New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-08
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
AMERICAN. ANTI,sLAvERY SOCIETY.

j. DURANT, AND OIBhlH'
The annual anniversary meetings of the American
Antlslayery Society were held yesterday morning and
last evening at stenway Hail. The President of the So
eety Wendell Philips, in opening the exercises at the
morning meeting made the following remarks:
Ladies' and Gentlemen Members Of the American Anti
Slavery %pdeT Which tits session Of the
Society held. IL is think, the 30tl session that
Of those audiences ever gathered under circumstances Of
such encouragement as we DO We seem TO 90 on w. s
freedom have asked for the nation We STAND III an
hour when the National Council has already Endorsed by
its action and its laws the whole claim OF this society
that s the absolute civil and political equality OF the
eoorcd man under Of government where
ever the flag floats. Not only that We meet ID y no
ment when the earnest purpose of the nation sei the
thorough absolute, and nngreshSnS a hhnd the
national action is fag ahead OF IT, We are ashSnp t
purpose of the nation and when the action of last
spring instead Of being nay, IS only one step that
direction in which the nation itself is moving Outside,
in the other countries of the world at this moment we
are told the news that Brazil joins the great brotherhood
of free States ApplauseJ Not indeed by the aDsoliIe
emancipation Of her slaves but by the first step under
Imperal sanction in that direction, the state ltss con-
INV Of TIE Empire With our country all right in the
hearts the people, with the last great va
ranks assembled here to-day count among them for the
first time the distinguished advocate ana chahLon Si
Imperial Liberty, Mr. Durant OF New Orleans lcheers
the representative of that new public sentiment ana pn
pose which joins the North In the assertion that absouto
Justice shall hereafter be the cornerstone Oh wv
Republic. Looking at home, we count alhVhS
Olro
All the original Aboonsts Of the first year of the strg
gle Iucretia Mott who IL still spared 10 give her VOICE
Loud cheeringJ Under such auspices cannot better
welcome you TO the session of this perhaps one OF ae
closing years Of the existence OF the Society," tha 20 oT
every assurance, Join with you In every encouagcneh
TO that final vigilance that tlreess vigilance, With
seems 10 be vet necessary in this last critical hour hat
shall fix for this generation the status and the nights OF
the race TO whose welfare we have been devoted The
he S waf s How that war shall be decided the
great issue yet engages our attention. and We al
earues-as thoroughly decided, in this hour, as II ever
was in the hour Of actual confct-yet the moment par
ties descend to the level Of arbitrary politics the wac
fnness of force outside OF party ana lhdepeueht
of its temptations becomes all the more necessary In
openng therefore, the session OF this Anniversary VIII
invite the Rev John T. Sargent to begin with prayer
After prayer by the Rev. Mr. SARGENT the PRESIDENT
read abstract OF the TreasuIers Report OF winch INC
ANIMAL account Of the American Anti-sayery Society,
from May !, 1850, 10 May ]. 1867:
Amount received from subscriptions 10 Sdndad o coo ~
and Donations S5S "a
Amount expended for publication Of STANDARD . GEO %
aud Office expenses in New-York.......... 9'sS9 70
Balance Law 20
The following resolutions were then read:
I 81 nson ,1ess h eshe., IN IL raose to souhd rs iu
tons o. the stone absooie justice and already far advanced
s fGs Thai 81 %e TessT he o,h Of southern white m
guarantee the y and political rights Of Tie nsIo ard
view Of ihs pas, h,'S' o. sac s nG1s We Of cruel a
le practical denial Of his meet vital rights ,,,,,
KIN ges beiraJs too sy hat dagger the sHap
ton h It. member =, 81 vi ne s ss.S Sfls S az %
stop ard 10 The eCSli Ssss5 Ssrgs On & .l e.
G SS s,a a iRS s55 s s ss s ss NJ 'sS
Ss any s fs' ,l 1 Ss,s.oS a "a nv II Dee s
under The protection q ee police power q me yson " 'e As TIE
Rod That vies Of the he' isi Tie Reslea wa pss.
SssSSs % nv we sls N new 81 m 5r
se sh rdmie 70 the Uhoa ite vote Of ,he,s eri s,
oGOveneni general daeAeh ihrouIhi III IHo and
eosHon school, ie Federal Oon,un should ,uhorIs Cen
gress 70 e'ab,h them within each state At p eIIen,e ~
R0d That The nation oEes 10 sefIsee, 10 justice 70 ~
security and the present % q ihs cooT'd ace rrem.d t
White Ouse At sPpus and eye, hosr Congress gss % VA.
jusies ard males blood 70 God against
Ses5Sd hat We urge on al hbl. Of freedom hep rsslt
and os.eiess watch on he supreme Soe, and We ',i ss' "
Pesored That warn e freed icIoN 81 the soah
n r1 We sr 5s55I NV 10 male den ,te tools Of Their oSu min
and eshori them 70 , 70 mat IAN. instructive sI, si s
eaouy guarding her Hrt by tie Independent exercise " s
Re.or Presidential election yiu be he Toa no
less hero worship and bird rIis r apiu,t sne Tni lt
We lose hsii he fruits Of ths terrible confcL
10 R e s1c , and SS 10 aEs ~ root Or Ger s to-
tolernbe y.u which has qned our hoa We o essey ,taH
be TIE fault sf selfish leaders wiling aeItec principle md see O
'Nf. I E6 saS' T1 Gov Eyre goes urrr Of % viii be
sTGher rICc that The sane nv PPM I' . s11s' y"g
protection and ouly ron ae Of eoarige oroe pot fag I'D, BY
s lS Hn S .a w ii aoS uu s .Scs crushed
cur R e Sn ih he sISs ser 81 T 5 IT, & opps
tenu0aons al true men 70 ihe mo,ide' earnest sd unn,
and the al recognition o. human brotherhood lApTlAhseI
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mr. Philips read the resolutions, and then said
In support Of the tenor Of these resolutions allow 70
occupy small portion Of time this morning As said
few moments ago. regard the present hour not as the
most dangerous but certainly OF the most critical
in the history Of Meeting DO surrounded
by nation thoroughly In earnest in us determination 10
make absolute Justice the law OF the land the only real
question which srs the anxiety OF any thoughtful Amer
ican Is not of the absolute future the goal 10 which we
are all tending but is OF the path by Which we are to
reach that goal We stand today no more certain than
we did years ago that the American nation would IN
due time recognize justice as the law Of Its
nationality. do not remember the hour ! never met
an AbOonist who doubted that within certain time
able TO pIophesy when but WITHIN que ine
the ideas committed 70 our hands Ton eayen The
tive Of justice and love, would triumph IN ths great
Soan ever doubted that We were always Certain Of
IT, because we always said and believed that Coo ruled
The only doubts that ever rested on our minds were
these One whether in this great storm, this conflict
OF grand principles crashing against each other ike giant
whether there was virtue and nationality and Intelligence
enough to save the Union In this struggle with 80 deeply
doubt and contend that up to the year 1850 thought
full man had the materials to decide u ana Tor long
time after 1850 II question admitting OF fair
argument on both sides, whether the milton conld be
saved TO Liberty or only the North But we meet to-day
with that question practically settled This effort OF the
Southern arstociacy, either 10 divide tho Nation or 10
give color and form 10 the institutions which should gov
this belt OF the continent, is failure; and humanity
speaking It does not admit OF doubt that the American
people have decreed the death OF Slavery and the life OF
the Union That IS doubt settled. Analyzc an Amer
lean down 10 the last drop Of bis blood and you will md
of one nation as the law Of the continent Well there is
another doubt relieved We not only are certain as
people that the Union Is 10 survive but think
certain, humanity speaking Of another thing, and that is
that this generation OF Americans taught by war learn
ing its lesson written IN blood have made up their minds
definitely that absolute Justice, eure Ignorance In the
law Of caste and race, shall he the law OF the Union