Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-02-04

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The thiry-frst annual meeting Of the Massachusetts
Anti Slavery Society was held a. the fremont Temples
Boston on Thursday last Sessions held for 'noon
afternoon and evening The President. Edmund Quincy
occupied the chair account Of the abors OF The 40
ciety for the past year given by Mr. Samuel May
The usual routine business was transacted after which
the meeting was addressed by Rev H. O. Waterston, Will
liam Wells Brown, Wendell Phillips Rev. Edwin Ihomp
son, III. G. Wright Stephen ii. Foster, William Lloyd
Garrison and others The attendance at the different
sessions good We insert sample OF the discussion
Mr. STEPHEN H. FOSTER said our duty IN the past
was pluck up by the roots false insttuionto abolish
it, That he considered had been quite efoctuay accom-
pished The abotonss, he said had been charged with
plugging this nation into war Whether th accusation
was true or not the speaker said they calculated to Keep
it in war until object for which the contest was inau
gurated was fully attained Our duty was now to recon
struct Union in the manner in which seemed 70 us
most appropriate He said he Lad thought deeply on the
subject and his ideas condensed IN series OF reso
utons which he would offer for the acceptance OF the
meeting.
ment of the people and not of parchmens or Supreme
that the Declaration Of Independence and not he
Constitution the supreme law OF the land; refused 10
any reconstruction which should refuse to re-
cognse the manhood of the negro declared that TO the
demand Of the Government for men we answer-set Tree
the slaves and give them the same bountes ana privileges
as white menand II then the force TO subdue the rebel
lion should prove inadequate the abotonists would DO the
frat to volunteer their aid
Mr. WENDELL PHILLIPS believed there had been pro-
aud did doubt the certain triumph OF emancPa
ton but he feared the power Of parties and politicians
To express his sentiments he offered resolution con-
demning the haste Of the Administration TO bring about
by the admission of States thus sacrcng the
honor OF the NORTH and Introducing into Congress an i'm
portant Confederate minority, made up OF emDtered
Shareholders whose presence would cause Jeaonses ana
prevent harmony of action Against this haste II was as
serted the Republicans in Congress- and through their
Journals have entered no awaiting protest
Mr. HENRY c. WRIGHT spoke at some length, quoting
from several papers to establish the facts relative TO the
condition of the Southern States with respect to
slavery proceeding thence to show how much has been
done thus far to free the country from the system OF IN
voluntary and combating the speech delivered
by Mr. w Phillips by It's hopeful and cheerful tone He
agreed with that gentleman however, that the work OF
humsnzug and civzng the South is tut just begun ana
fraqe extended Immediately to every black man at the
South rather than to the ignorant foreigners VINO lana
upon our shores He closed with exhortaton 70 re-
cognse the perfect equality in respect to natural gas
of all men every where and to fight the battles OF the
world with that idea.
The resolution of Mr. Wendell Phillips was the subject
of consideration during the day and evening" and termi
mated in spirited debate between Mr. PHILLIPS and Mr.
GARRIsoN-the former emphatcaly condemning and the
latter explicitly commencing the of President LIN
COLIN This debate is thus reported in the Republican
journals:
Mr. PHILLIPS sad Either the North must rise IN the
opinion of unanimously crushing the President into sub
four yeara If Mr. Chase should give his bank system
the nation would be eighteen millions year richer IN the
immense interest which goes to these National Banks
which IN thirty Or forty years would pay ps W bsSs
right to demand that the doors OF the war power snail
be closed until the whole hdeous cancer destroyed
Perhaps, with Chase for President Butler IN the war
Department and Fremont at the head OF our armies we
might close the in two years; but, alter ALL pubhc
opinion lie what is wanted. With the Tribune Evening
Post and Herald, decent at command even Judge fancy
he have uard In
be kept until the South answers like face In eass
to the North in her institutions We have bought the
night to say with hecatomb of lives Why does the
President relnqush it 1t might have done when the
Lberator started in 1885, but it but violation OF
pledge in 1868 And therefore, concluded Mr. Phillips,
say veto to the Amnesty Proclamation and will to my
| dying day.
Mr. GARRISON in reply referred to Mr. Phillips recent
remark in Music Hail. that the Presidents character was
bright that we could not see the few spots upon
s surface aud tonight the gentleman had spent an hour
backening Mr. Lincoln all styling him ahypocrte,
and ready to sacrifice the honor of the North to sham
Has not the President gone fast and as far as
| the people would sustain him l"No, mol MIR Lin
coin has travelled fast toward the negro popular sem
/ tmeDt would warrant him n doing Butler and Grant
have sustained the Presidents policy Renewed cries OF
rNo not And what, said Mr. Garrison about Fire.
month Events have occurred within year greatly to
diminish my faith in Fremont Not word have We heard
from him in reference to the Proclamation oil Amnesty
Glorious opportunity there lost Then we have had
the arming hundred thousand Blacks and still not
/ one word of encouragement from Fremont
Mr. PHILLIPS said: 1t is not fair to critlcise him when
| he is forbidden by the Government to speak word.
Mr. GARRISON. No, be has always q right to be mag
| unanimous.
STEPHEN FOSTER said the strangest event OF history
the nomination for the Presidency by William Lloyd
Garrison in fremont Temple Of the man who holding
the sword of the Union at the hroats of million slaves
1t added that the sentiment Of the audience appeared
about equally divided the subject" The resolution
| Mr. Phillips, however was adopted.
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