, 1874-06-11
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr. Clarhe followed with q HoMg commencing


whatsoever fate 6etito:
Long the boast that VIC nre frcculen
Ne have n,adc AMI published wide.
DIR. wALDnoN,
Of Cincinnati, WIS introduced, and gavo some
"Reminiscences of Jollu Brown, with whom ho
had onco slopt, which ho considered groat
honor. [Applauso.1 lIe rojoicod tint tho Four
teentl aud Fifteenth Amendments to tho Con-
stitution had boon adopted, and assertod that
tho Sixteenth Amendment would bo yindicatel
by the people Of this country.
DIR. LORD,
Of Drooh1y1,, an enthusiastic octogenarian, mado
worry funny speech. Flo said it waB asked what
waB tho uso Of coming together. 'tYou old follows
can afford to do without having any sucl, reunion
or oven without having any rejoicing" But why
should they die, when .hoy could hayo little
fun? [Applanso.l II anybody WIS untitled to
It they wore. [Laughtor] l1enco ho had como
all tho WY from, Brooklyn to take part md ho
would hayo como from China or from Heaven.
I.aughtor.] Thero were men presont whom ho
llad neycr expected to SEQ again, unu when he
shook hands with Brother Sinclair ho thought ho
hna hold Of q ghost (Iaugllstor], pinco he had
boon told that 10 was dead. He thanked God
TINT ho {Sinclar) was /" tough old fellow, nt,tl
he hopoa twenty years houce. wien thoy canlo
together again, his experience would be the same.
Ilo would never believe any one was dead again,
because lie might be disappointed. [Great
lRuEhter.1 Tt Was necessary TINT they SHOULD
coulo together TINT thoy might understand one an
other, and bring ont tho old principles, that thoir
work might 90 out authoritativeiy md their
cdren's children know 1t. [Applauso.] II
their fnthors had known their duty as woll aa
they, tloy would never have had tho work to do.
They should mover compromise with sin or vloe
or OWL or wrong (applnuse], and tho place to
kill It was in tho beginning. II thoy waited, it
would grow stronger than they Horo.
-. tY-
slavery tho only great wrong upon earth? Tho
battlo was fierce ono. but they 1,ad conquered.
The rum power WAS becoming as defiant ag
slavery. and that should be attacked.
Our conntry bless wc all,
Louk around, lonk around;
Though rum aud slayery herc are found,
Freedom anu temperance
shnll set abound, shall ytt abound,
"Wlat next ?" aud when upon bis dying bed 10
would Bny, Q Lord. wait q little longer; iYnt
thers something clse1" lApplauae.l
LEVI COFFIN.
Quaker. who wps President Of the Undor-
ground Railroad, hoxt spoke. 1ic was thankful
tint lie bud had the opportunity to aid sayos to
aud chains to a lnud Of liberty Canada
Whore ,h T., ho cor iivea, in Wa;yns County.
road ccntorcd; and ho lad takuu tIio
fngitivcn in alld clothed and fed them. Ho went
to Cincinnati in 1877, and thore had as high as
1S9 in his h0use in yenr Ho wus often tLrcat-
ened, but his dwelling was mover searched.
During thirty-ayo yoara he hal aided oyor $500
slaves Oh tlolr way to freedom. The Anti
Slavery Society OF Women met at his house and
made clothing, and llo collected money Homc-
timex to help the negroes along, hut ofteutinlos
supply tho deficiency. The ladies' wors thoir
lnnin dependence thon. and they woro now in tho
tcmporanco causo tApllauhe.l After the War
tile AID Society wns organized, and much dune
for the freedmen.
Az the speaker descended frnm tho platform
he remarked that the audience would probably
'sAusr KATIE"
az tho fugitivcs called hor.
There was a general clapping Of hands rs Mrs.
band.
a delegato--IIow old are you?
Mr. Cutln i was boru in 1733, and aho will bo
II in Septomber.
"Uuele Tun1'n Cabin" tho living pictures r,, ars
before you. [Applauso.1
a letter Was. thcn rca1 from
l.. 4. rAREs, .....
of the Alton Telegraph, vino regretted his IN
ability 10 attenu al also alluded briefly 10 Mr.
Loye1oy and the Alton riots,
Df. Willard presented tho body with rolic-
Office at the tuo As was murdered.
Ile auuience sang
THE FOLLOWING SONG,
led by Dir. Cardo:
!. March to the battlefield,
Thu foe is now befure It's
Each lleArt is freedoms 1lliGl,
And heaven is su!ltug DER III.
The wOeH aud iians u slayerys chains,
Tint bind thrrs millions nnder;
In proud dsttNIu we'll burLt their ciluln,
Aud teur each link asunuer.
Who for his country brave,
Would fly FROM hur !uyAuar7
WHO, his Lake lifu to save,
Would, trattor-iks, arggade hort
Our hnliuwtA ca.isb,
Our hUiath at,h AwR,
'Gn!uKt tyrInt hostH sustaining,
Wen win . crnwn Of bright renoWD,
Or de, ntal,'s rights 1nalntAuug.
March to thn battlefield, &c.
Afler the bened,ction, " Luhn Browns Doly"
was sung, aud, subsequent to tue adjournment,
AIR HnruHtt ti+a