The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1859, Page 2

2 es RL OUR MILITARY ESTABLISHNENT, eens Reduction of Our Army ExpenditurceCour centration of Military Posts, SPECIAL ORDERS, NO. 25, Yak Deraurarny, ApJ. GEy.’s Ornce, Was Dera einiawenm, Feb. 10, 1600 } A Beard of Officers, to consist of Lieutenant Colonel J, W. Ripley, Ordnance Department; Major R. S, Garnett, hath Infautry; Brevot Major A. B. Faton, Captain Subs sence Department; Brevet Lieutenant ¢ y. wann, Captain Fifth Infantry; Captain R, B. Marcy, mins Refntry; Captain 1. C. Fasten, Quar agter’s Depart ment; Breyet Major W. A. Nichols, Captain Adjutant General's Department; Captain B. E. Bee, Tenth Lofantry; | Captain J. H. Dickereon, Quartermaster's Department, will Sgvemblo in this city at eleven o'clock A. M., on Wednes- diay, Fobroary 26, 1869, or a8 2000 thereafter as practice wie, to eonsider'— 1, How, and to the army be reduced, ne pe _— _ me extent can the avimals in the service ; uartermaster’s Department be reduced in ee bh conaaliy with the wants of the army, and bow can those required be supported most economically ? 3. What is the best mode of purchasing horses for the woounted wervice ? 4. How ean the expenses of the army in every branch, st posts and tn the fleld, be reduced ? 'b. What is the best and moat economical plan for qnar- dere and barracks, either permanent or wmporary, at new what extent, can the transportation of ‘and (be cost of transportation be ts? yea What plan should be adopted for the disporal of posts | wo longer seeded for military purposes? The Beard will report in detail their opinion upon the weveral eubjects of inquiry above mentioned. The junior member will record she proceedings of the Beard, By order of the Secretary of War Ss. COOPER, Adjotant General. Golonel Biruey. ren ‘The fobewing is the report of the Board of Army Of. heers, ecnvened by orcer of the Secretary of War:— Wasmmerox, March 8, 1859. Rew and to what extent can the transportation of the army be reduced, and the cost of transportation brought dows?” ‘Mee Board is ef the opinion that the expense of keeping tup the present army establishment may be very conside- | yably reduced, and at the same time its efficiency greatly promoted, by concentrating the troops, as far ag practi- gubhe, into large garrisons near navigable water courrea, and in tho vicinity of the outer settlementa, where the wopplies of subsistence and forage are prodoced and can bs teyninhed at low rates, The following suggestions aro submitted, as having a Bearing upon the foregoing conclusion: From the most reliable information that can be ob tamed, it is believed that, with few exceptions, military yeete bave porsed the limits of the arabie country in the ‘West, and that the new posts beyond the present frontier settlements no longer, as formerly, draw d them an weicultural population; civ tion has ceased to follow te the train of advancing military poste, and a new post ces pot new become the nucleus of a farming settle- ment. Forts Kearney, lLaramic, Davis and others,some of which have been establisbod about ten years, go to cetablish thie. They have not induced any agriculturists to settle wear them, and probably will not. Therefore, one of the ‘thief objects which formerly exisied in the establishment of pew posta im the Indian country is no longer eubserved. When troops are distributed, as at present, over a vast eatent of territory, equal to four-fifths of the entire area of Rurepe, and in garrisons of one or two companies each, in xavet exees very remote from navigable waters and the genrees of supply, the cost of sustaining them by tran porting all supplies in wagons over great distances is enor- mons. ‘2 There ig but little timber in the country west of the Grontior settlements, and in some instances, an at F Mearney and Larainie, building materials haye been aup- pled by land transit from the Missouri river. 3. Small garrisons are more exposed to derge bodies of Indisns, nud lese capad! ‘offensive than large enes—indeed, experience bas shown ‘bat mall posts are nearly powerless beyond their owa Imameciate limits, az some Of the most serious depredations ave been perpeiraied in their vicinity; and the inability fo pursue and punish the offenders bas tended to give cou- Ma@ence to the savages and to diminieh their respect tor ae power of the government. 4. When active operations on a large scale are to be Qemomenced in av Indian country, it has required a very womnid erable time to concen the requisite troops and wappiies from froall garrigous unduly dispersed, as has Been shown in the severai expeditions that have been mado m New Mexico and Oregon, form a school of inetruction e and efliciency, and fi whieh the troops would always, upon short n peadiness to strike a decisive blow upon hostile ludians. ‘Be Hon. Jeflerson Davis, afer perience of four Weare as Secretary of War, in his annual report of 1856 mdtvoentes ie same change inthe military 2 Rereim recommended. In epeaking upon thi t seye:—‘‘ The occupation of Algeria by the Freacn pre- peste a case having much parallelism to that of our West- ern froutier, aud affords us the opportunity of profiting by Sheir experience. Their practice, as far a2 understood by me, in 0 lenve the desert region to the possession of the nomadic tribes; their outposts, having stroug garrisons, wre ertablisbed pear the ‘limits of the cultivated rey saul tbeir eervicee performed by large detachme f ing expeditiona into the desert region as requir mazebing columns being suillciently stroug to polehuscnt whenever it is deserved, have inepired, it is gaid, the native tribes with such respect for th that idom been necessary to chastise ai aeeond ,time.”’ In this connection he rays fi “Under te policy which has been suggested the tro would be comfortably quartered in the midat of civ. Yoo: their summer campaigne would be the field prac ef their profession, the temporary dangers and toils of which give veet to a soldier's and if to these be added Me proepect of a return to the comforts, associations and means of instruction of a large garrison at a well esta! Bshed post, 4 ie not seen why the service could not vemdered attractive to pereons of military spirit; and it is Delieved that the elliciency of the trodps would be in- treazed proportionably as the expense of supporting them would be diminished.” The policy of distribution ag at prevent pursued nso involves the frequent construction and ‘sbandonment of poste (five military poss have recently Been abandoned in Texas), and with gach garrisone as we waay expect to have with the present or probable size of the army, involves the employment of all the troops for Jong periods at constant labor, alike injurious to military struction and the contentment of the poldier.’” 6. Moveable columna sent into the Indian country and apen emig aring the seasons when grass ig good would tend to secure good conduct on the part of abe prairie tribes, and afford more effectual protection to eanigrant travellers than small poste established at wide dntervais along the route. 7. The troops under U rther:— ps proposed systetn would be ements that are redations, and would thereby bo protection than when they are distant, as is now the case. Mationed in the vicinity of the border set! exposed w Indian de able to give them mor several hu dred m: termaster’s Dey Demeigtently with the w: army, and bow can hove required be supported most economically?” Under the present military system ot many poste and Smal) garrisons, it is thought the number of animals in the Quartermaster’s Department cannot be materially re- duced; but by tbe concentration of troops the number of te will be red i, and with this reduction the neces. Mty for keeping in s e many of the animals now on hand would no longer exist. 2. The present system of foraging the public avimals by the Quartermaster’s Department, if deemed the most econom. in numbers, 1. What ie the best mode of purchasing horses for @e mounted service?” ‘The Board is of the opinion tl the contract system is imjndicious. Horses are bought in by contract in large mumbere, and varying in value from $60 to $200 per bend. If sound, they are generally received, and an ave- rage price per head fixed. In this way many very fine horset are obtained, whilst very many are found entirely anti for military service. The purchase of horses in open markes by the Quartermaster’s Department is deemed the best” mode. that Department should be sent into the section of country, Where etock is good and applicable, issue hia advertise. Mente, stating the‘number and kind of horses required, Shen, m connection with an officer of the corps for which Mee horses are to be purchased, should the proper autho- rities deem it necessary, make a critical examination ‘and reseive only such as are fitted for the speci for which they will be required.” "Pec! Service “ath, How can the expenses of the ar branch, at posts and in the Geld, be redu e authorized strength of the arm: dis 48,205, bus the actual strength on we st oe Sup, 1858, wae 17,496. These troops compose the whole nen force of cur army, distributed throughoat the Territories of the entire confeder Sfications occupied by troops, bolK garrisoned; defending all our frontiers, and protecting, as ae practicable, the different routes extending across the continent from the Mississippi valley to oar posses rons on the Pacific, [Report of the Secretary uf War Dec. 6, 1658.) Tue strength of the army in 1818 wae 11,435, Mr. Cal oun expretsed his opinion that a reduction of the military peace establishment of that State could not oe « “with gafety to the public service, by reducing the Assuming, then, that the military establishment ar was eufliciently small, the present force, fompared with tbat of 1818, is emaller in proportion, tak- ine int consileration the increased wealth and population @f the country the vast extent of frontier lines added to >) and the increaged number of wild ing Indian tribes that bave come within the jaris. Syicn of the gorerbment. The Board ie dog itd a A reduction of the expense of th mauitary establishment can be made with fhe sf public ‘tervice by reducing the ar 4 Contrary, Wore tle rank sud fiie of the expenses wourt not be materially incrersed yeason that the prevent transfor of the trosre tron, 1a te plac to mest. theexigencics of the merviec noceence suereaped meané Of trngyortation, there! by miding preati: to the expenditures of te Quartermasters Department, ct which the trans Wrtati of the army is the principal nem. By the oouccutratioa of troops as heretofore rocens roended, the honviest amownt of expenditures in that de. periment would be con.8ideraly atmcted. Tt ie charged that uN arty ix more expense an armies; but it & nov ce #e gonorally operating’ Jn large my in is os and manning all the for- army increased, 0i\e8 and in loca. Mtves where supplies are iar w haod and cheap, whilet tho former je thrown YeYOne the limite of te *Wewents, broken up into em’@ll bédies, and located a pues epareely ge;ily 1, wher Shere are either no | reat | When horaes are required, an offiser of | ng All the posis now | my, but that, on the | f —— wupphes, or mm very limited quantities. General Jesup rays "Our little army {s constantly engaged In the per- formance of more duty andin more extended eperanend than any hundred thousand troops in the merrice: ¢ | France, Austria, Prussia, or any other European — and it covers and protects a territory equal to Sew ae of Europe, from the Asiatic frontier of Ruswta he Spaniah (rontier of France, and is constantly obliged to make sudden, long, rapid and expensive movemenia sopply the want of numbers.” The expense of the army ghould be viewed ip the light of the work socoenptiohed. In regard to the organization of the army, Board doeg nos deem it proper to make any remarks, except with reference to one point, viz.: the proportion of oMcers to the rank and file on a peace establishment. Tt has been | charged that it !s too great. ‘No proposition oonneete! | with the organization of the peace establishment is sug- ceptible of being more rigidly proved than that the pro- | portion of its officers to the rank and file ought to be greater than in a war establishment. It resuits imme- diately from a position the truth of which cannot be fair- ly doubted * * * * Ca: * that the leading object of a regular army in time of peace ought to to ena- ble Baeries to mect, with honor aud safety, partica- Jarly at the commencement of war, the dangers incident to that state.” The organization of the military peace | establishment has been and is now of such a character | that, upon the breaking out ofa warthe army may be | expanded by an increase of the rank and file when “tho war organization thus raised on the basis of the peace establishinent will bring into effective operation the whole of the experinece and skill of the latter, which, With attention, would, in a short period, be eommunmated to the new recruits and the officers newly appointed, 40 as to constitute o well disciplined foree.’’ Another reason remains to be urged why, in the peace establishment the number of officers ought to be great compared with the | actual foree, At the commencement of war an adequate | number of experienced officers is of greater importance | than that of disciplined troope, even were it possible to have the latter without the former; for it is not difficult te | form in # short time well disciplined troepe by experienced | officers, but the reverse ia impossible; the qualifications of the oflicers are esrentially superior to those of the soldiers, | and are more diffl ult to be acquired. The progress { military science has not added much to the difflonliy of | performing the daty of the soldier, er of trainiag him, bus | ot has greatly to that of the officer. | No government can, in the present hnproved state of the military ecionce, neglect with impunity to instruct a snilicient pamber of its citizens ip a science indispensable to ite Independence and safety, and to perfect whieh in- | notion {t is necessary that some portion of them (the amber to be regulated by the resources of the country anc its rejation with oiher governments) should make | arms their profession. The Board is of the opinion that these remarks of Mr. Calhoun apply more forcibly to the present state of the country, taking into consideration the progress of milltary eoience throughout the world, than they did forty years In his annual report of 1858, the honorable Secretary of War compliments the army and itg services in the follow- ug terms, viz:— it mmay safely be nseerted that no army of the same size ever before performed in such length of ume, 68 and move: menis of such extent, surmouniing in their progress such for- midable obstacles. The army bas accomplished within year amarch averaging for éach regiment the extraordinary | distance or 1,234 miles. These marches, in the main, have been made Uirough the unimhabited solitudes and sterile de- seria which sirvich away between the settlements of the At- jaritic and Pacific coast, upon rontes which afforded nothing to cilitale the advance, except only the herbage which thi vf burden might pluck by the wayside. No dissater bas be- fallen the army throughout its !mmense ramideations,’and the privations, Lerdahips, wils and dangers to which it has con- Unually been subjected, have been borne without a murmur. In regard to the administration of the army, the Board cannot recommend a system which would tend to greater economy or responsibility. The various departments of the army charged with disbursements, it has been ascer- tained, render their accounts with accuracy and despatch, and the Board is happy in remarking that the abuses ia the army are more the exception than the rule. While this is the case, the Board is still of the opinion that if all the eommanders of troops, whether in the field or at milf tary posts, would exercise a constant and minute personal coutrol of a!) the public disbursements made under their respective commands, as well as in the care, use and disposal of ail public property, and in the correct | and punctual rendition of the required returns, and other public papers, it would result to the benefit of the service and lish the practical and proper su- ucy and responsibility of the commanding officer ver all the pablic interesta committed to his cbarge. # can only be corrected by # rigid enforcement of the laws and regulations. . * * * * * * Ja connection with the recommendation for the concen- ‘au10n of troops, another measure of similar character is suggested in regard to the arsenals. It is thooght realer economy, as well es uniformity, in the fabri- on of al! military supplies made at the arzenals, wor ined by concentrating the work of construction epsirs to as few of these establishments ag of Owing so the great extent of the country, it perhaps proper to keep up a€ many depositories ag there are now, if not more, for arms, equipments and ot! munitions of war; but these should be depositories solely, places where such afticles or any of them are to be ¢ or repaired, but only where they are to be stored and ved, ready for uge on an emergency. These depozitories may always be kept supplied from the arsenals of construction, There is no doubt of the eco- y of this measure, ag itis based on the adinitted prin- ciple that large orders for work of any kind can be filled cheaper than emall ones. fo this advantage it adda the benefit of uniformity in armament and munitione, un- deniably an object of importance. The details requisite for carrying out this messure can be better prepared by | the departwment having this subject in charge than by the Board: it therefore confines itself to the geveral suggea- tion, The system of coutracte for the transportation of sup- plies could be so modified ag to reduce the expenses, to forme extent, by giving the contracts in quantivies so that individuals of limited means could take the b: thereby faving to the government the per centage msde by large contractors, who sub let to the emaller on | In contizuation, ander this question, the Board is of | opinion that the public interests would be venetitted by legislation authorizing the enlistment of teamsters. the Board does not deem it irrelevant to this subject to remark that the efliciency, skill and practical information imyperted by the mounted companies of artillery, as schools of instruction ,were forcibly illustrated in the war with Mex- Sco, and it is the opinion of the Board that theee companies should be maintained. It begs leave to refer to an extract from a letter of the Genera) in-Chief to the War Depart- ment, of April 10, 1857. Ip regard to the economy of thoee companies, he eays:— The eight companies of mounted artillery onyht all to be within reach of the seaboard, snd in the most deusely popu- lated disirieis, and where forage and subsistenoe are abundant. Mounted arullery are never seeded on Indian frontiers, be- yond & few prairie howitzers, and these can alwaye be well inaraged by the infantry. “Sth. What is the best and moet economical plan for quarters and barracks, either permanent or temporary, ab new porte?” This must depend chicfly upon the location of the posts. Should the suggestions of the Board be carried out, and the troops concentrated, permanent quartere should be es. tablished, baying the usual general plan for military posts, viz: a certain area occupied by officers’ quarters, barracks’ hospital, magazine, quartermasters’ and commissary storehouses; guard house, bake house, offices, mess ruoms and library: bowling alleys for the men should be built, and a wall for ball play, Which HI tend to promote the health and contentment of the troops. The par: | should be ample, and separate drill ground for th end cavalry. Tbe general plan, both for the buil nga aud their location, may be determined upon by the Engineer Burean, subject to such modifications as the natare of the ground, the climate and the available building material may make necessary. These poste should be contructed by the Quriermaster’s Department, employing such mastor workmen as may be neceseary, and assisted by extra du- tymen from the garrison. When suitable umber, such as pine, Oak, Walout, ash and maple can be obtai at rearonable rates, the posts should be constructed of wood, In the absence of brick and timber adobe buildings can be constructed, which will last many years and be com- par y comfortable. In constructing temporary posis or cantonments, the labor should mainly be perforined by the troops, A division of the work, requiring a company and its officers, to shelter themselves a# Soon as pose’) |e, bas usually been found the most expeditious and econom)- cal method. 4 supply of poulions should always be kept on band by the Quartermaster’s Department, to verve as roofing for store houses. The material for temporary posts, or fonments, must, as in the case of pend upon the location. In Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and California, adobes can always be made at but little expense, and the streams are generally skirted with cottonwood which can be uaed ag supports for the roofs, | and for doors and windows, though indifferent for the iter. | _“ 6th. What plan should be adopted for the disporal of | posts no longer needed for military purposes’”” | The Board would recommend that posts ‘no longer | needed for military purposes” be dispored of in the fol- lowing manner, viz.: that after having been surveyed | and the boundaries and sub-divisions properly marked out and accurate maps made. le, by written bide, | ahall be advertised to take place in Washington City—suf. | ficient time baying been given to receive bids from al! | perta of the coantry, Copies of the map should be placed wt all desirable pointe and referred tw in the advertise- ment. | This course, it i believed, would do away with the | ruccessful combinations almost invariably formed against ' the government by people who live near the posts to be fold. In cloging ite labors, the Board takes pleasure in pl iDg upon its record the following facts which have de loped themeelves in the course of its investigations: — A very large amount of public money hae been piaced n the hands of officers of the army for digburzement, From the peeullar nature of the service the army per- forme, divided and subdivided ag it is into small com- Maccr, there is, of necessity, a great num employed in the digbursement of thia money; cfliceré, young and inexperienced in the service, aud under Lo bonds, are compelled to perforin the duty of bonded dis! % officers; yet, boneaty, core, industry and real bave characterized ail, Inspectors have visited posts far beyond the confines of civilization; the troops are found in excelient discipline d instruction; the books and records are neatly and so- curately kept; the public money accounted for in the strictest: manner, and the interests of the service gone- rally carefully guarded. JAMES H. RIPLEY, Lt. Col. Ord, Pres, Board, A. B. EATON, ajor wed Capt. Subsist. Dep. U.S. A WM. CHAPMAN Capt. Sth Inf, Bt. Lt. Col. U8 A. RB. MARCY Capt. Stu Tot, U W. A. SICHOT: » Bt M B. E. BEE, Capt. 10th tof M., Rovorder. Bt Aret, Adj. Jno, H. Dicuxnson, Capt. and A, Q. | _ Anoostoor Friuinc Ur.—The tide of emigration ® belting etrongly in the direction of Arcoetook country in Maine. The Pioneer eaye that ite office is literally throng. Coa geod portion of the time with persons in search of locations, and who wish to make inquiries, Jt rays there ® Fressing need in that village (Preeque Tele) of moro | Gwelling houges, offices and shops, and it would bo a good inveetment for some man or men of capital 10 erect FAL ENGR Huildings for rent —Peptland Advertiser. ANNIVERSARY WEEK. THIRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS, Meetings of the American Anti-Slavery So ciety, American Christian Union, American Congregational Union, New York Sund: School Union, New York State Tem- perance Society, Consolidation Con: vention of Baptist Societies, New York Colonization Society, New York Institution for the Blind, National Reformatory Con- tion, Five Points Mis- sion, the Universalist Conference, &., XO, ha. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION. TENTH ANNIVERSARY. Tho tenth anniversary of the American and Foreign Christian Union was held yesterday morning, at half- past ten e’cloek, in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal shureh (Rey. Jobn McClintock, D, D.), corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street, Rev, Thomas Dewitt, D. D., (Associate Duteh Refermed church), in the chair, The exercises were commenced by singing the hymn beginning, 0 Lord our God, arise, The eause of truth maintain; And wide o’er all the peopled world Extend her bleased reign, This was follewed by the reading of the cxx!i and xevili Pealms, by Rey. Dr. Bcxmss, and a prayer by Rey. Dr. McLeop, The Treasurer’s report was read by E. Venvon, Fsq., general agent. The receipts and expenditures aro e!assi_ fied as foliews, viz.:— Receipts. Balance frem old account... ssescecoeee SLITS 17 Amount received from enbseriptions to Maga- zine and for publications sold + 4,176 94 Amount received from legaci 1,468 76 Amount received from epeciat d American chapel at Paris..... fo coceee 8,420 21 Amount received for rents upon the premises of Hho BOCIOLY ......ereeerereerrees +. 500 00 Amount received from church collections, dona- tions and all Other £0Ur0€8.......e secre eeee S7,A5 92 Expenditures, For paper, printing magazine, & For gratuitous distribution of books and tracta. For ealariee of secretaries and general agents. . Fer interest on bonds, insurance, & For State, county and water taxes. For clerk hire, light, fuel, postage, &¢ For salaries of home and foreign missionaries For American chapel at Paris Total... tees Balance to new account,, An absteact of the report of the directors was then read by Rey. Dr. A. E. Campbell, one of the secretaries ef the Union, The following is a brief synopsis: — The report commences by the announcement of the death of the Treasurer of the Union, A. G. Phelpa, Esq., onthe 18th of May last. It also notices the deatha of seven of the Vice ’reeidents, the Hon. Wm. Jay, of Bed. ford, N. Y.; Rev. Dr. Post, of Charleston, 5. ©.; Rey. Mr. Dennison and Rev. Dr. Mandeville, of Mobile, Ala.; Rey. Dr. Black, of Alleghany City, Pa.; Rey. Dr. Young, of Danville, Ky., and Mr. Charles Davis, of New York city; one of the members of the Board of Directors, the Rey. Dr. Johns, of Baltimore, Md.; and one of the Missionary teachers, Mies Ranklu, in the seminary in Brownsville, Texas. ‘The labors and operations of the society are referred to under two beads——"*The Home Field”? and “The Foreign Field.” The Home Field comprises the United States and its Territories, in which the duties of the Union are classi- fed and spoken of under two general heads, corresponding to the two grent divisions, Protestantand Roman Catholic, into which the population of the country is chiefly divided, As imparting information to them in respect to the nature, object, necessity, importance and operations of the gocie ty, and engaging their sympathice and energies in its be- half, are prominent among the duties which refer to the Protestant part of the population, the Board speak of the means employed to perform them. They have relied chietly on the pregs and the living preacher. They have used the prees to cousiderabie extent in the way ot furnishing oo- casional papers, tracts, books and the monthly Magazine, Begides sales, the gratuitous distribution of publications adapted to their work amounts \to upwards of six thou- zands dollars. The receipta of the treasury forthe year, $73, This amount, though apparently less than }e reported forthe year before, shows, iu fact, ace of interest on the part of the charches in the work of the society; for, in the first place, in large districts of country no collecting agency was employed during the year; and secondly, special efforts were made the year before, ip the United States and in Paris, to collect fands for the erection of the American chapel in that city, which were included in total receipts reported at the last anviversary. The augmented receipts, especially from those districts in which agents have labored, are such that the amount received for ordinary purposes ia, in fact, atew thousand dollars in advance of the amount given for those uses the previous year. Showing in a gratitying and encouraging manner the growth of the cause uj the favorable convictions, confidence, and affections of the Christian commu: ‘The report, in speaking of the Papal population, esti- mates the pumber of that clues of our citizens at about three millione, comprising Mexicans, Indians, Spantarde, Portuguese, Italians, Frenchmen, Germans, Irishmen) Africans, and £ome others, scattered throughout the na- tion, apparently having no connection or bond of sym patby with each other, yet all subject to the control of the great central power at Rom». The chief aim of the Board bas been, with this pees to enlighten and ze- cure the conversion of ite individuals to Christ. They have eovght this by missions, schools, peronal conversations, distribution of Bibles, Testaments, tracts, and other Scripiural means. ‘The mission: aries employed are of native and foreign birth, of seven different nationalities, and of nine religious denotinations, and sixsy-three in number in the Home field, The Board have commenced to labor within the year at eight new stations, two of which are among the (rish, three she Ger- mans, two the French and one the Italians, Tbe number of different children collected and taught longer or shorter timer in the schools, week day, Sunday and industrial, as reported, it 4,186—an advan3e of 1,240 on the number mentioue { in report of last year—veeldes many who baye been sent into denominational schools, and of which a0 ex- actreturne bave been made. Yheee,added to former rumbers reported, will make an aggregate of at least 14,256 children and youth wich bave been brought uader evangelical training and influences by the American and Foreign Chrittian Union in toe brief term of & few years. The cumber of teachers, male and female, reported a8 connetted with the various schools !s Si75—an advance of upwards of seventy upon the number reported before, and who, with the missionaries laborers of every vame, compose a force of 438. per- sons. There bave been two new Freneh congregations collected within the year in Michigan, which now enjoy the labore of a missionary of the Board—one at Royal Lock, dnd the other at Mount Clemens. Two congrega tions, gathered under the influences of the Board among the Germang—one in the city of New York and the other in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio—having a joint membership of 279 individuals in communion—bave within the year (ove in July and the other in September last) assumed the support of their pastors respectively, and relieved the rd of their responsibility in that regard. The total burmber of converte to Christ from the ranks of the Papists thus far reported to the office ie 1,404. There are others besides, whore numbers baye not been reported. The amount of reading matter distributed during the year is equivalent to about €ix and a half millions of octavo pages. Tn reference to the Foreign fivid, the report gives a brief view of the principal features’ of the Papacy, or movements of Papal ofticiais,in the places where the Board (either independently or through local societies) performs lis work, and also of the operations of the mis- elionaries and eome of the visible results. It begins with the missions in the Western hemisphere, and notices the work in Canada, Hayti, Mexico and Chile, in South Ame- rica. The Canadian Society at Montreal, which the Board now aids, bas twenty-five missionaries, several important schools, and is gradually extending evangelical influences over the Canadian Papal mind. At Haytt (in the West Indies) an additional church has been organized within the year; making now six small churches, with 48 maby Dative helpers to aid the missionary, the Rev. Mtr. Warring, and baving a joint membership of a little more than One hundred souls. Mexico is receiving ad- vantages through the female seminary at Brownsville, oppotite Mutamoras—geventy-three Mexican girls having already been educated in that institution, witha view to be returned to their homes and to become teachers, or in some way useful to the cause of pure Christianity in their respective spheres. Many Bibles, Testaments and tracts, through it@ agency, have algo gone into that dis- tracted land within three years past In Chile, at Val- parairo, the Rev. Mr. Trumbuil, who still holds his rela- © Board, bas much encouragement, His church jf how self eustainicg, and thus a good stand point is g# ned for labors on the west const of south America, Jn the Easiern hemisphere the missions to Ireland are Oret noticed. The Board have there five mussions, com- prising 48 many missionaries, who labor in large districts, some of whom are assisted by several “heipers.’’ The mmission to the Azores iw noticed, The power of the ‘Man of Sin” in thoge islands seems unbroken; mot even the authorized Roman Catholic version of thé Bible can be circulated there, The missionary, however, finds ways of doing good. Sweden is agitated with discussions con- cerning reigious freesom, and is favored with au exten- sive revival of evangelical religion. In Belgium the cause has greatly prospered. There are there, in conuection with the kvangeiical society which theBoard aids, 16 churches, | 16 ministers and evangelists, 11 teachers and Bivle readers, 1,000 communicants, and about 16,000 Protestante In Pied. Mont, through the Waldensian ‘table, which the Board | ito aide, much hae been done by their college und semi- nary, the press and m'seions. F’om Geneva, Switzerland, evangelical labors are put forth ju various directions with good resul The Bvangelical Sooiety has thirty evange- lists and twenty-six colporteure. The Evangelical socie- tes at Parieand Lyons, France, to which the Board ex- tends aid, bave been much perssonted, but very stocess- ful.” The former has {itteen stations, eighteen schools and twenty three pastors, and evangelisia and teachers. ‘The latter bas this year completed its new houge of worship in the city of Lyons, bag a communion of 600 members scat tered through several villages, and sustains gaveral mig- sion stations, and is spiritually greatly prospering. The chapel at Rome har becu “mamalot” ap F sani, and with useful reevite; and tho American chapel at Paris, the great work of { Board in the foreign field for the i two yoare, was com- J Mleted ava dedicated on the ss of May laat, 2q Board f Whole ides of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1859—TRIPLE SHEET. Sravan, Shea ees eee Se | tion at Poiton, in France, which prev’ ‘not aided; and they have alzo commenced a fos | Staptinoplo, among the more than 49,000 Romaniste in that vicinity, which is a new and hop»! enterprise. ‘The number of pastors, ngeliets, Bible readers, teachers, colporteurs, and other laborers connected with missionary zocieties or commiitees of evangelization om she foreign field with which the Board cooperates, (by grant- ing subsidies designed to pay some part of their support, publishing and distributing information, or etherwise pro- ‘moting the cange,) together with these laborers in differ- ent parts of the same field who held a more direct con- neetion with the Board, is a little more than two hundred. Rev. T. S. Cuvee, of the Reformed Dutch church, moved that the report (an axbstract of which had been read) be accepted and adopted, and published under the direction of the Board, which was egreed to, Mr. CuyLeR proceeded to address the assembly at rome Jength. He congratulated the society upon the manner in whieh it had been conducted for the past year. He eon- eidered the society might be compared to fire—admirable when in safe hands, but perilous and mischievous when any Wee tance, The proper manner to reach Komanists ‘was not by abusing themand launching imprecations upon ibem. He wouid offer resolution, which he considered to express the moral fundamental pringiple upon which this Christian Union acts and does ita werk:— Resolved, That while we bate Romanism we love the anists. Rom: That was the simple cardinal principle of the American and Foreign Christian Union—the very princi ple of the All Father, who hates sin, yet loves the sinner and seeks to eave him from his sin ana the only way to reach Romanists was thi hb she new commandment, ‘Love ene another.”’ He qnestioned whether Protestant England ever did much for Catholic Ireland ustil she began to give her the means ef education, and granted her that great boon of to une no fa0 ¢ Inngoage, to speak the traih, and net te get phe y bad untertaken te practive these " nd 60 far Wyro Protestants, That was an illustration how the presefae of a yure, living Christianity operates Upon the gan, Mohammedan, Tork, or Arab, bat Riad people are these Protestants? was a question asked somewhere ves Comstantinepie at the time Protes- tavitism began to be talked of there, The answer from @ne who bad seen them was—‘'They are a very strange would trust one of them with anything | have; ther willnot lie, and they will not cheat.” ‘Two nominal Christians, in one of the hazaars of Aleppo, fell into a con- troversy about some trangaction. Finally, one of them charged the other with lying. ‘Well,’ said he, “am Ia Yrotestant that I should speak the ‘truth?’ Now, it is this idea of Protvestanusm, this idea of Christianity that arms it with power. ‘The last resolution was ag follows:. Resolved, That a8 the greater portion of Central and South America are now open t Gospel inflaences, and the work there to be done can be more readily accomplished by a union of the various evangelical denominations than by apy one denomination aeee, that this society is spe- cially called upon, in the providence of God, to increase the number of her laborers on that fle! “gi and to enter on such a gystem of efforts as will in duo time ex- tend the bleesings of ne a Cv igeceand throughout the readsh of those lan ae peel er thie reeolution ig that which speaks of the union, the co-eperation of the various an denomi- natione. How much more jn accordance with the spirit @f the Gospel and the wants of human nature and the world was this, than the centralized, comprehensive government and unity ef Rome. Protestantism, by tho race of God, bad fallen apart into various churches and Secomina joug, and in that way the spirit of decentraliza. ion, the spirit of liberty, became the characteristic of Pretestantism. The union and co-operation of these va- Cathelie emancipation. Taen Kogiand won the heart of Treland, and within a short time one hnndred thousand Irish Catholics had become eyangelized. Fitwen years age that would not have happened; but there were pers now preeent who would probably live to see the majority of the population ef Ireland standing up in the liberty of God. But this must be done by the spritof love. Romanism must be met and con. quered here, It is brought bere by ship loads and dumped upon eur wharves. But so long as the atmos- phere of America was kept Protestant, evangelical, sraly Bible Christian, we should be an overmatch for all she Romanism of Europe, It could not live here so leng as we Kept our religious atmosphere pare. It was gaid that this gociety aimed to make Protestantism aggressive. Now, Napoleon bad said to his goldiers before one ef his great battles, “Men, if you would get rid of death drive him into the enemies’ ranks.’’ Napoleon anderetood human nature well; and if we would succeed, we shoald Grive death into the ranks of the enemy. ’ Aggressive Christianity is the only Christianity that was worthy the name. We cannot get the start of Rome in the long run conti! we ~outwork it. Rome is a tremendous worker. The valley of theMissiesippwis as bugy as an ant bill with the Romanists, and they are working there in every way in which they can reach a men. Their schools never die out; their churches are never vacant, Rome never lacks men for her work; if they are not to be found here, Europe will furnish them, able to speak any language that is desired. Rome was to be honored for her earnestness at least, But she should be met by Protestants. Wherever she established a ehurch or a college let the Protestants establish a dozen. Let ber build her churchee and decorate her cathedrala; only let trnth and error have a fair field for the encounter, and as old Jobn Milton said, truth never would come oot the worst in the combat. The Remanists were building ca- thedrals which would become the mountains from which Protestant eagles would take (light. In time great gatber- ings of converted souls would meet in the magnificent cathedral built here last year by the Archbishop, and would praise God there according to the full lignt. Above all things this Society aimed to scatter the Bible, that mort revolutionary book the workd ever Faw, contaming the very essence of all revolutions and reforme. It was raid that the Reformation came from Rome. It came from Lather, and he got it from the Bible. Puta Bible in *& man’s house, and you have got there the most dangerous enemy to his errors and the most blessed thing for his soul that you can possibly put there. This society should therefore be sustained jut be- cause it is a great Bible circulating organization. He referred to the spiritual condition of the nationa in Central Europe, and stated that the Bible wonld effect ite work there, The tramp of armies and the clash of arms could be heard there now. War was an awful thing; but deep eeated diseases required often severe remedies. As to this war between France and Austria, he could truly say that he was like the old woman who gaw the fight between ber husband and the bear: it was the only fight about which be was perfectly indifferent. Let the fight betwoen them go on; Italy would get ber rights through their means, Crimean shots and shells made the first breaches in Tarkish exclusiveism, 80 out of this war in central, Romish Europe, would come agitation of men’s hearts, the trampling down of old dynasties, the circulation of the troth and the spreading of the principles of republicanism, which is but the avant courier of the Bible and the Gospel, Let the Goepe) penetrate men’s hearts everywhere, aud then we shall gee the beginning of the end. Rey. Mr. Ret, of the Methodist Epigcopal church, next addressed the meeting. He commenced by proposing the following regolution :— Teeoived, That the political, social and religious eleva- tion of the race requires the church of our Lord Jeens Christ ceaselessly to jabor to substitute a vita! Christianity for that of mere form, and to teach men everywhere that justification i# by feith and salvation by grace. He caid that forms alone possessed no power; vitality, jone was powerful. Water in the lake could not drive machinery; it was only after it received motion and fe in the stream, and was turned upon the great wheels that machinery Was enabled to accomplish iis purpose end to gend out ite fabrics of beauty and utility, Man, mace in God’s own image, was not of value until he who made bim bad breathed into his perfect form the breath of life. Forms were of no value in themselves; there must be vitality somewere behind them to render them in any rene of worth. The Romish religion was but a form, & mere carcass, and bad no power to elevate and save fallen humanity; wherever it prevailed squalor, wretched- ness, poverty and ignorance marked its way. AB you pareed into the light of Protestantism, however, igne- rance, degradation and crime passed away as clouds be- fore the sun. There was this striking characteristic of the Roman religion: there was much of human inventioa about it—striving, as it were, to improve what God hag given us. Human invention could not improve God’s works; it was too much like the attempts of modern ai chitects here to improve the light of heaven by giving us painted windows, shutting out the light of day that was Ueaming without, while all was gloom and darkness here Within. The forms and ceremonies ct the Roman religion were like these painted windows, shutting out the pure ligbt of the Gospel. We could not judge of Rome and its prineiples entirely by what we zee of ite operations among us here. Here, sbe is under the restraints and influences of a pure Christianity, and compelled to be what she Would not otherwise be. In gome placee she refused to ajlow even her own Bible to be circulated among the people. The nature and spirit of Rome—the geniua of her faitt—was that of a religion without a Bible. Now, all that was nevessary to dispel the gloom that the feita of Rozwanism spreads, was to bring to bear upon it tae pure faith of the Bible. ‘The resolution was adopted. Tue hymn commencing “Blow ye the trumpet, blow,” wag then enng. Rev. P. C, Heaptey, of the Congregational church, Greenfeld, Massachusetts, moved the followiog resvin- tion, which, after some remarks by the mover, was adopted :-— Resolved, That the renovation of a corrupt Chrietiauity is the firet work of the American churcues, for their own safety and that of the country identified with her life, aud ‘0 ip the conversion of the world to Christ. Rey. Leonarp Bacon, D. D., of New Haven, then ad. drersed the meeting. He said be had not come there to make aspeech; merely to listen to others. Bat he had been drawn up on the platform, and after he had been got there, it bad been insisted that he should read some resolutions which had been prepared. The tirat resolution Was ag follows:— Resolved, That in the persecutions of the Protestants in various countries of Europes, especmlly the migsieparies of the evangelical eocietics of France and Geneva, with which the American and Foreign Christian Union co-operates in the propagation of a pure Curistianity and the principles of revgious liberty, whereby several of their schools have Deen discontinued, congregations for religious worship have been broken up, end gome of the missionaries have been fined and imprisoned, the true spirit of Rome is dis. covered, and motive of great power is addressed to ail nationg to guard against her introduction among them. And deeply afflicted by their suflerings for the Gospel’s fake, this society aseure them of their sympathy, and Prayers to the great head of the church, that they may be sustained in the discharge of their duties and maintenance of @bristian character, and be speedily delivered from those trials. * Itcould not be arserted with perfect accuracy and vye- racity that Protestantism gtarted with the agsertion of re- ligioue liberty as we now understand that phrase. It could not be said that the assertion of religious liberty had been uniformly from the beginning, or is now univer- sally the characteristic spirit of Protestantiam. Yet, when the firet Protestants asserted their own rell- gious liberty that assertion carried with it by infer. ence, significance, and in its ultimate results, the agser- tion Of religious liberty for the whole world. God had shaped the ends which the reformers rough hewed, and bad wrought of their protests results which they in their mere human wisdom could not have anticipated, Now, as a bisioric fact, there had always np Pro- testantiem something of the spirit and genius of Popery; bet God bad been, in His providence and by his spirit, continually exorci¢ing it and purging it out, and in the end Protestantiem would everywhere stand up face to face with Romaniem, asserting the principle of the indi- vidual Conselence and of individual religious liberty. He referred to the last persecution, when a little Irisn boy was whipped and whipped agam in ove of the publie schoo 8 of Boston becauke, in obedience to his religious belief aud conviction, be would not say the Lord's prayer as it j¢ written in our Bible, That was persecution, and that spirit should be cast out utterly, The next resolution wag a8 follows :— Resolved, That the vigorous and determined efforts made by the Romi¢h church during the iast few years to extend her power and ber influence both in England and America, Cemand of every Protestant prompt, decided end Christian measures to protect themselves against hor err especialy ag her system of religious teaching is subversive of the fundamental principles of the Gospel of our Lord Jeane Christ, Thete efloris can be seen a] around us, and summon us to renewed and increased efforts for the illusion of that light which ip the ony effective antidote to carkness. The ext resojution was as follow: Resolved, That the success which hae crowned the la- Dore of missionaries destined to reach the Mabommedan and Pagan mind, through the revival of ® pure Christiani- ty among the Armenians and Nestorians, clearly evince how intimate is the connection between the salvation of the beathen world and the spread of a pure Gospel among the athe of Europe where a corrupted Christianity now prevails, Jately the idea of Christianity in the Turkieh empire was beginning to change. He would give one or two instances to prove that assertion. A small body belonging to the Greek church, living in a smail city near the bead waters of the Jordan, had quarreled with their bishop—for the Arabe were a quarre|some and factious race, and were as a to quarre! with their bishopa as were Protestants, hey concluded to turn Protestants, without knowing whit it was, and sent to Beyrout for a missionary 10 come and tell them what {t was. “He came, and found that thelr WiWmRCR CObawled of tarce singe denomiations present that united front which cao go into such lands o tuose to which this resolution ro- fers, in the assurance of success and of ultimate conquest and Cece ececiat The resolutions were adepted. The.exercises were closed by singing another hymn, when the meeting was dismiseed with a benediction, The society held a meeting for business, and the elec- tion of ten directors for a termof four years, beg the nomber chosen angually. THE AMERICAN AN'TI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. MORNING SESSION. Thie body of Union denonncers, constitution trampiers, and advocates of a universal emashing-up of everything except “our African brothers,’? met yesterday merning and evening at the City Assembly Rooms, in their accus- tomed annual fashien. The ball was very well filed at an early hour, mere than half the audience being of the gentler sex, and of various ages, many being apparently deaf old tadies, who snoozed complacently over their ear- trumpets. Wilham Leyd Garrison was called to toe chair amidst muck applause. Prayer was then offered up by Rey. Dr. Mayo, of Albany. On the platform were W. Lioyd Garriton, Parker Pills. bory, Wendell Philips, Oliver Johnson, Francis Jackeon, of Boston; Dr. Furnise, of Philadelphia; aod a young co- jored man. Mr. Jackson read the treasury report, which showed that the receipts durin@ the year, wit the balance of the year before, amounted to $13,885 45. The expenditare in the publication of the Anti-Slavery Standard, ihe organ of the society, for tracta aud for lecturing agents, is $11,432 80, leaving a balance on hand of $2,452 65, ‘The CuaiRMAN opened the proceedings by quoting a pas- gage from Scripture, and went on te read addresses from foreign socicties:—An addrees from the citizens of War- rivgton, England, signed by the borough member, the rector and 3,520 others; aa address to the Christians and charchee of America who uphold slavery, from the Bel. ‘ian Christian Migeionary Church ;and an address from jogeph Mazzini, whose Course upon the slavery question, the Chairman said, was in glorious contrast to that of Kos- suth during his visit to this country. Mazzini’s name was received with appinuse, and the addresses generally seem. ed to elicit general satiefaction, The following is Mazzini' letter :-— i Loxpon, March 21, 1859. Dear Sin—I beg to apologise for being so iate in ac- knowledging the receipt of $112, sunscribed by you and others, at the end of the Jecture delivered at your ineti- tungn by my friend, Mrs. Jesse Mentor White Mario, to- ward our Italian gchool, &¢. Iam very much pleased at my honored friend’s firet succesa and reeponse to her efforts in the United States, to whom Young Italy looks for sympathy and support in the approaching struggle; and my thanks are the thanks of all the members, both teachers and papiis, of our Italian schools. We are fight- ing the game sacred battle—for freedom and the eman- cipation of the eppressed—you, sir, against negro, we, against white slavery. The cause ‘is truly identical: for depend upon it the day in which we shall suc- ceed in binding to one freely accepted pact twenty- 8ix millions of Itellane, ‘we shall give what we cannot now—an active support to the cauge you pursue. We are both the servants of the God who saye, “ before me there is ne master, no slave, no man, no woman, but only human nature, which muet be everywhere responsible, therefore free.’’ May God blees your efforts and ours. May the day goon arrive in which’ the word *hondage’? will disappear from our living langnages, and euiy point out a bistorical record. And meanwhile let the know- ledge that we, ali combatants under the same flag, do through time and space, commune in love and faith, strengthen one another against the unavoidable suflering which we must meet on the way. Believe me, my dear sir, very gratefully youre. JOSEPH MAZZINI. Asmall sprinkling of colored persons was vizible in the room, and here and there the modeet bonnet of a Qua- ker lady. Mr. (a said that he would offer a few resolutions, and then introduce the first speaker. He then read the following resolutions, which, we obeerved, were neither put to the meeting nor voted upon:— Resolved, That if transforming rational and immortal beings into merchandise and perishable roperty be not a fin of the firet magnitude, and a crime of the deepest dye, then crime and sin exist nowhere on earth; and there are none to be called to repentance. Resolved that conceding to Southern slayeholders the right to hold slaves on Southern eoi!, and affirming that they may, and ix many cases do, exercise the right in accordance with justice, humanity and the epirit of Cbris- tianity, ie tantamounttoa vindication of slavery univer- sally, and therefore, in advocating the re-establishment of the slave system wherever it has been abolished in the North, the South acts with strict logical consistency, and cannot be met or answered except by those who maintain the inherent sipfulness of slayeholding under all circum. stances, Resolved, That they who have no moral objection to the existence of slavery at the South, can have none to Its ex- istence at the North; and that all such, by their constant defence of the slavehoider from the imputation of crimi- uality, are, af far as in them lies, preparing the way for the wtroduction of slavery into every free State. Resolved, That between the recognition of the slave as a man, endowed by his Creator with an inalienable right to liberty, and therefore entitled to immediate and uncon- tonal emancipation; and the depial of his common human nature, and his association with cattle, swine and other property, there is no halfway ground. Resolved, That the enormities of slavery are ao multi- tedinous and appalling—in its annihilation of all human rights, ite sacrifice of all parental and filial ties, its con- tempt of the law of God, its disregard of all the commands of the Gospel—that to resist its immediate and total aboli- tion is the most comprehensive method of extending and perpetuating the kingdom of Satan and opening the flood- gates of all iniquity. Resolved, That the friends of the enslayed in this land have nothing to retract or modify in regard to their charges against the holders of slaves or their abettore— agairet the American church and the clergy of the coun- try generally—against the political parties and their lead- ere—agsioet the American constitution and Union, based ag those charges are. and have been, upon a broad founda- tion of facts, which cannot be refuted, and which stiil re- main unchanged. Resolved, Thai we cordially accept the taunting admo- nition of Southern glaveholders—“Mind your own busi- ness;”’ that it is our business to see that we neither op- press nor connive at oppression; that we reduce to prac- tice the “self-evident truths” of the Declaration of Inde- pendence; that we “‘hide the outcast, and betray not him that wanderetb,’”’ that we make ‘our soil’’ free to every fugitive slave that stands upon it; and that we cleanse our selves from all blood guiitiness. Resolved, That it is the wildest incoherency on the part of the South, in one breath to charge us offthe North with meddling with that which does not concern us, and for which we are wot responsible, and in the rext to remind us of the pro-slavery constitutional gua. rantees we have given her, and insist upon our fulfilling them to the letter, requiring us to allow the slave hunter to eeize his victims in any part of our Northern domaine—to recognise slave property as valid a8 any other property in all the Territories of the Union, to perpetuate a slave representation in Congress, to guarantee the suppression of every slave ineurrection. even by the strong arm of the national government, i need be; to consent to the admission into the Union of as Many slave States as can be created, and however created, and to aid in the exteneion of slavery by the acquisition of new territory, obtained whether by pur: chase, pribery, perfidy, invasion or conquest. Resolved, That it the rightful business and imperative duty of the people of the North, without delay, to with- draw theingelves trom their present alliance ‘with the tratficere in humap fleeh; to proclaim the unnatural and fulity compact between the free States and the slave Siates at an end, and to take such measures for the forma- ‘ion of a Northern Union ag sball be in accordance with the principles of justice, humanity and ‘empartal liberty. The CHainman asked whether the Rey. . Milligan, of Penneylvania, was in the room, and if 0, he hoped’ ho would come forward. The gentleman not ap ‘ing, the Chairman eaid he bad no doubt he would be in the evening In the meantime he would inuroduce Parker Pillsbury, of Newjiiampshire. Mr, Pillsbury, on coming forward, was greeted with faint applause. Mr. Parker Pruisncry, of New Hampehire, was then roduced to the mecting. He said it was one of the dis- agrecaife duties of an abolitionist at an opening meeting to aduress an audience on his own.account, but when duty devolved on him to speak for another it became doubly embarrassing. Before olfering the few observa- ons he had to make he would offer the two following additonal resolution: 1, That while we rejoice in all the indications of ‘ancing state of public opinion against slavery, we would still be mindful that our greatest danger 1s not from actus) slaveholders, and the open, bold and blasphemous defenders and extenders of the institution in State or church, in politics or pulpit—but rather from those who make special and etrong anti-slavery pretensions and pro- fession®, like the republican party the Boston American ‘Tract Society, the recently formed New England and New York Church Anti Slavery Society, the Independent, with its array of clerical editors and contributors, that are still in governmental or ecclesiastical union and fellowship with slavery and slavcholders. Resolved, That while these organizations are thus, their pretensions and professions, able to absorb awakened publicsympathy, contro} the public eharity, ralyso the public conscience and pervert even well in- mded action into channels that flow oniy with compro- mise, corription aud crime, it becomes our duty faithfully to Febuag WGle KEK WAFL Lee Peupie RgRwet (bem, ng the ‘enemies of that onty radieal aad genuine Gospel ‘throng! whieh, under God, deliverance can come to the cede There was no need of arguing such plain ‘Propositions, for the character of the proslavery soilety wad churches ia proot enough, If there was, Ds, Cheever ‘was incre able and willing to do go than he was. The question was, who was to reprove Dr. Cheever. It was time that this society, or some other authority, ghould fostruet the Christians of um and other plates m the Old World on the subject of slavery. They kuew nothing about it, If they were acquainted with what slavery was, a8 it exists in America, not to speak of its exteneion, they never would have sent any sueh protesie as they have sent to Christian men. There were a great many minor evils in this country. There was horse stealing, Aho robbing of hen roosts, adultery, and adulterers, an all the details of crime and sin forbidden and condemned by the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, But how would a protest look coming from Europe to the Christians and Christian churches of the United States that upholds horse stealing?—or to the Christians and Christian churches of America upholding adultery or for- nication?—or to the Christians and Christian churches that rob hen roosts and uphold the practice? Now, if the poo ple of those countries knew that slavery in this ery ia as badas the guilt of adultery or the robbing of hen oats, they would not raise their voices to interfere, bo. cause it would ai least have been indiscreet. But they shovid know that this sin was the greatest of al! others in the land—every other sin pales before it, and there waa no language to describe it. He was afraid that we must have new definitions for our Christian churches taat be. lieved, notwithstanding, that this system can be uphel there was aleo a necessity for new names for miuister: Gospel, and other religions terms. The whole vorabular: must be changed, or else let us make nat it i outright robbery, accompanied by Christians can never hold slaves, The speaker then al- luded to the anti-slavery meeting recently held at Wor- cvtter, Whero the delegates could not conclude tami elare- ry was a sin, but went so far as to declare that slave. holders may be Christians. Now, if guch opinions were thus pot forth inguch a quarter, what wonder was it that the churches of Great Britain and Belgium should believe in the errors contained io their pro- if it is held by anti-slavery advocates that the eacramental hosts of Goa’s elect might practive this #in without impeachment. He did not care about the Tract Society—Dr. Cheever cou'd take care of that; nor of the Thble Society—the Zndependent could manage shat. But bis difficulty was to shape anti-slavery doctrines in euch a manner that such mistakes as those ‘made by the Belgiuin people should be prevented, Slavery muat be made 80 monstrous and go horrible that the very instincts of humanity must condemn it, and until no min will be- eve that any one can be a slaveholder and yeta Chria- tian. We had scenes at Washington lately—scenes of a fearful character; and he did not suppose that avy one would ever think it possible that Daniel EB. Sickles was & Christian, or that his murdered victim wae much of a saint, and that bis wife, still living, was ay. better than Mary Magdalen after she had repented, Bat supposing every black Sickles in the South could raise up aud re- Vengo himself in this manner? What fields of Golgotha, what rivers of blood would be presented all through the South to our view? And yet we are to believe thas an in- stitution that multiplies that Washington crime ten thou- sand times ten thousand in strocity is not go cursed bat that men may uphold it and yet be Christiang, And thore were men who, despite their denunciations of this eystem, were always ready to eiretch out the right hand of fel” lowsbip to the murderous slaveholder of the Soath. Toe institution would crumble beneath its own ruins if it were not for men like these—the Sb sand St. Ciaire of the system. The rough brutality Legree would soon serve to ruin it. What could be expected from a man who boasted of his beautiful women soon to become moihers, while he was to be the father of their offspring? Or of men like thoto who offered $25 reward for the bess speci- men of imported African male slave! 4s was done by an Agricultural Society ef Georgia, And these were the men to whom Dr. Cheever extended his hand. Such men as these rained down odium on the system—their very damnable depravity would be sufficient to dash the fabrie to pieces, were it not for the lightning rode erected for their protection by such men as Dr. Cheever and Henry Ward Beecher. (Applauge.) When we shall have made slavery the atrocity tbat it is, and have denied the slave- holder all right to be considered anything better than a. thief and an adulterer, and when we shal) have classed the Tract Society with those with whom it has airealy clagsed iteelf, then will this society have done its duty, Where was Henry Ward Beecher to-day? Where will he be to-morrow? Although atreat- ed and besceched to come and give his te; ny in behalf of the anti slavery movement, he has not been forthcoming. But when the positively criminal Tract Society invites him, be hastens to attend. You must go there to-morrow to hear him. He then passed en to consiter the members of the republican party. Tbeir hearts and consciences were all perverted in censequence of the falsity aud corruption of their leaders. He con- eidered that the republican party were fast going to take the place of the democratic. The 7ribume of last Friday had positively declared that the democratic party differed in nothing with the republican except perbape on tho reopening of the slaye trade, and on that they bad ex- Preesed no opinion. He concluded by relating an ancedote of an old negro who was employed on board a vessel, whose master left him to steer by the North Siar while he turned in to take a nap; but the negro having lighted his pipe forgot all about the star, while the vessel turned about and rapidly returned on the same course, Too master on coming up upbraided him with negiccting bis duty, but the old man excused himself by saying they had paseed the North Star ap hour ago. It was thus wit the republican party, They had pressed the North Str, and wore steering back into the very course they pre: tended to avoid. (Applause. When the speaker retired, a gentleman arose in the audience and asked leave to gay something. He spoke 80 Jow ag to be almost inaudible; but we underetood niin vo deny that Dr. Cheever would give the right hand of Christian fellowship to a slaveholder. He had left the chureh ia which he wi pps to stand by Dr. Cheever, because be held slay@@olders to be murderers. (Ap- Plause) If the speaker who assatled Dr. Cheever knew ‘what he was he would not dare speak 80 of him before a New York audience. Loud appiause followed, amid whieh the gentleman pat down. The cheirmain then introduced the Rev. Dr. Funmss, of Philadelphia, who came forward and said that he was always happy to stand on that platform, where the best cause of this or any age had been 80 nobly served. Hs came not to give, butto receive; not to speak, but to hear. The best aby man can do this cause was nothing to what the cause did him; and that was the answer to the charge of ceaseless agitation. It was said that slavery Was nO nearer abolition now than ever, and then asked what uso it was to keep up the agitation? He avowed himeelf willing to sacrifice everything wo be free, and he sympathized thus far with his African brothers. It is from that race the heroes of the present day coma—a race which it was said could not take care of itself, He saw a cheering sign of the decline of the prejudice against color in the bold advertisement on one of the city care: — “ Colored pergons allowed to ride in thie ear.” ‘That im- plied, of couree, that they were not allowed in other cars; but stil it was well that they were permitted to ride in apy. He referred to a recent visit to a school in his native city, where he saw colored children of all shades, and he was astonished at their intel- lectuality and progress in classical learning. Where- ever the prejudice against color is disappearing he thought the way was opening for abolition. Many things were revealing the fect that the spirit at the heart of abolitioniem was vital, and would work itself out against public opinion. When a reward was offered for Mr. Gar- rigon in Georgia, some time ago, because he pronounced slavery asin, many people there were found wiiling te pull down the proclamation. (Applause.) No one could tell him that truth was not mighty and would not prevail. He knew better; he knew it by his own heart, and it was manifested in many ways; in the breaking up of churchoe, and, has had just been gaid, the breaking up of the demo- cratic party, "The spirit of abolitionism was that of trath; it was divine; it came from God, and he prophesied that it would ultimately prevail. (Applause. ) Mr. Wenpxit. Pris was next introdtced, and wag re- ceived with applause. He begged to offer the following additional resolutions:— Regolyed, That in our opinion the national sentiment is rousing to a keeper life overy day, and evory day grow- ing more imperative and cicar sighted, and waile the politician pretends to respect it—in reality seeking only to use it for his own purposee—and the church is groping her way from indifference and hostility into seeing life, our duty is to watch both the politician and the priest, and see that no testimony be suppressed, no duty evaded, no opportunity lost, that the anti-slavery purpose be not diverted one hourfrom demanding the iomedinte digsolu- tion of the American Union, ag the only means of securing the immediate emancipation of the slave. Reeolved, That however we may be forbidden to en- courage the slave to rise, some of us by principle, and all by the American Socicties’ constitutions; and however we may differ as to whether insurrection be expedient or in- expedient, we are agreed in our sympat! with the wronged in euch a case, and haye no sym| with any attempt of the slavehoider to continue by bloodshed the wrong he bas begun by bloodshed; and we do {solemnly entreat and adjure the free to avoid the damning guilt of aiding the oppressor in case of insu |, and do unite, a8 a society, in branding the man, the party, the church \ om is thus guilty as anti-Christian, anti-republican and inhuman, He began by saying he was as much an American as any man whom headdreesed, aud had as much right tocri- ticige the condition ofthirty-three States. They were neither foreigners to nor enemies of the American constitution. They were rather endeavoring to carry out the grea! prin- ciple of American life. The Church denounced them ag infidels. He had no quarrel with names; let them describe him fairly, and that was all he asked. Let it say that tho society regarded neither Bible nor Church thas came be- tween them and their duty. They feared not criticise from any one, neither was any one {reo from their crit- cism. Dr. Cheever has no personal sacredness of charac- ter to be excluded from the criticism of the gociety. Of all impudence, give him the impudence of an American church member. Ward Beecher, when he attempted tr criticiso Theodore Parker or to defend himself, never did right until he took his eeat beside him. His defence ran over with bes pom gting) impudence of thorough bred orthodoxy. could not get over the tmpudent presump- be een he was superior to the New : England vine. ‘The Cnt aed of America have not reached the level of the republican party. They do not preach that sound doctrine end that personal justice which Henry Wileon and Charles Sumner annozned in the Sonate of the United States, You may go in vain to the churches of tho Presbyterians and others for that justice from man to man which the politician pleads to the people in the day of his necessity. The battle we fight to-day is to sereo- type those principles for which we contend, in spite of Dr. heover and William H, Seward. It may bo that Dr. Cheever hurls anathemas at the slave system of America, He forges thunderbolts strong aa those of Jove, and he delivers his thoughts with a fervor and a cloqurnee to which our lips are tame; and when he has done all that, ho stands before the American nation in the black and bloody dress of a meraber of the Congregational chursh of the United States, (Hisses and applause, repeated and long continued.) That church points to Dr. Cheever and saye—Look at what sainte I can produce! She clothes him. in the marriage garments of her fidelity, and diracts at- tention to the Belgium protest as the frult of his opera- lions, Dr. Cheever hus no right to be in communion with men who detpise him in their hearia; he koowa tna) the American church repudiates him; that his birthplace ig here; that the men who’ made the cburch for him and gave him bis text, have been reviled by nis friends and deserted by him, ' (Cheere.) Ho staude now manufacturing drugs and aduunistering opiates to the moral sense oi the people. (Applay .) He had no right to take the hands of men Ja religious feliowsulp Who Soree? kim in their bearte, and whom he knew ourepd