New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-11
The American Freedmem's Aid Union.

The anniversary meeting OF the American
Freeduens Aid Union was held Tuesday night IT No
Cooper Institute There n very large attend
every available seat being occupied long before 10
hour announced for tie meeting to take Place. JudS'
Bond Of Baltimore presided. Among those the plat
form were Thomas Garrett Of Delaware, George Thomp
son. Vim. Lloyd Garrison, &c. Among tho audience
awerc several members 81 the Society of Friends
JUDGE BoND Of Baltimore del ycred most interest
ing address in reference to the past and present OF
sMaryland. He stated the working Of the Association
lin Baltimore, and made some Statements as 10 ire
number Of prisoners in the nils for vagfaucy which
showed favorable status of the cclored population In
4 that State.
! judge Bond introduced Mr. Frederick Douglass o.
Maryland TO the audience. Mr. Douglass was received
with tho utmost enthusiasm the wnying Of hardker
chiefs and cheers again and again renewed ne ,ald;
feel very happy 10 be here tonight ieel very
thankful to tie scefct4ry of the Frecdmens Aid occy,
who has kindly extended "a invitation 10 DC Lcre
Wien / received the letter inviting lac here |
this movement which j thought wenla make
Ut, II not inconsistent, az lenst unpleasant for
I me TO stand upon this platform with The
I gentlemen who would he likely to be there. do
not like tie name icedman." The oh torn ''contf,.
band an excellent name NJ the beginning, bu II
ICON ont and became particularly offensive 70 me-
B ccntrabandl What n name for a mani i.anghteri
Bnt there hns been progress in this es ell re- e's,
where. "Contrahard' has given way 20 "irIed-
man" Go not Ike that now lL-ughtcr'l iIe
i for l'le while lLought,r Ike
4 fireman better than free lmau.' do not Ike
freedman" either designation for any class 81
men Ia tits country /. carries with it the impco-
ton perhaps OF slave man" enl >ont wait my such
fling ~ that: but "frecran Is better than "conf1
band" " freeman better than "frccdman, - an
"eoral" American cit'7n rs better then eittSas p
pag5e.l I hesl,ated about coming he /
thought that probably poor ncr. u
Dc represented on tbs occasion az mere spec,, l0r
American pity for Anc gican fyUp thy that 10 would
be alluded 10 from this platform IS ! have heard him
alluded 80 before poor helpless being for whom or
with whom the Arccan people are ior the hrst time
trying the experiment o. freedom. - freedom eorld
lie "a eNpcrimo't see II, spokeh oi a.
an experiment sometimes by the advocates Of thes'
Ereolmcn Associa;ions &C. i do not know liberty as
an cxperimcnt: that is the normal condition ~ man.
lApplsuseL Slavery was tie o1pcrimcn, iayplaus@l
and now they have given up We know the result 10
our sorrow. The experiment or SlayciY-NhM ms. II
broughti I; las brought ths Rebellion among oiieT
tlings-a terrible Rebellion Which / shhl not nndei
tab g. describe II has brought US loss Of treasure
loss Of blood. aud i has at last stained orr
country with tie horrible crime OF rssnssinailOn--
asassnaon 81 OF the best Of The nobiest men
that had irodd,n American earth. Immense applique
Experiment | heeiacd about coming here Because
lid not with ~ see the coorcd presented o. tie
public ~ a class Of Incapable, clnnbe Of taSins
care OF themselves. needing tie inieiposiinn 81
societies 10 aid them. 70 help them to Old ci,ihes
laugheTl 70 feed them. hold that this people need
Justice rather ihan Old appause liberty
rather than preparation for liberty. believe thet
liberty itself the best preparation that man can hayc
Tor er'y and ihn. all these preliminary prepnr ipns
arc hinderanccs in the end rather than helps Hear
hoarl I feel highly honored by being PRIVILEGED -
Gentleman who has addressed this meeting (Judgc
BontD the Representative from Maryland, my native
state. lApplaqsol i is a queer conjunction. Laugh,
there whan you go back hope they VIII not assa.'-
nate you .lApIlaqse rejoice n, tue object Of this
Association declared here Tonight IL Is to give tao
very mid which Municipality before the
lays; Give the negro that aud ! FOR one
the law and | viii risk his church building.
his schoohorse building bis sabbath School Keeping
bis moral improvement bis civil end social adynnce
gentlcnen ask me. What they should do with the
negrof have always answered, do nc'hins with
biln-stdp doing with lin" lLanghier. Your do.
already [Great eppause.l When you see a,
black man his way TO school. let him alone
way 10 church let him go It is lis right 20 go. and II
him 80 into pews that other people are In the
habit O occupying don't stop Lln don't turn MN olt
Al YOU see him going into one Of your street cars e'
lin none; IL you see him gOiHR t. the ballot box 10
vote let him alone lAppsuse IL elected as member
Of Congress and 10 g. nto The i'e House. et nun 20
H. lAppaue II You only lc. us alone we VIII gel along
People went 10 be doing something Win US all the
time maxim up little societies 10 help us II Is so much
essy 20 get ten men topy US man 20 get one man 20
sympitl when go out into the country ana zen now
tie slave Is whipped. how he Is starved. how he IS
hunted by dogs and no" lac is oIHneea wy. W
Why PEOPLE weepl 4 hundred men VIII weep Where
len men 20 TO the ballot box and vote right for nm
Whit we want Is Justice ropest equal rehts before
the laws Of the land. great many men are DO" con
Il
ised that the who slave systein ~ NJ AZ ehd 100 NOT
tank So think We have got to all Tue negro out Vi
slavery yet This is Of the great works stli before
I this society. 1he socaled Constitutional Amend
ment what IL it, Why II IL this: That neither
slAysSy nor involuntary seryt1de except for crime
sia exist In Oily OF the States VI this Union Is ~"
lexcelert provision. II il not yet however, as was
shown his afternoon; at another place Tie heAhO"
edged law of tie State, II VIII be- douDt NOT Uu'
know enough Of parchment guarantees 81 liberty 10 az
taoh ygy little Importance to them sl - 'HV lN' -.
ala 10 whom rights are guaranteed possess inc
mower 10 make their rights respected lAIphus''l
have learned enough from past history IN culhegto
with great general proportions Tor goOi Sots
\ and practical government under them. ~ ~" -;
hirg AS Slavery nor sountary soryudc Is To eNst III
the southern States except for crime bcsc oou'uei
men are shrewd men they can easily tahe au' -,
this, even this provsion OF tue ,ons' '' w
10 guarantee freedom, even that provision they
c,n avail themselves Of 10 establish some
Thing among them to-day very much Ike slavery.
1 vii tell you bow. Stephen a. Douglas tod us low;
I ro,erring 10 that matter In Kansas, whom asked
| ,how the people Of Knnsas would keep slavery out 81
that territory he sad Though they may not pro.
hiblt tho extension Of Slavery directly, they can do II
by unifiendly legislation No" e' tAnt eonsI.
liz you please. Let i be ralhed by The
States that neither Slavery nor inyolnniaairy
scrynlc slal exist except for crime, you leave the
Rebels the uncouyerted Shareholders OF tie Soath pos
session Of the ballot ox and power to determine what
shall DO crime we may have involuntary servude m
these Southern States. We know how they have legs
laad in respect to cOored men In those States Iheis
are ~ crimes the saiutebook OF virginia. penal
crimes which are punishable win death when com
mited 10y black man. only two OF when WI suiJ.ei
white man 10 that punishment linen even thoufh ihir
provision Of the Constitution were carried out Shaver!
vl remain in some Of its forms in the Southern State
You and know that Slavery has that within 1t which
makes II impossible for To bo abolished Immediately
IN any way ia the world. Slavery has got religion al
Tie south favorable to its continuance, to begin
With The Church there las not yet reached folth the
Helping hand toward the freedom Of man in Tie