The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-31

SPECIAL coasrspoxpfncf o. ms HERALD.

Anniversary Meetbug IN bOst0n-Spercnes %
Wendell Phillips and Others--Fierce Denim.
Citations or General Grant-He il Expected
to Disgrace the Nation III Elected President
Remarks Of senator Wilson-He Speaks a
Cheerful Word for the South. &c.
Bosros May %, 1857.
the first sccentrcity Of this great anniversary week
made its appearance to-day. the meeting Of the
New England Anti Slavery Society, which sti lives,
strong and vigorous, Notwithstanding the nowhere dis.
puted fact that slavery In this country does not
exist, and that their occupation, like shaks-
peare's Othello's is gone. This meeting was
held in the Meouaow, wherein all tho usual reform and
peculiar meetings Of this peculiar community are
held. The meeting begun the forenoon and continued
through the afternoon and evening. Not very large
crowd present. those who did attend of the
stripe There the irrepressble abby Foster, the
sarcastic and bold Wendell Phillips the great tribe
OF lesser lights including Parker Pisbury, Charles L.
Remond, Aaron Powell, Lucretia Mott, Caroline H. Doll,
B. +. Hutchinson Of New Hampshire; Eliza B. Chase,
Of New York. Caroline N. Severance, and such like
aboitionsts and .aboonesses
or the first business Of the meeting after the
nomination Of officers the establishment OF plat
form Of kind the creed OF the This
done by the graceful Phillips by offering the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved in the long suffering OF this nation under
the crafty policy Of Andrew Johnson patience has had its
Ss sna In such We
and unkindness OF shortsghed moral sense and con-
Resolved That this convention by New England SEN
tmeas OF Justice Which as by every other
earnest against any longer denial to the coored
So ceari, entitled fS''''' 80 = 's' 49, 80
That the recent rio. in Mobile Is but another
and of their determination resistance the legal
and loyal Of our on every available
Resolved That in the shameful retcence Of the socaled
rInttn
1g them aside as only politics. IS % the t%id and
the ministry em the oed
ors Of the people and in the general peseyng policy OF
social Rses II trouble ss sae
me
That % JssrsGn ps
councils and in the manner in which received Oy
of both Ds we See
nation to the supposed Interests Of party
land almost the only guarantee OF safety and ndepend
success Of the order Of thnss,o the
oo o 2sss ~ mere sHSadoW
After waiting long enough for the essence OF these re-
solutions to make its way into the minds Of his hearers
Wendell Phillips began an address upon them, IN which
corning Horace Greeley and his bosom friend, Jeh
Davis, Henry Wilson and other men Of prominence.
Having alluded 10 the occasion and the auspices under
which they had assembled Mr. Phillips sAd that he dis
covered in the signs Of the times and would venture to
prophesy, that the last great effort OF the
Southern party is to be made this present summer
with the exception Of the chief RADICAL
leaders the republicans consider IL oregone conclusion
the party cannot afford risk the further exclusion Of
the Southern States. They are alarmed OF reaction
and dare not risk the trial Of the measure to refuse them
for fear Of losing their hold the helm Of the
nation. Thor purpose seems TO be to bring Southern
opinion down 90 that representatives touch
hands with IT, and possibly raise the Southern States 10
a comprehension OF and an interest in the Union In
brief, and to DO plain they mean to go down TO
q level Of receiving those States. Suppose, he
added man like General Grant is selected for the
Presidential ticket 1865. Nobody knows his Opinions
for he has expressed them, and it IS ma,ter Of
the ropubcsn party must DO is 70 keep to the negro
question with united purpose until their object 10
compished. and his word for IT, the next Presidential
question would settle the contest. He regarded the
emancipation Of JEFF Davis from Fortress Monroe IS
Of consequence, except q Offering q pre-
for the producon Of such traitors Davis snd
Aaron Burr The people Of the South still retain
year 70 come and they are not given the ballot box
and If the United States should get into difficulty
with any foreign Power It will be strange miracle II
the colored people do mot mako commotion for their
rights; and further, their rights would then be granted
He looked 70 the great and growing West 70 aid the
ton, but their help Win MOI Be on any account Of
love for the negro, but on account Of . cherished
which sSs has sndeasorsd to ~ impose upon 0a he
JED Davis he said that when Andrew Johnson !,
the vote OF the South Horace Greeley. he said, was
msds BY God for simple hearted man but he supposed
him to be knave and the republican party de-
served condemnation for being browbeatsn BY such
man, and who has no comprehension whatever Of
the present state OF Affairs II the negroes had law the
spelling book, land and tho ballot box they would be
respected by the demagogues and. further when they
are situated as the Germans are In this country,
then he would have assurance that they could
nght their own battles II they did mot do
1t theirs would be the fault and he should
then believe and proclaim that God never meant they
should be ree When he was permitted to witness the
people Of the United States place their ticket for Vice
President colored man % strengthen IL land not
they did In 1860, nominate . drunken Tennesseah TO
weaken ~; when he saw such men a. Fred Douglass
and Robert Small; when he saw coored man Compel
ing favorably with . man with three starr on each
shoulder thon, and not until the glorious then, would
be believe that prejudioe against the black man was
senator Wilson was present during portion Of Phil
lips address, and whom the great abolition orator had
concluded, the pilgrim from the South was urgently
called upon 70 but ne shook his head ana declared
only listener and that he had nothing 70 ny which
he considered advantageous TO those present.
est ana I responded promptly whom called upon sne
claimed that there much 70 b. thankful for what
had e: s,"Is '1S WI nj . dent
b we'll and he hoped % i've thai glorious day
for the impeachment Of Andrew Johnsoa, and urged
that would not DO any safer 70 trust General Grant In
io for SV 81 would a.ses Ss nation By
rance. He believed, however, that Grant would be the
next nominee II he was not continually drunk. He
clossd By an appeal for suffrage for women
The forenoon ssssion vas the best Of the three In
point Of attendance and speaking In the afternoon
and evening there running debate In which moth
ing very new, and nothing Interesting rich was
said. Rev. A. Bronscn Alcctt opened the ball with .
few words suggesting that The society turn their aen-
uon 70 other reforms, that IT, pet object
oomplished Henry G. Wright, who came nsxt, thought
that every sor should Be made 70 gain for the negro
equal rights with the white ct once; this was the
only way 70 make him other than Troublesome object
In politics and upon the face Of society. stephen 8
Foser commended that that through the efforts OF
the society the slave had been freed through their
the most absolute rghta Stephens gentle wife, Abby,
always herstore opposed 70 him on the stump, was
again opposed 70 him In this sentiment Everything
was dark TO her; she could not SEQ that the
slave FREQ other than by name 10 her mind IL was
the duty Of all good tisiavery people 70 worw hard
necessarily and persiseny, for the absolute and real
freedom or the slave.