The New York herald., 1870-01-28
MASSACHUSETTS.

Annual Meeting Of the Massachusetts Anti.
Slavery Socicty-Government Aid for the
Decentralization Of Southern States De.
nounccd-Characteristfc Speech Of Wendell
Phillips.
BOSTON, Jan. 81, 1870
The thirty sixth annual meeting OF the Massachu-
sets Antislayery Society held in Horticultural
Hall to-day, with John I. Sargent, President In the
chair.
Resolutions were adopted rejoicing in the near
prospect OF the ratification Of the fifteenth amend
ment stating that the voter in the position OF the
negro race needs land to make him Independent
and also pecuniary aid; that in their opinion the
nation owed TINS aid to the negro. and closing az fol-
lows
h.vs sen their ives 70 the Who look 70 Con,
gress Tor protection.
Mr.. AARON w. POWELL, in remarks on these reso.
lutlonA. spoke Of the debate the passage Of the
Virginia bill IN the Senate o battle led on By that
recreant republican Trumbull to bring back Vir-
Qinla into the Union without the necessary guaran-
tees that the rights OF the black man woud be reoog
ulZe0.
Colonel I. w. HIGaINsoN made some quite ex-
tended remarks, In which he deprecated giving aid
TO the freedmen, thinking best to leave them to
their own resources. He compared their condition
to the Irish emigrant who, he satd, landed in New
York without dollar, and IN year was control
ling the destinieS OF the City.
Rev. WILLIAM H. CLAIMING reviewed Mr.. Zig
gnson's position at considerable length. He also
advocate the formation Of new party, which
should trust itself entirely TO the principles Of I'M
partial equality.
Mr.. WENDELL PHILLIPS made few remarks, psy.
ing his respects to the new York tribune and said
he would like to strip Horace Greeley and put him
out upon the prairie and say to hun, Root, hog,
@ snS On Ss @ T0rf hs out SAID s xSa
WA Yapted was not soldiers in the South, but
| nah In Washington. "Place such q man as Ben
Butler IN the White House. and the coon wonld on
characterized by him as "haH baked lawyersu and
| 'haIf nedged statesmen who tried to pick up the
crumbs that fell at the feet OF senator Sumner"
monia Hgate (ail coorsdl, Mr.. stephen s. Foster.
| Miss Julia Ward Howe and Others addressed the
society, but nothing specially new was elicited.
The meeting adjourned this evening. Three ses-
| National Anti.siavery Festival in Boston.
BOSTON, Jan. q, 1870.
The thirty-six national anti slavery festival was
held last evening In Horticultural Hail and attracted
many well known leaders OF the cause. The time
was mainly devoted to social converse, closing with
| speech by wendell Phillips' Among those present
were Rev. John T. Sargent, President OF the Massa
chuGetts Antl-Savery Society Elizabeth Cady STAN
| ton, Lydia NJ Cnids. Abby K. Foster, Julia Ward
Howe, Wendell Phillips Rev. w. H. Charming.
The Preparations for tho ObscQuIes Of George
| Peabody mt His Native Town.
/ PEABODY Jan. 27, 1870.
Preparations here for the obsequies OF the latl
George Peabody are nearly complete. The remain,
are expected to arrive on Tuesday next and will aJ
In state in the lower hall Of Peabody Institute ont
week: no services services viii be held Ia the institute
tiona church, and the remains Will be deposited u
| Harmony Grove Ccmetery.