The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1853, Page 1

- dred and WHOLE NO. 1555. THE GREAT BRAN BREAD FESTIVAL. The Whole World Beformers in a Grund Green Squash Re-un Miss Lucy Stone and Company as Vegetable Productions. Metropolitan Hall in a Glow of Verdancy. ‘THE BOUQUET MAN IN BIS GLORY: [Senda SPEECHES OF GREELEY, DR HARRIET HUNT, MISS SUSAN CLARKE, MRS. NICHOLS, AND ALL THE NEW LIGATS, he, &., ke, Aga fit and proper winding up to the vagaries of Miss Lucy Stone and company, which were duly chronicled in the HeRatp lust week, another set of reformers joined issne—de bene esse, as the lawyers say~and gave a “Grand Vegetarian Banquet” at Metropolitan Hall, on Saturday evening last. The givers of this interesting dejewner sans four- chette ore banded together under the title of the “New York Vegetarian Society,” headed by a cele- brated hydropatbic physician, Dr. R. T. Trall, who, it seems, rot satisfied with rolling his patients in wet shects, like so many rccuperated mummies, puts the finale, or rather, we might say, the capsheaf, upon his temple of reform, aud gives them nothing but Graham bread to eat and cold water to drink, Even the proauction of our Chinese friends— “The cup which cheers, but not inebriates’”’— is also tabooed. ‘The reformers eat nothing but the products of the field and the orchard. No pates de mitre, no cotelettes & la Jenny Lind, no pigs fect @ la fricassee, no woodcock end champagne accom- paniments forthem. Tey believe in allowing all the birds of the air and the beasts of thefield to live ‘antil they die natural deaths for all that the reform- ers will do against them. The human mind, which “* naturaily looks forward,” cannot think of such a state of things without wonder. Are we all to be- come vegetables—shall the men and women of the twentieth century become so many pommes du terre au naturel? We hope not. Bat to return to our—not mutton, but vege: ‘tables, The banqueting hour was announced for six o'clock, and at thas hour our reporters were at the hall; but. fer some reason unknown to us, the edibles were not prepared. The members of the Committee of Arrangements, assisted by several young women in ‘overpowering Bloomer dresses, acted as_servitors-on the occasion. They were designated by a crimson rosette, from which depended a satin ribbon tab, or- namented with spangles, making the effect “real pretty,” a3 a vegetable young woman was good gnough toinform us. The company at this time was more seiect than numerous; and in the dim twilight the leaders of the several wings of reform were holding little levees and receiving the homage of their adherents, for there is a great deal ae worship among reformers, and they rank accordin; to the amount of notoriety they have achieved, an the quantity of martyrdom they have suffered in the shape of peltings with “‘ unmerchantable eggs,” and other equally pleasant missiles. We noticed par- ticular hot was paid to Greeley, who was con tinually di g his head, as women of all sorts and ages were paraded before him. : At seven o’elock the victims bey to Some in hy lle sjands of two or thes and the ga was turned on. There were a very few pretty wo- men in the two hur dred specimens who were congre: on this oscasion. The yectlemen appeared t+ generally from the “raral cts.” We notic d several Blocmers, but the dresses looked like the work botches inthe mantuamaking trade. One lady we noticed was got up in tremendonus style. She ‘was apparently young, wi h fine features, of medium height, good figure, and blonde complexion. Her hair was arranged & /a Chinors, with a number of little ‘-water curls” flattened down on each side of her face. She wore a brocade si!k dress of the color called by ladies ‘ashes of roses,’ with a pea jacket of the same, in front so as to display a white satin » which was cut high in the neck. Her skirt was short enough to display her white satin Torkish trousers, which were gathered around the ankle. Candor compels us to say that this lady wasa failure. She had evidently got herself up for efiect, and her pedal extremities were too extensive for the style of things to which she aspired. She ‘was accompanied by another disciple of the Amelia Bloomer school, who was dressed in crimson and black. Her figure was pet:te, and her appearance rather more piquant. To give variety to the scene there were several shaker ladies present; their long unwieldy bonnets, old-fashioned, short-waisted dres- ses, combined with their methodism and taciturnity, a very interesting feature of the entertain- ment. At this time, a quarter ie seven, the atten- dance became general, the shilling gallery was nearly filled, and among the auditors were observed 2 party from Kentucky, including George D. Prentice, from Louisville, and several other distinguished gen- tlemen. And, finally, the banquet was ready. The party, numbering some two hundred women and one hua- ly Men—we saw no negroes, - sat down to the tables, which were arranged so as to run pa- rallel with Broadway. The high seats inthe syna- gogue, (strange that even socialist reformers will make these odious distinctions,) were placed upon the stage. There Wasa murmor of applause as, by @ well-executed flank movement the leaders de- ployed from the dressing rooms on each side of the and took seats on the platform. Q stage Herace Greeley presided, and on cach side of him sat the file leaders of the new lights. Among them we noticed, Miss Lucy Stone, Miss Mary C. Vanghn, President of the NewY ork Women’s Total Abstinence Society, Mrs. ©.J.H. Nichols, of Vermont: Miss S. Clarke, of Leroy; “Dr.” Harriet K. Hunt, of Boston; Mrs. frances D. Gage, of Missouri; Mrs. Lydia M. fowler, phrenolo- gist, of New York: Miss Susan B. Anthony, “ edi- tor,” of New York: Dr. R. T. Trall, President of the New York Vegetarian ag th Rev. John Pier- mt, of Massachusetts; C, C. Burleigh and C. M. urleigh, of Connecticut; Dr. J.C. Jackson, of the Glen Haven Water Cure Establishment; Dr. Snod- grass, of Maryland, and many others, representing all the “ isms’ of the day ‘and night. . Mr. Greeley, having boon obiiged several times to restrain the brethren from pitching into the “ ban- et” which was spread before then now announced at the Rey. P. H. Shaw, of Williamsburg, would invoke the Divine blessing, which the rev. gent. weeded to do with score tervor than elegance. In tis invocation he prayed that the audicnce might “have strength to make their spoons snbmissive to the requirements of the love of God,” which was a very singular idea, to say the 'eastof it. Tho Am- phiens indulged us with a quartette, commencing chus:— Lo, the word is rich in blessings! ‘Thankful all, His praise repeat; “Lyery herd, and each treo yivlding Seed and fruit, shall be our meat.” Nature’s banquet pure avd peaceful, Is a “feast o' reason,’’ too; Every healthful cense delighting, Ever changing, ever new. r. The company then roveeded to attack the fruit and vegetables. The following is the ONO DOIN DINE INININNNIENNONIN, a or FARE, Vegetable Sou Tomato Soup, Rice Soup. Purinacea Graham Bread, mixed Fruit Cake, Frutted Bread, Apple Biscuit pte hapa seme Moulded ty inc Dre, Cen eee reukied enetiawont Mi Farit Whesten Grit, Vegetables. Baked Sweet Aiea Ba Cream Squashes, Pastry. Mixed Pruit Pies, WINRAR NII Pumpkin Pies, Peaches, Pineapples. a. Plum Jellios, Baked Apples. Cocoanut Custard, " Fruited [oe Cream. Pure Cold Water. LO INOND DD DIINNINONONINND ND. a painful scarcity of pepper, salt, and ng. condiments ot the same sort. ‘The water Melons, Pears, Cooked Mruit, NNN DAD. ‘waa not iced, and was far from being pure, atd the cookery was evidently the work of “artiste” who had never studied Ude or Soyer. How such an affair would have shocked the great Alexis! We have no doubt that a dinner could be got up, from the same tsaterials, in much better style, pes! our readers will perceive that even for @ vegetable dinner the bill and fruits, were not represented in this gat! of the vegetable kingdom. ned ike starch, and the farina moulded in forms was musty. Brown moist sugar was used for the blanc mange— but we need not particularize. Many of the ladies had the bad taste to sit at the tables in their bonnets. ‘The people were very much puzzled to know what to eat, but as the peaches were very fair they Managed to satisfy the cravings of their appetite. We hope the eociety will be careful to secure fruit when next they give a banquet to the Whi World's Convention, otherwise we may lose some of those amiable females who supply us with so much good advice and rational amusement. If the beauty of a feast isin the welcome you receive—if, as Mrs, Macbeth truly observes, —— The feast is cold ‘That is not often voucbed while ’tisa making "Tis given with weloome— then this was a very cold feast. The people de- youred what was eatable, and stowed aoe iH consi- derable amount in their pockets, After the banqueters had become pretty well sa- turated, if not satisfied, the Bouquet Man appeared on the platform. He was dressed in black dress coat and trowsers, with a white waistcoat, and pro ceeded to arrange his bouquets on the platform. He eommenced to make a speech, when Greeley at- tempted to choke him off. He would’nt be choked off, however, and spoke as follows :— My friends—You see that I am at a great deal o” expense to-night. (Applause from tre galleries.) But I am always willing to bleed for the cause. (Cries of “Go if, Old Bouquet a This cause has always been a tax to my pocket, but I expect to get it all back one of these days. I want to recite a po- litical recitation, if the auvience is willing. The Bouquet Man then recited, con expressione, & lyric, commencing— The Bo ‘un feel vie I att felt.” e Bouquet Man was frequently interrupted by ay pate from the galleries; the Me Catalans! a eearing! immensely delighted with his tragical and elocution- ary powers. After a brief allusion to the HeraLp, the Bouquet Man wandered about “ per-miscu- ously,” picking up a bit from one plate and then from another, to the great dis; of the platform magnates. One lady, whom the man de- sired to be agreeable to, frowned at him in the most freezing style; but he was not in the least abashed. Aud now the vegetable war waxed “ small by de- grees.” The melons, peaches, grapes. and all other eatable things, had vavished before the reformers, who are as radical in their appetites as their theories, The President, seeing that the battle was ovet, re- quested Rev. Mr. Ebaugh to return thanks. This ean being over, the Amphions sung ‘“ The Green Mountain Medley,” and the feast of (t)reason commenced in gocd earnest. The PresrpeNnt then rose and said—We stand, ladies and gentlemen, on the dividing ridge, ifI may say so, between two weeks of a reform effort. The ‘week we have passed through is one full of interest and hope to the friends of temperance and the friends also of other reforms. We met not without some Spymeiisenen of annoyance on the one hand, and of that still more fatal mischief, of indiffe- rence on the other. We felt that it was an experi- ment to ask the friends of reform to come here on a call which too many would deem a factious call; be- cause the great mass of the press, alway rhaps wisely conzervative, certainly always politic Ii being conservative, bas chosen to represent our movement as having another object in view. We are, therefore, expored to the whole infinence and to the indiffe- rence of the press, if not to the positive hostility of a large maj rity of the temperance ne: pers and special temperanee journals of the country. I think we may say that we bave settled the question which our convention, so far as it had a specific di- rection, was intended to scttle. There are to be no safes controversies as to the right, propriety and luty of woman putting forth her ener, in any movement for moral or social reform. I think that ground will not need to be discussed again, because it will not be.disputed. We are, then, at the con- clusion of a victory; we have feet power for fur. ther effort; we have gained liberty to welcome into the ranks of the pioneer reform movements, and the general reform movements of the day,a yery large amount of moral, social and intellectual power. (Ap- placse.) There is so much gained, and we hope, ereafter, that the effect of our efforts will be in pro- portion to what we gain in this way. Mr. G. concluded by expressing the hope that a vegetable hotel and a vegetable eating house would be established in this city. He thought it they were properly conducted, that they would receive a liberal support. After Mr. Greeley resumed his ceat, Dr. Jackson, who is evidently a strong man in the vegetarian army, was introduced to the audience, and responded to a toast in support of vegetarian- ism. temperance, and women’s rights. He said :— Ladies and gentlemen, you have had during the past week a convention for the purpose of discussing the subject of temperance. The nature of that conyen- tion necessarily involved allusions, frequent allusions to the rights of women. Now. on two points of the sentiment which has been offered, I iad to say no- thing. Temperance has been ably discussed in that conyention; the 1ights of women I believe in and shall ever belicve whilst I have a mother and a wife whom [ truly love. Their equality with me I recog- nise, and I go nowhere, either in the public street or: the temple of the living God, or anywhere else,with- out them, save to the polls, where my wife, and my mother, and my sister cannot go with me. I hope to see the day, however, when they will go with me to the polls. (Applause) The point which I wish to cali your attention is—what is vegetarian- ism? Why should we be believers in it and practi- cal advocates of it? Whatisit? AsI understand, it is the disuse of flesh meats. Now, that is the issue which we who are vegetarians make with our fellow citizens. We don’t use flesh meat as food; we take the life of nothing for the purpose of food; we say the earth presents.an abundance of food without bringing ourselves within the subordina- tion of the ‘law of prey. We affirm that to do so is to approximate in our condition to the condition of the lower order of animals—of the tiger, the lion, avd othere—to lay down our reason and instincts, which in themselves are pure and noble, under the instincts of the tiger, who snuff up blood for prey. We wish for no meat, because we cannot procure it withcut killing; and the tenure by which the ani- mal holds its lite is just as sacred a3 the tenure we hold our lives, so long es necessity does not demand tbat the life of the animal should be sacrificed. There is uo necessity in this country for the use of meat as food ; we will not, therefore, kill animals, in order to procure ourselves food. There is another reason why we will not use meat; itis this:—No man or woman can, with any sort of security, assure himeclf or herse]f that the meat which may be caten for food is in ‘a healthy condition when eaten. In fuct, all preparative states through which ani- mals go, in order that they may be fit for food, are conditions unfriendly to the health of those arimals, Our beef is stall fed; our veal ie stall fed, and our pork is sty-fed. The ani- irals are placed in the most unhealthy condition pos- sible, in order to secure to them such a state as will justify vs in cating them. In fact, the worse we can make it vy overfeeding and cooking, the more luscious itis toourtaste. That isthe rale that obtains in this country, for every one knows that the fatter the meat is the better it is considered and the more healthful it is regarded. We will, therefore, not cat of it, because we have no security that itis in a healthy condition as meat. Look over this country; I affirm that scrofula has become a household disease all over the United States; that you can hard y find a family in which you will not run foul of this loath- some disease. Where does it come from? From the tissues of the hogs you eat. Now, how isit with the treatment of swine? You shut them in a penten fect aquare, feed them Leen and load them down with fat; then you kill them, and just in proportion to their fit will be the price they bribg inthe market. You see that the fattest is of course the most diseased part of the meat. We be- lieve this because we know it to be truc. Now don’t consider this-as a mere assertion. I venture to make this statement and hold myself responsible for mak- ing it. You go into the city of Cincinnati, where millions of hogs are slaughtered every went and those who are engaged in this process will give this fact: that pine out of every twelve that are killed exhibit » diseased condition of the liver when the; are dead. Well, it is just the same with becves ai calves, and we won't eat meat for that reason, Ano- ther reason is this: that meat, independent ofits in- nutrition—and it is innutritious by a large per cent, compared with vegetables, an with beans—is a stimulent, and for this reason i aie ferred by most persons to vegetables. They say they take it becanse it gives them strength; but it gives them strength 3 alcohol does; it is a stimulent, Ike brandy and gives him strength ia the same way, When you qant, as our Western farmers say, something to atick to the ribs, you take a piece of beef or pork. Now, right here is a point worth Lage We wko are veg are but small and feeble folk in com: peering the aed of wa hap Let rag time will come when our system wi net tised. It is very singular indeed at present to-go into the house of a gentleman and find the family sitting down to any meal without meat. What the mother eats the child eats, what the father eats the child eats, so that when the father eats beefsteak the child eats beefsteak also; and, as a necessary conse- quence, the child is brought daily under the iaflueace of this stimulus, which is just as bad as the stimulus produced by alcohol. Here the audience became impatient, and kept up constant stamping with their feet. The scene at this pericd was exceedingly amusing. We will en- deavor to describe it as it actually took place:— Mr. Jacxson—The eating of ives ther desire tor strong drink. ie Srnent nee Eee Renewed stamping and clapping of hands, during which a andy is ob erved in the gallery, at the lower end of the hall, sbaking her fan at the speaker, ges- ticulating very much, and saying something which was inaudible to the re] TB. A Voice—Louder! tus hear what the lady Boys. hare Voices at once—Yes, yes; certainly; let us hear what the lady has got to say. _Here the speaker esssyed to speak, but was again silenced by the diseontented portion of the audience. The lady again spoke, and this time we understood be to tell the speaker to put her down as a meat eater. Dr. Jackson sgain—One point to which I wish to call your attention, is this—— Here the Bouquet Man inter upted him, and said something which in the noise we could not hear. Miss Lucy Stove also said something which for the same reason cannot appesr in print. A Voive—Mr. President, is this a temperance festival or convention, or are we in Tammany Hall The lady in the gallery again said something, and shook her fan at the speaker. A Vorce—In this country we are entitled t» free speech. Srverat—“Go on,” “Goon.” But the speaker could not proceed, on account of the stamping, which was renewed. Dr. Jacxson—Another point to which I wish to call your attention— — More stamping, and cries of “Order,” “Order,” and ‘Who is that heprange To this question an individual in the bod; the hall rose up, and, point- ing to some person the gallery, called out ‘It is Oise with the white coat—le ought to be put ont 5 Quiet having been restored after much difficnlty— Dr. Jackson proceeded with his speech as follows: ——l intended to say nothing personal,asI am a straug- er here, but I want to say what I believe, what my ex- perience proves true; and if I say anything here it shall be in a kindly and a gentlemanly manner, but firmly. Now the point was this, I was saying that the great prevalence of disease from the use of meat formed in the mind of ve, 8 an objection to it. Its use by children is another objection to it, because it stimulates their nervous systems, of course acting precariously in their developement, giving them a remature inaturity, making them men and women fore they should be, in the.order of natare, and thus impelling them into a state of social relation- hip towards each other, before the proper period had arrived. The Doctor next proceeded to say that a meat diet was not so well calculated to pre- gerve to a man the full possession of his faculties, both mental, moral and phrecal as the vegetable diet. He ventured to state that ninety-eight out of every ninety-nine persons who eat meat are unable to think when they want to do so, and have, asa eneral thing, very little control over themselves. nd if they do, he added, begin to think they can never sto) king, while those who eat vegetables could think, sleep, eat,and in fact do aia they liked, at any time they desired. This closed the address of Dr. Jackson, which we give in full, as a specimen of the peculiar arguments used in favor of vegeterianism, by those who advocate that system. A temperance red was sung by Mr. George W. Clarke, after which the President announced the fo lowing toast : “The New York Women’s State Temperance Sosiety— ‘Mey the success which hae crowned and continues still so abundantly to crown its labors, stimulate the women of other States to imitate their example.” Mis. Vavenn responded to this, giving a mief sketch of the Society, all of which we haye published before in our report of the proceedings of the Tem- erance Convention. She called upon the audience ‘0 assist the institution, and asked those who were in favor of it to stand up. About one half stood up. The speaker returned her thanks for this: expression of their approval. Next came the Amphions, who sang “ The Stiff Cold Water Man,” and then the President gave the following toast, which was responded to by Dr. Har- niet K, Hunt :— “qn the new dispensation where woman as physician is accepted. there will arise a higher state of social life thaa that based on champagne suppers.” To this Dr. Hunt responded briefly as follows :— 1 have to say very little, for Iam very sleepy It is Saturday night, and being a Bostonian, and living at Plymouth, where they go to bed early, I fear! must be true to my habit, and go to bed early to-night. 1 was thinking how pleasant it would be to have no- thing to eat, and have the evening dependant upon nothing but social intercourse and music, with flowers around us. I have only one remark to make, that the appearing of men in connection with the women’s rights movement is auspicious of gocd for the future. Here, if we mistake not, the fair Dr. yawned, re- marking at the time to the audience: ‘You see [am very sleepy; I cannot help it.” (Laughter.) hen she sat down, Miss Cuarke came upon the platform, in compliance with the desire of the au- dience, and addressed them. We have Gael’ pub- lished ove of her speeches, and given a des>ription of her personal earance, which we think will satisfy our readers, without hearing from her again. The next sentiment was, as follows;— When the cocks of the world set out the feast of rea- son and the flow of soul, the eaters of the world will lose their appetites for public dimers. To this, we ourselves beg leave to reply that when the cooks of the vegetarians set out such public din- ners as we were present at Inst night, we should not wonder the eaters would lose their appetites. Mrs. Nicos responded in a somewhat different style. In the course of her remarks she said that she was very tired, for she had been walking through the Crystal Palace the greater part of the day. She hed been looking there for a pair of knitted stock- ings, but could not find them. She informed the audience that she saw something better—a cradle which rocked itself; and she could not but admire the ingenuity and foresight of the Yankee who in- vented it. He knew the time was coming when the men would have to rock the cradle, and he had gone to work at this, believing that they would by it be relieved of the trouble. When she concluded, there was another song from ; then Mrs. Gage related an anecdote of When she reached the endof this, Martin wes called for, but that lady ing that, as according to the roleso cbivalry, lady had aright to select her own knight, she wonld call upon Rey. Mr Piorrepont. This entleman bene. directly called upon, said that in fien of a speech he would give the following :- Tho mun wh» haa spoken one evering too long, To peal the next evening at all would be wrong Mr. Bunveicn being next called ont, gave the fol- lowing oe reply. The rhyme, he said, was good Yankee rbyme:— We know the man who has spoken the first evening tco thort, If called to speak the next, he certainly ought. : The Bouquet Man, determined to have a finger in the pie, here chimed in with his couplet:— If a man has got nothing to say with a will, I think he bad better keep still These effusions were received with the most up- roarious laughter. The last speech was made by a Mr. Booth, who related how the wi scu of Michigan went up to the polls, and got their i...- ene, brothers and sons to vote as they desired. He concluded by giving the following sentimen' The Vegetarians of York and the Vegetation of Wisconsin. made for en: Af the growth of the former in equal te the latter, their cup of prosperity will bo full. Mr. Bur.rien here rose again, and gave the sen- timent of Sancho Panza:-— Biest be tho man who invented sleop—It covers one all up 80 like a mantle. Then Mr. Clark sang another song, and the com pany dispersed, Court of General Sessions, CALENDAR OF CASES AWAITING TRIAL. Grovd Larcevy. 40 Forgery. Borgl 22 Violatin Ri Al Murder, Attempted burglary .... 1 False protences 3 Dteobedisnt apprentice., 1 Aberdenment 3 Wi ses seaeers 1 THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1853. THE SBOLITIO MEETINGS IN METROPOLITAN HALL. The Ministers Denounced as the Supporters of Despotism. Speeches of Garrken, Burleigh, and Others, The Zivening Meeting Dissolved in a Row. Lucy Stone and Culver Hisse : ad Down, &e., &e., &. Fint Meeting. The Anti-Slavery Society held its first meeting, a8 announced, yesterday afternoon at tnree o'clock, in Metropolitan Hall. There were not more than seven or eight hundred persons present. Among those on the stage were Miss Lucy Stone, Garrison, and several other conspicuous individuals professing the some peculiar principles. The meeting was ed over by Mr. Lawrence Whetmore. After some singing by the Amphions, Garrison came forward and read a portion of the Scripture He prefaced this task by saying that there was no beok which was held in greater veneration by the Americans than the Bible, and yet there was no book 80 little understood, or so much perverted, as the Bible. Rightly interpreted, I know of no book which is so valuable. I propose to read a portion from Jeremiah, as eminently descriptive of our condition as a vation, atthe present time. Mr. (i. here read the 5th and 7th chapters of Jeremiah; and when he concluded The Prestpexy said that an opportunity was now presented to any that desired to speak. Mrs. ExizayeTH Paxton then came forward and addressed the meeting. She is a member of the Society of Friends in Pennsylvania; and was dressed in the plain costume of that denomination. She spoke of the uncertainties of human life, and said she desired to leave her blessing with the audience. She then sat down, and her place was taken by Cnanirs C. Borneiex, who informed the audi- ence that he felt happy in receiving a blessing from one who was engaged in a holy and righteous cause, and he was convinced that the blessing of Heaven would rest upon their efforts, He believed it wa® the cause of God, and as such it must succeed. We have net forgotten, said he, who it is that we are struggling for; we have not forgotten the wrongs they have endured, the stripes, the branding aud the oppression that have been inflicted upon them. We know that Christ’ came into:the world for their de liverance, ag well as that of others. We belicve that you have come here to listen to words of truth and soberneas, and that you came here also to assist in our efforts. This day has heen set apart for religious purposes by Christians; it is, therefore, a sacred day, and we affirm that we employ this day fitly when we occupy ourselves in so good and righteous a cause as that in which we are en- gaged. We desire to act in accordance with the words of the Savicur—that we should do by others as we would be done by; and, desiring this, we seek the liberation of our brethren in bondage. Is not this appropriate work for those who profess cee and who even adore the very name of Jesus? Did he not come to preach to th> very poorest ? And we know that he dwelt among the poor, He wauts us to prove our A aaa by acts, for Christianity is @ positive religion; it is aggres- sive, andis ever giving forth the watchword “ on- ward,’ to summon men and women to its service; it requires its members to act in strict conformity with its commandments. The true Christian must engage in the battle, and buckle on his armor. He must wear the breastplate of righteonsness, and be earnest, active, and aggressive, and that continually. Such is the doctrine that is preached to us from our child- hood. We bave been told that we must bear the cross hefore we can gain the crown; that the way to heaven is not the straight way, but is beset with difficuities. We say, then, that when these reat moral questions come before us, we must take id of and examine them, for by so d we will be following the advice of the poripeae “ to ex- amine all things, and hold fast that which is good.” If there are some who will not join in these great movements, we must ray to them, stand out of the way for those who will. There are some who think that just as far os Luther, Calvin or Knox went, it is only proper forusto go, and that we have no right to go farther. Those great men have taken hold of the great time-piece of progress, and fiad- ing something wrong about it, regalated it, fixed its hands at a certain hour; but we bave no right to meddle with it. S80 these people believe, but we must not believe with them; we must set our time right and correct what is wrong. We denounce Pharoah of old for his iniquity; but have we no right to denounce the persecutors of the present day? Yes, on all persecutora from him who slew Abel down to the persecutors of our time, eball the judgment and punishment of heaven fall. Let the persecutors fear the warning that Christ gave in his day. Those are the doctrines that we abolitionists profess. We believe that we have a mission to fulfil. We are the devotees of the higher law ; we are not the Everctts, the Choates, the Websters; we are nof the great men of the land; we are not prophets, nor the sons of prophets; but we come in the spirit which befits a gious _euter- prise; we follow the example of the great leaders of truth. We claim, then, for our enterprise, that it is the embodiment of that particular form of Chris- tianity which Christ himself inculcated. It will be an easy matterto plead for the anti-slavery cause when an abolitionist is in the President's chair; but when in pleading that cause a man is in danger of assault, and is attacked’ with ridicule and obloquy, then it is a merit to be an abolitionist. Here the speaker closed, and was followed by Witt1am Lioyp Garrison, who said:— It is now more than cighteen centuries since the song of the angel was heard, * Glory to (iod in the highest, and on earth peace and good will to all men.” What is the condition of Christendom at the present time, with Christ as its Redeemer, in regard to the rights of man, hberty, equality and fraternity? Glance your eyes over Lurope and see what is there lefc of civil and religious liberty. What are Russia, France, and other nations, but despotism, where an overruling tyranny keeps down the efiorts of all good men? In Europe it is the Catholic faith pre- yails: and where it prevails there is no liberty. What is the condition of the United States, with the Protestant religion? What is the condition of one sixth of the popplation of this country? 1 know that in Catholico,.kurope they would be admitted to the position of hnman beings, and I know that even in Austria the black would be recognized as a free man. What has our Protestant faith done for us? ‘Turn your eyes South of Mason and MDixon’s lino? What of the liberty of the press and speech there, where we have no catholic faith, but the faith of Luther, the pure religion of Christ, as it existed 1800 ears ago? There is not a man here who does rot know that the slave question cannot be argued at the South. You may use spiritual means, but all others are unlawful, and will be punished by Judge Lynch with tar and feathers, and the offender hung up on the nearest tree. Kossuth and Mazzini will tell you that they do not expect aid from the clergy of Europe, for they are onthe side of despotism. To whom are the friends of liberty here to look for assistance? Not to the minister, for he is on the side of the slaveholder. We are infinitely below the Mahon- mecans in this reapcct, for it is a fact that whoever embraces the Mahommedan faith is from that mo- ment a freeman. Are we to look to the American church to pioneer the way for us? No, It is the American church that seeks in the Bible for the sanction of slavery: and how can such a church do anything for those who are in bonds? And so it is with the ministers of all rotigions—they are always fopnd on the side of slavery and oppression. (Ap: plause and dissent.) Is it not the fact that our most popular divines are against this agitation, and that they endeavor to prevent any voice from being heard in the cause ot theslave? They are on the popular side of the question in this country, as thoy are always on the sido of power and tyranny in other countries. Now the [ean as to whether a man has a right to property in another, is settled by the Declarat! lon of Independence, which says that “all men,” &c. They must get rid of the ceclaration, throw the Bi- ble in the fire, resolve that there is no God, before I e that slavery is not wrong, In Virginia there are seventy-two cases of oa punishment for slave population, and three or four against the white pulation. ill you there- ee real ton i bands of yd slave cally, when you know wrong they do? If ‘you do will join them in proaion the slave back. ‘I plainty tell the slave- holder I shall not do it, for I don't believe in sendi him back into siavery.. We cannot unite Christ a Belial, This Union ‘must be dashed to pieces like a pote ‘svessel, or the slave power must be destroyed. opposition. for I would save bist by nadine hit a fave ridding him o! ¢ damning sin that stains ef ia a true American who shall wage an uncompro- mising war against slavery, till the day of jubilee Shall come. (Applause.) We have ont! is platform one who was a slave in this State, and who calls her- self, very beautifully, Sojourner Trath. On this introduction, Sojourner Truth, an old colored woman, about sixty years of age, and who says she was a slave for forty years in this State, Gave @ brief account of herself, and concluded by stating that she was endeavoring to make a liviog by selling a little pamphlet, giving a sketch of her life. When she sat down, the Amphions sang; after which the meeting adjourned till half-past seven in the evening, EVENING SESSION. Pursuant to adjournment, the brethren and sis- ters reconvened at half-past seven o'clock. Some two thousand persons were present, and the platform was ornamented by the presence of W, L. Garrison and Lucy Stone, Mrs. Rose and Lucretia Mott. Mr. L. Waermone occupied the chair. Mr. Ouiver Jounson, Secretary of the New York City Anti-Slavery Society, was the first speaker, He adverted to the movements of the society, and said that they contemplated getting up a series of anti-slavery lectures this winter, and they desired the co-operation of all friends of the slave. Mr. Johnson then read a poem by John (. Whittier, which was received with mingled hisses and ap- plause. The lines “Down with the pulpit, down with teaching, And give us nature's preaching,” . were received with frantic applause by the elect, and symptoms of disapprobation by the “outsiders.” Mr. Johnson's elocution is not of the highest order, and he says “figger’ for figure, and ‘‘seekin’"’ for seeking. If we wrote anti-slavery lyrics we would not desire that Mr. Jobneon should read them. The Amphions then sang an original song, “The Day Dawn,” to the old “Second Advent” air, “The Morning Light is Breaking,” in half time. This was also hissed. Brother Josera- Drvapaur, a Quaker, from Peun- Sylvania, then made what he called a prayer. Dur- ing the delivery of this we noticed that an indepen: dent gentleman, evidently onc of the hards, lowered his boots over the front of the gallery to the extent of about two feet. Brother Dugdale prayed thut the “good time coming,” when the mauasies of the slave should be “strucken off,” might be hurried up as rapidly as possible, and that those who came might remain to pray. Mrs. Luckerra Mort, of Philadelphia, was next introduced. Mrs. Mott is perhaps notorious enough not to need description at our hands. She is of the Society of Friends, and was dressed in a slate colored silk robe, with the Quaker cap, and handkerchief e« réglé. Mrs. Mott is now well advanced in years, and has seen sixty winters at least. She commenced her speech by liberal quotations from the anti-slavery platform, laying down the law for the operations of anti-slavery societies throughout the oat Mrs. Mott was frequently interrupted by,cries of “Louder.” She alluded to the circumstance that women had always labored in the anti-slavery ficld, and their suggestions were received with respect. Sarah and Angejina Grimkin were found effic:ent laborers, put they met with great ornaeean. in New England, where the clergy combined against them. She gave arésumé of the anti-slavery movement from 1825 up to the present time. After referring to the action of the elect for the last twenty eight years, she said that it was their intention to persevere in the good work. They intended to imitate the spirit of Jesus, which was not a tame spirit by any means, She de- fended the holding of anti-slavery meetings on the Sabbath by the example of our Saviour, who healed the sick on thatday. Ske attempted to show that the anti slavery ogitators ovcupicd the same position with reference to the church as Josus Christ did to- wards the unbelieving Jews. She was frequently ae and finally broke off in the middle of he speech, Pate. J.B. Tart hoped the audience would not for. get the courtesy due to a Jady. Vorces—We don’t like such stuff. (Hisses and applause.) Mrs. Morr then said that she would give way to others whose orations would probably be more in- teresting. Miss Lucy Srons, of Boston, was istroduced, and received with three rounds of applause. She was dressed in a black barege robe, with the regular Bloomer trowsers. Miss Stone commenced her ad- dress by drawing a parallel between Milton, who ‘was willing to lose his eyes for the defence of human liberty, and the anti-slavery people, who were will- ing to make even greater sacrifices. She said that the elect could not be “ blnffed” off; they could not be flattered or terrified from supporting such self- evident truths as that every man was en- titled to the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which were likely to be bu- tied. She referred to the Fugitive Slave law, which she called “(an act so infamous that no lan- guage could describe its blackness.’’ (hisses.) ‘I don’t wonder that men hiss 20 mean a law—it de- serves it.” (Renewed hisses, laughter, applause.) Miss Stone then gave us some well-teld stories of the workings of the Fugitive Slave Act. The effects of her pathos was considerably weakened by the action of an eccentric genticman, who had invaded the ros. trum, and exactly at the most tender point would walk across the platform, and snenig® in a long drink of water. He was always applauded. Miss Stone thought it was strange that men could be found ina New York audience who would hiss such poetry,as Wbittier’s. “ O shame, where is thy blush?” (Hisies, laughter, and applause.) But atime would come when same audience would repent such things. ‘The literature of the country was with the cause, and thanks to Mrs. Beecher Stowe and Richard Hildreth, it had spoken out. (Hisses.) Slavery cursed us in every way—in New York the man who drives wo- men to inarket and sells babics by the pound, goes to communion as if he were a Christian; such a man cannot have the first idea of Christianity. (Hisses and applause.) You may as well have burglars and shop ‘ers at your communion as slave holders. {Here our eccentric friend took another drink, amid cries of “tarn him out,” froin the body of the house and applauee from the galleries, he quoted an advertisement of an “accomplished lady's maid to be sold for no fault,” from a Southern paper, and commented on it at great length. She advocated the necessity of breaking all lellowship with the slaveholders. They were like so many Judases, who would betray the Son of God the first cbance they got. Miss Stone preferred atheists to religionists who had communion with slave- holders. (Hisees and applause.) She was particularly severe upon the religious skip- per of a Providence (R. I.) schooner, who refused to take a ronaway negro from Norfolk, Va , to some Northern port, and afterwards kept his station as a member of the Baptist church. The slaveholder ceuld by no possibility be true to the nation. (Hisses and applause.) ‘The question is now to be settled, whether slavery or freedom shall rule in the land. [Here our eccentric friend was invited to leave the platform, which he did. The applause he received evidently wee Miss Stone, who said he was either drank or an idiot.) She went on with an appeal tothe audience to consider which side they would Masts in the great struggle which was soon to come. The question was not whether we should buy cotton or corn cheaper, but whether we would be with God and his people—whether we would adhere to the great truth that justice should be done theugh the heavens fall, and success would be the reward. Thrice is ho armed that hath his quarrel just; And he is naked, though locked up in steel, ‘Whose conscience with injustice if corrupted. Yes, we will be victorious. (Confusion and hisses.) And I want to see the New York public in their proper pesition on this subject. I waat you to sup- port this New ‘Work Anti-Slavery Society, and I de- sire to say to that society that’ they must learn to labor and to wait. We can bear to be hissed in so glorious a cause as this, But before you condemao us, you will please to read our platform, which can be obtained from the Tational Anti Slavery Standard, and I will state to you the principles which this paper supports. It advocates no union with slaveholders. (Hisses and confusion.) We mean to have a new Northern republic, (More hisses, and the confusion became general ) You may biss it if you please, lat it is like rans & popgar against Gibraltar. (Hieses, cries and laughter.) We go for the abolition cf slavery, or the dissolution of the Vuiou, (Cries of “ tum her gut,” and a storm his soul; and he only- PRICE TWO CENTS. ———————— of hisses.) The Bout +t abolish slavery or stand aicass ny Vion mst be awoke, or slavery mas ed. The fair Lucy was now am wiled with such & tam rent of bisen and expletives shat che retired (rous the 4 The PxesIDENT introduced M~ E. D, Corvar, who came forward amid much confy'sion. He ssid: I desire to call your attention—{cria? of a bing ons," “ down wth Moa," ine Be h 00: = pole Fellow citizens—[{more 5 Ooou; much of my five miz utes, you din i oo able tahoar Mr. Garrison— [Groans for Garrison, renewed ¢0n- fusion and cries of “ Burleigh.”’} The PresipeNt—You are gentlemen, ." teut#. You will hear Mr. Culver? [ and cree. Burleigh, who came forward J J Bur rion.—If any one wishes to hear— [Hieses and “ down with him!” “ Let us have Miss Brown !” “ Give us @ lock of your hair."’} Cvunver—I am sorry you will not let a whi¢ speak. (Here the speaker was again interrupted by groans, hisses, and contemptuous cries.) Tie neces « The scene-now became exciting. called for “ hee “ Miss Brown,” the “ Man,” and all of people. Mr. Culver, thoug': he had announced himself as a h one, Was obliged to retire from the stand, and a harried: conrultation with the leaders, the President an- nounced tat the meeting was dissolved. The lights were then lowered, and the uietly dispersed. In another place, and on ai lay, the riot might have taken a more serious turm, aud the treasonable fanatics been treated to a dows of Lynch law. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From Washington City. THE KOSZTA AFFAIR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL CUSH- ING—THE FRENCH MISSION. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘Wasuincton, Sept. 4—8 P. M. The article in the Boston Post on the Koszta affate was written by Devin Reilly, one of the writers in the defunct Democratic Review. The views and ideas contained in the article were, however, obtained from Attorney General Cushing. You were therefore substantially correct ia sscribing it to the brigadier. Mr. Outting ha: not been thought of in connection witie the mission to France by the administration. The reports to the contrary are humbug. ASMODEUS. PENSION OFFICE CLERK DROWNED. FROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT. Wasurncton, September 4, 1853, H. F. Jobb, recently transferred from the workhouse to aclerkship in the pension effice. and who was subse- quently arrested drunk and disorderly, was to-day in the Potomac, Examination of Dr. Amcs at Cincinnati, Cisctyxati, Sept. 3—9 P. My Mr, James C, Hall is still living, but his friends have no hope of his recovery. Dr. Arces had a preliminary ex- amination at the Police Court to-day, and was remanded to jail. His fathor offered one hundred thousand dollers bail, but it was refused, g ‘The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge. PHILADELPHIA Sept 4, 1863, The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of the United States willmeet in this city tomorrow, (Monday,) A large number cf delegates are already here, The business ef” the first day will be the election of ML W. Grand Sire, and it is understeod that the Hon. W. F. de Saussure, U. 8. Senator from South Carolina, will be a prominent and probably a successful candidate. A grand ball fx horor of the Lodge will be given on Tuesday evening. From Philadelphia, WEEKLY REPORT OF DEATUS—MARINE DISASTERS. Pmapera, September 4, 1863. The official report of interments in this city, for the week ending yesterday, gives 198, Tho bask Paer, which sailed hence on the Sth ult. for Loguayra, arrived at the Breakwater this afternoon, hav- ing put back with the loss of her foremast. SyRACUSE, Sept. 3, 185%. O'Donokue, the murderer of Mrs. Kinney and daugh- ter, was executed yesterday at Courtland. The cullgett. was penitent. Failure ef the Southern Bfait, BaLrrmore, September 4, 1066. ‘We have ro mail today south of Wilmington, an@ the: papers at hand contain no news. Markets. Provipencg, September 3, 1853. Our cotton market remains dull. The money market hasa decided effect upon prices generally. The amount of business in woo) bas been upusually smali—total sales for the week on}y 22 000 Iba. For printing cloths. the market ia dull, and prices are irregula: of 27,456 pieces. Coronens’ Inqnests, Deratn ov 4 Boy, CAUSED YROM BEING RUN OFER BY OND ov THE TumRp AvENUT Cars.—Yesterday afternoon Core- ner Hilton held an inquest at the New York Hospital, om the body of a boy, 12 years of age, named Robert M. Hope, who came to his death from iojuries received by being run over on Friday last, by one of the Taind averus cars. The poor boy was pushed, and fell from the car; and as he fell his foot came under the wheel of ane- ther car, which crushed it in a shocking manner, the injuries of which caused death on Sunday. morning. ‘Revert Campbell, sworn, said —I reside at No. 246 Thirteenth street; the accident happened at about 7% eae on stiheg f crenie the eae seanaine bel —— up the avenus: I saw the deceas on form: Twas op the west side of the street, and the de- ceased was on the side of the car next to me; the boy was standing on the platform with one foot, and the other on the step: at this time I saw a mam shove the deceased off the car into the strost; at thix time another car was coming down the avenue, and before the deceased could get ont of the war, he fell om the biol petwaes: ae, two Ty jnalabee of the cars sto] , and after they paeced, I pi up 3 bis feof at ibe tine wae lying acrors the track ras down {train ; I thizk it was the down car that ran ever him ; both cars were goiog at good speed; both plat- forms of the cars were crowded at the time wih the deceased was taken to the Seventeenth ward pelice station. Robert Hope, sworn, raid—d am the father of the de- ceased ; he was good, steady boy, and worked for Mr. Simprom, corner of Fourth street and Bowery ; I waa ing to my a, Ho, 171 First area te e — jumped on the car. for the purpose, as home aevoon did : I saw my son at the stetion house about half an hour afteréhe accident ; he told me at the hospital that be was standing on the car, and that a man pushed him off into the strest, but thist he could mot 4 who the man was, but the person who pushed him of it, ke supposed, to make more room for himself ; the in- jay ‘wos sustained on Friday evening, and the poor boy je Dr. at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning. . McComb sworn—Testided to the character of the injury, and gave as his opinion that the crushing of the foot and ankle was the osuco of death. Tho jury, after a brief charge from the Coroner, ren~ dered the following— VERDICT. ‘That the deceased came to his death by ee over by one of the Third avenue railroad cars, by pushed from the platform of said car into the street, by some person to the juty unhnown. Further, we hold the Taira Avenue Rails ad Company culpable for the overloading of raid car, and we strongly reccommend the Common Coun- cil to pass on preventt railroad companies. carrying passengers on the forwar tform of cars. The deceased was a native of 5 Fatat Accent on Boarp a Stmapoat.—Coroner Hil- on ibe body 9 obert Ola, aged twenty chee yourn © on rt r Pontes of ie who ‘id 7 o'clock ‘on Squat mo! rs conseqnence cf in; sustained on the steams towbost Wave. och was @ fireman on board said boat, and while down bod bay a was bsp’ Cpe oe giving 4 engineer not io a 4 was Motion and almost lartantly the Gossusell was hexed We out. The captain and engineer went below to aecer- tal Lee tery He a thero ——— jammed be- ween the cran! force 7 about the body, ard when cwistalteetamaiie ok died shortly afterwards. death was rendered by the jury. Deceased has left » wife and child residing in Philadelphta, Dee A! cA Ce BY prowanee- ore — enter dny an inquest at Castle he | of Michael Rol anoldier be! to Bedlow’s Island, who camo a death by ad out. eaterca! . 10 et, Om of Ric! jen poy rong an - ears, a vative of uscchotusenta? Tat his accidentally through @ Se ey er eo ceased was bi, och te Be of Mr, jer , ead mi roy through the batchway, facturing his skull, end cm almost instent ceath, A verdict was rendered sccording, ¢ Hae above facts,