Year: 1861

The following proclamation from the Boston
Libsrator of May Sd, shows how thoroughly this
great uprising OF the North for the "integrity
of the Union" has overwhelmed, superseded
and absorbed every other question among our
Northern people:


TaE ANNUAL MEETING PosrPoSED-In view
OF the unparalleled excitement now existing
throughout the country, arising from the trea-
sonable attempt Of the Southern slave oligarchy
TO overturn the general government, and to
erect an exclusively slaveholding despotsm upon
its ruins, to the overthrow Of all free institu-
tions, it Is deemed by the Executive Committee
of the American Anti-Siavery Society meas
ure Of sound expediency to postpone the usual
anniversary of the society, in the city Of New
York, in May next, until further notice; de-
Lcision which they are confident will be most
cordially ratified by the members and friends of
the society, especially in view Of the cheering
fact that there is at last North as well as q
South, and that the present tremendous conflict
Ia in its tendencies strongly and irresistibly
toward the goal of universal emancipation, or
else a separation between the free and elave-
holding States, in accordance with the principle
of"no union with slaveholdera." Let nothing
be done at this solemn crisis needlessly to check
or divert the mighty current Of popular feeling
which is now sweeping southwaTd with the
strength and impetuosity Of q thousand Niaga.
ras, In direct conflict with that naughty and
perfdious slave power which has go long ruled
the republic with rod of iron for its own base
and satanic purposes.


The annual meeting Of the society stands
postponed until further notice.


WIN LLOYD GARRISON, Pres't.


GnsD1.t cT.",r. e rH1.'rs R1.1 s;ou Secretaries.
Ila.a IL 81. H..
made 1t advisable to postpone the annual meet
Ing of the American Antl-Savery Society at
New York will also apoly to the meeting of
the New England Anti-Slavery Convention in
Boston, anniversary week, and it will according
ly be omitted.


We are also authorized to announce the post
ponement Of the National Woman's Rights
Convention, advertised to be held in New York
next week.


Postponed until further notice.n Very good.
After an agitation of the slavery question for
thirty years, and for THE express purpose from
the beginning Of bringing about the dissolution
OF the Union and "no union with shareholders"
our abolition leaders, having made the country
too hot for their anniversary love feasts, pru-
IDENTIFY beat q retreat "until further notice"--
They comprehend the danger Of standing in
the way Of the great patriotic movement Of this
crisis, and they stand aside. And the "Wo-
mans Rights Convention, advertised to be held
In New York this week. is also postponed;
and for the very good reason that nobody has
any time for such nonsense and tomfoolery now.
Abolitionism, Fourierism, Woman's Rights,
Free Love, Atheism, and all the other isms-


~ The cankers Of a calm world and long peace
are swept away by the movements of armed
men, mastering to save US all from that horrible
state of anarchy which our abolition and wo
mems srights reformers have been 20 long preach.
ing as the blessed cousing millennium.


We presume that very few Of our religious
and moral reform societies, accustomed to as
semble in New York In May TO pass resolu-
tions, publish pamphlets and collect money,
will make much of a show this year. Usually
they raise on these occasions, or report the
raising, OF an aggregate of two or three millions
of dollars, contributed to purchase frewood for
the shivering natives of the forests of Central
Africa, salt pork for the benighted Hindoos,
double quilted oYercoats for the Feejee Islanders
and tracts for poor pagans all the world over,
in language which Is all Greek TO them. This
year our public philanthropy is commanded By
the necessities of war; and let US hope that the
results of this war, as we are in for it, will be
better for the cause of good government, the
cause Of religion, tho cause of the Union, the
cause of the poor Feejees, and the missionary
cause and the cause OF Christianity, than all our
religious money begging societies of the last
fifty years. Meantime il is a matter of some
consolation that our disunion abolitionists have
been compelled TO shut up shop "until further