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hand, with their gro4t bin heart III It.
open to yon their houses to rocoiyo their
hoHpitaltties. 1opon to YOU their hearts, to re-
receive thor honor aud vonoration. And may
| the divine NlABlor open tlB windows OF heaven
7 that yo may receive tho bonedictions Of Tho
Most High, and at last, when your labora aro
/ that 70 may onter in with tho King OF Glory,
and, with tho redeomad of ali Innds, Of all ngep,
OF gil races, Of evory kindred, tfbo, and tongue,
| be forever with the Lord. go.
>. THE SONG OF TIN ADoL1T1ON11sTs.
| The out'ience then united in singing to the
time Of Aud Lang Bynet tho "Song Of the Abo-
lltionists.'' y by William; Lloyd Garrison
am M Ahol!siontst!
i 1 glory III tho namo;
AMI covered DER with a!.an,c =
1t IL Il spell OF Light and power
Tho watchword. Of tho 1ree- :
-, Who spurua II IN the trial hour,
% a AetaSeo sou' ID he' '. =,
Then urge MI not to PAUSE ~
49, For jpyfuly do cnlist =. =, =:
A nobler etrifo tho world no'er SAN
tit cnataved to dsenthra1; sos :
lam soldier for the war %s~s.'.i
Z; Whntaver may bcfall! : ,,tt' i "' -
am an Abotionistl - :
OpprcHson's deadly foe;. & :, =: :.
III Gou's great strength will resist, '
And lay the monster low.
To all ~ Freedom given.
That peace anu Joy may fill tue land -"
And aongs go up to heaven T.
=, PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Tho Committee to nominate officers, through
D. i. IIongh reported aa follows :. = " -
President Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts.
9saey dSn SS,,saaR = j a,apas 2Ta IsS 6os
eoilsln; -Auatin Wey nIInnesoa; r. 5aiissa' Le-
s1oy,o' ,5 Tsnnsysenia; I; " Iiitsleosk. NsDTssla
New York; L. Wetmore, Conaeetlcut:
;, sserstariss-Tho Row.. E. Roy Vim. q. Fyfe, Or.
I'nsaness committes-N. r. Derctson, Chairman;
Phtlo 0aFpen!or, Allan pnkertou, David L. llough:
u L. 1Inn,noEd, Oalyin UoySolf, j. i. Teinple ". b.
Daboist, q. Eas'1uan, Secretary.
The report WIS accepted, and tic gentlomou
named to Gil tho Offices inltontod.
h1r. BiTnoy-1t will ho Heon that wo have nonl-
mated Vice-Presdent Wiaon.- / understand he
las not yet arrived, but that ho will bo hore ut
o'clock M q !. thla evening; ;., ., ,t-, :,
Dirney aud Heath to conduct Gen. A. r. Chct-
lain to tho chair.
GEN. o1IErLA1N.
Aa he aEcendel the platform ho was grooted
with applause, aud when 1t had 3uhsldet1 lie said:
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN, FE1.IoW-CITIEENs: III
taling, this chatr, permit nlo to aay q word.
thank you for tho honor you l1Ryo conferred
ppon mo in selecting mo as ono Of the Vice
very much regret TINT tho pro-
noble and large: hearted patriot, Vice-president
sion is that Air Wilson vii be- here this even
ing. II ho loft Doston Monday morning, aB We
supposed be would, he will bo horo. In that
event, Tomorrow We shall haro tho ploasuro OF
nm worry much gratited to aen 80 many Of my
feiow-citlxena OF Chicauo--thongh the weather
ig very inolemont-lloro thls afternoon, and moro
pleased to SEQ here 10 many Of CIR distinguished
toloW-cltlzens from oil parts Of our greylt coun-
1t WAS o Wise and admirable idea on tho part of
Mr. Do1ielsson, Mr. Pinkersou, Air. Eastman,
Ia n Hos and Mr. tG got up
Old Abolition element Of tho couu--
try. Soldiers, after campaign, meet
together. and tnlk about their bnttles aud thor
victories. Why shonld not this great, glorious
yaliantly in daya paht-in lloso dark days that
tried mems sou!s-for liberty and right, aud
against oppression and slavery. Why should
tall; of tie pnst : We will talk Of tho paut We
will roviow it, wo will spon1s Of thono groat aud
good mon and true patrlotu who wore our load-
erH IN days gono by-tnen around whom wo Glua-
ct M them have paasod away from earth. :others.
thank God, aro alive and hero with us to-day.
We know TINT they sympathze with us, wo
'a Las Ys bseu d. cpo eyw s M oS o of Ct
.he past, OF our trlnls aud our contcuts, aud Of
the tliscoursging circumstances that surrounded
w, ns; W. will talk too Of OF tho great result that
""A o'pA lAN4h AH oPbEA Ill LH0 N0rlIlH hlHtorY-
result that gaye 100000 Of Hayca thor free
dom; EAprlaueo.l
! Dc not remember tho time when was not m
ao ano1tionist did. IN my earller llfo, what
time wss in tho army, 1t was nv good fnrt,,na
to receive from tho
WAR DEPARTMENT
all 0rdcr to atperiNtea1 tho organization or rol-
ored troopd IN the StAteB Of Tennesvce and Kn,,.
tuck. i was engaged in tho work Hor noariy ono
year, aud, through my nubosdinatop, waa s,,ccens
ful in raialng, eIupling. discpnillg, ofllcorinr,
and putting III tho field nearly 17.0OD *
'those men. fApnlausc.] Many Of tlom afterwards
lnaao splendid record OIL tho told. I also.
dl1rng Tho time MAS engaged in thiB work, took
OCCASION to address, very frequently, largo null
ttudos OF coIosed poople, giving them n.loll I'd
yiao nh believed t,oy needed nnlor tito cfroun,-
HtauceH, Ladies' and gentlemen, without tnking
NJ, moro Of your tin,e, On, glad to 200 no many
OF you here, n,u J. hope that tlliH meeting will
result III good to eyory ono. [Applauso]
LETTERH.
Alr. II. Il. Hammond then read the aubjoinol
lettors: tho first Ioiny from
j. ". ALDEN,
who waa connected with tho lato DR., Leavtt In.
editing mud publishing tho E'nancipator at DoH.,
ton, anu also mnro recently with DR.. Chaavera aud
William Noodola tn tic TriNcipia, at Now York:
1a 20 " Cammftite u R<ntsion," lhteapo H.:
QENrLEMENi Your Invitation Of tho 2Btfl OF
March wls duly received, aud nothing would
givo mo creator pleasure IN thia world than to
meet ut Chicago. on the 9th ll,at., what remains
OF the Old Anil Slavery guurl bit It will not be-