, 1874-06-13

WHrnEAs, The rum power In et. enmity with the
freedmen M we'll ourselves, and the groai duoral-
vent, e!r rcDelouH intellectual and nooal Elevation;
therefore,
onErowth Of nppeo. that oyorgrown sin, until the1o
sllall bo no more drunkenness in tho land.
l. LETTERS.
Tho Secretary then read the following letters
q. NJ. HAWLEY.
Committee af he Antf-Slacery Reunion:
GENTLEMEN Tho kind invitation Of your
Committee to meet with tho old vanguard Of the
Anti-Slavory hosts of the Northwest, in Chicago
on tho 9th Of Juno next, and to 'be prepared to
make an address" on the OCCASION, and to ninglo
MY congratulations with those whoBo lahors hayo
10 trumplantly resulted in tho complete eman-
cipation Of 100000 Of our fellow-citizouB from
! the aha1nbloB Of chattol slavery, III received.
| It IL fitting that such a reunion bo held to
commemorate those days OF labor Of sacrifice,
| aud contest; for more potent, persistent atlvor-
| sary, and u graYer encounter, has never been
undertaken. It wnB, indeed, struggle worthy
| Of tho gront mon who distinguished themselves
| therein. Wo could nnme many hundreds, II not
| Thousands, in Chicago mud tho Northwest who
| slarod tho porilB, md have reaped tho honors,
| OF tho conflict. But among thom oil, however
gallant, none did moro valiant service, OF la-
bored more hcroically thaa yourselves III copuoc-
tion with the noble mon who constitute your
| Committee. Your lifo-long devotion to the great
caude, cooperating with tho lahors OF others,
whoae names could bo as worthly, written, calls
up facts and "reminiscences In the histury Of the
American contest which, If written, would throw
| D halo OF light mud glory around the heads and
nonorlcs Of many, though contrastod with tho
lustrons eiruleenco OF that Which surrounds the
| immortal deeds Of Granville Sharp, William
Wiborforco, and TIonns Clarkson.
My humble services i'll tile same cause
were not us prominent or aA distinguished as
! those Of your Commltan, md many othors In
tho Northwest !; yet, allow u.e to Hay, yield to
uonc in my devotion to tho cause and its
methods of work.
WHOM boy in my teens In 1888. onlisted in
the grand army for tho war. and continued IN
the lield Of It's operations until victory perchcd
! upon our banners, do not ta!o to myself
merit for this; for my Bympatlios aud natural
bent, compelled my Judgment to tito sido Of
universal Freedom for all mankind. During
this oontost, cast none other than Anti-Slayery
votes. For this WAS frequently ropri1nanded
Rnd made to feel in tho various rotations of life,
tho power OF slavery Anl rha prescriptions that
wore yisitod upon mo by tho partizaua Of slav-
cry, whether ia the Church or marshnlled unilor
the two dominant political parties, then oGcu-
pyiug tho political arenWof our country. But I
did not thon, nor do now regret the sacrifice.
Tho value Of my ti1no, money, reputation, aud
political prospects, wero ofton held up beforamo
|
a moro conservative position.
Whom the first warning proclamation OF
emancipation Of President Lincoln was issued,
/, in conection with tho Hon. Z. q. Larnod, tic
lion, George Mauror. William I. Burgoss, ESQ,
and others' cauyoi to he rubIiBhod a caII for q
public meeting in the City OF Chicago to cole
blato tlle oyont and to maize strong the Gov
md grand meeting it was.
Tie people responded by Thousands and tenn
I Of Misunderstanding I}ry1n aud AIotrOuolitnu
Iisiin tin T;rrt I,nntlst Chnrch of];flce md tin
soutL side Of tho Court-iIouso square. Tic
helia NJ tic civ ring ait thejr annrayinp nofos
hnmfIros, rockefs. ani f1ro-wnrkn iumincfl ti,r
olty and lighted up tue tic siy; and our sauuou
nneuel their iron tliroats and thun,lorctI fortl
ikn Tnyn for thu rlnrious nrosuncts' Nover ho.
foro, or sinco, wis thsre such al, ocoaeion o,
Buch enthuyiuam. tTho AFFECT unon tic
poonlo Of The oity and thronchont
Tie Northwost was elootr}cu M ,ts now,
wont forth unon the wiroB mud thro,yl
tho nrosn: and rospousivo ooboos on,no INK r.
uy from Washington and Tho croat eities md NJ
we'll from towns aud ilalnlota. uoyer expect n te
zee another occasion Of such ynYt Inncnituio II
the moral ro]frioun nnd roijticnl onocts ,,,nor