Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17
Anniversaries in New York.

The religious and other societies that
hold their anniversaries in New York in
May, commenced on Sunday last. Dr..
Cheever preached the annual sermon be-
fore the ant-Slavery Society, in which
he declared that the exercise Of the
franchise was natural and not pOlit-
iCal right, and that in order to establish
perfect freedom the black man must be
given the ballot. The Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions reported that
during the year nineteen missionaries
and assistant missionaries were sent out.
Three natives have been ordained to the
Gospel ministry in India and one in
China. There are three hundred and
eighteen persons employed by the Board :;
and there are thirty-seven organized
churches, with membership of about
twelve hundred persons. The receipts
of the Board last year were $207 ,526 50,
and the expenditures S21O,376 80, leav-
ing balance against the treasury of
$3.50 -.
The American Missionary Association
held it's anniversary at Cooper Institute
Tuesday. The operations of this society
now attract unusual interest, because
mainly devoted to the freedmen Of the
South, although it has missions in Afri-
ca. the West Indies, the Sandwich Is
lands, and among the western Indians
During the year 1865 it employed 800
missionaries and teachers in the South,
at an expense Of Sl57 AGO. For the
present year thus far the expenditures
nave been about Sl50,000, and it now
has 332 missionaries and teachers in the
field: A majority OF them are females
acting as teachers. Bible readers and
family missionaries. They have been
scattered over fourteen different states
and the District OF Columbia. All their
efforts have been in threefold direc-
tion, Supplying the physical, intellect
ual and spiritual wants Of the freedman.
Maj. Gen, Howard and Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher addressed the meeting.
The American Tract Society Of Boston
held its meeting at Irving Hall Tues
day afternoon. The receipts of the past
year were Sl65 $50, and the expenditures
acout 81 900 less. Publications were
circulated among the freedmen to the
number of $4,000 Rev. Mr. Alvord,
Secretary Of the Society, Gen Howard
and Rev. DR.. Vermilye made addresses.
The New York Sunday School Union,
the Howard Mission, and several other
local societies, held meetings on Tues
day.
Wendell Phillips was reelected Presi-
dent of the American Anti-Slavery So
ciety, Wednesday morning.
The MEMPHIS RIor.-The serious riot
at Memphis, Tenn, last week, does not
seem to have been premeditated either
by the whites or blacks. The third
United States Colored infantry was
being disbanded, and many Of the men
were about the streets, drunk and dis
orderly. The Memphis Post, the loyal
Union paper of the place, says this is
the worst regiment of cOlored troops
that has been there, and that many OF
| it's members have been guilty Of otfenses
| against the law which have gone I'M
punished. The riot originated in an
! effort of the police to stop some dlsor-
DERBY proceedings among these men, The
police were rough, as is their custom
with "niggers, aud the drunken col,
ored soldiers resented it and fred upon
them, killing one policeman am NOR
tally wounding another. Thus the wal
began, the hostlhties Of race were eZ.
cited, and for two days fearful riot
prevailed, the houses and churches Of
the negroes were burned, aud they Were
driven from their quarter of the city
The Irish, who have been brought into
competition with the freedmen, con
stitUted the most violent and distrUC.
tive portion Of the mob. The mayor
was drunk and Incapable Of servicei
the police Joined the mob in Furnishing
the negroes for the most part, and nof
till company of regular troops ar
rived was peace restored. The negroes
were nearly driven from the city, anC
will not probably return. There was
in several instances most wanton anc
cruel destruction of life, and the secest
papers, the Avalanche and Argus, which