Year: 1863

Netional Freedm ans Relief Association.
WHAT ID TO B1 DONE WITH TIE NIGGER-sPkSCHks


on DR. TYING, xR. BEs0HEE, Hro., ETC.


The first anniversary OF association which has given


itself the title OF "Ths National Fresdmans Association
was hold last evening At tho Cooper Institute the room
peng about half lled by an audience composed mostly
ladies' g yps presided, md he proceedings opened
with prayer 5y Rev. Mr.. Sloane. T.. = y


Rev Dr. rrSo said that It became his duty, as Presi
dent OF the association meeting there that night-Ihe
National Feedman's Association-to welcome the au-
disnce to their anniversary He wished 1t to be under
stood distinctly what the character Of their work was
and what kind Of responsibility they had been permitted
TO take upon themselves The work entrusted to them
was entirely remedial one. Their business like the
good Samaritanso minister to the wants OF those who
wore just struggling into the opening anticpatpns Of
new life in the time to come. Human revolutions, al.
though they might be the instruments producing much
temporary suffering, were happily the parents OF great
France, during the last century, on the l4th
Of July, 1859, one Of the powers which moved
the nation was the utter destruction and overturnng
the Bastile For more than four hundred years that
terrific type cruelty had sat in the centre Of the
Sy U os S% ~ no ess OF s pOwsi the
lhe speaker having described the operations OF the Bas
tile, for the purpose Of drawing parallel between the
Of the black now proceeded TO speak OF the
Those who oppressed aud crushed should rise
up TO the mission of their divine appointment Slavery,
ne waa proud TO say, now no more forever. ZAP
plause) The very people who loved II and willing
70 die for it, had been made the instruments OF destroy
ing IT, Thanks be 70 Jefferson Davis for good thing at
least he had accomplished foul and rebeious he
was Thanks be 10 Jefferson Davis and honor TO Abra-
noaar sy asked for the
Selves OCopne once said in the House Of Commons
whcn anti-savery men were more fashionable in
would TO God," he said, after some anti-slayery
opinions had been expressed tha all my poor Irish were
black TOR they would then get the same pity ana the
same consideration (Applause) Now he (Dr Tyng)
said that he wished all their poor blacks whites,
that they might work for their living, or starve and
perish they would not work u was his belief that
paid heavier debt OF duty 10 the government than those
contrabands, they called but he would not call
them Their labor had within the last year put about
500 900 the Treasury of the United States $500 900
the whole OF disbursements their account,
and this nation acknowledged itself TO have received
tribute and duty from those they choose to call contra
bands of S400 900 within the year past. All that
now asked for the black that they may be al
lowed TO ti-that they may be allowed 10 work. ZAP
plause) Vas, they asked still morehat they light be
allowed TO light. tContinued applause) They asked
that they may be allowed to fight for their freedom ard
their country and then let them step IN and I'LL the land
they would have watered with their blood He claimed that
as citizens OF these United states, however poor and
oppressed they had that right Dr. Tying woui up his
seech by an eloquent appeal to the audience 10 help the
negro in his hour Of need.


Rev Mr. NEwxAN, attached to one of the Methodist
churches 10 this city followed in an elaborate and flow
cry address, mingled with spice OF the heroics and the
classics but winding up with appeal in behalf OF the





At the suggestion Of Dr. Tying, collection was hero
taken up, little mulato male Contraband whom he in
troduced to the audience having made his escape from
uixie acting as the principal collector Of subscriptions
The amount realized appeared TO be rather small.
Rev HENRY ARD EEEoHER, who had been attending
marriage and in In hurry, here introduced
the audience and delivered one Of his
dresses. After kind Of philosophical Introduction he
TO X sudden swoop on the negro and said that he
hao always beep troublesome customer In this country
He conteaded that the SOUTH with her four millions OF
black men, had been put the test of teaching them





blacks thrown upon the North, and 10 remained to
be hat Northern Christianity would do for them,
recoleced rightly, speeches had been made within the
last thirty years the subject daughter and applause
Now God said'Let me SEQ how much you believe those
things which you have been saying" As fast as the
srves freed God putting the responsibility
them and he r Beecher looked with the most earnest
heed u see what response the Christianity oil the North
make He did not doubt tho result because they
had to give up their national o or TO take Of
the negroes. There were, however, great many diff
cuties-a great many obstacles objections and hindran
ces in their way There were great many people who
exceeding tired Of Che must say t the nggerfor
when they would be done with them. lie did not know
when they would be done with them. He did not see
any prospects Of II by the statistics Uaughter) Why,
those people multiplied faster than the sraeites dd in
Egypt and that good Deal faster than Pharoah and
his people liked TO have them Qaughter.) The negro
was continental fact and they could not get over IT, nor
under IT, it, through IT, They bad got to have
HIM and tho only question was whether they would take
HIM Christianity or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they would
take him and treat him like brute or like maE lie
did not undertake 10 rank the black with the white
al all or 20 give him his place In sovety They
apply to him the great principles Of the Christian religion
aud their political institutions to the blacks and then
what would of IT, Mr.. Beechor having contended
that black men would make good tradesmen white


men, and that many of the former better than the
latter concluded by asking aid for the furtherance
association, and after short prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones
the proceedings terminated.


Tie report OF the association. which circulated
among the audience, shows small balance of funds
hand.