 a% aaa
Con mission al other institution TO eneoaa ser r..
buy and q, proceeds Tsspptopa.ea FOR islr esssa,
money coihas prossohs in clements Of hasbandry and
seeds 1e are IoLsiled and may be sent to Hoo g Q.
sre.t, near osnai. New YORK.
Tho proceedings Of the evening opened by prayer
by the Rev DR.. Poe, Of IncnnatL
Tho Rev. Dr. TysG then addressed tho meeting. IIe
said that he had presided the first anniversary
Of this society the country had gone through great events
They had that the placed the helm Of state
able to hold hi place with rmness Thoy had with.
tn me sscn oho chs, Oh her viperous oiti.
gems; had seen Icrnsyivania buryng tho brood
,Sou.snd yo"s uo SS graves t The roSr and @ ovs
Maryland had shown herself loyal 10 tAe governmcnt tho
half yoars ago The principle Of ali this was that
| rebellion Was slavery. and slavery was rebel.
\ lion. Tho rebellion was 70 bc oyerwhemed.. and
Of tho rebell.on would bc tho ox,crminaton
Of slavery and ,hs essas..s.,on q slavery would bc
lived 20 the whole curreot " psho septmont
changed IN regard TO slavery aud no vcnurod TO that
there not single village township In the North.
states in when majority Of ito people would not
sympathne with the slave seeking his liberty aud
It's attainment The time had when tbsrc was no
longer In the nation tho spirit OF mercy slavery ana
The men who held on TO IT, the eope who held 10 IL,
tho admin sra,ion who held on 20 II ana we party who
held 10 should g. down where the Saviour
hogs which the dev entered. (Applsnse No grad
uai emancipation now No coinpoisated enlanclnaton
Now put ths aNs q tho root o. the tree,
and down with it-down with IL. (App!ause.)
How an vi AZ ugD tktd w. has
taken Ia fesp0c 10 our government II seemed ~ him
be gracious Proyiden that had brought tho repeSen
tatves OF that transccnisnt empire ald that
deuty just monarch uto waters 70 recve the
Of our gra,lheation and delight (Applauae) lie had
read the accounts u tho great ball % the banIgels of
the given The huss ana Sith Intense ght
and he congratulated tbs people thst they had f1r
ward 10 honor the who had freed hts millions Of
slaves They h0uofed that above Ga who wear a
crown Throughout TIE world. (Apfarse.) Referring 70
Mr. Bcecber he said that he their plsBio,entary had
accomplished a work q diploma IN Inssnd whish
manded aud deserved any oyatlcn which GA hs To-
now beied MIN as one ~ To- roatesti hs 30 hal
before regarded him 0f tho ioveliast best
Of his follow crera ana ieiiow fnen. (Agpaqte Ths
speaker paired oh g. advoae tho cause y uc lrcoi'
mems Assoc atom. Ia regard 10 these ccltFAbanfl ho
fad In s that eleyaies the human character sex o1
and black woman hsa SHOWN themselves az exalted AHd
glorious any white mcu ava ahfe womcg IN tho land
Tho time Inns come whcn W. Hhuuii t4AS hem Cordially
BY The hanf and Say = eaeh o-e % thcl, y h rY
bfoihof u 10 my sister i my follow tiUn. Ths ycrT
rights vhch hagc b. shall h'Te lh1 reapodi ~LNh
demand b. 6hsi receive The ,lltsusnce ghltA re-.
auire viii OBJ self Dpart y MIN. Tho TIRE Lss fno
~ten the dhtncton between black and siao. a. da
tnclu " reciprocal respslt ard regard .as be Geo o.
thusb httefu tA.ngf which have buried bruc1th Ito
tyisnid und4r which copp.rhcafism = intuc4 INST
rois FOR an eternity {AP sse) u conc - ~, 70 IA.
baud ln Ceusrar Gralt'r fep ftmrlt.
Mr rsrf p.osiea the casse q TIC poor ocn,tab,6d..
Ho sad that tcre thc nora tncrt nj hitf.
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biscks, om enoao na'aher' lad bsan sulei iH ni-fy
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10 that same apparel IA which hey hld ahauGonri mir
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