, 1865-10-12

Great Meeting Of the American Frced-
mems Aid Con11nfHsion-Spccclle by
BiaAops mcIlvnIne and Simpson,
Henry yynrd Hecchcr and VIM. Lloyd
Garrison on-Intcrest{ng LcsteFs- The
Beginning Of tho Great Work.
[speaal Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
ruIApgLru1A. Oct. II.
Three thousand persons we're present at the
racet1Dg Of the American Freedmeu's Aid Com
mission, at the Academy Of Music Bishop
McIl,ainc was present. Rcv. Dr.. Ya1nal also Of
the Convention opened with prnyer, and other
members Indicated their sympathy By tacir pre-
sence. TIE meeting is the first that hns been held
Mrc since the consolidation Of tho local into a
NATIONAL society.
ervcut and grateful for the extinction Of slavery
neE 10 ake restoration Of the Union. God bud
shown Us The Way ont Of onr National peril aud dis
Dur rail-. The time win come wlca every one Ut
the South Will G'sFcrE nl"aSs Nas cnFFe: The
Freedmen are Gods children IN our hands, and
duty BY them In educating and Developing their
Bi.hop Simpson. Of tie Methodist Episcopal
this csute. 4 year ago ehe pledged aud raiscd one
hundred thnussnd dolars. Other localities h1d
volkcd lbc1ally. No.s the effort il made national
1cferred 10 tho wsnte OF the five million Blacks and
the pressing special reasons for effort In view OF
the winter season and thc loes Of crops We have
Government docs not dare to neslcci he riSbis and
claims Of The blacks. We are friendly to the Soutn
and t1Sc furnished Them what they cannot furnish.
10 sps eay "a seee do
arr glad 10 acknowledge tac presence II p:rson and
by letter. Of ihe Erest representative heads of The
Christian and IL Sanitary Gommlstios, t9ntshs, to
items Of effective agencies low not needed
Gen. Howatd'e letteE vas looking 10 the people
cf he No1 for sss ths n?tiqna s,n, csrs
Christian Commission abscnt ffpn the city, urging
work.
great nattonal organization He told how tho sani-
iary Commission grew By Organization until, when
r ali snsed !, I'd e ts ths PsoRs TO- sto eis,
ed1eatc The North to lose its prejudices against the
blacks. Il Will require fa1thht. capable, well-paid
agents. We must depend On nothin. spontaneous
lsge societies. The ,rme IL shoFt. The freedmen
11e ready to lake hold and use III: help. Fifty
thousand blnck Children in The schools are learning
OF doliars Tor the work tllis sear-not BY
thous;naf from The rich, bnt IN snsil
iSagden' ih.sfs. gentlemen With Cor @ Andrew
a, t6elT head. hare Organized a ospeyo,cnt more.
mcrt It the sou1h- with equint Of speculation In
nm. whi'e Or blaeE, Who Wishes 10 20 iaio The
enterprise ol ,he south. EseEy naa who can BY.
pothecatc his produce txil be hulped: This will do
good and li.hien The day Of esn In the south
White and black must ozssntoe for the larse euu
this commission requires
The secretary of the commission stated that the
| PeunsyiSpEia A,d Society wa% cxpeudns five thou
snnd doirs per month. auc eycy dag turning away
applicants for employment if teachers. In Boston
one million dolIar= had been pledged. showing q
good beginning. A little while a-o ffteea gentle
men in Philadelphia gasc one thousand dollars
each.
utnrv Ward Ieschcr made the great Epecch o.
the evening on the national need Of elesnting tht
colosed man, defending the necessity On nattona
eronnde Of giving him wore. He reviewed the bis
tori Of the AGITATION and events Of the past lou
years. and uith alternate Tiafcu1e and arcument cx
po+ed The wrong OF thokc who deny blAck c4dztn
| ehi{ and confess him not e1ase. Tie showed tha
there ts no place in inettutiors for an anern,e
dtAtc claFe. .
VIM lloyd Garrison made the closing speech. II
the eou1fe uf which he took OccaElun to den.
led he Mississippi Cons.is1tio5 to him md csot
Andrew, lie made noble argument on the hu
| znanlty Of the movement. The meeting was tn
laseert cver held for the freedmen in The conntry
| End will nubly tuugu1ate the movement called fo
to elevate them and to educate public opinion 10 s
| impress The Government that 1t ehall not dare I
| fer u 4ta.,t ~ 4basn n1r,1n