The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-30
Annnai Convention Of the New England
Anti Slavery Society.

mn -., BOSTON, May 80
The 9th annual Convention of the New
england anti Slavery Society was held to-day.
"A series OF resolutions were adopted the first
OF which declares that in the long suffering
OF this nation under the crafty policy of An
drew johnson, patience has mad its perfect
WORK, and III such ill judged forbearance we
Iecosnize not the virtue OF great magnanmi-
~ put the 1olly and wickedness of a short
sighted moral sense and conniyance al
wrong. The resolves further protest against
any longer denial to the colored ueonle of ali
The social and political rights to which they
are SO clearly entitled; allude to the Mobile
flot as evidence of the reviving insolenee of tIe
defeated rebels, and of their determination to
re-enact resistance to the legal and loyal au-
thorltles OF our Government on every availa-
Die opportunity; denounce the shameful reti-
cence OF the so-called Christian pulpit on these
vital themes; declare that the release of JEFF
1erson Davis proves the South still triumphant
In The executive councils, and call for q large
measure OF confiscatiOn of Southern lands. To
give the negro race that basis OF independent
action without which the ballot is so often a
mere shadow.
Wendell Phillips, as usual was the lead;no
speaker. In the course of his remarks he re-
aerfed 10 the release of jeff Davis and said
horace Greeley seems to think that all we
want ID to punish Davis, but we can DISREGARD
hundred thousand Davises. He is a weed. in
a personal sense, upon the surface of nre,ant
purpose of the Northern people. When the
Executive released Jefferson Davis, 10 INV
NINA, tle speaker said, it is bid of Andrew
SonhSon ior the support of ten States. The
Cmon League OF New York is defied by Hor-
ace Greeiey and conquered. Now the Union
League Club OF New York represents the most
decisive ana energetic minds of the Republi-
can party of New York and thew are fine
strongest OF the radical wing of that D erty. and
wnen tne leader OF that party attempts to cover
and protect the leader OF the rebels. thew dare
MOI reDuke him. They forget the great epoch
OF tpe natlon, and, MIR. Phillips said. 81 think
horace GfeeIey has MT the first contention Of
Inc beginning OF the epoch in which he lives
God meant INN for simple hearted, inoffen-
siVe man, but he Supposes himself to he an
acute knave. The fact that his own comrades
ana the country presses of his own party dare
hot repuke MN IS lamentable fact" In re-
gara 70 the PRESIDENTIAL election in 1868, Mr.
fhllips SAID The country can bear the de-
icat OF nominal radical, but we cannot sur-
"lve the election of Grant or Senator Sher-
man. Inc speaker said he could not consider
the country safe, or the great question OF the
war settled, until the purpose OF the North is
written IN the Constitution, when the United
states has got the right to construct schools
tor The children born on its territory, and when
every Dlack person at the South may have
forty acres OF land for his own within ten milas
of his birthplace and the right to use the bal
lot and appeal to the ballot box to protect him
in the enjoyment of life and property. MIR.
Phillips, Ill closing, said he should not feel sat-
ished with the efforts of the radicals until the
name OF black man has been placed upop
the ballet for Vice President for the purpose of
Strengthening the party.
Hon. Henry Wilson was called upop to adj
dress the Convention, but he excused himself