The New York herald., 1868-01-26

Gea and sssk 70 mako men feel and Mar His pos
and discard and dsnouncs the auction block,
Further his address hs dsnancias1s Of the church
exclaimed :-"Bat why should spssk Of the church
There something Of far more importance 70 me and
man. THIS, he maintained, wss work for only those
pure In heart and IN reply 70 . question ~ 70 what
purity was he would answer that In shs heart Of an
qualification Of his dssnition Of purity was
not over compimentary to the black man
pure IN heart should take the most ioathsome Of
humanity 70 their breasts and endsavor 70 elevate him.
he endorsed what Mr. rockingham had said in favor OF
stood the ma&ntade Of the work before them when
they applaudsd him. A for himself, ne did net
work and Is soon a they became instructed this
pointthey should at resolve - be up ana doing,
create an exceneni disturb the sumDenns Sss1
q being " in =. ., quarrel with everybody an .ns
with the pulpit and politicians He would have woman mar
suffrage and negro suffrage. and they should roll oo.n
into on. sna asn
paper was the Standard and not the Tribune or Inae
pesdsS, many believed; for tho negro Only mao
nook or corner either OF the last two named
The position OF Standard In favor Of liberty 70
ALL and he believed il was the only paper IN tn ooun
| try which occupied such an honorable posltlon:
1t this point Abby Kelley Foster, the wife OF stephen
took the floor and made somewhat lengthy appeai 20
favor Of tho Saadord and also pitched into the Is1oiss
and ndependen FOR having compromised the negro in
instances too numerous TO mention
MT sargent the presdenI o. me 'neos, ~ % eO ~ S ausr
that he might explain the sprayer business" or the
morning, which had been alluded 70 outside. He said
that he was in favor Of omitng the address TO the
Throne of Grace for the that IL seemed to him
useless TO ask God 10 do the work assist them in
doing the work which he had sent thom here specially
TO do.
Mr. Bronson A,cott OF Concord, Mass, who is some-
times termed an inde talked ior nearly an aoIr when
pauss forced him TO retire. Ira Stewart OF Hopedae)
then talked for while in favor Of equality OF labor
fame who defended the rishmen against the charges
that they in favor Of equality, and also branded
politicians rs class as almost universally treacnerous
Mr. Twichel, hitherto quiet and unobserved, stood
up in defence Of what had been said By Mr. Foste.
against the Church and Christianity. He had heard
Phillips say ten that the slaves werc ever
liberated il would be through the fundamentally Of
There were loud calls thsn for Wendell Phillips and
in response he spoke briefly Aludng 70 the action OF
some OF the Constitutional Conventions IN the SOUTH
pared Il with what he termed tho dawdng and ridiculous
Constitutional Convention in Abany-s gathering so
useless that ts own party 10 more than half inclined
not to pay the members for vhat they have or
rather for what they have not done. He then took
Presidency he would not vote for Grant any sooner
than he would for certain other mcn and sooner than
vote Tor those certain M or men Ss would cut on MS rs
radical blood in Grants veins and he would defy any
one 10 prove that there was
Evening Session.
Mr.. swazey, Of Roxbury, tho first speaker in the
evening" defended the republican party at some length
believing that there had good from il than
from any other II was still imperfect in many things
yet he could not help sxclaiming "with all thy faults
love thce STILL"
Joshua Everett Of Worcester pitched into the
churches for assuming have been instrumental IN
securing emancipation and he hoped that the Conven-
tion would express itself the question in
lutons. He believed that at this time there more
obstacles placed in their way by Of the church
than by any other source.
Mr. Foster said that he did intend In the morning
write resolution against the churches but that he had
changed his mind and had written in favor OF them
and IL was this:--
neglect OF duty The Church and ministry for several
aaa s s sas ~ % %y M
day promise myself 0od giving strength and life.
future be more faithful
Mr.. Powell of New York then offered the following
That urge to prohibit BY m@
citizen the ground OF race or color in any state or Terri
sa o to hs
R.ssivss .sl ass, q jSsss and
and depoion q the reckless ana nnssrnpulous traitor Of
placed in loyal hands for the fourteen critical
months OF the present Presidential term.
Wendell Phillips then offered the following resolu-
uops:-
Resolved That evidence OF any hearty repent
by the American churches OF their guilt towards the
negro aud bearing in mind this proof OF their corruption
indulge hope OF cordial aid from that quarter toward
Ia the perils amid which II makes its
Resolved. That IL be too late 20 expect constitutional
amendment touching system of national education,
Summers bill that object will be imme
diaely enacted into law.
After some little discussion the prayer question: in
which the anti-prayer sympathizers triumphed, the
meeting again entertained by Wendell Phillips His
remarks chiefly covered by the address previously
reported. being strong and eloquent argument
against Grant and the Grant party, and against
all not pledged to the aid and elevation Of
the negro race. Unless, he said, the blacks OF the
South given tho right OF suffrage he had grave
doubts there would be she'll Of the republican
party left after the next Presidential election. He
created considerable applause among the audience BY
denouncng Johnson also by doubling the soundness Of
the republican Congress- the negro question In his
rebuke OF Grant for his rsccncs, bold sympathzer OF
the General asked II ne had in somo Of his
pondence with Sheridan done something 70 indicate
his positionf Phillips replied that be had indicated
himself TO be republican, and that all, and that
did not give that tho rights of the negro
would be safe IN his hands.
Mr. Philips having finished all the resolutions offered
adopted and tho meeting adjourned.