New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-08
Third Dccnde Anniversary Of the Ameri-
cnn Anti slavery socicn.
Tm1AprLrnIA d.. I. -.
From oero~u Rerer'r


The second aud last day of 'hc meeting is
now in progress Ny letter Of Yesterday touched upon
tie persons present, and the occurrences % the morning
bat alluded with bre,y only g. The proceedings Of TIE
afternoon. NJ J. Miller McKlm. Secretary o. the
society .l Dis address ascrhcd s formation much 70
religious excitement EXISTING IN his State 10 l-1
when ceI.an .l,daAs woro Impressed s.ih ihe belief
uat they could moro thoroughly realize atfgc lfo BY
labornr - benefit Others than by .cisiiy pruyng nr
tscr,scl.ss Hence an awakened interest boz Che slave
,nulaied hy tho pre-, ous formation 81 tlc Nf.Hchg
scifs Antl.SinVcry Society ln B-tnn. lti January.
s2 The nrst series OF mcengs ID thia cJ tooh lA'c
at Adelpi Hall. and we're small. lhoy were h"i
,ccret vet advertised The siry thru" sirn'rs q"
the Declaration of sentiments, onl! "'r" u'I' Nln
few friends 81 both sexes Among TIE invited ladies
We NJ. Lucr,ia Mott Nh" zero mao" i'I uf'' N',l
SAtcry speech. ou requesting permission ~ - iA.
con. .ocI,hle hesitation was shoNn Ii"nfh h''t'
toned % the voice - women 10 DUNK Y mrfttfH ITO
rr.profy Il lrr uldrsssIHF secular Assem- NHffh woe
.,r'ousii questioned Poifeness at lenffh prevailed
and Tho eoqrerce that has tinco given her Union
wide fame surprised and delighted Der first eager
There was another point upon viic' those carly
founders - the movement Wrl' NOT above i' lf'Al'
81 their age. u Has thought thHt hn Plllr h''i
could p.,css Iritv without being PRESIDED over nf
some individual 81 standing IN the community TIE
.faugIur" - flr Peunsylylnn ihn'iflnnsis was fr
higher before ilc creator than tc'ur" man. Ily BAL
neither fl..l conspcuUutJ Do TIE Nlfll M fashion
rohiirs ~ religion. Hnd turned therefore fur !rlrr
10 somebody WHO bad SIR Koocr' Nnnt, d.siin-
guishcd cltll.u gentleman 81 wealth nhd standing,
Nas sugg, st.d. lie had presided 90 other melting
Rad assisted charitable soc.etief. and hld general
T GOOD niu toward every BODY sud everything Anti
Saycry Included. 4 population waited up.n him. lie
was VERY polite but declined IL either feared popular
odilm thought 90 agitation ~ mo fi''"l useless
Recourse was then hid 10 NJ B riah 1Tr'n President
of Oneida Coeee plain, unpublished man but ~ strong
sense and good Instincts lie Was elected ffcsartt ~
Tie Convention which inaugufni'd TIE society. Tie
Secretaries Lewis Tappan If New York and John q.
Whittier of Massachusetts,. Mf. NckIu gave short
sketches o. Iappnn was Joung. ilshionably dressed
and with worldly air. He delivered an eloquent irb
uc to the earncsics - Carson ana defense against
asa. rslDus mon him Whittier had drE well flung
coat with standing collar. With black, curly hsir
and whiskcrs ~ mlhtlrt en- Dee seemed hnli '"'l'r
and half Quaker. Dr.. Abraham \. Pott rrud poem
addrc.. ed 10 Mr. Garrison Joshua Colin u New uliy-
port Nlss read poem Of Whitu,rs. Diverse speak
Ing cn-ucd during tie iA and Jth of December aud on
he Gh 'he Society was organized with Arthur Inppin
as President. Tho members, Oh signing the Declare
ton Of Sentiment the aspect Of men pcriorming
vcrs solemn duty. But fifteen ~ their number had
since died and eleven were present 800 the hal.
Mr. McKim alluded 81 the extremely radical spirit
mnuiiested hy recent converts e. Ahoiious. Mo uf
,,,eI s.ufu.rf- in hearing which himself md pn-'
coidiutors fct Themselves decidedly old mfylsh and
conservative At tho Union Loyal League u this city.
ne had hcaId ind vidnI announce himself as dehrhg
10 give The -ayeowncfs c"nhsoaiion' emhhcipttlDh.
bothera,on nngcllniion ara dDmnhiion Greek iic IN
tn world and Hen IRE iI the nnsf
He was .uc, .cdcd by MIR Iurfctia Mott. WHO de-
'ld ir , ~. a., and ia.sh.l Do remarks. tie iai0.
the admission of women as members.
Miss Mary grow Is speaker Of great logical power.
fuency and poetic icItor, long connected WITH 3d." Ann
SgsrY movement stated That previous 4" NJ" existence
If the Massachusetts ALtl>layory Sncirg two female
societies oi the lind hHd been established there. llor
orrafl atoms Lad sindci ed the great principal ~ b
crty of speech for cr sc1 as wei ns Tor men female
AM -~lntcry Society also established he tlr city,
but By divine right Of talent. asserted - equality
with the male society. and nerafew years i members
participated iul, ~ the proceedings oi the hitter
Amor few remarks by tie Rev. Samuel j. May Of
Syracuse. the meeting adjpIrned iill this morning.
Mr. Horny Ward Becchci Addressed the citizens 81
Philadelphia last night az The Academy ~ Music. for
the benefit of the Sanitary C0mmis ION. Tie tickets
were one dollar and The house. with exception OF he
gallery was crowded. Gov Curtin presided. NJ.
lumor aud point ard WAS received with close attention
and req aied ch'rrs. To those Who have heard read
Mi. isie speeches bud little novelty bat produced
douh'lrss most telling effect ol largo number 81 per
snns who without interest ~ The extinction 90 slavery
had been attracted to him as leading celebrity Of tie
day.
Some idea of the popularity Of President Lincoln may
be- formed from TIE tremcudon. and repeated clc,Tnl
with which hs name WAS received last night. when pro
n0uuccd by Mr. BceoLer The ihli'r remarked that
Abraham Lincoln might be- less testy, energetic and
wfnl than ndrcw Jackson. bat be- did not know but
that In the long be quite ~ drhithbIr Here ~
was that the applause tool place Il doht Know,
added M BoccLer whether he VIII take TINS hs "a
token II your npprObton OF the past or Your pufocs
fof the future" More cheering al this nuson Ia his
possible reelection.
This morning an equally large and intelligent Assem-.
blagc 10 thOsc n yesterday, again 10" m concert nan
The first spcnher was Mr.. Bcechcr He enlarged on
tho bright prospects II the Anti Slavery cuusc For -
years be had lived on NTH. be now enjoyed sght FOR
long nges the Old story had been repeated Innugnfa
tors Of great reforms had been mobbcd Willie INlng'
and presented with splendid tombs when dead Iho
last nae but one that LIZ Ielured Al PHILADELPHIA. Le