The Portland daily press., 1869-05-28

they are the better class in the South, and will
eventually dominate there and rule the land
Mrs. Mary f. Davis, wife of Andrew jack
son Davis, brown little woman with white
fan, echoed the remarks of the last speaker.
Women had better wait thousand years for
their freedom than to lay one finger on the
ratification of the 18th amendment.
Stephen S. Foster said there were two argu-
ments in favor o. the prosecution of the anti
slavery work. One is that it is good thing in
itself; and the other, that that we have invest
ed in it to large extent, AMI if we do not
prosecute it to the end we shall lose the amount
Of our investment. This end was to give the
black man ut the South full control Of the soil
which they had watered with their tears and
enriched by their blood.
Giles Stebbins spoke.
Senator Wilson did not think the southern
blacks were in such terrible condition as has
been represented. He predicted that ninety
nine. out ofevery hundred of the 1O7,0 900 black
men in Virginia would vote straight Repub-
lican ticket in the next election, and that fact
initiates against the doctrine of oppression.
Even now the freedmen are rapidly acquiring
possession of the lands on which they had
served as slaves. They are industrious and
economical, and soon lay up reans, which
they lose no time in using for the purchase of
land; afterwards cultivatiDg and improving it
to their utmost ability Mr.. Wilson takes
much encouragement in reviewing the pro-
gress of the anti-slavery cause. We have now
something to hope for in the future. During
last Is1Eo
crowded audiences and told them all that the
first thing we had to accomplish was to right
the wrongs of the black man. This pledge the
administration is bound before God and man
to redeem. II we cannot put down these ont
RACES at the South by peaceable means would
proclaim martial law there at once, and the
people would sustain me. Gen. Grant writes
me to the same effect. The speaker alluded
to the woman opposition to the 10Th amend
ment and said that his experience taught him
that the passage of one wise and just measure
paved the way for the passage Of another wise
and inst measure.
Other addresses were made by Henry G.
Wright and Mrs. Francis C. Harper
In the evening session addresses were made
by Cora L. V. I'll. ID. Tappan, Rev. o. B.
rockingham, G. L. Remond, Aaron M. Pow
ell and Wendell Phillips. The discussion was
confined to the Southern land monopoly and
the 10Th amendment. After adopting the above
resolutions and an additional one congratula-
tive upon the abolition of slavery in Cuba, and
calling also for an immediate recognition OF
Cuba as belligerents, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
OTHER MEETINGS.
The American Sabbath School Union was
addressed by Rev. Dr. Richard Newton and
others, at fremont Temple: the Massachu-
sets Colonization Society had public meet
ing, and listened to an address from President
Roberts, of Liberia; the Unitarians and Uni
versalists enjoyed their annual festivals; Rev
Geo. Washburn, Hon. Alpheus Hardy and
Rev. e. Thurston spoke before the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
and there were several business meetings be-
sides.
AT the Uniyersalist reunion Hon. Israel
Washburn, Jr, of your city, presided. The
festival was held in Music Hall.
TO MORROW
the Free Religious Convention will hold three
meetings at. horticultural Hall. The morning
session will be devoted to indscriminate speak
ing; in the afternoon Mrs Julia Ward Howe
will read an essay upon The Elements Of
Freedom in Religion and of Despotism in its
Administration" and in the evening the ques-
tion Il the Province of Social Science Iden-
tical with that of Religion?' win be answered
by Mr.. David A. Wasson. A. G. III.
ITO the Associated PIess.]
PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE.
BosToN, May 27.-Gharles w. Eliot has ac-
cepted the Presidency of Harvard College and
resigned his position on the Board of Over
seers.
ANNEXATION OF DORCHESTER TO BOSTON.
The billannexing Dorchester to Boston pass
ed the Legislature, to its engrossment, to-day,
subject to the ratification Of the voters Of the
two localities.
SENTENCE FOR RAPE.
SPRINGFIELD, May 27.-George Crowley was
sentenced in this city to-day to five years in
the State Prison, for committing a rape on
Mrs. Honora Toorney, of West Springfield
He is 16 years old and she 60.