The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1850, Page 5

Anniversary of the New Vork State Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. On Wednesday evening, » large and respectable au- Alence was‘assembled in the large room of the Co- lseum. Benjamin Ellis, Esq., one of the Vico Presi- ‘dente of the Society, in the absence of Vioe Chancellor MeCoun, took the chair. ‘Mr. Tires, & Vice President of the Society, read to the meeting, on the part of the Excoutive Vommittes, @ series of resolutions, as follows:— Resolved, in the of our late distinguished jurist statesman, Fringeton, that‘ se both society and ssserter tenke CF seclomeenichasy oo achat t matt say Ae tellowe chat if ar the staan ih a or wther is threat ‘with destructio cannot be averted but by tak- wh: the life of the ‘the right, nay ture, the duty to iv enistsnthe ieresionitle apuise of oavure, indicates ‘the right she has conferred, and hor first groat law shows Le taken in selt-defence red, {and again in the language. f the same, datin- farios dod etatomuan,} thor +, bot he sites neainor neulony delessive, vod san ealy be ate Ces gn ny fe A. ion for the right ot tt ity is the only justifiestion; and conse ey oe by jeath by clear such enactments ‘That the extreme penalty of death has never boom by clear and in¢ ble onstration, as the defence of the of citizens; but that , whenever ved, Re and wherever im) it for i of society ‘warrante, ey 1 for life (free of any benefit of pard Should be subetituted as the penalty of all crimes now pun= th. sived. Thai this Society derive Pecullar, eratiden- Bion from the fact that it has applied to Bxeou- tive of the State, to respond to an aj rp it of t Britain, Yor information and statisti theimportant subject of capital panistiment, and i*ouryelvee Honored by the iu formation trans- niet at documents which we rnishod, in reply to that ation, have been inch esteemed, _ aati ‘Mr. Tires stated in reference to the last resolution, the ay ‘above referred to was made inthe first instance to the Governor of this State. He sent the communication to this Society. Mr. Titus, after- ‘wards, in consequence thereof, sent on to the British goverument, vis Mr. Abbott Lawrence, our ambassa- to St. James's, a variety of documents, p: Statistics, addresses; &c., upon the subject. rence has politely replied, and enclosed a note from ‘one of the Becret of State of the British govern- qment, returning thanks for the valuable documents. Mr. Buntxicn, of Philadelphis, was then introduced and addressed the meeting. (This person drew much attention upon himself b; his to the room wit! appearnce. He cam yundle of books in his han hich it was after- nnounced by Mr. W. Phillips, he bad for sale, ee of capital punishment. He wore a lon; and his long hair, parted on each side, carefully curled ringlets on each side of his face. e informed by a tleman in the room, that had told hi ¢ resembled in features the representations ot the Saviour; which are vr, and that to make the has suffered his hair to formi such ag d in truth, not pictures are drawn; unlike those fanciful sketches.) He said the arguments in behalf of this cause are so amany, the reasons against the barbsrous practice so ‘umerous, that felt a difficulty where to begin. ‘That tho practice of death punishment should ha continued in a Christian country like this, where there are other means of punishment well perfected, was matter of surprise. Where do you find the warrant of strangling the lite out of your brother? Surely you cannot say it is in self defence; but if it is. it does not apply in capital punishment. You are not repellin, an assault, but you are dealing with oae unarmed any in your dungeon. Therefore. the argameat of necessary sclf-defence falls to the ground. It is cow- ardice, base poltroonry, to say you are in terror of ‘your lives by @ single chained, unarmed, imprisoned ‘man, If you were to disarm a robber, you have no i afterwards to murder him, Why not come out iy with Thomas Carlyle, and «pesk honestly. and fay Wehang the man because we hate him.” "As to the y foree, the argumens is this—-we bang a ‘man on the fear of the possible offences of some other man.” If this is a good argument, you ought to kill be going to Killa man.and not instead of him, to prevent him lear, hear.) There ave plenty of menof whom you can De'sure they would soon commit murder. It would be wrong. however, to hacg him. Theretore. it Is wrong to ‘A for going to commit murder; it is wrong to hang DB. in order to prevent A from commit- ting the erie. ad. But in, the gallows is no fon at all. Murder stelks through the spite of the gallows trees, and stains the galloy sts with black |. Murder treads yu velof murder. In Connecticut, as soon as have bung one man, they have more murders im- mediately alelying: and more men to hang. The multiplication of murders in all the States shows that the experiment of the gallows is failure, But it is said, il with the terror the crime is still committed, ‘what would it be without? If terror ix adopted to hook crime, it ought to be a sure terror, but this ter- ror is unce’ in, for the least flaw in the evidence or the indictment, the penalty is evaded. For eighteen hundred years you have been told to love your neigh- Dor as yourrelf—to be merciful to 4 offen Yrother. This is the re and basison whic! your criminal code ought to be founded. As you do not kill those who are bodily diseased, so you ought ‘not te Kill those who are inorally diseased. In one ‘case as much as in the other you Ought not to violate the law of benevolence. If your wise | and culled men not make for you better codes than have. go to the farmer and the blacksmith to ‘out » better eaystem. (Applause.) Call your- don’t call yourselves Obristians—if you rry out the prineiples of Christianity. \ gentioman, asked rather a bold step hanging for by encourag- wal, I do not NM not mite dons Wooo, an infirm ry 2 rmi-sion Lo speak, amd said—It is you; I would save life b, ; that gentleman would sav eli tag meat Lhe (Siniles ) paree with him. Paston Soatn, from Hartford, Connecticut, read a ract from the me: of the Governor of Con- nesticut. proporing “to blot out that relic of barba- rousage.”’ viz. the penalty of death from the code of Mir. B read some statistics to prove that he had beon abolished, went than in Connecticat, urs, of Boston, was then intro- as follows: —The comparison made detween Connee' ‘and Michigan may be well ap- plied to Bostor the county of Suffolk, in Massa- ‘chuseits. Ifthe gallows deters from erime, Boston ought to be remarkably clear of it. In seven mouths from the date of the exeeution of Washington Goode. ‘there were more capital offenders in the jail than had Deen known for thirteen years before, during which there had been no execution in the county of Suffolk. It isnot the want of argument that prevents the abo- ition of this barbarous usago, but doguins, resti ‘an ineubus tor ages on the human heart, pre. ‘vent the doing away of the death penalty. Tt ts this a Ne darkness which shuts out the light of God, Thfrteen years ago the Governor of Massachusetts re- commends: the abolition ef capital punishm ‘the ground of the prevailing objectious ia the m of jurors to put the laws in execution, and the o Mr. Wexprrt. Guced. and spoke ‘nding. We want to bring the matter fully pu ma jo goer 4 Mr. Sonn having concluded, withdrew amid loud ¢ following officers of the society, for the suing year, were SP] President—Ilon, Wm. T. McCoun. Vice Presidente—Hon. John B. Scott, Benjamin Ellis, Jacob Harsen, M.D., James H. Titus, fe tate ay L, O'sunth orelgn Cor! ng Secretaries—J.L. 1 8. Balch. “4 - Rev. W. Domestic Corresponding Seeretary—G: B. Baker. a Baoeeth ing Secretaries—James 5. Gibbons, Henry W. mai Committee—Morace Greeley, Parke Godwin; A.J. Spoover, Kings co.; Rev. E Buckingham, Oneida co Joseph an jueens co.; C. ¥. Richmond co. Rey. 8. J. May, Onon co.; John §. Gould, Colum bia co.; Thomas McClintock, Sr.; Abijah Ingraham, M. D.. Lewis B. Hardcastle, ¥.C. Havemeyer; James B. Silkman, Westchester co.; Rev. J. M. Austin, Cayuga co.; Samuel Parsons, Queens co.; Henry Horeford, Franklin co.; John Bigelow, city of New York, On m , the name of Mr. Horace Greeley was added to the list of’ the gentlemen composing the Executive Soon nee sdieoas ey read deed communica- jens from distinguished persons, apolog! being able to be present on this occasion. joellor McCoun, we observed, entered the room in middle of the session.) The meeting then, after « protracted session, adjourned. New York Deaf and Dumb Institution, There was a highly interesting exhibition of the children of this society at the Tabernacle, on Thurs- day evening, at 4 o'clock, under the direction of Har- vey P. Peet, Esq., L.L.D., the exemplary President of the Institution, to whom much credit is due for the xcellence of the arrangements, Indeed all the officers are worthy of praise for the proficiency displayed by the pupils. In the gallery beneath the organ were ‘arranged the male and female pupils of the society, from ages varying from infancy to manhood and wo- manhood. There are 222 in all—95 females, and 127 males, Among the young ladies were many speci- mens of gentleness, amiability, and beauty. They were attired in white, and exhibited the most scrupu- ous neatness and attention to their personal appear- ance. The long silken curls were nurtured with great care, in some instances adorned with a simple bow of riband. These deaf mutes certainly present an in- teresting and im: ht, well calculated to se- cure the confidence of all beholdere, and awaken the rympathies of every human heart. The touching my of the exercises of their mental faculties—their dislect of signs—spelling words by manual alphabet —must be witnessed to prererly appreciated ; and if once seen, they cannot fail to make a deep and ineffaceable impression upon the mind, and show that there is @ solemnity in their mate communing with the great Author of our being. We must here re- mark, that the appearance and gentle manners ot the young ladies reflect much credit upon the excellent matron of the Institution, Mrs. Harriet Stoner, who is — up to by all the pupils with admiration and respect. ‘The exercises were opened by prayer offered by the Rev. Mr. Luptow. Dr. Peer made a few remarks @: ture of the examinations that wei 5 Fansy FREEMAN, & pretty little child, 7. yeara old, daughter of a missionary stationed near Calcutta, was then brought forward. This interesting pupil lofi her home with her mother, who died on the hither, and the lady to whose care she was entrusted also died. She, however, found some friends, who delivered hor tafe to her grandmether in Newark. A little boy sbout the same age, who is wholly an orphan, and oaly wight months under the care of the society, was placed by her side. They then commenced their exercises on large slates, placed in front of the congregation. so that all present could see. Dr. Peet interrogated them by the manuel alphabet. @ —What is your name? A.—(Girl mame is Fanny Lueinda Freeman, (Boy) —My name is Williom Henry Harrison Brewer. —Where do you live? A.--(Girl)——f live at Alahabad, North In- di (Boy)—1 live in New York. Q.--What is your age? A—(Girl)--I am seven years old. (Boy)—I am eight years old. r. Peer, Ju., then examined three boys and three girts of his class, who similarly answered questions, Int of a more advanced nature, and with great rapidity. One of the sentiments of a male pupil created mach lnughtor, He wrote down.“ A boy will love a girl lady will love a gentleman.” ‘The next class, under the instruction of Mr. Canr, and onthe last year of tuition, consisted of three young ladies and three young gentlemea, and their an- ewers. as well as the facility with which they wrote them, created astonishment and delight. Q—Where are you now, and for what purpose are you kere? A.—In the Broadway Tabernacle, to hold our exhibition, Another answered—We have come nto the Tabernacle to exhibit and show how perfect we are in our instevetions. Another wrote a simiair answer, and added, To let the people see how we jm- prove. Another. "Beeause the people think we are ureless, but this will show them (hat we ean be edu- eated as well as others. (Great applause followed this i for not ply.) G2 Wout it net be better toleave you im your igno- rance? A.—No, because if we are deprived of educa- tion, we would be os dark as the heathen, and could know nothing of the Great Bel Another. If we had no education, our seul would be in a state of darkness, Another gove a similar answer, and added, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has procured our salvation by dying for us on the cross. ‘To another question. one of the boys replied—Many pervons have gone to California for the purpose of dig- ging gold and making themselves rich, but many re- tur 1 find themselves poor. (Laughter) @.—What studies hdve you been pursuing! A.—Ilis- be ‘aphy a astronomy ‘“. Wat part of Great Britain is California in? A. (a boy.)—In Wales. (Laughter) Doctor Peet explained, that the boy who gave that answer. did so to show that he was up to the who proposed the que tion bei Britain | eres (Apiause.) The ques- ered—It is pot in Great fe tea, Another—Califor- of the United Stat «dT hope it 0 of the t (Applause) ‘There was a dialogue between two pupils, which was interpreted by Doctor Peet, and was greatly expressive of the language their signs pourtrayed. Bxer were again written by male and female pu} . ‘The love of gold is the root of all evil. Diogenes, he gent philosoper, was by Alexander the Great — What do you wish for “Get out of my sun- shine.” was the reply. (Laughter ) Frances Marion Barnes gave 2 beautifal recitation in | her own my uage, which was interpreted It was | astory of @ which, while drinkki rivulet, naw the forin of a hawk descending upon it | means escaped. It was expressively acted, repeated was is in the Unit | with great applauce One of the lads wrote on his slate the following — “The Hon. Mr. F iY tiger desperate courage to attack a Loud laughter.) A bad girl ix as obstinate One of the fer Daby is as de magnifiernes ” Several other questions were put and answered with quickness and correctness. after which the Rev. Dootor Adame, one of the directors of the Institution, sd- drerred the meeting forcibly, showing its benefits to the community at large, and proving it to be a society worthy of ity On the whole, this way ecrtainly a most gratifying exhibition. It did indeed appear wonderfal. that the eyes chould pertorm the offers of the ear, and the hands the offiece of the volee, but such It was. A lovely little child of silence, denied the faculty of spoeeh, bat look- ing tranquillity and contentment, came from among her fellow pupils to converse with her mother who sat rear the plattorm. She war a A sweet seeping “The moon walks with acquittal of guilty persons, Some are 4 the church does not lead the van in this . But none of the institutions of society lead in the improvement of society. represent the stereotyped opinions of the past They fare anchored in them and snetain Keelesiastical or politiest institutions wili Reform goes into the Sever lend. in reformations Aerort, and comes from thence— it is voice whieh eries Shere till the people hear it. The great reforms in Kug- Yatholic emancipation and other reforms) never jeaders oF publie, Jestitations, y cated @ public opinion, and then the re- Soa took e When oaber men have toiled and made a gr i road, then the political and other leaders Will be gind to walkon it in their pamps and sik Stockings Humbler agente, and generally despised men, work in the first and act upon the public mind, then afterwerds the leaders, when they cnn resist no protit by their labors. Lt requires home to them, to move the = Massachusetts, becauce Dr. Webster ix jaken out of the bigher classes the hicher classes now hegin to think on this matter—it comes home to them ft excites their sympathy now; and they begin to im Mascach ts that the arguments inet ital punishment are sound end good Punishment not the provines of m: dand, (¢ came irom any party i; it bel 8 to God only, who only can weigh offences and examine the heart. Ite only is competent to punteh fo The provines of evils, and not to punish sing. Many Gillows, far more innocent in the eye ¢ judge upon his cushion ‘This barbarous experiment hes been tried for ages, and jt has not prevented murder. The dea of proventin, erime by the exw f punishment, ta, Broughain bas end, id of ‘assachusetts. $1 do not know how it ys bone d 4 rock of Gib- altar. st arguments and reasons are jovelled ak vain. d Phillips having coneluded @ h brillient Nay ate of genius and eloquence gat down amid loud applause i was then introduced, and moved.on bait o ihe Executive Comsetien the Sppciateneat ot Society for the ensuing year. Ne Gr re ott then offered the following resolution : “Resolved. That the Executive Committee of th foclety be instructed to make Boy y teal rene ments, previous to the next se of Congress, ‘of the next session of our State Legislature, fur the neral cireulatio 1 ye ty pital ae a = ¢ = pas er) ve the ‘ tation of the same to our State ‘4 ‘Mr, G, then commented resolat In above teal dea v Be. aren. th: jort of the stat States "the penalty’ of 7 abetiched byt tong delay which Sah ul then ‘ck for the exccuilen of the gone by, will then dark. quick eye, and an intellectual east of eoun- teuanec. She was but nine years of age. The re- porters seemed to attract her attention. She inter- rogated her mother a* to who they were, and thi nature of their duties: which, being explained, « emiled, and asked (in her own language) would her nome a a the paper ? ba | the question to her, “What ie your name?" and rhe wrote, in clear and lady-like band, which would do credit to one of more mature years. 4 of all nature's senses, “Gertrude Cochran Waiter.’ There, now, ‘tis printed, and we bn she will be as much gratified at see her pame fn the paper ae we were at the exbibition the Lartitution for the Deafand Dumb The exhibition was 5 the recital of the Lord's Prayer, in the egrets, the mute, by Mise Silence Table, which was delivered with feeling and ex Venere. hie was merely an exhibition; the anniversary will be h«ld in July. We extract the following from the al report: — From the treasurer's account it will be seen that the receipts of the institution, during the year 1549, trom every cource, including the balance of $604 76, ‘on hand at the close of the year 1848, have amounted the dishurromentsyof the year hare ing ® balance against the treasury, ‘ecem ber, 1819, of $2128 67. 568 G1. day of enally large sum of total receipts ts in- cluded the very liberal apecific appropriation , 0 the last Legislature, to enable tl the debt contracted for the necessary en- of the building in 1848. This appropriation immediately applied recording to ite intention. have the satisfaction to now entirely free from do on account of buildings, and, they trast, will long re- main to. This crowning proot of the benevolent feel. ings of the Legislature toward the unfortunate deaf 4 of ite confidence in the Board, has relieved the institution from a serious incumbrance, and has aK wee ower of the Board to realire long de- institution ed of improvement. It hae, also, we trast, prompted connected with the institution to a greater en 4 more sealous Iabor in the sine cause of the deaf and dumb. “ The number of pupils returned to the Inst Legisla- ture was 220, Of there thirty-nine ha: a three have been removed by death. During the year just closed, forty-two new pupil have been admitted, two former pupils re-admitted.” The Advent Conference of Believers. KVENING SESSION OF WEDNESDAY. After singing and prayer, © sermon was preached by the Rev, Josiah Leitch, from the 27th chapter of Jere- miah, and 5th verse have made the earth, the mon and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and hare given it unto whom it seemed mect unto me,” The retty creature, with a | | tention to come rome weeks ago, but onl: ter of Romans. We learn from these passages, that the political administration of the world has been un. der the direction of God. God adopted plaas to secure man’s welfare; it was his purpose, as shown in the first and second chapters of Genesis, that man should be holy—exercising, under God, domination upon carth. Hence, “ Let us make man in our own Sin de: the plan, and the earth became “ filled with Hlolence." God rey te that be made man, and re- ives to destroy. ted. bath determined tho tines before appointed,” © M tpirit shall net always strive with man.” “Yet hi days shall be 120 years.”” As betoro the flood, a stated time was appointed, so it has been subsequently. Noah came the ark, ond was charged to tultip\y and replenish the earth; and of his seed, Nimrod founded » nation, of which the book of Gencels gives uated until 600 y itleman then went into detail of the prophecies as fulfilled. showing God's preordination of events—referring to 50th Jere- mish, v. 15; 25th Jeremiah; 5th Daniel; 27th Jeremiah. By Divine Providence, governments continue according te his will. It has been asked, does God yernments? God sometimes allows o: instrument of @ Feveren bi times before pointed, and the bounds of their habitation.”” ence was made to the 8th chapter of Daniel, v. 1! ‘Tth Daniel, verses19 and 23. God's original intention was to give to Israel the ascendancy over the Gentiles, but after awhile their term of probation wa: ‘petua- ted, and the consequence is shown by 2lat pom Bxe- kicl, v.25. The preacher then showed that prophec; had beon fulfilled, and asked whether the future woul: be left to chance, or had God mado ion for fatu- rity. Reference was made to the 2d and 72d Paal: showing tho prophecy to be fulfilled in the judgmei Ma ‘ot, the ‘King’ going {nter's for The parabl ke . 11, was then introduced, to bear ; and concluded with remarking that hristians differed with them as to tthe reappearance of Christ asf king, aud ce a the judgment. - ys > open Fourteenth Anniversary of the American ‘Temperance Unton. At the hour of meeting designated for this annua! celebration, the vast space of the Tabernacle was crowded with a well-dressed company of people. A brass band, seated ia the gallery, in the rear of the platform, exhilarated the company with several lively airs. The meeting was opened by a prayer from Mr. Pastor Tappan, of Maine. Chancellor Walworth, President of the Union, presided over the meeting. He then introduced Mr. Marsh, the Secretary of the Union, who proceeded to read several interesting extracts from the annual report. The report began with lamenting the sad havoc made on temperance by the brandy regimen required during the prevalence of the cholera. A review was then made of the progress of the cause in the several States. Maine continues her prohibitory system; Massachusetts is creeping on ; Connecti- cut goes ahead ; the Empire State is not backward— the cause is progressing in the counties of the State. The liquor-shops, however, gather $25,000,- 000, annually, from the poekets of the people. Drinking fills the poor-houses, alme-houses, prisons, lunatic asylume, &e. In New Jersey the prohi- bition laws work wel Maryland great resi ance is made against them; in Ohio the cause is advancing ; in Indiana people are petitioni for laws of prohibition ; in consin the riots the liquor-people have only ogthened the laws against the sale of alcohol ; lowa and Illinois noble eflorts are made to resist the encroaching flood. There is a general rising in the West against intemperance. In the South the friends of temperance have not been ina The navy is still degraded by the spirit ration ; in the merchant service the cause is more prosperous. From foreign countries the accounts are more flattering than ever before ; in england, especially, the cause has begun to run like wild-lire. ‘There is a scheme on foot to establish, in this city, a life insurance company, to insure the lives of none but total ab- stinence men. (Applause.) Pastor H. Warnen then oflered the following re- solution :— Resolved, That the above report of the committee be accepted, printed and circulated, with other illustra- documenta, Dr. Dow11x@ arose to second this resolution. He felt it an honor to eclebrate the 24th anniversa- ry. It was anold age, nearly quarter of a_ century. This Union was the ruother of all the other perence societies; this was the great jubilee to which they all came up, LHe owed much asa clergyman to this soc Tf this institution had di ho more than give to the world the docu- ments it hes published, it would not have existed Vain, clergym: Before this Union, the meetings of clergymen were accompanied with brandy. Twenty years ago it gland, when the minister © the deacon to e (Dr, D.) could mot conceive how any n could refuse to sustain this society. “ ole out a gloss of the his is on reason why many a minister of the ( I, of fine promise, has been led to his ruin. Hed D.) ree membered many such cases. As a minister, he was beund to give thanks to this Union, for abol- ishing drinking among the clergy. The great ob- stacle to the temperance cause, was the fashion among the better classes of taking their wine. 7 band, then, according to the programme, played a tune. Dr. Exwarvs was then introduced, and offered the following reec lution :— Resolved. That the eontinued manufscture and sale of intoxicating liquors, ax a beverage. is the ecourge of our country; that ite encouragement and protection ty license laws are morally and civilly wrong; and that the people have a right and should elaim the right to protection from its desolating evils. Mr. W. H. Burixsen, representative from the New York State Society, then addressed the raeet- ing. He said that whatever he had learned on this subject, he had learned from the writ | teacher who had just oflered this resolution, w he rove to second. Too true it was, that this country, though axsuming to be free, and preelaiming it by the beoming of cannon, was seourged by the pesti- lence, not of disease, but of liquor. We can and we will apply the remedy. It iso scourge worse than the cholera. There are probably 500,000 drunkards in the land. Each drunkard is the cen- tre ef a drunken tystem end set around him.— 50,000 die annually a drunkard’s death. ‘When the last speaker sat down, the audience played W beq., ings on the following resolution, which he proposed for adoption: the vast niflux 0 re ike ruinous to themselves and our common count Much, he observed, nad been done, but much yetremained to be done. ‘The best instruments were publications, to be distributed, and he hoped the audience would contribute liberally, to enable the seciety to publish and send abroad the facts they have been collecting. Without the meat the hands of the society must be paralyzed. want funds—funds we must have—and he hoped the audience would contribute liberally. A collection was then taken up, and the long handled mi hogany boxes were carried about, in which, while the money chinked, the band stirred up “a #pirits of the people by lively airs, well exe- cuted, T. B. Srear, Lsq. the following resolution: Resolved, That the glory of our nation consists In ite virtue; ond that the continued sacrifice of talent. wealth, private and domestic peace and public good on the alter of intemperance, should ala: ery citizen, and be boldly ree among all classes and in every portion of our great republic. Mr. Marth, Secretary of the Union, rose to se- cond the motion, and expressed his regret that Se- nator Houston had been disappomted in attending this anniversary. He had expressed his wish and in- three hours back he had telegraphed from Washington thet he could not slip away Loud cries were made of “ Copley,” “ Coy 7” and Copley, the Indian chief, came forward, an said that the Mohawk vocali- uld sing the In- dicn Lament, and the ineled: ite man let me go,” after which, he himself would cay something to the audience about hing Alcohol. The three Indian vocalists then stood up in their seats, jast be- f New Jersey, then oflered hind the chair, and sang a plaintive melodly,in plea- sing wyies wineh was highly applauded. “One was an Indian_male; the two others females, vulgo equawe. They were dreeeed in hats, with black yeile, and looked like two ladies in riding habits. From their round, fet faces, and rosy cheeks, m ene would have taken them for Indian wornen, as we generally see sweh, such a metamorphosis does drees and the show of civilization efiect. The Indian chief, ¢ » then addressed the meeting. He felt glad that the white man took an interest in the Indian’s cause. ‘There was @ time when the wigwam of the Indian was peace—his children played around in cheerful joy. What isit which has hushed op the merry songs of his chil- dren, in the country where the great Mohawk wan- dered free? Wha made him desolate and an outcast | It is the white man, who, perverting his superior intelligence, has made ardent spirits. The white man was too wise when he learned to mann- feeture ardent spirits. No; it was rather the devil who made it. (Applause.) f have travelled fortwen- ty years among tny brethren in the West; for six- teen years | lived in our villages, and there was no- thing but fighting,and quarrelling, and death, owing to intemperance. But si the white man came nd told us of the evil and built the wall of tee- totaliem, we be; to aie ft tof the evil trader among us to sell ns Jonget he sueceeds as before. | in Tlie noisy when he first begea, te speak he and the stated was with him. The pee had a rad water bel curtain, and he took a » and ys, it requires jones i ane ms pees ens ous to preach the gospel. Mr. 'y continued a few mare interest remarks, and concluded amidst thunders of applause. The Indian minstrels then came forward and sang, “ White man let me go,” in a beautiful strain. A benediction was then pronounced, and the meeting dispersed, American Baptist Home Mission Secicty. ANNIVERSARY MERTING, AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH, IN NORFOLK STREET, On Thursday the annual meeting of the above named society was held at the Baptist Chapel in Norfolk street, for the purpose of hearing read the eighteenth report of the laborers of the society, and fer other business—J. P. Crozier, Esq., in the chair. The proceedings of the evening commenced with singing a psalm, and afterwards with the re- citation of a _very impressive and e! t by the Rev. Mr-Gillette, of Philadeguies PY"? ABSTRACT OF THR ANNUAL REPORT. An abstract of the annual report of the Executive Board was read by Rev. B. M. Hill, co: Seo- cretary, from which we make extracts concerning the financial and missionary affairs of the society. FINANCIAK AFFains, The Treasurer's Report exhibits rece; from different sources for the April Ist, 1850, to the amount of.......- whleb, with the belance on and, April Ist, Mone ihe setae mount of available means of 16 Bociot e past year.........,. $30, The total ‘smount of disbursements eee eas the samo period §8.44++ 66.6... 6.44. 25408 46 Leaving a balance in the hands of the Trea- SemeaN MANUS AU 40 dintibn e's 0s oes cas 490KOK ‘The liabilities of the society on the first day of April, were........ 000+ ~ 28,821 98 And its available resources were 9,464 61 ng $28,443 52 3,025 55 Bhowing # balance inst the society of. . . $14,356 77 To \e for this balance, and the new and increas- ing liabilities ef the coming year, the new board will be entirely dependent ory the future liberality of the petra ofthe socicty; but we have great confidence hat the friends of home missions will not fail to sus- tain the Board in their efforts to carry out tho impor- tant object of our nization—“to promote the preaching of the Gospel in North America.’ Of the amount received, $25,201 09 were in direct contribution to the pay Aided an increase over the receipts, of the same ter, last year, of $4.024 45. besides G47 43 for the Home Mission Kecord Of the amount of liabilities, $5,987 14 fall due in the months of April, May, and June, and will be needed at periods by the missionaries to whom it be- comes due. This amount exceeds the cash balance in the treasury more than $1,000. BUDAIARY OF LANORS AND ResULTs. The number of ats and missionaries who have labored during the past al under the commission of the society, is 118. Of these, 77 were in commission at the time of making up our last annual report, aud 41 are new appointments. From four of the later num- ber no reports have been received, they not being due till after the Ist of April. There are, also, 13 others under appointment, not enumerated in the above, as the time for commencing their labors is on or after the first of April, which is the period to which our accounts are all made up. Ten ministers who were under a) pointment last year, need no further aid from the society, their churches being ablo to support them. The whole number of States, territories, and pro- vinces oceupied is 17. The number of stations sup- plied ts amount of time be- stowed upon those stations, is eyual to that of one man for 81 years, ‘The missionaries report the baptism of 949 persona, the ope plantion of 33 churches, and the ordination of ninisters, x houses of worship have been completed, and seven commenced by the churches under their care; and thore churches have contributed to the usual ob- jects of Christian benevolence $2,732 58, and about 6.000 for pport of the ministry among them- relves, besides the building and xepaixing of their chureb-<difiees, OPNRMAL SUMMARY Since the formetion of the society. 1.432 ministers of the gospel have received its eommissior hey have jointly performed 1.231 years of labo 218279 persone; organized 706 ehurehes; ministers, In conclusion, the report went on to say that the exertions of the society had been extended to Ore- ew Mexico, California, andin the valley of the Mississippi —which latier field alone would have been ample enough to absorb all their fands. Reinfercements to the missionary strength were required in all parts of their labors, and the wonder of the Board was evinced in the small number that had offered themselves for the purpose. Allusion wos made to the foreign missions in other countr but our own country, it was considered, clain the exertions of the religious more particularly An address was afterwards delivered by Profe: Lp ee of Madison University, who d the fe t proposed the following rem : ~ Kesolved, ¢ stirrl eer. and the signs oF the times: peagaput wit the pe ouutss of yet more astounding developemonte. are adapted to linpress every Christian with » deepening sense of the imounee of home missions, at once stimulate and encourage this society to double diligence in its t work.” The Nev. gentleman said that the last word was a fit starting point for him to address the meetin, from. = The: 1 something else to do besic talking; all thi were fuil of labor, and the world had leamed t hat all aoe depended upon it. Without labor, man could not rise to his highest dignity ; they should not, therefore, think that these anniversary meetings were merely for arousement. They were met to carry fi work in which they wer therefore, their united yor that the power of ( might be made in reflecting upon the matter, he thoug! work on which they were employed was in har- mony with the age—it wes a stirring the advancements in science and urt instroments to car it able di lige out their labors. said, ** vo preach,” and thus afiect pot powers: t lifted man al the inferior | . The first was, the power of i notion, | h raised the animal creation above the ve of him table; but the other, the faculty wos all man’s own, and raised other animals, making him, wo of grace, the fit instrament of (400 it we were forbid to lead @ life of u» but to circumnavigate the world in beneiiiog our above race. ‘The apostles went about preaching, and the result of their efforts yet rema Again: man hed the power of augmenting his faculties. By the application of the arts, he, as it were, expounded himself; the most wonderful discoveries made by the ingenuity of man, had reference to Motion We go by vteam and talk by lightning. The wings of the wind had actually besome @ tame | The ratile of » million presse magnetic telegraph, were the instruments of ( bidding us to go and preach his gospel to all th work, The cause of home missions was the caure of foreign missions. peculiar character were such a an importance that they never had changes had taken nt heed since the commen bd “ment of the labors of the society! Then Ohio seemed at a vast distance; then Illinois was ad Michigan ; then Mivsovri. It seemed but the other day that missionaries were sent tothe Territory of Wisconsin—now it was a mighty State; then lowa, th 7 * and New Mexico demanded their eflorts. Bat it was not only the extension of territory : the population also had increased—villages and foc tor where sprung up; bat the main feat consolidation of all there mighty in West, which demanded further etior their so- ciety. Again, there was California—a name npon every lipe—California, ‘springing vp mature in ei- vilization! God grant that a flood of purg religion might be poured into her young veins! “There she eat, on her golden throne, demanding their exer- | tions in her behalf; the State of California de jure, | and almost a State de facto. Truth was here found | stranger than fiction ; it realized more than poet or | novelist ever ined. Ci and villages had sprung up by md scores, where one year | fore was a wilderness, with hardly @ name upon | the map of civilization. It reslized more than | | Aladdin's lamp : rub our eyes as we inay, we cam not get over it, We had now reached the wetimea th the end of the world Scripture ; they had react and were pouring their ti es prophesied im the western boundary, the stagnant veins of Asia—the souree and the origin ¢ race. The streams of population wor compares the globe with a Kind ef bre duced by human necessity and humen depend hat a triumph would this be for the Gospel peace! The time had come when the line of di tinction could not be drawn bet ond foreign mission field. The distinction mig be drawn, but it would be only in nan A collection was then made among the meeting, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the society hr the ensuing year, who purpose sending out two missionaries to (elilornin The Rev. Dr. Marcous, of Philadelphia, pro- posed the second resolution. “Resolved, That in the opinion of (his meeting (his so. ciety presents am arrangement indispensable to the pro- Ss fulfiiment of our duties as Christians and a» Bap tet, ? —and commented upon the exertions of the eo- ciety. It was Christ himself who founded the honre mission; he first sent out (he twelve apostles; but he did not found tract societies, nor Hille so cieties, nor others ot Jar nature. The eharch could be extended without these latte: it spread without them; bet it could not become » oniversal church without «a home mission. All ovet the Western country, not a siogle church ex- isted that hot some means for extending the ort He belonged to Steue organizations for uilding churches, but he foand that they required a general baly, to cary on the nese, similar to eter to produce any. t effect. He thought that they had been too muc! engrossed with foreign mitsions; that (hey ought rather try to ¢oncentrate their efforts upon their own country, | Mission have hed rest, He had lived for several years in the Western | Lord, and in the States, and could give more startling accounts of | multiplied. re destitution, in those to excite the | inquiry an transiently,which wibed as 8000 ern ae as they got home. Perhaps he succeed | the Arme: in obtaining & contribution, such as they would | life more ve for seeing Tom Thumb, emble read. But he asked iy. or be: Fi Bi uote ehetes caae.| Gone crank at fine brennan le had a right to sit down contented with, perhaps, | 6overnment has shown its determination to protect the some tearful regret that milli ‘rvishing | Bembers of that communion who are disposed to em- for the word of God, or stop at the polat or ing | Brace the Protestant faith 0 outa monthly or guarter); considering how many cents of the dollar they should gi the Anas Godt Whether it saat be E gd out of the hundred, or twenty out of the hundred. insi: t Christian ought to that the a He give upon principle, and not ina vaci lating way as if uncertain what was due to God. He instanced the case of the Jews in ancient times, who gave various ways, of all their substance, to their religion. So the Christian ought to con- ‘ystematic manner, as counselled by the American Tract Society in if, tribute on fixed principles, in some of their late publications. They should Of the progress of the work in Syria and the wich Islands, you will hear from mem! mizstons, who are present and will address you. Dut while God has so signally prospered some of the missions, to others the past year has been one of se vere trial. This in truo especially. of the Borneo Mis: sion, 1a which missionary operations for the presont are suspended. The two brethren who have labored so long an@ faithfully in that dffieuit field, have been compelled by the fhilure of their health to return to this country, and are with us to-day. We thed they are 09 feeble to make the ‘appeal Would rejoice to make in behalf of the P; Whom they lmve Left with none to point them to sae cifled Redeemer a fixed per centum of their income, and There are now under the care of the board 2) mis- they would be keeping their business subservient | ions, embracing 104 stations, 163 ordained miasions- to the glory of Gol, who would encou: them | Hes, § Rigeisiens not ordained, and 288 other assistants in their worldly efforts. This was their duty, not | ¢f jm Shis pountzy, Associated with them are 31 ma- only a3 Christians, but as Baptists. In the latter | {o"su"odo inbertre cme Other, Bative helpers, gente, it was essentially their du ligious knowledge. prejudice in faver of their sect, alt ligious instruction. larly the case where, tricts, no minister would Baptist denomination. stronger among irreligious than amor the religious—that he contendes duty to send Baptist ministers to preach to those who were too bigoted to # sects a candid hearing. [t was his opinion that the millineum could not come before the whole world were Baptists. (Sensation among the audience.) Infant one was the plague spot of Christen- dom, and the millenium could not come before the world was expurgated of it. This must be the case before they could be a universal church.— ‘Wherever infant baptism prevailed, there the world legislated for the church. This he would instance to be the case with the Lutheran churches in Germany, which were now no better than Ro- man Catholics, from the error of Martin Luther merely not preaching against infant baptism. The meeting, which was very large—for the chureh was completely filled—then separated, at a rather advanced hour of the night. Ameriean Board of Commissioners for For- eign Missions. The anniversary of this society was held yester- terday, at the Tabernacle. Thejaudience waqlarge, and consisted principally of ladies. The platform was occupied by a number of clergymen and oth- ers interested in the institution. Immediately over the platform six large and beautiful colored maps were suspended, intended to show the various mis- sionary stations over the world, where the opera- tions of the society were carried on. The maps were on a large scale, and were executed with great taste. The Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen occupied the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer and the sing- ing of a hymn, when The Present rose and spoke as follows:— The American Board of Foreign Missions is one important way in which the providence of God illustrates the great purpose for which he has exalted our country to such a distinguished place and influence [a the nations of the earth. She is to learn for herself, and teach it to others, that it was not for her alone that God awakened in the besom of the puritan an unquenchable thirst after liberty and the right of conscience. That it grew so strong as to break away from home, and coun- try, ond Christian gee and prefer these forbidding shores—the inclemencies of a stera climate—the wastings of disease, and the perils of a savage neighborhood—to any abode on the whole earth where conscience was not free. It was for the glory of his name, and the spread anc triumph of his truth, that he has given us eleva- tion, and for this he watched over the pilgrim— covered his head with his own buckler, and fed the light he kindled on the Plymouth rock, until its ilumivations have made these whole heavens bright as the morni star With the glory of his gospel. And now, this favored ‘jp are to reflect’ it upon the old world, \ e to seatter the seeds of wrath ene M the hindrede of 5 itnot only becomes us, a a professedly Christian people, we are bound by peculiar blessings. ‘The obliga- tion springs from all our history. Blessed in our origin, our liberties, our suecessfal enterprise, our prosperity, and our influence, if not insensible to the first promptings of ea gr to God, we muat remember our gracious Benet itor, thus, in making known his will, and persuadiag our fellow men to acknowledge and fear him. And in this respect we perceive, too, the fitness of our agency. [Low it fortified the humblest missionary, to invest hin with this national character; to euable him to say to the heathen world, [ come ast moner of American kindness, as the representative of Ame- an counsels, and to tell you who and what has made us to difier; th all you edmire and love in our country, we owe to the God of the Bible, end we exhort you to turn to the Christion’s God, and he will deliver you from the, blindness and misery under winch yeu given. ‘This is our vocation, and 1 bless God that it is £0, and that in the I Mi a and other associutions of American are fultitling this high destiny mighty inthe given us, as the | tien! commercial relations, we are not content to be known only in the ealeuistions of trade, and the negotiations of policy; but that we wieh also to bewr our testimony to all the tribes of our fellow men, that concerns of rurpassing moment bie bee yord these fer, ae ete is this brief sea- ton—this day dream iby toth; to help on its progress, & to hail ite triumphs. Showld it, as it may, turn thrones in its course ; should sce and potentates fall before it, while we would not exalt in buman | woes, yet, ii it please God by works of dreadfal righi 5 10 wccompliah lus purposes of merey, ce in the issnes, he wrongs of «uf © of all the ean pom th of the desi chime, have a period will right the wronged, and hallowed power the dominic Who will not unite in th even se | econ enter upon their , are al ponder to thet eppeal by the offer of th this fer The reced wry of the board, ¢ slapsed of the © 157.009 80. whieh exceeds ding mouths of the pre- A proportionate increase months. will make the year, $200.807 08. If this ond the expenditures laet_ year. the debt at wnt bo $4 92h 7 yed during the presepee of the during (he remat total receipis of the pre amount rhowld be re showld be eqmel to those « we of |e yerr will w ord. The mission in Bowthern Africas, whieh for many Fours ene the and which was once actually abandoned, ha enjoyed a gracious visitation of the spirit. ands number of accessions to the church have be year then daring the thirtee years, since the mission was ¢stablished. ing hearts of our m vived. wud they sny ! The day, we believe. is dawning. have been long and ro gloomily hanging « shall soon flee away ‘The Temil mistions, though severely tried by sick. ness and death among their mep if oyed feme tokens ot the Divine favor y mt lie, ja the Madure mission, has be ed by eolal in@uevces of the spirit, and ten or twelve ve been hopefully converted, who may. young men ere lovg. become heralds 0 trymen , hen we assembled here n year ago, intelligence had +t beew received (hat God was pouring out bis #pirit na wouderfol manner upon the Nestorian Mission. day we are permitied to Fejoice and thank tod fcalvation to their eown- } for tidings of another similer visitation of merey to of ® letter from the state of things there, mm two that favored field. A fow lim Rev. Mr. Cochran, will show t when the work had teen in progress lors t weeks Turkish rule hes at length been extablished ia the | O00" S5 onitdrs wer of the perseeuting ; the mountain Nos Koordish moun‘ a\ re riarch been effect orleans are rgain AtM foand » —- sa teat seven — up, Bei been neat to Secupy During the past yeer, dd the within our reach. we, the seed sown those ternal r to do their fair re to provide the community with Bibles and re- | about 26,000 members, : In portions of the land settled by emigrant Baptists in early times, there was a hough the de- scendants of those early settlers were without re- in Kentucky it was pee in many remote dis- 86,000, * be heard but one of a | IADguages. face Pages; SOG since the communes- pee dene . It was on Sap of this prejudice—because religious prejudice was gene- that it was their | manifest results already ve the ministers of other “ jonaries have ostA, Where so many of our misal » at length sprang life. A missionary p> urehes Hie Arpeaia:s 0 hey me te Be —_ Oa aes tal organized chure! cont ining have beem ter whom oe hia ed ode rod year. sic ‘m connection with the schools, direetly or indirect- ly under the instruction of the missi youths and children. piabim tic gg The twelve printing establishments, in connection with the missions, have ixsued during ‘the year, in 30 the missions, more than 750,000 000 pages, bear ing ie record of God's saving truth. ut though these figures may be taken to reprosent the extent of the agencies em) . yet aoe that they make no account of the gradual undermining process, which at i erable pointe is silently gsing forward. Yet here, is the most important element in the progress of missionary work. Fierce battles have been fought with mtoler- ant governments and hbivrarchies, and victories wom for the benefit of all succeeding time. Christianity has gained for itse! spectful treatment in countries where but lately it met only wi abuse and coutempt. Extensive distrust has been created with prevailing systems of error, A spirit of inquiry he ven awakened, and a desire created for Knowledge, improvement, ni In India the chains of caste are relaxed. In China the wall of exclusiveness is falling. In bik eo 4 the charm of unchangeableness is broken. Among the corrupt churches of Ania, the scales of superstition are falling from the eyes of thousands ; and over all those regions where the light ot Christianity, kindled by apostolic hands, has long been extinguished, are seen the dawning beame of a new and brighter day. As God is thus encouragit our faith and hope—as we see the day of Christ's lennial triumph drawing near—while our day of labor is drawing to its close—let us press forward zealously in this blersed ‘k, and so much the more as we see th approaching. The report also announced the death of Hon. Samuel J. Armstrong, Chairman of the Presi- dential Committee, who died March 26th. The Rev. Mr. Frencu, one of the missionaries from oer gem then made a statement of the progress of his labors among the heathens of that partof India. The condition of these unfortunate people, he said, was most deplorable; their super- stitions were of the most degrading character, and their conduct, unfortunately, was in accordance with their creed. All the vices to which fallen nature was liable were there flourishing. The only remedy, therefore, for this state of things was the Bible, which alone could —— the — Hindoo to a knowledge of the truth as itis in Jesus. But, though the field was large, the laborers were but few—not one missionary to half a million of souls. In addition to this, there was no auxi aid to which he might look, to co-operate wit! him in his labors. There was no tract society—no ony school teachers—no colporteurs—no fire- side altars, to assist in the good work. In this state of things, therefore, it behooves this society to come to the rescue, and endeavor, by every means in its pert, to disseminate among these poor and ber ighted heathens a knowledge of the Gospel of C The Rev. A. Wiuvrrrs, of Philadelphia, was the next speaker. The work in which they were engaged, he observed, was of an exalted kind, they should consider ita high privilege to be en- gaged init. The raising up of those who did not know the truth, the dignity of Christianity, and the hope of immortality, was a work which should call forth the best energies and the most unfaltering perseverance. He then eulogized in eloquent terms this glorious werk, and called upon the meeting to pledge themselves h renewed ear- the good work, which had pountitully blessed by the Al- nestness to conti been already so mij Joun D. Panis, of the Sandwich Is- ,next addressed the mecting. After cription of the discovery of the islands Cook, he proceeded to say that the na- | away, when the missionaries first ap- (then, but subsequently, they became re- a and were docile to the instructions im- parted to then rreat had been the influence of the Gospel upon these pe , that they now most relieitous to raise temples to God, even at the greatert labor and sacrifice of personal com- Wf they compared the condition of the Sand- islands wow with what they were in the contrast would be most gratifying. Then, all wes confusion ; now, all is order. hen there was an nee of all trath, and the inhabi- fants were di ded below the condition of the beasts of the fiekl; now they are raised to the dignity of Christians, and children of Ged. Then th were no schools nor churches; | now the ishen re covered with them, and there ure no children there over 10 years, who could not read, and whe } not Bibles um t hands, The all Sandwich lsla there hed on the wid of this so- : ty, whieh could not be overlooked by any true Christian The ev. Wo. Tir , of the Syrian mis- sion, Was the next speaker em ome states weted with the progress of the missions howe bh given ia rican Bible }s . to repeat | there | The Kev, i. M. Keanes, of Boston, made the conclid oe. 1 ¢ of the dillerence in he savoge and civilized mode of life. The tri- th winp-bs of the former consisted of blood, rapine, and | iniquity; bot the latter consisted in improving the condition 1 filling we With he im | mertality ach socicties it should be vieaver to extead their sphere of usetulness ond promote the rega of the k m of Ged on h. After dwelling fora considerable time on this topic, he concluded by ag, to persevere in their ex- he workd and extend to the hevighted heathen the ng of the @ . Another hymn © 1 ung, and benedic- tion having beenlprononnced, the meeting separated. Metroviet ix Ostieonnia ann Ongoow.—A lee ter received at the Mission oom of the Methodist Chureh in this city, from the . Willam Ro- berte, superintendent of the Oregon and California mirsions of that chure! . under date of Mateh 2th, from San Fre agratilate the urchon the app Messrs, Owen aad ‘aylor. Entirely their work, fiading favor with (he people ising Compreheasive plaas of usefulness. and actively carying them out, they dev are entirely deserving the confidence and prayers hnvel et home. Larrived in San Francis March 2d, and fi Mr. Taylor There is reelly on the Pa- a “ Methodist Book emall in its be gingings, but with reality enough about it to be knocking at your doors, one hese days, for admiasion the Union. With ylor and Owen, two others h stered the field: Mr. Corwine, for- merly of former! Stoektou Lwenty-tWo por n bly be taken to ty tes for exhibiation.— The i the p nm to have made new deposits of the precious metal, and new are daily the same mail, letters were received from Mr. dated at O1 yon the 2th end 2 of Febraary, in whieh ys that th cts there also are of P ging clr et. Mr. Roberts's cor with hows him to be ious and laborious missionary. & mest encot expondene telligent, Asovnen Srrasenoay Disseren—Gneat Lose ov Live. On Sunday night, we regret to learn, the steamboat Dispatch as che wor off Grand River, unfortunately ton into the slommer Commerce, by which thirty-eight men, out ofa detachment of theee huudred and aity Brivieh troops, were lort | There wore but twenty-four soldiers of the 24 regi- ment.an engineer, and the remainder of the thirty- Lt appears that the efe women and children eight 9 Commerce had but one fight, and thet al eemaat-head ain ae nt mistaken for ® 4 Necordiog to present sccounts. the Glame, Ties {sitemeter With the. Commerce, as he Beres veted in crossing the course of the patoh, ta oun the latter stopping het ‘i wonice vo prevent the colle ived the tr the ster r nothing could egaal t con. f a bee “tenner the cries of men and of ‘in. The Diepateh ts lying at the Sam- harbor, baving teceived no injary. rare from Copt. FW. Billings, harbor master, | *hile meking the ligh engine, bat, unbappily } ston. ‘The Commerce rece! that the Diepateh had her helm hard down, in the patch her br toma te oe, a tt ig coi stopped captain bie the might veiput the Diage is seas ofa Bat or consure.—Bwffolo, N.Y, > May §.