The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-24

AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE ANTI
SLAVERY SoCIETY.-At a quarter past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Society reas-
sembled.
Mr.. E. NJ Davis, Secretary, requested inan-
clal contributions from the audience for the
good OF the Society and its publications In
answer to mis- request for volunteers To serve on
the collecting committee, Miss Susan b. An
thony and Mr. Cox offered to serve.
On motion of Miss Mary Grew, the resolutions
published yesterday were read separately and
The first four resolutions were adopted with
out objection. The fifth resolution elected con-
siderable debate, participated in by Mrs. Mott,
Mrs. Moore, Miss Grew, Mr.. A. H. Love Gene
raj Wagner, Mr.. Stanton, Captain KilgOre, and
Others The argument mainly alluded to the
alleged exclusion of colored people from the
main seats in Friends meeting-houses.
Several amendments were offered and with
drawn, and after strong condemnation of the
prejudice of the community against the colored
people riding in the street cars, the resolution
was adopted.
SPEECH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Wendell Phillips addressed the meeting upon
the sixth resolution, advocating support Of the
National Antt-htaUely Standard He declared
the politicians were simply endeavOring to see
on what terms of concession to the prejudices
OF their -, constituents they could obtain
power When the real question at issue has
leen brought squarely before the people in
political contest, then half the battle has
been fought, and the brains of the nation
dlO uIdWn ~ Blu H. anu u6Clu6 nOUeSJlY upon
IL. The Democratic party, in some of their lead
ing organs, are endeavoring to outbid the Re-
publican party. Ii they could convert their
rank and file IN a month, they could succeed;
but they cannot thus do away with the preju-
dices IN the minds of a million of Irishmcn
against "the nagurs.n
If throughout the country we are TO accept
the constitutional Amendments, then we will
have afforded impartial suffrage to some but
we will have constructed a Chinese wall that
may keep out all other reforms to them for gen.
erations free-press Is the great necessity of
our institutions, to speak out with frankness
and power on the true issue OF the hour Some
press and somebody has to go ahead to create
public opinion. Mr.. Seward once SAID to him,
THAT was good speech you made last night.
but when you have created public opinion l
shall take advantage of it," That is the true
case OF politics and politicians.
Inc agitation OF thirty years on the part of
the Antl-Slavery society the speeches the
speaker had made for thirty years. had created
power by causing the press to fully report the
speeches and the people to read them with
interest.
Events are crystallizing, but they have not yet
crystalllzed, and though we have that place in
the next generation, yet we cannot say through
what sea OF blood we may have to go to it, He
exhorted the people to remember that God never
gives to the people but one great question NJ a
time. This war and this epoch is devoted TO
wlping out the caste OF races in this land Alter
that viii come the other great reforms for man
hood and mankind. He would stop with the
idea that they had been men of convictions
believing in Something, and therefore positive
men.
The hardest work is now to come. Honest
fight is easy, but cheating fight is nard. Our
work is the moment a sham shows itself to
make light shine through it,.
The sixth, seventh. and eighth resolutions,
the latter for impeaching the President, were
adopted unanimously, the latter with much en-
thusiasm.
Notice was given that at 98 O'Clock this
tsaturdSy) morning meeting would be held
priety OF uniting with the Equal Rights Asso-
citation of Albany
The other resolutions offered yesterday morn
ing were also adopted
The Society then adjourned.