The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-09

The thrty.thIrd anniversary meeting OF the Amo.
Tican Anti slavery Society was held yesterday IN the
Church OF the Puntans. AT an cary nour the sacred
edtce hlled, and though many well.kno n
faces were missed, the attendance was nelrIy as
large and the interest eylnced in the proceedings
quite as great as IN other years large proportion
OF the audience was composed OF lad es, and IN my
colored persons were also present. rue char was
taken at 10! O'Clock by Mr. wendell Phillips Presi.
cent Of the society. The dore lllton. Lucretia
Mott, Susan B. anthony, ana Mrs. Stanton occupied
seats Oh the platform.
The proceedings W re naugurated with prayer by
the Key George II. hepWorth, OF Bosom
MF rhs 1Ren MT IeSd the seS GLOWING steTs Yin
be in my power to ake an, at the approaching
keep me mere. that the soceIy which has done
SO much oT human viii uan these
pregnahe foundation OF the Declaration IndepenC-
energies slavery is abolished onlv in name The slave
olgarchy ST lives and insists upon ruling its former
ment owes projection to the freedmen SO that they
power over this great question and that may DO any
thing needru to assure these rights In this
ton whether 20 establish what are called er iSIs or
that right Mc OF a f the right b to take part in the
arms. applause Accepl my pest wishes, and believe
esaena ths soc6y
SSa }S Nay eaT Il EaGnot attend the
on the Sh except by sincere wishes ior the lete
oi our country rom the ssrlt a. wei as the tacr
of slavery. Among The most urgent duties the hour
conscience our countrvmen the expeGiency. as wei
the Obligation OF u0Quall0eQ recognition
hood OF man The ma ion has liberated 1000 900 of tbe
people from slavery, and has made them citizens the
equal terms, is an axiom jree government 20
Pause9 Neither color nor race can be allowed without
injustice and damage as grounds OF exception Gap
H. in the first movement towards national reconstruc-
ton. this truth had been distinctly recognized by an
invitation to the whole loyal people of every state in
cation, can it now be doubted thai the practical re a.
ALREADY re-estabished and with The happiest co1se
quences? Nothing IS mole prohtab than Justice sDoes
bette ment of cOndtonP With suffrage VIII there not
nor suffrage insure order education respect for law
activity IN business, and substantial proGressP "'
of the lately States with universal suffrage,
at 3 sisfs ss %GSp tho s
Of the denial Of slrage wi hose States viii
nearly fifth OF the natona debt Is it TOO much to
expect that bic and patriotic men in those States
duty and JOIN hands Xi1h n T. ose who seek their
honGrn equal rights ali lhowev these things may
be, this, at least seems cearthe men who long con
justice the emancipated viii not cannot must nor nor
cease their efforts till justice prevails (ApplaIse.)
WENDELL PHILLIPS. Esq. PCHAsE
Mr Philips also read letter from the Hon. Will
liam ID, Kelley. OF Pennsylvania for Onya few pas
sages of which We have Dom. He wTote:-
bGH Our PGs S3 @ is mo- novel nor s there
hend the teachings Proyldence bat cannot esca pe
doubt the TecuGe or ultimate OF the u TnS1 hS5
cause sH when @ ITS armies were m under tie command Of
Why IT was we could not see but we now know that if
quered by its own power and we could not have vInd
Gated The negro manhood BY pointing to Fort Wagner
fields s, MS courage has made historical. ''l''
b johnson SO wsd it. when Booh made
ity throughout the south: but he mad tn control OF no
G e tS M MS sd%s,S S
MS Porter ana Ray mondor his Buell. tapplause) he viii
GSS the 10 gGs vs bP Of al the y" Inn
mlltaTy power to achieve them. The ALMIGHTY can
make lie wrath Of Andrew johnson praise him,
may the day Let US there ore be Instant IN we We
the sct u question beyond cav or dsbGe e Th 3
C9I PIsss mas aken position and viii maintain IT. l.
by Executive Paronage The people are soon to elect its
"6Gh r 'Psy Are to S4s have otSs
reserve them Tor another occasion.
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR Phillips then read the following resolutions,
having previously stated that they would form the
subject oil discussion at the meeting yesterday and
to-day -
ReSo Ved, That considering what the nation owes the
lesson war evident there Is no course for us to
tread e her safe just or no norabe cept guarantee
citizen in the same circumstances Every other path is
Resovtd That the present condition of the negro is
one OF nominal freedom but OF suffering almost equal
eLee on the white race l'r privilege and The
onereSs can scr iS nnle no mere enaetEent OF
respect the aDsoute equal OF The white before the
ReSoly,d That he Southern States may see the his
tory ana uluTe OF me policy they initiating in the
glass OF amdCa ana ma that attempt At
the emancIpateu OF substantial freedom incurs
bankruptcy wrecks property, and ends in b OOd.
only changed It's weapons Once 1t fought now it in
uiguesi once 1t followed Lee in arms, 1t fol ows
President johnson in guile and chieanery; once it had
ils Headquarters in Richmond now it encamps the
ResolVcd That the President has BETRAYED the 10 al
Orth is bent giving II over, bound hand aud foot
into the hands its OF ce conquered foe that he should
long ago have cen mpeaehed for gross usurpatiOn in
MS anest use OF his hgh powers TO ad Rebel ion and
oI the reasonable purpose of defeating the secure aud
peaceful settlement Of he nation
r. RSOtUed That the cordia thanks OF the nation espe-
cialy OF the AbOitionsts are due TO the GIFTED
and devoted courage OF congress Ior its check ami
buke TO treason by passing the civil Rights bill the
veto Of the southern leader. applause
ResO Ued That we demand of Conyress, clearly
thin its cOnst utona authority, secure, by appro-
right of suffrage to every citizen Of the United states
lepp ause 70 ASSERT as principle Of national law
hed that no State is republican in constitutional and
national sense which makes any distnc ion in civil or
descent and thirdly 10 call the loyal citizens Of the
late Te6elous states TO assemble by delegates In Con
YenUon IN such state, and form for IL State CoIstu
ton ana State easues TO regain its place in Congress-
the basis of nai settlement should be universal sufage
and universal amnesty. applause
. hSOIUed, hat once compromise of great principles
for Immediate ends might have had some pauslb de-
tense but to-day, and in this crisis whoever purposes
absolute JUSTICE mistakes his time-has failed to learn
me lesson Of the war-postpOnes Justice, weakens lib
more dangerous one, than any armed Rebe has been
oT the last four years Better defeat, true basis,
Better that the Rebels should take possession of tbs
COY 10 1865 than thwart the course of
ana surrender the fruits OF Victory by agreeing
compromise which accepts peace on terms unjust TO
ResoIUsd, that when Reuresentatives and Senators
forgot the last TOUR years and initiated the tracking
white arstocracy OF colorado as a ReSSbiesn STATE
into this Union they stuthed themselves, betrayed the