, 1874-06-12
BRIEF ADDRESSES.

% Poou Iathot. III hlloeksonnto husband, And
an trlio nan, ~ ever presided ovor family cir
clio Or laborod for tho good Of tho huu,au race.
BRIEF ADDRESSES.
Brn. GROVER,
Of Earlviffc, read long list Of Anti-s]ayory mon
and women wloao nantoa 1lad not boon hereto
foro mentioned during tho sessions. Among
thom were tlloso OF O'Dormott, Sarah Grlmke,
Prudence Orandall, Parker pillsbury, su1nn 3.
Anthony, Mira. J. Z. N. grlffer ho aiso alluded
to Theodore parlkor, saying that tho Boston min
iators had prayed for his expulsion from tho
mInlatry.
Or. Edward Doochcz denied tho Lust assertion.
[Appauso.]
mr. blanchard objected to tho speaker saying
anything more, his tino having expired.
a1r. Grover Baid ho (Dlanollard) wan not tho
proper person 10 call him to order, and ho con-
cludod hiH speech.
DR., rooTE
ro'alod tho circumstances Intending tho roncuo
Of tho fugitive Blnvo "Jorry" from d United
States Marshal at Boston.
THE REV. uEoAGE THOMPSON.
VINO Was Bont to the Missouri ppnfteptfory and
remained thero noariy five yoarH for atcnnE
heGrooB," rooitoa his experiences. Ue and two
otlora roro arrcstod by company of Hlnvo-
holders for aaaiatinE aomo fuglsivoa to oscnre,
aa aa, Woro r. tnkon to Palmyra, wllcro thoy woro
ono luttor to thos frienda. but aeefo.ly wrote OH
ttlo hicks Of .playng-cards, which woro sllogo{
tnrol1Bh the barS, and vera placed In tho hands
o. THUR fronds. Though their frtonda wero not
ors eao TO an oater Mo, o e psso tho
uhol their beat ondoavorH to convert
them to their vowa. mock trial was viyon
tllctn, md tile aontoneo WAS tweIvs Yoara in tho
iR,onltonLinry. i,a. A gailows Ind hoen erected for
n Yr1rf> 1nr, ~
Jury Ind acquitted them.
=, PREVIOUS to thor Incarceration, many Of tho
HaVos imagined TINT Abolitioulats wore their one
mlos, at1d doslrod to soil them in otaer parts Of
sna south: soyora! negroes visited tfian IN jail
and sh eArned their truo opinions, and rejoicod
fugitlvoB used .hom to '''S advantaon' a
Ono Of hiu companions, Jamos K.
bnTr was doMl; tho otl,or, Alanson Work, ho
had not heard Of for long time. Iro wroto a
y !1ad dono moro good than he could hayo done
II he had had l,a liberty.
Mr. Turnor used his timo in telling Of tho
dtIangorB which woro encountered In aidiDg fugi-
ttyes to eHcapo.
ar. sinclair mado brief speech, tho sub
stance of which il embraced in tho following
resolutions, Which no Offered:
Pe'otved, Tint, whtlo convention Of Abo1tioni.s
tion devout'y thank God for tho riumphs Of our
principles iu tho emancipation Of al the Slaves Of OUT
lind, and their elevation to tho political md civil
rights OF American ct!zens, get DO not regard oi
duty aa done until they enjoy the social Etgha
ant; privileges which arc accorded to ourselves.
from tho public schools, equal seats in the railroad
cara and churches. and places OF Amuao1nont and
oF TssE sa. Il n%t ss done. ApPsassS
Circulate petitions to Congress to ask It to atep to
very verge Of itn power to remove these disabilities,
snd to Hcclro to the freedmen t4e Tghta mud prvt-
Which 011tHHlTPN
11n. FILLER,
OF DuPago County. thought It would bo ratho,
haAty to rass tho resolutions without discussion,
There certainly vas no time for that. and ho WA
in favor Of at loaot laying them over until to.
morrow. There might ba Homathing Ia them
that some Of the delegates would not like to vote
for, and, aftor debate, they might bo modified &c
that all could vote for them uaderBtandingIy.
(ApplauBe.]
Some ono moved thnt tloy bo referred to the
Committee on Resolutions.
a dologate remarked tint there WAS nothing
IN the resolutions which WaB not in tho Bill of
rights, aud they should 60 through at once.
tApplauBe.l
would not opposo reference, having, discharged
bis duty. If tho gentlemen wore disposed to
dodge or give thcm tho go-by, tho responsibility
restod upon their heads and not On his.
Mr. Eastman said the Committee had not
sanctioned their introduction at this time, aud
thoir Offering WIS Misrepresentation, and mis-
understanding Of the object Of tho reunion.
[Applauae.1
Dr. ::Drisbain remarked TINT tho resolutions
Beomed to him to be out Of place, but az thoy
had been offered, he did not want It to 20 out Out
that tho old-timo AboltioniBts had my fear about
passing them.
1t was suggested TINT thoy be rofo1rod, with
Instructions to ombody them in tho report Of tho
Committee, to bo submitted to-day, n1d mo-
tion to that effect was agreed to by decided
majority.
rRoF. MORGAN
apokc of Lane Seminary aud 0horliu College,
and the discussion Of tho slavery question by
tho students Of tho formor, and tho spread of
vortcd. Hoaso mentioned the following as hay-
Ing boon imprisoned for helping fugitives
Ralph Plumb. Prof. Fitch, Simon Bushnell, and
Charlas Laugaton.
Mrs. ew1ssnELM
askod and was accorded, lsave to do an act Of
represented before tho nation,-MIs. Abraham
coln,-who, she said, wns always friond OF
the slnye, and far in advance Of her husband on
the subject Of slavery.
IRA PORTER,
Of hfuskogon, stated that Jonsthan Walkor (w!,o
was associated with Lundy IN Ills Mexican expo
dit!on). tho man with tho BRANDED hand-.'S
b." blave-stoalor-came to his place Of business
several yoars nso, and he gave him employment,
ana Learned ns ~ portions Of his history: Ao was
somo negroes to tho Bormuda lslanls and tried,
aontenced to nine months imprisonment, md
branded in tho hand. Tho speaker snid Walker
was still alive, and lived on q small tract
Of land at Black Lake, four miles south
of Mnskogon, and though n years Of ago, was
earning lis living by daily labor. lie hopotl, III
stoad OF building monument in memory OF
Lundy. WHO needed no monument, tho money
would be given Walkor, who WAS evon too poor to
como to tho reunion. lApp1auso.]
Mr. Clarlto thon sang "1'ho Drandot Hand" 4
Piece Or Q"akor poetry, Which, ho said, good to
music Vory well. [11aughter].
collection was tnkon up for Mr. Walker's
benefit, and over $50 obtained.
The audience thon Joined in song with organ
accompaniment, and the Convention adjourned,