Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-08
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The Anti-Stavery Societf.

| This notorious society, .ays the
Boston Courier. which has TROUBLED
! the country for the last thirty ,6vS
years. il atont to close its, dishon.
orahle career. Garrison, who has
been tho chief conspirator in its de-
structive work, has turned his back
upon it. and is now .laboring to ter
inmate il. existence. Ho has be.
come Interested in Abraham Lincoln,
and has constituted himself Lincoln's
apologist. His declarations before
the society and in his paper 90 to
the extent tnat "Ths President can
do no wrong =" But many in the
society, and among them the moss
eloquent and influential members.
true TO their old instincts, indulge in
severe and searching criticism Of the
President and his administration.
Garrison has in vain tried TO s.em the
tide against his favorite, but falling in
the attempt ho has resOrted to strata.
gem to break up the society. He
sold il out and all it's influence 70 Mr..
Lincoln's party, and he 10 angry that
that his former followers will1not rat.
ify the bargain. - ---------- 49,
These are the facts disclosed 10
impartial Observers in the recent
meetings of the societyin the MeIo.
dron. The Garrison and Phillips
wings stood in battle array against
each other. The Phillips faction.
proved the strong"s., because consist
.nt with their past history and decls-
rations. The mantle has fallen from.
the anii-slavcry leader. He is no
longer recognized by them. He 10
shorn his Iocks--of his strength.
Those who havs worshippod him
have had their -y-s opened. and find
,ha; he is weak and Ike very co'0-
mon man.
The discussions .. the meeting
Yesterday afternoon and evening took
wide rang-. Mr.. Stephenson. .
man active in trrslsn.n's aid societies
hoped all personalities would be laid
As; L.. He contemplated the negro
in his confederation ~ q "frsedu,nn"
as 80 much ci-.r gain to New Eng
l,nd manufactures. Ikr slSvss srt;
not good custom-rs :he freeman is
n liberal purchaser.
Dr. Knox. who had been down
South. AT Beaufort. among the islands
within Sa1ton's lines. and who said
h. spoke literal truth. from actual
exprri-nc.. declared that the whol~
idea of "fr".din-n" was hidsous
> Joke; the Presidents emancipation
r proclamation "A sham. The ao-caled
tr.cdm"a of ,h. South were today as
la
, worse otf than before the war. for the
Northern men who have gnn. down
, there aud undertaken the charge Of
the poor negro" in the name of
philanthropy. were full ~ wicked
= n oppressive, ss tyrannical--y.s.
= more wicked and nvarici uS than
: the original slaveholdr-. The day
: wages tor n negro on TN. sea island
= cotton f-lds is worth 81 u day. as
. tn. present pric,' tor cotton; but
thy who hold III" plantations make
: the negro work for fifteen cents n
= dav. md il h" d.,rrs 20 complain, 10
treated with the foulest Language.
abused ia various cruel Yway.
cnu.y"l. told II. is not worniI"y
, freedom if he cnrnp!ains. and ."a
rn"d with immediate enlistnf az !"
:. 'h- army. In this way they oGs!s
:. reed 10 submit to :ho mos, gxliins
! -..rvitu,i..
Br Knox then turned iis attan-
ion to lie Fr.-dmen's Society! He
characterised i, aa 9Th" God For
!. ~akcn National Frecdm"n's Aid So
f ci-ty !" II was & humbug. a chsat /;
. obtained funds under false prstsne-s
t. - buy goods. which they sell 10 'h'
negroes and pocket til. money. Tho
. Society, united with the new North
. -rn Shareholders. were grinding tho
, negro to the dust. in the name Of hu-
= manity, and growing rich out of the
0 snff.rings of the black man and the
: misrri-s Of the country. As for Gen
= Saxton, DR.. Knox declared. in the
/ most emphatic terms, and repeated
f the declaration. that Sen. SoNout
{ sho is y coward and q rascal, stands
!. at the head Of this oppression. and
= is, practically, the leador aud the
| head of the SHAREHOLDERS At Po..
{ Royal" (Cries of shame. shame ,
). i,'s lie. it's Ii" put him ou::'
hisses. groans, applause, &c.
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