, 1874-06-09

Old Abotionista will begin It's HosaionB as the
Second Baptist church, corner Of Morgan and
hlonroo atreeta.
THE PROGRAMME
for tho first day Ia as follows:
MORNING REH1nN.
/. Call to order by Chairtnnn Of Committee.
2. Heading Of tho cali by tic Secretary.
=. Singing BY tho congregation, lol by George "
.. Appointment Of committee to nominate officers.
9. Welcome address, BY His Excelcncy, ]. L. peyc
ridge: aoyernor Of tho state.
4 e u oa aeP s hH ssEs s T Ss e. s
5. The election of tho officers Of the 1.eunion.
the Hon. Ionry Wilson, Viee.president. viii occupy
io. Sung, in which tho audience aro roaueatoa to
i: Preliminary address. tn which tlo objects # tho
z. EaHtErhn, Tho HecrotAry. - '. -
II. Song. Solo, by Geo. W. CLARK. ..
-. Address from tho Roy. William aoodel1. which
nm,-slavery NJ exLitited In the discussions Of tie
rass. Part Of tho address viii 10 read according to
Mr. doodol is 81 yours o, ono Of tlo earost labor.
erA IN the ants-aayery caaao as editor, lecturer, aid
II. Close With song and public notices.
Meet at TAO in the anne ptaco. ''''
q Neading Of letters from Thotnaa ". utgginson,
Wendell Phillips, and EAzur Wright.
aud Triumph Of tho A,ti.slavery MoveIncnt,n
4. 6oug, by George W. Cark.
THE FIRST GATHERING.
This is tho first important gathering Of Aboli-
tioniats bnco the War; certainly tho first roupion
and 1t may end in annual or other meetings at
perhaps longer intervals. Tho matter Of CALL
Ing together tho members OF tho old
Liberty party, especially thosn who 1.-Two
III the Northwest, had often beon TALKED OF, but
for some roason the project mover nssumed Do
hnite shape. A meeting WIS called, just.proyl-
ous to tho Chicago Firo, for the purpose Of de-
term,ning whether it woro possible to have re-
union but, since the meeting was to have boon
hold about Oct. IL, tho Fire interyoned mud 1t
was not held. Nothing moro was said on tho
subject until
FOUR on FIVE MONTHS AGO,
whom Allan pinterton, who was in Elgin, met Or
lantlo Davidson, aud broao1ed tho subject. Alr.
e. Eastman was summoned, and theso three
gentlemen had Il long tall about tho advisab,ltty
of n reunion of tho Abolitionista Of the North
west. Subsequently MIR. pinletton dictatod o
"ca]', /" Which Hfr, Eastman wrote down, had
printed and scattered oyor tho country It invited
everybody to attend, and n largo number
OF responses wero received showing TINT the
project would probably be u auocess. Tho first
meeting Of the projectors was hold Jan. IL at
Pinkorsons Office iu Chicago, vorv few persons
bslng prosent. A Committee Of Arrangements,
consisting Of r. T. Dericlison 2. Eastman. Allan
was nnnontad. tho flrstenamad ho;nr aiaofa3
Cha;rmau and tho aanand sacresarv WeoT1u,
mootinga were old. snll tho n,,s,yers n tho ca1s
Wero 30 numerous that it waB decided to mako
Anrrpu.r, osr
including tho wIoln ao,a,,.rv Aur,ro v,, ,,r,>.
posed o. tho place Of meeting, bit Chicago waa
and afrorde hottor ~ a;sto
K circular calling attontion to the rnton: onI
announcing ita more Interesting II features ] was vas
nathy. and eooneraton ware varv aat'as.otn,t S,.n
TO tic COMMITTED assuring auccosa osnp. ior"mJ :
doubt.
uUHDnEps OF 1rrrEns
from prominent mon have boon received, statjng
that thoy would como, and special Invitations
hays beon sent TO many Sonth an wolI aa Nnrtj
Tho visitors viii include edtors nr"tnra 90 ioot,r.
crs nroochnra and nnI;ticIans a,,5 80 , iGesus-
or, more properly, tho deleRarsp viii Ia aa ina
f,h;n.no for inn~ tu,o as na7 ahsenolea IN
0-s~Aoo 4oA mr.. arsE nn'uo., asuo, -
of tha ro,,nim IL IT, ',ati,a, o.ssor saot.
who nayo never od IN Az n,,no4;n aupsler the men
SIaxcr n,nuaaant t1sat uutlag tno anti
1aar ,Snt ta ~; .as iuture generations may
ali classes mi schnoIa @ W aiat; i9r sle caas9
rcnrcsanto taa,raon sai'n 'na WI! %
nntjcoi acliou hn,;ar@ T.; tha ssaou @ Mno opp9soa
aeter of In nnvernn,agt III M .de M pro,savery CHAR
which 'stter ,ses o1'n ana tue GonHtltut1on
tent an5 co,a,,. @ as ioasue with
xluh wna ronrnsarted Mi'h T., Ao anotner branch.
Iaaytt ~ tnn Eunuci,r;Jo,. AmRptn w, aliu Joshua
M poitica oyii nnd a th%1 %no viewed slavery
0oyornmont wna ncccusarv - an,naot ~ the
tho Gerrit Hn;ti, srhoni w,o ina1,n ia1Iu'o ~ aho
Constitution na nrn. osn;nenti,, outi'lpa upoa el9
asserted tint # nnrt,v ahnI;st5 s1o!,s. ana
maro' E',oso, :, rn,it;oa tuo n1n-resistant,"
Soil aud Rcnub1ienm wa " Ky Itee
army viii m,nsa to@nter %''sn snd o. Tue ADolilon
yews and tail wat t6ov III al,an nu express ' their
rHr rm1so,r.,. r1n ,r.r,,,n
viii bn emit rh'a,;a. ~ H.. pf THE CONVENTION
arat;na =, r. o ~ se 1nalofy or the HlAyory
NJ thc 1"nst uey Gape VI n1oSfaphlca skotches
wo,i an,na oI.nu's - 1 nun WHO took part in the
not "n1i'a' " fon r,,1m ero aead and almost. If
doyoteJ To- tno i;"r.,,, slcs,nl attention being