The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1845, Page 3

a ¥ifth Anniversary of the Eastern Now York Antl.Slavery Society at the Apollo Saloon— Great Specehes of Mr. Jackson, James G. Birney, and Alvan Stewart—Extraordinary Resolutions offered by Mr. Sgowart—Views and Objects of the Liberty Party. Our readers will perceive by the following report and resolutions of the so-called Liberty Party Abo- Jitionists, the distinction between the two great so- cieties who profess equally to have for their object the amelioration ofthe condition and emancipation of the slaves. In our report yesterday ofthe American anti-slavery society’s proceedings—the dissolution of the Union—the annihilation of the church—the overthrow and downfall of the clergy, was stated by Wendall Philips to be the only exodus for the slave trom the house of bondage. And S. S. Fos- ter followed, by calling the churches the most infa- mous places of resort in the city, and the ministers a band of pirates and cut-throats—a conclave of in- carnate fiends. The resolutions offered by Alvan Stewart, are an exposition of their pecilias views. ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. Jackson, who requested the Rev. J. R. Johnson, of Williams- burg, to open the convention by prayer. After which Mr. Jackson, as Secretary, made a verbal report of the proceedings of the past year, and an account of the present condition and prospects of the society. : ‘ Mr. Jackson said—The Liberty party is steadily and firmly advancing—its object is to secure free- dom for all, for the white as Well as the black man —to permanently establish the free and immutable principles of this government over the whole people —we have no fellowship with slaveholders, nor slave- holding interest—but have established a political party of our own, having for its object untiring, persevering op- position to slavery as long as it lives. I know’ th newspapers have falsely stated that the party was dead—that it had reached its culminating point, and must deer But, gentlemen, did you not hear 1g the last election? Were we over- thrown and distracted—did we not hold ourown? Was it not a moral certainty among the whig party who made the assaults, they would be the victors ; and is there aman here—a whig inthe land, who was not surprised st the issue? I know both whigs and democrats wore dis- appointed. They found the Liberty party had hecome, like John Tyler's admmnistration, @ es fact. 15,000 votes were cast last fall in this State, and 66,000 votes in the whole country, in spite of the abusive attacks on the character and reputation of our candidate for the Presi- Senay, Mr. Birney. Firstly, a statement. was made, and on all the prominent members of the party that Mr. Bir- ney was going over to the wie party, and then that he was going to the democratic. Ifa Liberty man had been a whig, they declared he had gone over to his own home, and was oing to vote for Henry Clay to keop out Texas, and ifhe had been a democrat, that he was going to vote for James K. Polk to extend the srea of freedom. And now on whom does the responsibility of the annexation of Texes rest? On nobody! for the beat reason in the world. It is not annexed—there has been concluded. Itmay, but as yot has not been Something may prevent this devil's ach consummated. But the whigs say, Mr. Clay, he would have been elected, and out, ALI have to answer is, if the wh’ James G. Birney, he would have been might have done this without sacrifice of princip they profess sympathy with us ; but we can never with slaveholders. On whom, then, the responsibil- ity rest? Leave it for honest mon to answer. Men differ on the expediency of annexing ‘Texas; for my pert, I am in favor of it, not by joint resolution, nor with slavery; but make’ it a free State, and throw around a wall of freedom, Heaven high, to show slave- holders their doom is sealed forever. en, sir, in the history of this world has the principles of freedom gone backward? Never. The principles of freedom are ever onward, and if Texas is annexed we have the more work to do—for Christianity and democracy will not allow us to be faithless. I know the time will come when the erack of the slaye-whip will not be heard in our land— but the voices of emancipated millions rise to Heaven with shouts of liberty. Let every man do his duty foar- lessly and boldly to tphold the principles of a free gov- ernment, and my word for it this country shall bo saved. The Cuaianan said Mr. Birney and Mr. Stewart were present, and he would invite them to come forward. Mr, Binxsy—Ladies and gentlemen : I came prepared to offer resolutions, which I will now submit, and make a few remarks, such as my health and tho patience of the audience will admit. Resolved, Ist. That tho powers of Congress are s! ly limited by the Constitution. 9d. That the Co n confers no power in terms to acquire in any wa: foreign territory. $d. That the avowed object of annexing Texas to the Union—the confirmation of slave: isa shameless announcement for us to make before the world. 4th. That the annexation of Texas would be a direct breach of the Constitution; an inexcusable viola- tion of a treaty of friendship with Mexico, and a coward. ly abuse of superior power toward a weak neighbor and ally, that must forever stigmatise us os a faithless and dishonest people. Mr. Birney now proceeded to show that we had no legal claim under the treaties with France and Spain to the territory of Texas. That we had ceded all the rights we ever had‘ and could not, the: curto them again. But, said Mr. Birney, the posses of this territory will never compensate @ nation for its honor and its goodname. We are told, ever, that it will “extend thefarea of freedom.” Thi already has slavery and we cannot help it, But is it not the duty of this eyed to extend the Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of These are the fundamen- tal principles of this government; the moment foreign territory is acquired the principles of the government become law over that territory by virtue of its incorpora- tion. No government has the ight to do the small- est particle of injustice. 1 admire tho principle of the great statesman who said, when the Meet wrong was done to the meanest subject it was done to the whole. Suppose we had found in Texas an order of nobili- ty oran Established Church (both opposed to the form of ourgovernment,) I say the moment it was admitted Texas kept 3 had voted for into the Union they both would yield to the great prin- ciples of this government; and if the Liberty Party pre- vailed, the jubilee of freedom would sound for every slave ‘held in bondage. The powers of Congress are strictly limited by the Constitution—a heresy [ it. Ithas been said there was an inherent power in th Constitution to annex territory ;—but it is not an inhe- rent power, ‘but @ delegated one—if it were not so, there would be no end to the abuse of it. The people have declared that if the powers of the Constitution are not adequate, they rh! appealed to ; but Congress prefer- red, in the case of Texas, to pursue a different course—a course which, to all intents and purposes, is the mont signal usurpation of the slave power ever knewn. I know there reat cry about the glory of the nation; but virtue, intel! gets, and justice—these compose the glory ofa Republic. I see before me, if we go on in this violent acquisition of territory, a line of military posts, extending to the Pacific Ocean—a provision made for the sone of the aristocracy, as in Great Britain—end the worst kind of aristocracy—a military one. What do we want of an army—have we not a police? Do we want to put down insurrections ? We have none to fear. What do we want of a vast navy—we want it not. Let slavery be abolished, and our whole country is an army united fer its defesce. Mr. Garner (a colored man) made a few remarks about the “ old organization,” and defended the church from the assaults of Garrison and Foster. He said, this no sectarian party—this no creed —no church party, who had no creed except one,that isin their hearte,are the veriest sectarians in the world. If you do not subscribe to every article of their faith, they read you out of their no~hurch chnrch unanimously! “You must agree with them, and yet they are no sectariane. Auvan Stewant.—Mr, President—There ia now and thon a man who becomes an abolitionist, who expects to reap his crop in 1913—a sort of red sen miracle—a nation born in a day—but the cause will progress as fast as one man convinces hie neighbor, (Here a good many people left the house, and Mr, Jackson requested them’ to stop, and wished to state a meeting would be held at o'clock.) Why those people that are going out ere only akind of roving tet, Who cnauaily drop’t in, and. who for all aub- stantial purposes might aswell be in one place as ano- ther. The resolutions | am about to introduce, if I consul- ted my own comfort, or what. come call popularity, I should not offer; but the time thas come when we must fate we ave no connexion with the dogmas and wild speculations of the day—they belong to the other party, and I for one am unwilling to bear the load any longer. 1 offer you, therefore, the following preamble and resolutions :—~ Preamour. Whereas, the whig and democratic parties, with a view of misrepresenting the liberty party ebolitionists in the United States, calumniating their principles, and reador- ing their measures odious, often assert, in their newspa- pers that the liberty porty—the Foting abolitionists, hold as sentiments, that the Union should be dissolved on ac- count of slavery and the annexation of Te nd that the Constitution is a pro-slavery document, originating in eruelty and blood—and that the churches of this country ought to be destroyed, as no longer the abodes of vital Christianity, but as the howes of hypocrites and dens of thieves—and the only apology of the sid whig and de- mocratte partios for such vile slander is, that a clique of philosophers in this country, of some one or two thou- sand persons, known as non-resistants, no human govern- ment, no voting, Garrisonian abolitionists, (whose senti- ments we utterly repudiate, as we have ¢o done for yoars,) hold and affirm these atrange dogmas, that the constitution is @ pro-slavery document, and that the Union should be dissolved, and thatthe churches of this country are dens of thieves and hypocrites, and no longer entitled to the confidence of the people. ' To define our position as the voting abolitionists on these questions, by which it has been attempted to injure us in the opinion of our countrymen—Therefore, Resolved, That we believe that the Constitution of the United States, when interpreted in that benignity of spirit which its own langunge pimifice, is an anti-slavery docu- ment in its principles and tendencie: Resolved, That we hold the Union asa grand bond of public and private faith, to which we are solemnly pledged, and which we will not ond cannot recall; and whether slavery is in or out, or Texas in or out, we will stand by the Union, for its purification and exaltation, being determined to employ our entire moral and politi- cal power to the overthrow of slavery, in all and every shape, by which we can constitutionally reach the same through the ballot box. Resolved, That we regard the attempt of cecession, nullification, or dissolution of this confederacy, ax high reason to the best hopes of mankind, and as the most wretched of all antedotes by w: selves from the crime of slavery, ‘olved, That itis our solomn dnty to susinin this n, as the most efficient and powerful moans for the extirpation of slavery, and further to show our love to our chorished colored’ brother, whom we will never de. rert, for we owo him deliverance as aduty, and wo will hold to the Union as the means of its accomplishmont: ant not turn our back upon him asa cheap mode of beir changed from an unpleasant duty, by alloging the criminality of his master as an excuse for our want of humanity. Resolved, That it is no part of the mission of the liber. orty party to overthrow churches, vote for slave-holders ov dissolve this Union; bnt it is their distinot undertaking by all moral, logal, lawful, and constitutional power, to diive slovery from this land Mr. Stewant—Yes, Mr. Prosidoat, | am forthe Union. 1 to exonerate our I would fight dnd die for this land, whether it is the swamps of Georgia or the mountains of Vermont. During the afternoon assemblage of the Convention, a very respectable looking colored man offered a resolution requiring of the President to report, through committee, the views, objects, and intentions of the Conventioa—and receded it with remarks tending to show that nearly all The calaned popluation of this city had withdrawn theme selves from attendance upon the proceedings of this Con. vention, Mr, Gannison followed with a speech on abstract principles, abuso of President Polk, and opposition to the annexation, and boehge ac the Convention for a length of time in furtherance of views to dissolve the Union as the only means to secure success to the cause of abolition of slavery. Having concluded— Exocu E. Cam, who had attended merel tator, rose and asked the Prosident, Mr, Garris other person except the members of the Convention, were allowed to address it. Mr. Gannison replied ‘ yes—all creation.” _ Mr. Can then continued :—Mr. Prosident—tho reso- tion presented by one for whom the phil Convention appears to be exercised, 1 not only are the colored portion this city anxious te know the objects,views, and opinions of the Convention officially recorded, but are a large Portion ofthe white population, who have the interests of this Union at heart, more than sectional interests, It is not surprising that such a resolution should emanate from such a source, as nothing had tended more to retard the advancement of the comforts and interests of the colored population of this Union, than the movements of the ‘sof the members of this convention, who pro- fessed to be the friends of the colored race. (Applause.) Their open advocacy of the dissolution of the Union— their want of prudence, discretion and patriotism, at a time when the aristocratic governments of the old world were watching to take advantage of the advancement of ican principles, would tend to retard the very they advocated for many years, instead of advan- cing it for a moment. Capplauae! The treasonable doc- trines inculcated by members of this conventiou since its first assemblage, had produced the hig effect that caused the introduction of this resolution. The colored people of thie city and State possessed in an ominent degree that peculiar qualification for which they have been ever no- ted—cunning and shrewdness—and they were not to be caught ina time like this, when wars and rumors of wars were threatening in opposition to the true interests of this great and growing republic. (Applause.) The co- lored population of this mia and State are patriotic, and I would sooner say to all andevery one of them, in case of collision with a foreign power, “come with me,” than trust to the hypocritical professors of this conven- tien, who are daily inciting them to acts of treason and violation of the laws of tho confederate union. (Appla Would they dare talk the same treason inst Gor ment in Canada, where those professors of friendship ad- vise the colored population to flee to—hi more rights in Canada than in this freo State ne: will. If the colored popul: this State, desire really to advan race, let them cut loose from such advocates as have pre- sented themselves in this convention, and moet by them- ves, with themselves, and through thomselves. (Great applause.) In their recent convention at Union Hall, they evinced far more prudence, far more judgmont, far moro wisdom, and much more eloquence, than has beon oxhi- bited in the proceedings of this convention; and if they desire any advancement of position, let them trust to themselves, and not those who, as agents, work for fil- thy lucre, ‘and not from principle. ‘The’ treasonable doctrines avowed by this convention, would not fall, as they should, upon the beads af those who had here made them public, but they would iucrease the prejudice against the colored race, and induce hostility in the minds of every true patriot, who, in an emergency would be compelled to adopt the motto— * Our country—our whole country—right or wrong—we &, for our wountey.® (Appl. Mr. Caner stated t he should not follow the Prosident through the vari- ous meanderings he had taken, but confined himself to the resolution presented, trusting the views and objects of this convention would bo presented to the public, in order that they may be fully understood; and ‘if found to be treasonable, that the authors and advocates of such treasonablg opinions should be thus known at large, and in case of @collision with a Lote i kD to have due notice “to quit,” or suffer the ity of the law, that must be imposed upon all who advocate an overthrow of the principles on which our confederacy was estab- lished. (Great applauso, amid which Mr. Camp closed his remarks.) Mr. Gannison attempted a reply, but failed in meeting a single point. He was followed by a gentleman of recont importa- tion, who cleared the house with his tutemperate re- marks. American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Meeting, This meeting took place last night at the Apollo Saloon, and was attended by a numerous audience, and was called to order by Mr. Arruur Tarran, of this city. The proceedings commenced with a pray- er from a reverend gentleman, whose name we could nothear. Atthe conclusion of which, Arthur Tap- pan read portions of the annual report of the Society ; by which it appeared that several of their most esti- mable members had been removed by death during the past year, but that they had had large additions of members both from the free and slave States, and that the principles they advocated had been extended all over the Union—that new newspapors had been added for the advocacy ofthe cat and that they numbered in all now. some forty presses, devoted exclusively to the dissemi- nation of the anti-slavery doctrines—that a Liberty pay had been established in Virginia, and that there had been agreat call for papers and information from the South— men ofinfluenco there, showing an eagerness to look into and examine their principles—that, among others, an ox- Governor of a slave Stato had become a subscriber to the Emancipator—that in the letter enclosing his subscription, he stated that he never had been one of those who looked on thom with scorn and hatred; and that, though he wished for information to opposo them, still he came for authentic information on the subject. ‘That the Methodist and Baptist churches had taken highly encouraging stands in the cause; that the execu- tive committee, on tthe occasion of a visit from somo members of the Free Church of Scotland to this country, for the purpose of making collections to aid them, ha addressed a remonstrance to thom against taking’ sub- scriptions from Slave States, which remonstrance had been published in England, Ireland and Scotland, and had caused much discussion among eminent men on our side there, and which was not yet concluded. Appeals had been made, and sums of money had been contributed as a spec- for the relief of the martyrs, Torroy and others. The committee had recommended the observance of aday of farting and prayer, to he hold in commemorati of the ti lefented; and that some church. | es and congregations had #0 observed the fast recom- mended, that they had remonstrated with Theodore Fre- linghuysen, against allowing his name to he used in connoction with that of Clay; that they have rried on a correspondence with foreign «ocie- and that the Reporter had been published and prominently circulated ; that they have recoived an ad- | dress from the British committee, Containing an appeal to the abolitionists of the United States respecting Texas, | which had been widely circulated ; also ono from the | Union, presided over by friend Sturge, onjsame subject. That another anti-slavery society had been formed | at the Sandwich Islands, making two ; and the majority | of the missionaries there wore either officers or members of one society or another. That they have invited Mr. | Pholps to como from Boston to take the situation"of cor- responding seretary, which had been accepted ; and that the Reporter is to be printed monthly in future, and | offered for sale on reasonable terms instead of bring dis- tributed gratuitously. At the close of this report Mr. Tappan read a number of resolutions of gratitude for the | advance of truth and freedom in the churches. That they felt much encouraged by the sympathy of their Trans. | Atlantic brethren, who, headed by Clarkson, aimed to | abolish slavery and the slave trade throughout the | world. That they rejoiced that the spirit of enquiry was | awakened in the Slave States; that the Liberty part aims to abolish slavery and harmonize the United States Governmont with the spirit of froedom ; that the consti tution gives no power to acquire foreign territor; at the annoxation of Texas is a direct breach of constitution | and a breaking of the faith of nations with Mexico. That | the quelification required from colored people for voting be done with ; that asylums are to be afforded to | fugitive ala and that the friends of slaves are required to afford all aid they ean to those in jeopardy of being | taken by t! owners. At the close of these resolutions | Mr. Br , that the cheering accounts he had just heard pleased him much, connected as he had been with the movement when it was in its infancy. That the reso- lution embraced many topics of importance that had for- merly been looked on with awe; for one, the protection | of fugitive slaves ; he remembored the time when that subject was brought beforo an anti-slavery meeting, and they had shrunk from openly avowing it, though secret- ly glad to seo it brought forward. Now he rejoiced to say the feeling had been Lipa and had taken posses- sion of the hearts of many who belong to neither df the parties, but whose natural sympathy impolted thom to aid tho fugitive to his shelter under the flag of a monar- chy, but he trusted they would shortly find ample protec- tion in our own land. “The matter of abducting slaves may become an important means in consummating uni- versal omancipation—for can any human law justify very. Many persons attached great weight to the called Constitution ; but even supposing the constitution had sanctioned an unjust law, must it on that account, all unjuat as it was, be carried out ? Certainly not. He (Mr. B.) could not enslave one of the lence, it would unjust ; and going farther, is it se many are en- slaved by force that the injustice is abated. This nation in responsible for its standing in the scale of nations, and cannot be right on that which is essentially unjust. ‘There is not a Court in the land that will not summon a jury upon the trial of a paltry debt amounting to $20, yet when a human being is in question they refuse. The South talks of the guarantee given it for the perpetuation of slavery, but he would ask where was it to be found? ‘tis not in the Declaration of Independence or in the Con- stitution, ‘They talk of the Convention previous; do they suppose Washington and Franklin for a moment would have contented to such a system so directly opposed to what they had been fighting for. If he thought so he would cast them out, ,but they bad not done so, Even, supposing they had agreed that slavery was to be perpe- tuated, what obligatory force won it? Those who made the Constitution had not the ratification of it. Had the people of New York at the time the slightest idea of such aclaim? No, they even were dissatisfied that immediate provision was not made for putting an end to the slave trade, ‘The nation that docs not carry outits principles to other nations, forfeits the opinion of ihe world. What is our standing before the universe, with the declaration of freedom upon .our lips, and our actions to show for it The gentleman went on at some length to enjuire into the distribution act and the conduct of the Southern States toward Massachusetts, and reflected severely on the supineness of that State in submitting to the dictates of the South; of which we took full notes, but have no room for their insertion, He was followed by Mr. Jao Auvan Srewart, Who was still of the hour compelled TY of Albany, and Mr. king when the late- to The drought which has annoyed us in this region for weeks, seoms to be general in the State. In Madison, a4 wo loarn from the Miscellany, no rain of any conse: quence has fallen in four weeks. With. the exception of one or two very slight showers,our deprivation has been ution for the Blind. We attended this exhibition yesterday afternoon, glad to see that a crowded and fashionable audience were gathered within the walls of the Tabernacle to greet the interesting young band of unfortunates who were there assembled—though we question if the term unfortunate in this ease is not misapplied ; for certainly, after the exercises and recitations which we witnessed, we remain in doubt as to whether the loss of sight is really such a deprivation as has hitherto been supposed. We have all read poetical descriptions a those afflicted with this malady. Who, that has perused “ Bulwer’s Last Days of Pompei,” but remembers that charmin, creation of his fancy, the blind girl “ Nydta ; and the wonderful tact which guided her in the absence of the light of day. But the perfection to which the instruction of the blind is carried now-a- day, is really more surprising than any fiction, and we cannot but admit the beautiful arrangement of nature, which in depriving the human frame, in one sense, endows it with such increased sensibility in the It reflects the greatest credit on the perseverance and ingenuity of the preceptors of the institution, who have thus been the means of remedying, as far as lay in the power of man, the misfortunes of their pupils. And wo noticed with delight the affectionate intercourse which existed between them. But we must to our subject and describe the e: ises.— They began with the performance of the grand march by the band, followed by the reading of the Scriptures from raised copies, and the foremost we no- ticed in this part of the proceedings was Miss Cynthia Bullock, a fvery talented and intorosting little girl. Tho next was an anthem, by the choir—" I'll wash my hands in innocency,” the music of which is composed by Pro- fessor Reiff; this piece reflects much credit on the Pupil i which was scat with exquisite taste, and received the unbounded plaudits of the vast assomblage. Next came examinations in ‘geography, astronomy, chemistry, history, geometry, and arithmetic, and, indeed, wo were not a little surprised to hear the answers so correctly given to overy question by those afflicted, but truly hap- Py creatures.” One of the pupils, Miss Anno Smith, dis- Played great vocal powors in tho sacred song, “ Eve's amentation,” and her performance on the blage. Two others of the pupils, by and Miss Bullock, whose name we have before taken notice of, recited some original poetry, which was most enthusiastically received. veral duets, trios, and oxa. minations of the pu; followed, after which there wa: ‘presto movement” played as a finale by the band, with mnch taste, In conclusion wo must add that we observed atono of religious feeling running through the whole exercises, which ovinced that not only the care oftheir temporal intorests hax been attended to, but a due sense of their oternal salvation impressed on thom. American Tract Society. This Society held its twentieth anniversary yes- terday morning, at the Broadway Tabernacle, and was attended by a crowded audience. We were struck by the great preponderance of the ladiesover the gentlemen, the latter not composing probably more than one-fifth of the assembly, and those were mostly clergymen from the country and strangers in the city. However, it was most delightful to see the great interest manifested by them inthe proceed- ceedings of this most important society; the benefits resulting from which, have been, and are continu- ally, felt over the whole world. It has increased in strength each succeeding year of its existence; and the report of this, ita twentieth anniversary, shows that though its operations are most extended, still they are, judging from its past career, but in its in. fancy. The Hon. Turovore Fretincuvysen presided in the Chair, and the meeting, after being called to or- der, was opened bya prayer from Dr. McGr:, of Elizabethtown, who invoked the divine blessing on the audience and Society, after which Mosgs ALLEN, Esq., read an abstract of rhe Treasurer’s report, by which it appeared that the reset for the year a- mounted to $152,376 28, and the disbursements amounted to the same sum, out of which had been expended for colportage, $25,382 343 travellin nts, $5,558 75; corresponding secretaries an clerks, $7,613.74; foreign and pagan lands appro- priations, $6,000; postage, taxes, insurance, &c., $5,270,830. Mn. W. A. Hattoce then read an abstract of the pub- lishing and foreign departments, shewing that 68 new d useful publications had been stereotyped, by direc- tion of the Society, during the past yea: Society have now published in all, 1176 publications, besides 2007 approved for circulation abroad; that there have been circulated during the year, 374,757 volumes, 5626,- 610 publications, 152,727,229 pages, being an increase of 61,225,773 pages over the preceding year, and making the whole number of pages circulated intwenty years, 1,544,- 053,796. The Society have printed during the year, 36,000 volumes in German, of one four page tract 160,000 copies, and of another, 188,000, the committee have sanctioned during the year, 1,099 distinct grants of publications, amounting to 23,703,195 pages, of which 13,914,547 have been distributed ‘by col- porteurs and agents among the destitute; and 3,041,250 ges havo been delivered to members and directors, ma- king the total gratuitous issues nearly twenty-seven mil- lion pages, in value nearly $18,000. R. 8. Coox then read the report on domestic opera- tions, of which the following is an abstract: ‘The progress made in reaching the destitute masses of our population, native and foreign, protestant and papal, shows that the most hopeless classes are accessible to the Gospel. But a catholic organization is indispensable in gaining the confidence and co-operation of the numer- ous evangelical denominations represented in every new settlement; and as affording in its constitution, publica- tions and agencies a demonstration of protestant unity, which may silence the cavils of infidelity and popery. The results of the year are most cheering, and encour- age to a still farther enl foe of the Society’s home operations. While miscellancous tract distribution and systematic tract visitation have been prosecuted as vigorously as in former years, and the grants to home missionaries, seamen and boatmens chaplain’s kc. ex- ceed those of any previous year, the circulation of pub- lications by colporteurs and volume agents has been nearly doubled, mostly in destitute districts never previ- ously visited. One hundred and forty-three colporteurs, volume agents and superintendents of colportage have been bos age in the Society's service during the whole or a part of the year, in twenty-four States and Territories, (including Texas) and exclusive of those in the service of the Society at Boston and other auxiliaries ; of whom one hundred and three are still employed. Of the whole number, three colporteurs have been devoted to the Welsh, Irish, and colored population ; 3 to sailors and seamen; 4 to the French ; 96 to the Germans, (including converted Somaaieee) and 107 chiefly for the destitute native population. ‘The total number of families visited exceeds 153,000, with most of whom the colporteurs have had personal religious conversation or prayer; not far from 47,000 families, who were destitute of all religious books except the Bible, were each supplied with a book gratuitously, and several thousands the Bible or Testament by sale or gift. The total circulation of volumes exceeds 374,000, including 24,000 of D'Au- bigne’s History of the Re‘ormation. Dr. Beecner, of Cincinnati, made a motion, that, much as this Society constitutes a great part of the evan- gelical mon ament which God in his mercy has raised up, that the report just read be adopted. Dr. Bacon seconded the motion, and trusted they would be satisfactory in their indications of the present and fu- ture usofulness of the Society, and the line of conduct it had down for its rule. Dr. Knox, of the Reformed Dutch Church, addressed the meeting, and compared the growth and increase of this Society to that of a grain of mustard seed, which, being planted in time, out many branches, so that the fowls of the air rested in their shadow. The great influence of this Society had reached the greater portion ofall the Christian families in this land. Ithad penetrated into many a hiddon abode of misery and wretchedness, and purified many a sink of vice and Profigacy. Its in- fluence had been felt wherever an American Protestant missionary is stationed. It had brought out of the danger of perdition thousands of souls ; ode tens of thousands had beencheored and sanctified by it on their way to heaven. Christ’s Church, through it, had been edified ; and during twenty years it had gone on, year after year, increasing in prosperity and favor with the people of God, and at this day it haw adeep hold on the Christian community, and to God we lift up our hearts and commit its future state. Not unto us, but unto him, be all the praise. It is a monument reared in testimony of the fact, that the Evangelical Church, however distinguished by sects, are but one, and an embodiment of the spirit and temper of the God of love, and an ex- emplification of the precept ‘tis good to dwell in unity But our feelings are not altogether those of gladne: Wo have experienced afflictions, and in humble submis- sion to the will of God, we deplore the removal by death of him who, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, has identified himself with the exertions of this society. God has taken him from usy-we shall sco his face no more—in the midst of his vigorous and zealous efforts he was taken from us, and though all do not carry to the ‘rave the undimmed lustre of a well spent life, still he did so. Dr. Milnor was associated with every enterprise of Christian improvement, and a foremost place in the ranks of well-doing was always assigned him by his com: peers. He was a man of untiring real and great industr witness the vast amount of labor he performod—!iis own pastoral labor, his attention to church institutions and others,and various other claims on his time and attention. When we call to mind his fidelity, piety, purity, and gen- tleness, you will see why he was so tniversally regret- ted. He (Dr. M.) had seen many and illustrious persons laid in the grave, and from them had received inotfacea- ble impressions; yet when Milnor was buried he felt more than he ever did before, and had it not been sinful, would have almost murmured at his removal from this wicked world. He had niways inculcated pure evangeli- cal doctrines, and with these tu: kindred undiluted truths, it has been the prayerful sincere desire of the Executive committee to have all their publications impregnated, and they have expunged all books that had other doc trines besides those of pure evangelical faith. How far they have succeeded, their actions must bear witness to." During the first year of the institution, meetings of the committee were held weekly, afterwards every fortnight, and the unanimous concurrence of the whole committee was requisite to publish a work; the works that had been altered by them, had chiefly been in way of abridgment, and always with a view to usefulness. The living authors, whose works had beon abridged, had always been consulted previously; and of deceased authors, a number of standard works had been adopted, some with alterations and some without, and in all these we have acted in good faith. The society’s edition of these works all accorded with their principles, a de- scription of which was prefixed to each volume, and if it had been omitted in any, it was to be regretted. Regard- ing D’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation there w: much doubt and dispute in the committee as to its pu lication ; there were many alterations to be made; yet it longer. Many of our planters are a month behind their Prospects of last year at this period.—Savannzh Georgi ert a0. , | Wants of t was thought that it was so peculiarly adapted to the Ke country, that it was altered and sent abroad Previous to D'Aubigue's being consulted om the occe- sion. He now was aquainted With the fact, ‘and they might rest assured that his answer to the committee was not that of rebuk;e nor did he think that any of the de- ceased authors would rebuke them. Strictures on the proceedings of the committee have been spread, but he, in detailing these occurrences, only states the truth, and relies on the judgment of the society. They were always ready to listen to kindly suggestions, and if any better means of managing affairs can be shown, would gladly embrace them: but in the meantime, let the work ‘0 forward—there are thousands upon thousands now in f and in the wor eaven, praising this socie Milnor, he wou i not beb rokei long on their time, and would close by submitting the following resolution :— wes Resolved, That, while the Society recognize with de- yout gratitude to God his smiles and protection du: the twenty years of its existence, and rejoice to comm its future interests to him, they bow with humble sub- mission to the recent dispensation of his providence in the sudden removal of the Rey. Dr. Milnor, whose devoted and faithful labors as chairman of the Publishing and Ex- ecutive Committees, have been identified with the pros- perity of the Society from the time of its formation. Which was seconded in an able speech by Mr. John Tappan, of Boston. Dr. Jouns addressed the meeting, and remarked, that after listening with great interest to the previous interest- ing remarks delineating so well the character of Dr. Mil- nor, he felt strengthened in his feclings ; he had been re- lnted to Dr. Milnor twenty years, and might, perhaps, ask for the indulgence of retiring to solitude to give vent to his sorrow, but it was better to gird himself up and ad- dress himself at once to business, adding one more char- acteris! f his deceased friend, one prominent trait, viz: tency in his ministerial conduct and public us. and though he has been called by Master, he ‘isexample would atill bo effectual in promotin, ngelical faith. The Rev. gentleman then entere: into a disquisition on the various doctrines of justification; and after animadvorting on Romanism and touching on the alarming facts of Infidelity meeting openly, he | concluded by calling on all to support this Society—were it to fall, the Sunday School Union would also fall, and the Bible Society would follow and great would be the rejoicing among the Catholics and Infidels ; he also of fored the following resolutior Resolved, That this Society rejoice in the bond that unites them in the one work of malcing known Christ and his salvation. Which was seconded ina short speech by Professor Schmuricker, After this followed a hymn, in which the whole audi- ence took part, The Rev. Ni san Apams, of the Congregational Church, Boston, then submitted the following resolution : Resolved, That the cheering results of the past year furnish renewed evidence of the adaptation of the Society as uniting tho efforts of Evangelical Christians of differ- ont names, for conveying a knowledge of Christ,and him crucified, to the destitute and neglected masses of our population. Ho said, in the course of his remarks in support of the resolution, that the circulation of tracts, and volumes publishod by the Society, had been during the present year nearly double that of preceding years ; and the in- crease, he rejoiced to say, had been where it was most needed—among the destitute—among those who had been, by the force of circumstances, shut out from the | light of gospel truth. There had been this year no extra | effort made to raise funds; they had not been loud in} their calls on the benevolence of their Christian brethren ; and yet the treasury of the Society was never in so/ flourishing a condition. Christians of all denominations are determined to support this vital charity. No ques- tions are asked here about doctrinal points : it is a com- mon platform, where all may meet to advance the inte- rests of the Saviour’skingdom. Of all kinds of donations, legacies are perhaps the most significant. Whon a man in the view of eternity, with the awful certainty of having soon to give an account of the deeds done in the body, before the judgment seat, bequeaths to a Society, a an almost last act, an amount of money, it is a most solemn endorsement of the truth and value of the charity. From this source our receipts this year have been greatly increased. The intelligent reading of a useful book is an important event inthe life of every man; but moro especially is that the case in the oarly years, ere the char- acter is formed and the mind matured. How many ministers can look back to the reading of the Biography of Whitfield, Zinzendorf, and Calvin, as having changed the whole current of their thoughts, and first pointed them to the mimstry. Intell it men can enter a book store and select for themse! but the masses do not know what to select, evon if they had the m We must, therefore, do that for them; that is one of the great objects of this ‘society, and it becomes us in the prosent flood of light reading which is inundating the land, to be careful and prayerful that what we cast abroad may serve as an antidote, and restore health to the moral man. The “ Pilgrim’s Progross” has been, through the praiseworthy liberality of one man, translated into the Welsh language. Talmost envy him his feelings—happy must ho be who has sent that invaluable book toa nation of his fellow man. All Chris love to bo useful, and that is one great reason why this society is so delightful to them, for itaffords to all opportunities of doing good by distributing, its i iT ub s. I never oxpect to see a theoretic all attempts to bring tho differont de- ions together, even when under the influence of revivals, atime when all unpleasant feelings aro at least stilled, have proven signal failures; but give them some- thing todo, and they will love eaeh other as they have never loved before. You cannot repress the feeling of benevolent enterprize which animates Christians; they must be doing, and therefore give us that which will rea- der such enterprize successful. He thenwent into a defence of tho colporteur system, of which he heartily approved. There was one thing which he wished to notice : The publication committee had not made this a literary socie- ty by publishing books about animals, reptiles, &c.— ratifying a taste for natural history, but hed issued those oks only which were calculated to promote picty and dircet tho erring soul to Heaven. Mr. Adams then ex! ted. Fousth—The secular press is Protestant in its char- acter; the editors ure men of intelligence, and have a great and deserved influence; they manifest a desire to spread rel us intelligence among the people, and in that and other ways they are of more service to the cause of religion and mor: lity than many aware. Fifth— We are in the right and they are in the wrong. Mr. Par- ker went on to say, that so eras he was concerned, the “Catholic” clergy and laity had exhibited the most friend- ly feelings, that if we wish to effect a great perme nent good, we must act in a conciliating Catholic spirit. Dr. Eowanps then offered a resolution for the election of officers, which was unanimously carried. After sing ing the Doxology, in which the porter participate 4 and the benediction, which was pronounced by Dr. Bee- cher, of Cincinnati, the members of the Board’ retired to transact business, and the audience, apparently high- ly gratified with their afternoon's entertaingent, retired. Sixth Anniversary Meeting of the Forel, Evangelical Society, in Dr. Hutton’s Church, Washington Square. On Tuesday evening, this elegant church was fill- ed to overflowing, and with an highly respectable audience. The pulpit was occupied by several cler- gymen and distinguished persons, among whom we noticed Mr. Frelinghuysen, Drs. Baird and Hutton. Previous to the services of the evening, the choir performed a beautiful piece of music, when the Rev. Dr. Hutton opened the meeting with prayer. The Rev. Dr. Barrp gave an abstract of the an- nual report. He represented the society as in a most flourishing condition, far more so than previ- ously; more money having been received, and the services having become more extensive. The do- ings of the committee for the past year were stated. The great field of labor had been the Papal coun- tries, and particularly France, Belgium and Italy. Fifty thousand francs, nearly $10,000, for this sub- ject, and large remittances, had been made to Gene- va. Nine students, natives of the country, had also been educated abroad, and more talent was daily being brought into the work. Even to St. Peters- burgh, Moscow, Stockholm, Hamburg, and in all northern Europe, aid had been extended by send- ing colporteurs, Everything, indeed, wore an encouraging aspect. That society had been but 6 years in existence, and at this time there were 100 persons laboring for the good of the cause. Many had been converted from Roman Catholicism, and if a spirit of kindness was persevered in, many more would be brought. Dur- ing the past year had been received from Pa- countries. In England great interest was felt in sending the gospel into Catholic countries, and the great work was going on everywhere. The total amount of receipts, including the Canada mission, was $18,744 74; expenditure, about $17,500; leav- ing a balance in hand of about $1,244. v. Mr. Witxes, of Montreal, was then introduced to the moeting, and said :—It is not my intention to make a| specch, as only fifteen minutes is allowed to each speak- er, therefore I'shall confine myself to a series of facts, which other abler speakers could make more of. The Rev. gentleman then took a review of the state of Canada and its inhabitants, and said, that not ono in twenty could read ; women could do so to agreater extent than the men, and they not one inten. ‘The state of agriculture was a century behind the age, and what was the cause of all this ignorance and evil it could be traced to Popery and its doctrines. He then proceeded to review the his- tory of this colony, dwelling particularly on the conduct ofthe Josuits in that country, showing that the governing Foe was entirely in the hinds of the Catholic clergy.— le then went on to describe the inhahitants, and said they were a century behind the intelligent Europeans. During the last century, great endeavors had been made by the church of Rome to recover the power which was fast falling from their hands. The great wealth of the monas- tery of Montreal was used for this purpose,and proceeded to show how this had been done, by having under their control upwards of 1500 boys, educated by a lay order,of Jesuits. The gentleman then proceeded to read a number of extracts, showing how they boasted of their endeav- ors, in language only to be equalled by the most flowery figure of speech ot the East. These measures have led to a degree of enthusiasm among the residents, and some prosecution against the missionaries. Tho gentleman then proceeded to show how this was done ; that there was now engaged in this good work 14 persons, from France and Switzerland, four of whom had been Roman Catholi There were four stations, in which there are 93 persons who were formerly catholics. They had an institution for the education of youth on a farm, where they were educated for colporieurs, or such other pur- poso as would tend to make them more useful. It was their intention to increase the accommodation of this es- tablishment, for which they had already received consi- derablo sums from their supporters in Canada and England, and one day might seck the assistance of the generous and intelligent Americans. The gentleman, in conclusion, moved that the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer be received and printed under their direction. Tho Rev. Dr. Monarsox, of Baltimore, was much pleased with the gentleman who addressed the house in the short speech, and in his address to the house on this occasion ho was only limited to eight minutes, he would endeavor to say something to the purpose during the brief period that was allowed to him. It had been said that it would be better to let the Romans alone, but there were bited the chair on which the Dairyma ghter, Eli- zabeth Waldron sat during her illness, and said that he felt a solemn a mind when he reflected that Leij take po! ion 0 igh Richmond had stood by that chair, and had placed his hands upon it; and he called on the Societ just such book: those who sit in (Great ee: The Rev. Baron Srow, of the Baptist Church, of Bos- ton, then moved the following resolution : Resolved, That in the results already accomplished through the agency of this society in our own and foreign lands, there is encouragement to prosecute its labors upon the most extended scale. id in support of the resolution, that many other societies had tottered and fallen, but this founded on truth, love and charity,—the greatest of which is charity, had lived through every difficulty ‘and he had no doubt would continue to live ‘till time ‘shall be no more. He then went into a defencefof the colporteur system, and narrated several interesting anecdotes, illustrative of the good which has resulted from their labors. It wasa mistaken idea to suppose that because men labor for $150 to $250 dollars per annum they are devoid of intelligence. Some of the colperteurs, he said possessed a pow- er of preaching ‘and explaining the won! of God, not iby “c Lexigisis, but in a common-sense way, with wonderful effect. Millions are coming to this country in the depths of moral darkness, and the best means in our power to dispel the clouds of ignorance, is by circulating among them the tracts of the Society. To show what one tract will ef- fect, Mr. Stow related an anecdote of! achristian Karen, who, when almost in the agonies of dissolution, and just able to articulate, asked his attendant to bring him that tract, and finding tho word he wanted, put itto his lips; he scarcely had done so, when tho blood left hie cheeks, and his heart ceased to beat; they took the book and the word was Jesus. This poor Karen had never seen a mis- sionary, had no other books of our religion, but snch was the power of the Holy Spirit, that this one, wandering by mere chance into a barbarous country, 300 miles from a missionary station, was the means of bringing this hea- then from darkness into marvellous light. The resolution was seconded by the Rev. Lev: Sravu- pixe, missionary from Ceylon. © Mr. 8. proceeded to state that there was an impression prevalent, that the presses connected with the missions, were inimical to the canse, inasmuch as they interfered with the personal labors of the missionaries; he fproceded to rectify the mistake, and stated that one newspaper for ten millions of people, a dictionary, and some primary worke,were all the results of between 90 and 30 years of the combined labor of the missionaries of Ceylon in the printing de- partment. After some further remarks from Mr. Spaul- ding, the president put tho resolutions, and they were carried, ‘The Rev. Prorrsson Don, of the Presbyterian church, Princeton, N. J., then moved the following resolution. Resolved, That the personal efforts of pious men from house to houte to win souls to Christ, is an authorized and effective means of honoring and promoting the Gospel. Professor Dov after some eloquent remarks in support of his resolution, advertad to the colporteur aterm. He said that the coming of men, who labored without money and without price, among those who feared not God, as the messenger of the glad tidings of the Gospel of Peace, must have a delightful effect—they would exhibit such self-denying devotion to the cause of religion as would produce even in the most hardened mind a conviction of the truth of the doctrine they taught. God speed the good work. Dr. Johns, who has addressed you this afternoon, and myself, were twenty years ago candidates for the rainletty in the Presbyterian Church. | met him yesterday for the first time since then, We have pursued different courses, and I am happy that now we both meet here on this platform to advocate the same great charity, The Rev. Mr. Drax, missionary from China, seconded the resolution. He said that in China there were twelve or thirteen native Christian preachers, all engaged in circulating the publications of the society. One of them visited an island near Hong Kong, and after spending threo or four days in preaching and’ distributing tracts, asked the inhabitants upon leaving if they believed what he had told them? Yes, said they, we believe in our tracts. And to prove that th ipoke the truth, they brought their idols for him to roy. Mr. Dean then introduced to the audience a Chinese dressed in his native costume, member of the Hong Kong Christian Church, who addressed the meeting fs his ‘native Ia uage. Mr. Dean acted as interpreter. He feels very hap) ry to meet so many good people and dear fathers in God here, and wishes them all’ much happiness ; he has listened to the remarks to-day, but he does not under. stand them, they are not in his language. He now ad- dresses you in his language, which you do not under. stand, but he knows you talk about the great God, and he is well pleased. His mind is ten parts happy, aud he feels lulé persuaded that he is in heaven. Mr. Kats then spoke, and made some statements in rs regard to the affairs of the colporteurs. He was fol- lowed by The Rev, Jorn Parken, of Philadelphia, who moved the following resolution ; Resolved, That the success of the Socicty’s labors among German, French and Irish Romanists,rebukes the unbelief that despairs of their conversion under the pow- er of the Holy Spirit, and encourages kind and prayerful efforts to win them to Christ, by making known to tkem a spiritual religion. Mr. Pannen proceeded to state that he was glad he was seleted to Fronone this resolution, for he took a own interest in the Society's efforts to disseminate the tru among Romanists. He stated, as reasons wh: expect to succeed. First—Wo are at home a: abroad—it is said that every cock fights best on its own du i1l—this, although a homely comparison, was ap- plicable to us in this case, Second—We have the num- ith us ten to one do not wish to use force, for this is a war of Tas. but if Peon Uns the kind is at- tempted they will suffer most. Third—We have the ben- efit of position in society. Romanists in this country are hewers of wood and drawers of water—they dig canals, ditches, Kc, honoreble enough it is true, but not eleva. wo may thoy are many good Protestants who did not heed tl There were, in a men depois which he knew, a rule among the catholics that was carried into effect of levying a fine of five dollars if they were known or even seen in a Protestant church; fur- ther, that where a Roman Catholic had married a Pr otes- tant female,unless he converted her to that churchw ithin twelve months, he was still more heavily fined; notwith- itanding all this, the fact was that there were more con- from Catholicism to Protestantism, than other- wise; and much of these conversions were ‘owing to the idolatry of the Roman Catholic church, which opened the eyes of the more sensible to the folly of the church. He then proceeded to contrast the reformers of Germany of the present day with Luther, Calvin, and others. The King of Prussia had taken a great interest in the present movement in that country, which he hoped ‘would be exe | and convul —EEE eee National Referm Convention at Croton Hall. Sxconp Dar—May 6. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment at 2 P. M., and after some desultory conversation among the sages, Mr. Ryck:man, the representative of the working men of New England, submitted some resolutions, expressing the concurrence of the Con- vention in the resolutions of the Lowell Convention in favor of an Industrial Congress; and declaring that the way is discovered, the hour almost arrived, and the {man living, who, as the exponent of the senti- ment of the American people, shall eradicate the principles of monopoly, force and fraud, from all our political institutions, and establish them upon the eternal foundation of truth and justice ; and pledg- ing the allegiance of the working men to the proposed Industrial Congress, provided the constitution, upon which it shall be organized, be universal in its phi- lanthropy, christian in its morality, and democratic inits policy. After some remarks from Mr. Ryck- man in support of the resolutions, the Convention ad- journed, to meet in the evening at half past 7 o’clock. The Convention met accordingly, and the resolu- tions reported by Mr. Godwin ‘yesterday, after some debate, were adopted. a Bovay then offered a resolution stating in effect that as National Reformers, they would use the principal ose of the State, the ballot box, as a means of effec elevation and progress. Mr. Bovay said that the Natio Reform Association political in its character, and in order that this association may co-operate with others, it must resort to the ballot box. Many here do not under- stand this matter, as they did; they considered political action essential in all political reforms—that men must rally round a measure which they consider fundamental —such a measure is freedom of the public lands, and they can only effect their object through the ballot box ; it was in order to see who entertained with them these views he had offered the resolution. The soil was originally possessed in common by all men, and we con- sider the monopoly of land, which at present exists, as the occasion of all slavery feudal, barbarous, and mon eyed. This state o fthings can only be remedied by the ion of the land; as was intended by the great or '; and if that was accomplished, crime, ignorance, that stains the annals of the world, will be of @ by-gone day—in short, there i and all the legend will be a heaven below. There was something, he said, beautiful {and harmonious in the plans of the Association which commended it to all men; and if all who desired reform would only assist in ca ing them out, the association would appreciate and reci- rocate; but ifthey would not, then they could have no Kirther fellowship with them. Mr. Rrcxman said that ho considered political action asthe highest and noblest means on earth to achieve a rosult, and in New England they would use it as wisely as they could—but, if the itleman expects all to act with his association, exclusive of their own peculiar views of reform, he would be disappointed. Mr. Bovay expressed himself dissatisfied with the gen- tleman’s remarks, and he would ask the New Englanders that if they considered the freedom of the public land as important principle, they would carry it to the ballot box—as for him he considered it as the great political question of this country. Mr. Rycxman held the truth to be self-evident, that no intelligent man will refuse to vote, and vote for this plan. Mr. Buispanr, the apostle of Fourierism, was then in- troduced by the President, and spoke nearly as follows This is a Convention called to raise the wor! who now claim achance beneath God’s sun their inherent dignity. When amovem it behoves men to know of wi 0) s want? They want t jasticn eternal, everlasting and nothing else. ey desire happiness and in- gence, to emerge from their present degraded state to the position which God has destined they should oc- cu What is the error we have to strike down? False politics and one sided legislation, thatfit rk. all, the law, the mi the error, which ing the toiling millions. (Cheers.) With he piety the myrmidons of this evil call on God to bless and sanctify—the palo faced hypocrites—the very means which they use to knead down the blood and bones of their fellow-men. There are in the United States, two ontrolled by commerce, politics, and ve but one object and aim—to deceive the million ; and it is no wonder that the working men are so blinded to their own good, when they receive as ospel, day after day, the doctrines and assertions of their bitterest enemies. There is another ning which the toiling masses have to contend with: it is the com- mercial and industrial feudalism which is forming, and which will absorb all things—the soil, the workshops, and even the implements of ind We see this state of things making rapid si: 'es in England, where the mechanic works frou fourteen to sixteen hours a day, locked up in a room whore even the windows are closed, that the light of day may not enter. In Lowell we see it, where six thousand girls, the daughters of freemen, are sweating out their lives, that a few rich, pious Boston gentlemen may amass fortunes. We soo in all this foudalism like that of the dark ages. Wealth is the god of our day, and its acquisition the chief end of life. All are striving for it ; and in the struggle, society is torn ised—selfish, narrow, and fiendish Sah en- fendered—for the motto of all is, “The devil take the indmos' and, instead of a heavenly harmony, makin it “a luxury to be”—jarrring discord’ sows disunion an misery into the hearts ofall. Now, what is to be done? We must organize to stop the progress of this feudalism, and that is the only true method. Again, free competi- tion, or false and énvious rivalry, is another great ob- stacle of social and itical advancement. It separates the laboring classes from each other, sets trade against trade, and paves the way for the utter subversion of every kindly and benevolent feeling. It arrays the fam- ished artisan of one land against the starving operative of anoth it prolongs the hours of labor—it cuts down the price of industrial products, and will bring the working man of our own country to the level of the Euro serf. Monopolized machinery, a terrible engine of o pression, is yet another impediment to progress. It wars with the fearful energy of iron and brass with the bones and sinews of laboring men. The present false and outrageous system of commerce is the blood sucker of Corchiet h (Cheers.) The merchants are noth- ing more or less than the vampires extracting from the producing classes at least one half of the products of their labor. Commerce also adulterates the articles of iter of tended throughout the world. He then recommended the sending of one of their body to that country for the pro- motion of the objects of the Society. It was now their duty to assist their German brethren, and send out to them asa [coe old lady once said, ‘More coal heavers, for she said that coal porters and coal heavers were one and the same thing.” (Laughter.) Rev. Mr. Tnomrson, of Philadelphia, said, that speeches had been a great drawback to their proceeding, and it aj peared to him that short speeches were likely to have the same ill effect ; although he was not limited to fifteen or eight minutes, he was only permitted to speak five, with an intimation that one minute would be much more leasi (Laughter.) ‘The gentleman proceeded to debate on the nature and objects of the ‘Foreign Evange- lical Society ,"and showed that manycountries who were nominally Christian, much needed their assistance—they required as much assistance and light as the heathen who never heard of Christ, whose command it was to go into every part of the world and preach the word. It was not their object to send missionaries to them ; but to raise such from among themselves. They were debtors to the Greek aud barbarian—the heathen and the nominal Christian. It was their duty to supply them with the Word of Life. They should be treated like the prodigal son, and give them ‘welcome. It was also expedient as the pathway to conquer the world. He then recommen. ded renewed exertions, to make the Society stand No. 1 in the great work. The Rey. Dr. Bezanen, of Boston, then moved a reso- lution of thanks for their endeavors; pointing out where their exertions had been most useful. He said he would confine himself to one reat, principle—that was for Pro- testants to become holier themselves ; and said that it was their duty to look 7 Catholics as the great means of making the world holier; that unless they used prayer for their conversion, their energy would never be suffici- cut for the object they had in view. The great fault in their endeavors was that a sufficient distinction was not made between Roman Catholics and the Roman Catholic system. It appeared as if they forgot that yin, Melancthon and others were Roman Catholics. It was in the cloisters of the Roman Catholic church that the glorious reformation was nursed. If there was a de- sire to killa crocadile, you would not strike the scales on his back, but aim at the vulnerable part of the belly, but if yon attack the Roman Catholics you are striking the scales on the back, but if you attack the system you would then get at the vulnerable part, and this could not be done better than by the colporteur system. Great as the wrongs of the Roman church had been to the hu- man race, unless the Protestants had an unforgiving spi- rit, they would never succeed—for success depends pn their love to their fellow men. The third point was, that they should exert themselves divested of all ill feel- ing, merely for the love of souls. Finally, in taking this course we follow the providence of God ; for if we only looked around, the greatest good that ever had been done was performed by members of the Roman Church. There had been one great fault, they had not prayed for the re- eneration of the Roman Catholics ; and to do this ef- cient] hg ag be holier themselves, The hes. ir. McKirx, of Boston, then addressed the meeting. He said that all had but one spirit to contend against—error and sin. It little mattered what men’s po- litical feelings were, it would be of little consequence fifty years hence ; but not so inthis matter ; it depended upon their endeavors to spread God's holy word, and abiding by his precepts; according as they supported and promoted tho great work, so would their names be in the book of life, He almost regretted there were such things as a eches to be made at all on these occasions, only this good would arise from it, that from the iron wings of the press, by the following day would these worls go fo The gentleman then proceeded to say, that revivals, such as this meeti ig, Was the only way of obtaining their object. It was by prayer that thou- sands of Luthers could be raised to put down Po- pery and all its false lights, The Holy Spirit, can and will raise from the sanctuaries of that Church such men. This can be only obtained by prayer in our own closets, There was another obvious means | by which this great object could be maintained, The | Homan Cotholies themrelvee needed tevivale, it woos well kuown fact, that in all Roman Catholic countries, the upper classes were the most unscrupulous infidels ; the middle classes were sceptics ; while the lower were both sincere and superstitious. The fact was that the Roman Catholic religion had done little or nothing to remove the mass from paganism; and it was only by opening tho eyes of ite supporters to this fact could they succeed. The people of Rome do ngt get the spirit of the gospel, but the neutralizing power of the Church of Rome. They cannot see Christ, by the Lg! pe that was thrown around them by the Pope on his throne and his ministers. In conclusion, he observed, the anxiety of tho French pee le for a knowledge of the Bible and of Joeus Christ In 1890" the cry was, La Libertie! La Libertie ” It was true, they got civil liberty, but, alas! did not ity ee religion religious liberty. Such was the anxiety for religious liberty in that country, that it ‘was said that M. ra was about to lead the movement for that purpose. This was the way in which the sub- ject was taken up in France, and he prayed God to pros- rit bis piece of music was then given by the choir, a brief prayer made, and the meeting broke up shortly after 10 o ee consumption—poisons them as they pass through her hands, and by the force of monopoly creates at will plen- ty or scarcity in the land. The scourges of the world in our day are not kings and priests, as in the olden time, but the merchant and the broker. The fourth great prin- ciple with which we have to contend is the divorce of la- bor and capital, they are twin brothers and should be uni- ted. tal is only the accumulated products of past labor, and the labor of the past and present should be brought into co-operation. ‘This unnatural divorce pro- duces, like other evil principles, hatred and sorrow in society, but what does the comreine care so long as he accumulates the almighty dollar. He will lay deliberate ans to murder his fellow beings with lingering tortures, by building dungeons, types of the christian’s hell, where e' 7 foul disease is hyp. Yee for them to work where fife is ground out of humanity, amidst the jar d crash of machinery. And while the ‘capitalist lives ina luxurious palace, with every thing about him that can satisfy the most fastidious taste, the poor operative crawls to his unhealthy hovel, after a hard day’s work, to rest for a few hours his aching hea h nothing to console him or bid him take heart. To him life weary load; and were it not for his pale, sickly wife, and puny, half famished progeny, he would’ long to be ‘where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. But there is still another great principle which rears its evil front between the working classes and their redemption—it is class legislation. Legislation is in the hands of a priviliged few, the merchant, the politi cian and the lawyer; and they combined, control almost every press in the United States. The law- yers—quibbling, narrow-minded lawyers, are all that is bad. (Tremendous cheering.) And so much the slaves of precedent are they, that they ‘carry out hell, because the Constitution snys so. We must take out of their hands the legislation of the country, and put it into the hands of productive industry. ton Pharisees make th ; and after exacting th f°, are not as other men. savage, in the American wie derness, ferocious he appears, would not do it. (Cheers.) When I was in Lowell, and the pale, sorrowful girl, hending wearily over See ik, 1 thought I would rather go to the hell the christ of, than work there. All of what are call men of the country—Clay, Webster, Buren, &c.—-support these iniquitous principles, and the multitude bow down to the might of their intellect. Now, what have we to oppose to these evil principles? We must oppose to false competition and envious rivalry co-operation and combination among the working class- es. Without this, there is no union—no brotherhood among the laboring many. The next great principle which we must array against the progress of error, is ion of labor and capital, and the possession of ‘the soil and machinery by the working classes. If they are not the masters of it, they must be its slaves. If labor and capital is united, the industrial class can fix the hours of labor, and demand for it a remunerating price; but if they are not united, then, the working men mus t toatyranny which is more des- nature than that of the dark ages. The third important principle which should be inculcated in the mind of the working classes, is equal chances for all—for‘moral,social and intellectual improvement;and the next two cardinal docrinesare the 's to labor and to the soil; these are the fundamental the rights of existence. (Cheers.) and all thatis therein, and no man or set of men, has right to moi it; and for men to say and preach th: they have a rights to hold property most fraud, and it is that which has reduced the worl to serfdom. The fifth and last great principle ii of legislation based upon the sararests cf pecaaseyt. i# country must be ¢ he estroyed, and we s a beautiful superstructure of true, must rear upon its r just and wise legisla rs.) The question row arises—how can we out our objects? The ballot box is fa, primary means, and then wo must ostablish presses, the press of this country is almost omnipotent, and we must endeayor to secure such aa influence in it as wlit enable us to disseminate effectively our principles. The epheres of agriculture, commeres, arid mantifaciures are open tous, and we can do much to advance our cause if we use them juticiously to that end. ‘The exist- ing system of politics is the grea‘ prostitute of the 19th century. My soul is sick with the eternal whine and cant of every day politicians und if you wish to succeed in your endeavors, you must first of all cut loose from them, and establish for yourselves an industrial Congress (Tremendous applause.) This Congress will have for it object the good of all, the cauve of universal justice, it will also serve as a head, a rallying poiat for the laboring classes. It will,in a word, be the living law of the masses. Mr. Brisbane then advised an adjournment of all que: tions for the disposition of the Industrial C as when assembled, which would reconcile all rences, and harmonize all discordant views. In Europe the working classes are doing much; in France, Lamartine, he head of the French Chamber of De- puties, is striving for them with might; while the be- nevolent and eloquent Eugene Sue, is, by his works, spreading both the knowledge of the evils under which the masses groan, and the means of cure. Mr. Brisbane then advanced some suggestions, sirens favoring of his fayorite hobby, Fourieriem, for the salvation of kind, but as these ‘suggestions had little referonce te