Year: 1859

About a year ago the abolition leaders of New England and New York, having succeeded in destroying almost every other good thing, made fierce onslaught upon the American Tract Society, and attempt ed to crush it and destroy its usefulness by using 1t as an engine for the propagation of abolition doctrines, not in the north only, but in the south. The managers of the SO ciety, under the discretion given them, had declined to authorize the publication of abolition tracts in the name of the society. For this they were denounced, and des- perate effort was made at the annual meet ing of the society, in May, 1858, to have them removed and to place more obsequieS tools of aboltionism in their places. So rampant had fanaticism become that 1t was generally feared this effort of the section alistS would succeed But good men ral- lied from all sections of the country, and by powerful effort succeeded tor the time being in defeating the schemes of Garrison, Fred. Douglas, Greeley, and their com peers.

 The aboltionists, however, are not will ing to abandon their dearly cherished plan of turning the American Tract Society into a bureau for the distribution of their pecu- liar tenets, and hence have appealed to the black republican legislature of New York to assist them in their difficulties The appeal was not in vain. A bill has passed one branch of the legislature, and will most probably pass the other, giving to the members of benevolent societies the right to vote by proxy as though they were them selves present. The avowed object of this is to reach the tract society and oust its present managers. This institution was organized under a charter granted by the legislature of New ' Yolk, and the forcing upon them of this amendment to their char ter, not only when it is not asked for, but against their solemn protest, is as plain and palpable violation of the rights of the society, and those who take an active interest in its welfare. as was ever perpe- trated by any legislative body.

 Every one knows how easy it is for scheming and designing men to obtain "proxies,' anIEwhat plans are restored to get them. A rich old maid, who has the honor to be a member of the American Tract Society, is a''led whether she is not opposed to Slavery," or whether she wants to see thd American Tract Society given up to the exclusive control of the shareholders. The answers, of course, are such as are wanted, and the proxy is ob- tained, and the vote placed at the disposal of Cheever or Kalloch, who will not be slow to use 1t for the purpose of destroy ing the usefulness of the society by con verting it into an abolition propaganda.

 It seems to be the determination of the leaders of the republican party to compass the destruction of everything that has the appearance of nationality, whether 1t be in the church or State They lay their pollu- ted hands upon and attempt to uproot and destroy every institution supported alike by people of all sections, and whose ob- feet is to do good whereverg ood can be done, whether 1t be north or south When they can succeed in no other way, partisan legislatures are appealed to invade the sacred chartered rights of benevo- lent society, and introduce a system en- tirely different from that under which the society was organized, under which those who contributed to its funds paid their mo- ney and under which 1t has done so much good in all portions of our country, and to all classes, conditions, and colors of men. For more than quarter of a century it pursued its course of usefulness in peace and prosperity, till this new sectional, Union hating party sprung up, to distract, torment and if possible destroy it.-New Al5any, La., Ledger.