The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-08


Butler and General Saxton excusng their absence from
the meeting, in the action and aims Of which they fully
REMARKS OF THOMAS J. puRASr
THOMAS j. DuRAsr, Of New Orleans, the next
speaker the principal topic Of his speech being ON tho
during the ries and massacre Of July, 1850 IT. he
said the statement OF the General was Correct or which
Orleans chung Close to Somebody. That General whom
asked no could have prevented the massacre said he
oouia oy isroidding the Convention to meet, or by
placing over the Convention while 1t in session an
armed force; but,' added the General, II knew thAs
such an s would not have met with the appreciation Of
my supcrors This needed, the speaker said COM
mont. An could tell where the guilt lay. (Appausel
Rev. ~ CH.DwIcK, Of Brooklyn, and Mr.. VIZ. WELLS
BROWN tcoored) followed In brief addresses.
CONVERSATION AND DIVISION THE LANDS RKBErA
The following resolution was put and carried
Eesovsd That large measure Of conhscAon and the
mer rebel Of the land i an act Of ustce to him Is
well a. security to his other rights and 70 the nation
The audience then sang the Doxology and adjourned
Evening observation-disclosures by Wendell Phil
lips and Anna z. Dickinson.
the American Anti-savery Society continued their
anniversary exercises last evening at Ste,nway Hail.
Wendell Phillips President Of the Society," acting as
chairman large attendance Of ladies and gentlemen
comprsed the audience who occupied the hall and gal
leres, while on the platform many members Of the
association and number Of colored people.
The meeting called to order at hslf.past seven
HopuDllC'
performed on the organ and sung by the audience
The CHAIRSAS announced that he had intended that
Miss Anna E. Dickinson should be the first speaker but
that she had not yet arrived be would open the meet
Ing himsef and would leave the platform when she
came
REMARKS WENDELL PHILLIPS
mis- IL now the thirieth anniversary which have
New York . some neighborng city TO attend
in the service Of the American Anti Slavery Society Il
s thirty years since first pledged myself the princi
pie embodied in the constitution OF this society," did
u rather from impulse than from any distinct under
Standing Of the great and broad principle at the root Of
% ss By Ssaas q a
confident as young men generally are. Mrs Anna 4.
Dackinson here entered the han, and was loudly ap-
Ss g wait Mr. Psss s sssS.S
n he with tSs s shos
y66H9 men 6susilf entertain towards such questions,
oonhdent Of large reserve OF strength and a lavish
amount Of opportunity 20 that we throw away any
quantity upon any account we Chance to fancy. was
then, like most Americans profoundly ignorant Of what
mad been brought up Is most Americans are, in az
unqualified admiration and acceptance Of the great
publican ana sulolstic tone in which our institutions
we're both criticised and admired. was . hero wor-
shipper-hardly anything else. Like the men Of that
day. especially in New England regarded Webster
hc great statesman and almost orator and from afar
on woshipped Henry Clay as the great American
orator and almost . statesman. GAughter) For
The church, bad becn bred in an unmixed
and a. unlimited respect ! supposed tina,
under its altar vas enshrined all Of American
virtus and that most that was good in our institutions
the slightest tho lifelong battle OF the great deeply
anchored evil which We were encountsrne The MODS
Of 's6 and Of the year that Immediately followed it, the
great denial for many years Of The right Of petiiion
arlsd ne for moesl ese Of tins blin1 admiration for
dGneosaais inssisutoss Thsy were phsnemsua for
$500 sssss = S .xsass g osos iS - ii
~ pasd raGhsr thnn sstounAed by the fss
e: e sss az and o Z sss sc
msAt which poAody hsA conntsa in, IN Tho annysis0f
Tho sysse and for wboss rssaisr seaonsne check 20
tho bseasf 81 Elijah L0veoy banks efshs Mssisspp
lsosghs No ~ my fess eonscess, tos That stood 10
dsash" Then for the 6rst ums think abolitionssts
bsgAn 70 realize the death graphic In which they had
unihskiDgly joined Al least did. But still, for
leng time We saw men ~ trees walking We still put
slavery Cd a. distance We the trunk Of the tree
growing OF southern soil; talked Of is far OF
~ broad reaching roots It's innumerable nores pene
ated every altar Of Ee~ England; that the miasma Of
~ poison0us branches benumbed c0nscisnces, stiied
n.siisct shas the call OF syrsn voice. IKE that
Calypso, turned politician and statesman alike into
ss q o So Of os. hons
those early days II was long, long time Many,
many experience passed over my head before could
realize that slavery like the arisocratc clemens in Eng
land, be the Catholic element laiy, had poisoned
svegythns touched thas there inch ~ ground,
xU0EA0CtA9l.
was not glad 10 DO u obsisncp. Il Was Ions, long
time before began 20 that the poets sang only for
sS,ans nom ss sss i. aSs that the historian
moulded his record the cnurcnman interpreted his New
Testament, only 70 save It's character No mat
slavery movement touched the American people, t
started up tne same field No matter how varied the
masks that played all the several parts around now
killing IT'S literature and now religion, now history and
politics. now trade and now fashon-tcar on the
mask the same hdsous features were behind t.
nj nj Qlbberlur lhla America
ten twenty thirty years, In the thick Of the fight re-
veang the marks OF ths disease. the wide siau Of the
We chilled rasn agltaors. only told the
truth. We called uncharitabie speakers; We only
quoted what man Gas proud 70 say We put ON record
statesman aud when looked In thu light OF
hrs retirement through the eyes OF his friends,
be shr1ns back ana said that not b., was no one
long battle, after this dread experience after this break
ing up Of all tue fond dreams Of real and enthusiastic
beevcr 10 American state and American Church When
brought face 70 face at Last with the actual
itself; Wien, 1nging aside all disglses rampLng
S oIu0' The ' prs,encss under which ,imid politics
and exncdient church had hidden themselves,
slavery revealed itself at last gigantic rebel. Thon
unconscious, almost efforts OF the autisavery body
had thereby prepared tho North 70 understand at last the
ssse on our srmor 70 All down ana ENJOY the leisure
which victory has gwen US TO be concns because This
generation has done enough because ous Or the battle
friends look upon Il differently am not ONLY an
abolisoniss, am American. ! am not only pledged
and devoted against the system Of slavery the virus
OF republican institutions this continent, but
have an interest AZ broad the fate Of humanity
have anxiety and interest In all the great ques
which the people TO whom this continent
bclongs Looming round as aud as we advance
large momcntous issues enough for future and
for tho labor OF the generation Foremost before
stands tho question OF temperance, the groundwork
and substFaaum indispensable 10 the security Of republic
Institutions Whoever ignores the temperance
~ . local. transient superficial, sentimental effort,
does mot Understand either his time or the institu
lions mid which he livea We have . ballot-box
resting on the vfSde and intelligence Of the
masses. You cannot have . bailot-box resting on
. drunken people iapplausel II Is impossible 70 trust
republican institutions 10 mass OF men who have no,
copirQ, over themselves. lApplause We are nation
81 saf5n blood yhn every Atom q that blood Is The
love Of stimuAnta VS. are race oil aglow with tho
love Of physical stimufds. We live in climate, IN a
raoso Of latitude, where tho temptation % 70 the IN
diligence Of that appetite. The trspcs have their own
vices the temperate zones have theirs AIDED % 4e,
have blood which, 10 "a sarlee record, fcFmed
heaven out Of its own highest Aspirations. and That
boavenwas drunken r6ve out Of the lie Of ones
mics. Revenge and intoxcaton were the ideas which
Saxon blood placed each Now. with