The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1860, Page 10

i0 FEWS %ROM WASHINGTON. UND FROM THIRO PAGE 1 ton ben bmenta as uttered Dy Sonthern eee ® & GrTHNe Mmtytey to the work be Seid (hat Soutuerners talked ooes in New Eogland, forgestiog that amout eurni Shaves are DUDE ALAS Blake At Be South, Mr Davis, (dom ) ot Me rose exoitediy, aod was un- derstood ¥) kay that the a Om WAS false Me Canrnett, GieG ) of Gs, mace the point of order at no member of House hac a right to bhel the poops Of any Keellob, and thea deny Ap Opportaarty to ite reyresenutives to reply He pronounced the assertion of Mc Van Wyck false and op onnded M: Davis, of Mes, wanted to know whether Mr, Van W c® was cispored (0 lest Southern courage by going out f be Durten rab? . Me Van Wyck woe net to be nv’ érfered with by binwter of that kind, Gentlemen shonid recoleet that for eight weeks likes oi was Cust OD repuhheans here, ber Davis We eburged you truchtully, mu nt Ow exited nam p) of Onio, earnestly demanded ver Mr, B “Qroer The CHARMAN pro tom, Mr. Wasinvenr, of Ukhnoia, re- tiemen not to violate the rales of tne Houne, » Wrex swe that if Soutvern gentlemen were 60 y cUght to regard the feelings of others. He Nortiern cournge, aad Said i Laat section the nBION Were Neeer heard. The North Ueir principles t) Sontbern dictation, ed & sustam the Uoion AM, (rep) of Conn , «ai on assembling bere # uo wieposition on the part of the republicans to Fenew upDece sarily the siavery agitauon. They pad © Content to leave It for the preseut, and were disposed bohers & force out the abuses, corrup: wgances of this administration. Dut at the Tho sefaion It was quite evi teat yress ble coulhet? waa still gomg on, and it was Lol t be permitied by guutiemen to eas. It was charged that the republican Pity Wes sectional, heeause have no men Bers here from the slave States,” but thoy would Dave them itt the courte of time wished to Know bow Jong it would be before the democratic party would be subjected to the eame charge, for iu toe North their memn- brs Were growing beavifully less as the pohoy of the party becomes more thorovgbly developed. Ho explained anu Sustained the republican platform. His party De jndged by that platform, and not b: ‘Sh extreme mep of Aout Carolina and Pepubocars ptan? anc, hike them, matt thooid exercise it. for the exclusion of slavery from the Territors Mr Vexny, (rep of Ill, in ananti-siar speoch, main- Weinert ‘hut (he free states have kept good faith with the Socrb, whie the jatter bave not deen true to the gNorth Treaty bac ° on iu the event of the elecbon of i Presider Tue North would ac- @ pt that isauw fh the Union could not stand the election ef auch oman then let it stide, Mr. Mooniiman, (rep) of Pa., said tbe republican party ec vvention for the nomination of a Presi- 0 © did not believe the Union would be dis. solved whoever was elected President. Ho reviewed tho Wernue policy of the government, and in advocating the protection of Amercan industry, said this wouli tend more than auyis vg else to strengthen the bonds of the @unie eracy ‘The committee (if the only five members present can De catled such) rose. Aqjourned. @ur Washington Correspondence, ‘Wasiiwaron, March 6, 1860. Mr Oovede’s Investigating Committee—A Splendid Scheme fur Eiectionecring Documents and Stump Speeches and for ‘Spuils— Fat Jos for the Sergeant-at-Arms and the House Printing Firm of Ford @ Co.—With These Investigations bfook, Not Much Chance of an End to this Session Before July Pretalile Eifect of these Investigations Upon the Pre- sidential flectwn, de. Mr. Covode’s resolution, adopted yesterday, ordering a Pelect committee of five to inquire into various acts of cor- rupwon indirectly charged against the administration, is eee of tbe mort magnificent electionecring and spoils and Plander schemes which the wit of even a Pennsylvania politician ever invented. Let us dissect it. ‘This seleet committee of Sve is instructed to inquire, first, whether the President of the United States, or any other cillcer of the government, has, by money, patronage er «uy other improper means, endeavored to influenco Congress, or any committee thereof, for or against the pastage of any law ailecupg the rights appertaining to any Site or Territory of the Union. What is thie ¥ Bless you, it 1s the old ghost of “ bleed- ine! ‘the ** Lecompton fraad’’ and the This committee 3s to inquire whe- ther the President, or any of his subordinates, did or did not, by bribery and corruption, endeavor to push through the Lécompion bill, and whetber the game agencies were @r were not veed to Carry through the English bill. Thus You see tut this first hitle item of the resolution comore- Debus @ beared LE Investigation into all the Kansas legis- latiog Of the just Congress, including all tue appowatments te «fice mace by the President, a8 may be suspected, in eonavetion with Lecompton and the English bill. For elec- Moneering purposes in this item alone there may be a @utrn COCUMHs produced, and sucha clout! of witnesses ‘as will Mi the pork: ts of We Sergeantat-Arms with mo- Bey 1yom Lis commMis+ious, and such a journal of testi meay as will bea plum to the House Priater and all his cupartner® iu those spoils The comuukee are Lot instructed to inquire whether apy otiicer or cilicers of the government have, Oy combi- © OF Other Wike, PreveNled oF defeated, OF attempted to prevent or veleat, tbe execution of any Jaw on the Stacuie books, wus whether the President failed to or re fused to compe! the execntion thereof, This, we suppose reters to (he slave = ol the yacht Wauderer and ‘Dut some say it refers to the pare der cover of the adini- Betration ie BScushery slave ira tb: r vessels ern ovction Gav ode wy The third item of an) viber let uttice ani ober hayy yare ease, »g firm of Ford The ‘'th subject of inquiry devolving upon the com- Mice relates lo olber pubue works of the United Suates Iban bavy yaroe avd Post Utlices:euch other works, for imstacce, a6 fortifest.os, custom housea, mariae hos- Pitais, miliary stalons, &c., comprehending a scho. @vle v! Opes auons wy thove other works a5 Wide as te Dounwares oF the Union. The +iath tom of the resolution refers to. letter ot the Presidect of Nov 25, 1888, in whick ke deplores “the em- ploy we Biol money tocarry elections ”? We Cow Mitte to inquire what amour @Since 1556. We Suppose) have been exvended in Penn- Bylva: @ aud oLber States to carry their poutical elections, ani by whom, aud by whose authority, and from what Bou'ces denved: ana the committee are to report the ames of partis implicated, Kc. This item coversa wide Tabgr abd op 1ivmvadie viserebon in the sommoning of ‘With. cee S Lrom every quarter of Uno Unites States. QT ent roaders of the Henarp will taus per- eeive thai tows resowution of inquiry of Mr Covode is ©) the most ineghillcent proportions as ap elecuopeer. fag MOVeMEDE Abd oS a Spurs jvd to We dominant party of Ube Houre, LP ng Upon the previous sanjects of inquiry in- Vorved husdiod#or witurss-& from all parts of the country oey De Fummoped to W Monry may be put into Arne ashingtou; tous thoneands of ne pockets of the Sergeant-at- and teas vi Lhousauas inte the pockets of the House In fact, this ineestigation of thig pay be made to draw from the treasury bunéred or fye hundred thousand cretion of the comauttes nt ti the way ct half a miliion of count 18 time, or the want of wme. The ‘oie is Ww bring all the catalogue of tn- ous t© bear npon the Pre=tsential election. To do ey Bogge ted raust be Nautted tos few Byecitic object® ava Special cases, which huve doubtless Deen sirgied out by Mr. Covode, soas vot to interfere with the work in bard by the various other investigating com- Witter s of The Honse, special aod regu'ar. The report of BL these committees will furnish a tremendoas quantity @ electioneoring wattor for the stump, and probably not lest than che huacred thousand avilars im work to the printer of the Bouse. So that you will perceive that the Fepudjiert. party have no idea of Decoming subject to the ebarge of the Loly Scriptures, that “he who taketh not Gare of bis own houschoid 18 worse tha aa infidel.” Ip view of these things for Presidential ammunition, it cong The democracy, very uaturaily, are or ot aa carly adjournment a3 to hold the oppost- » the upmixed question of “the irrepressible con- ict,” but tbe opposition, bearing im mind the prodigions dofiuence scanst the democracy in 1840 of the ‘White House ir vestigations, gold spoons, silver toa sow, Bevsee'® carpets. rosewood jurniture, &c., &c., of the celebrates Ozle, of Pennsylvania, and the still more pow- ert indie the diaclosures of the Florida war ex- nee, t wartwout and other official deficienciog aad defaleations, aro brought upon the trail of these now in- ‘Vestigations against the democratic party in power. ‘Mr. Buchanan, secure in the honesty wi go. ‘werned bim 1m all things in the discharge of his great office, may safely chalienge the closest scrutiny into all fhis acts; but such is not the case with many of his sabor- dinates beyond his :mmediate supervision, for evidence ‘wiil be brongbt against them in many cases which cannot foil to embarrass she democracy, and to divert the public mind very materially from the main questions of the *rrepressibie couiict,” Helper and Joba Brown. AS we close, the Houre ts eng: fs organization by voting for @ id diferent candidates are in nomination, lacluding Heory Ward Beecher, the learned Jewish Rabbi of New | Yor, and Dr. Raphall, shoes ee ae on the Ist @! February was immediately followed by the election of te Upon a motion to postpone the election till ly, we @ind the democratic side m tbo affirmative, and tbe repub! fm a body in the negative. Bot it murt not be thus inferred that the Gemecracy are opposed to prayer. They only want it “‘w thout money and without price,” a if aay person 9oxl6 affors.. from day to dey, witbout pay, to pray for this sinful House of Mepresecdhatven, Hersos Riven Navicaniox—Finet Boar rrow New Yorn. —The eteamer South America, eays the Albany Journal of ‘Teeaday, which left New York lastevening, reached - won at 6 o'clock this morning, and ater taking in coal re- @uriest her trip, reaching thie city about noon. The cap- tain of the South Amorica reports a considerabie quaouty Hludooss ‘The Seaih Ameroe wut ave weranersoes eon. Ameri we this 5 o'clock far New York Od Jaden with lumber, which became io» bound here last fell, left ‘or New York at noon, There is no ice in the river .n front of this city, and that encountered by the South America below will not wateriaily interfore with the ravring of boats, ®> that it can safely be aggerted that river navigation for 1°60 hag fairly opened. THE LABOR MOVEMENT. Mass Meeting of the New York Journeymen Shoemakers. SYMPATHY WITH THE EASTERN STRIKERS EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECI!S, The “Sinews of War’ Promised, and Contributions Handed In. ANOTHER MEETING 70 BE HELD ON MONDAY NEXT, Meetings in Philadelphia and Newburyport, A wars meeting of the joarneymen shoemakers of this olty was beid, at the Fourteenth Ward Hotei, corner of Grand and Pizabeth streets inst evening. The large room was comfortably filled with journeymen, whose appear ance spoke well jor thetr wtelbgense, iniustry and so- briety, Mr McCanThy aunounced that the time for opening the meeting bad arrived, and pominated Mr. Gerrard Tyrreti a8 President, and Mr James Moore a8 Secretary, and the above bamed genbemen were appointed, Mr, TYRRXLL, upon taking the cbair, spoke as follows :— Guyriaaky—You must be aware that the object of the mecting here tonight is Ww express our ay mpaiby with our feliow workmen of the Eastern States, All that I can ray is, that it is a well-timed movement, especially under present circumstauces. Our brethren are now oobly struyg!ing for the purpose of ob. taining such wages as sbeil be sufficient for the support of their wives and cuildren io common comfort. Tory ar: therofore entitied to the sympathy and support of every sboomaker in New York and ihrongbout the Unioa. would be ignoble in New York if ehe did uot extead wo them and their little ones (he right band of foliowsui, ‘There are a number of opinious gone abroad in regard to this strike, and some persons have attributed the whole mMovem Ot to political purpores. Now, I caanot see how any man can be so foolish as to suppose that a strike which has made such rapid progress from Lyun to Mar Diehead, and noton'y among the men, but the women algo, bringing thousands iato ita ranks every day, could be merely owlvg to political purposes, Tuere must be some grave reason for auch uvanimity of opinion, where ‘we sec 80 Many Men aad women combined, and [think we would be acting Ina very lukewarm manver if we do not take an active part for the support of our brethren in that region of our country. (Applause) But, my friends, more thab mere sympathy is roquired in this case. We raust give that material aid which is the blood aud sinews of war. We are ali well acquainted with strikes aud with their effects, aud we cannot be iguoran! as to the expen ture neceseary to our brethren to maiutaia their pusition. By doing all that we can we shall be getting @ great and noble example for our friends iw other varta of the cous try. If the shoemakers in the East are supported in their just position they w:li obiain their rights, aad the work ‘mon of New York will foe] the benoficial effeota of it; and if thoy are beaten out of the Seid, the blow will not only be felt by themselves, but New York shoemakers woul soon find that they bad to suffer also. Under these cir cumstances this meeting has been called, and it is now for the membors to exprees their opinions on the important question of the stixkes. (Applanse,) ‘The Prestn=nr then read the following resolution: ~ solved, hat this a x. belirving the men on strike in the Eastern ptates to tied to mympathy, those preseat pledye Uemseives to support the strikers by every means in their power. Mr. Cranizs MoCartny spoke ip support of the resoin tion. He said—ln coming forward to speak on this resolution, | feel not oly pleasure, but some pride alse. Tbave always, in my ¢xperience, seen our body of shos- makers in this city ready to respond to any call where the interests of their fellow men have been concerned, and ldo notsee why they should not doso now. (Ap plause.) This is a movement the like of which has never bappened in this country. Thero must be something wrong, indecd, thet could have caused so unanimous 4 rising among 80 vasta body as the working shoemakers of Massachusetts. (Applause.) For my part, it appears to me that one of the strongest reasons is the grind Dg despotiem of those bosses who grow fat ov your abor, hot to Say op your bones and sin-wa, from morn pg uitoevenivg. I wish to inquire whetber it i right that these men sbould subunit to euch treatment as thisy Who can doubt the right of these men to strike, when we fino that they have to work cightoe: puFs Ont Of twenty four—and this not an exceptional case, but very often in deca? This aavertion can be borne out by evitence which we have very often produced. There ts au extraortipary number of men now Suilering in the Kastorn Stataa: | we ell know that in Madsachugetts the shoo trate ia th only staple trae; and when this trade suifera the whole cominunity is mace to ivel the ellects thereof, The men who produce the wealth of the bogsea are now ground down to the lowest possible pittance. They are wore. off thap any other clase of men. In many cases they arc bot even exempt from starvation. The shoemakers o New York are tar better off. Although they do not alway get the prices they deserve, stil! they make sufficient to Support themselves and thetr famties reepactably; but in Massachusetts, apd, indeed, m all the Esatern Stater the men Who produoe the riches of the wealthy classe: are crushed lower aad still lower. Thus fact is frequently asserted m the public presa. Whore did these wealtir men ctt their thousands of dollars but out of the sweat ‘nd toil of the poor working mau? All thir riche and capital are drawn from the working man; they grow rich upon the labora of the working’ man anc thus labor goes own until the poor shoemaker ca: scarcely secure enough to provide Subsistence for hime | and those dependent upon him. (Great applause.) Car any one Coubt that labor is the source of ah weatth? Let us take the skin cif the caif; when wo take it off it is not worth anything, but when we hare cared tt, and lay ov labor, mace tt into Svots and shoes, then we find it value, ol our labor. (Ap i ali the goul mines of Califorma, bet what nse won)d the be to the word unless Iabor goes down them to bring out, for the nee of individy and of nations, the riches which they con (Applause.) What is thin bat an evidence of 1 power of labor? Geutiemen, there are some men w preach a great deal about slavery tn the Southern States Dut bas often been retorted, and very justly, hy the Public press, that the people who are slaves in the South: are far better otf than ope balf of the shosmakers in the Fasiern Siateg, or even jn New York; becanse, while th slaves in tho South have somebody to Jook efter tnem there are bundreds of shoemakers in New York, in Baxter atreet and other low dens of the city, who toil from the first bour of morning il the last hour of night to procure even the common necessurics of life; while the slayer at the South Go not work one-half of the the, and live, too, above ground, while the shoemakers are under ground— in holes and'celiars. They are, therefore, a thousani times more sis those of the Southern States. While the white ‘wea—for IT can call them nothing better—are left to perish, we have men, calling them selves philauthropiste, going the rounds of the town and asking asfistauce—tur whom? For the whites? No; bat for the wel! fed slaves of the South. What ia the use of all thie? Woile men are dying all through the North of SiarVaLion, YOU cannoli say that you ever heard of a gin gic slave starving toacath. Thisstrike in Massachusetts is the uit Of this agitation, Jt ts an effect of tho agitation which has been’ felt all. through the couptry; and you will discover is reguit in the future.’ Now thai an clectioneering campaign is going on, there are a great many individuals to speak tn Dehalf of freedom, not because they have any sympathy for the slave, Dut becayse they #ish to getat the “loayer and fishes,” became those who have been thrown out wish to get back into places where they can weil feather their own nests. Mr. Farkel. here rose to interpose an objection. He said that he theughtthat they bad met here to give sym pathy and aid to thetr feliow workmen tn usetta who were pow suffering from oppression. He did not ‘think thal this was a place or an occasion to introduce ities, and, (or big part, he decidedly objected to it, and ¢ Would not sit and listen to it Mr. MCaxtuy resumed :—If you bad seen the great evils whic now oppross our class, as 1 have seen them, you would not object to any allosion I might make to politica. i have to aliuve to them. How is it that not one-half of individvaie, to through the country carrying their agnation everywhere, and keep your beat Southern customers from sugport- ing you It is all very well for these men to aay tha: We murt pet enter into politics; but who, then, is to give us our bread and batter (Applause.) We musi | talk polities. This ts the great question. You must be- | come politicians if you wish to have power atall. It was for this purpose you lef everything tua! you held dear to come across what has been called “the great pond.” (Applause) of if we were better politicians. Take for example, my friends, the fact that prison labor is much cheaper than re. To whose advantage is thie? } sattkfactorily determine. In NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, Profersion are ppited im ruppert of thelr own righis (Hear, bear, and applause.) 1 gay again tet the black slave is much better off tham the white slave, Jebould like to bear from gore ober 6.0 teman prevent, T phould like to bear trom my friend ‘Ferrel, among others, But Trhould hike him, or apy ome chee, 19 tell me bow (his question caw De digoussed With: ook Dteducing polities, a8 1 have dove, (applause) I have mouung more to’ say, (Great spplante.) ‘The Cuauman said that this meoting *as called for the PUrpO Of expressing eyMpathy and giving aid to the men on strike ib Mastacbusette, and pot for the purpose of agitating any reform, He would ke gentlemen to con fue thi wer ver to the eubject : Mr. Jawea Hanvusy eaid that he did not wish to bear avy sireurtion of apy other subject exerpt the strike im Meceachirette, Let the negroes reec as they are, ad Jet other people Jook after thetr own affairs. In regard to their brethren om the trike the qaestion is:—Is it to be kind words or the sinews of war we shall give them? (Cries of “Roik! doth!) There are a great many trikers ln Lynn, which is t be the great battle ground wher men are fighting to maintain themselves and heir sam:hes, thear rights and ourewn. We eee by the accounts in the papers that funds are wanted. Lt us come to the point and contribute of our savings to their sup- port. (Applaure.) A Gxxtiiaian, Whose Dame our reporters were un: able t asceriain, raidi—I mmyrelf bave been a recipient of tbe bospitality Massacbusets. Let Cirect cur attention to the strike in Lynn. ue not attempt to top off the branches in New York, Philadelphia apd otber piaces, but let us go to tof the trouble, in Mageachusetts.’ 1 found gene < kind frievds iv Lypp, There te not a more sor better hearted people in the world. Such i# the vacter of the ey kers. The bosses bave been running e who shall = most trade. They in Mhg down and grinding down journeymen, se aud woree 8] until the jourseymen ita stop to the oppreasion, We should all ob this subject, for it comes bome to a ‘oura will go up also. (Ap 8 go almost to the North uve yiken Wo Pole, ag you are aware. They go all over the country. Like. athe ware, they carry them wherever hey can ‘etch their price; consequently, their interest and our ows are identical About the Haverhil) strikers only kuow th ar or five of us ‘jour,’ among hom war a Fa Boston one night } man, started to go to a theatre at We stayed to vee the afterpiece, and conseqnenty were too lato for the cars home. I was the orly ope who hed any money, and of course *aw my shopmates through at the hotel and tho next morning. Upon reaching home, the Haverhill man paid that the oniy time be was “rigged,” was when he bad to sleep with ap Irishman. [Tremendous cries of “order, order’ The speaker was himself of fibernian extraction.] 1 mentien this, gentlemen, ouly to show that the Haverbil! men are prejudiced bot kind hearted. The Philadelphians are also generous, and will, doubtless, aid us witb their contributions. The Paesipxnt here remarked that their brethren in Vhiadelphia had already taken steps to doso. The Speaker said be hoped every one would do the rame. Tho etrikers are wortby of respect and agvistance, and be hoped they wonld get it. The PResiDenT then read the following resolution :— Resolved, That this meeting vse ail epdeavorsto obtain the support of all other trades iu bebalf our saffaring breibren, end that a comuntuee be formed to carry out :be above object. . Mr Mclatyxe was loudly called for, and on coming forward expressed a decided repugaance to speak ov compulsion. He thought there were other geutlomen im the room equally competent to addresa thom, and be Dad uo idea that men should hail bim out in preference wothers. There was very little peccasity for him to say much on the subject any Way, for he thought that every- body who bad come there wore we!) awaro that they bad come togetber for no other purpose than to express their g) mpathy and to offer their support to their brethren in Massachusetts, Ove of the geutlemen had thought pro- per to allude 10 politics, and ® great dea) wag said in con- Bequence. Now, for his » be was of opinion that liberty war « very great thing What was life without human freedom? * And what was liberty without those focial rights which ope man is entitled to as much as apotber? The shoemakers of Massachu- setts understand the vaine of these rights, and therefore they have manfully rizen to demand them (Appiaute.) Those men, whetber they be in New York or in the Eastern Statex, who would say that they bave no Tight to ipterfere in police, will yet tind out their error. Jet them get instructed more and more iv the politics of tbe coutry, and they nobody would be able to impose on ; for they would all be able to take care of them. seives. (Applause ) Their duty now is to say how far they are willing to support the men, or strike, by their sympathy and by their contributions. It is the duty of the government, said the speaker, to do something for these men, 60 a8 to better their condition and ours also. I would rather be a black slave at any time than a white slave. (Applonse.) There is one point not to be forgotten: and that is, that the bosses stand fp their own light. The very fact of their houses vemmg stored with large stocks of shoes and boots must show the reason for the low prices which are paid to shoemakers, and which have led to the strikes. If the men were paid better they would work more cheerfully ano maxe more abces, and the bosses would sell cheaper and yet be benefitted largely. (Applause amd cries of ‘That's a fact.) The South con'd never compete with Northerp workmen if they were properly paid to put out their energies. My sympathy goes with my brethren in their noble efforts for their rigbts, and 1 will do all T can, as |} know all the shoemakers of New York will also do, to eptourage and support them until they obtain their righte, ‘Mr. Joux Buit made a brief sprech. He said that he agreed perfectly with the sentiments of the gevtiemen who had preceded him, and hef did not know that he could goover any new ground. This matier of the Lynn strikers ocmes home to every man’s beart, whether he be a shoemaker or any other mechanic, for if one class of mecbapica go Gown, all are sure to g9 down with them. lam porry ts see any of the gentlemen oresent chary of ‘oneb‘ng upon the subject of politics. We are not in the ola country, where, if we speak of our superiors, we £0 into the poorhouse the next week (Applause.) What act of disturbance, gentlemen, was committed at Lynn that made it necessary to send for the Boston police? Ybe Grst thing, Mr. Chairman. that the striking shoemakers cid to regard the maxim, “Order is Hvavep's first law,” and to appoint one hundred special « cemen to preserve that order. But the Maseachusctts outhoriies coubtless thougbt that smong the shoemakers there were some who would knock a man down ‘if be ‘nid bor! to a hole in their blankets,’ and they were dicciples of St. Crispin; and I think thatall New York ‘ance to low wager, ceareless work and impending starva- Mr. BRany sal¢— Politics is the protection of trade, give lowarés the object of this meeting. (Applause ‘se Neiry enggested that tf they were todo any- (ons might right, But sti!) these very men regarded the law, kept rder, and we)! sustained the good reputation of the shoemakers ought te support them ip their peaceable re- volt againet oppression, and their lawful and quiet resis- ion, (Cheers and applause.) and without trade there 18 no seif protection in apy country. Vhat's all I have to eay but T shall baad resolutions were then unanimously adopted, and with cheere and applanse, 2 {07 thew shopmates in the Eastern States it might ell to pnpe Op motion, the Chair was directed to appoint a com- mittee of fifteen to capyars the city for subscriptions. the following named gentiemen were appointed:— slames Harth fobn McDonough, B, Mulvanee, ph Charice MoCarthy, Joseph Fogarty, ar] 4 John Hamiton,” Farrell, ae) Wa'sh, James Tyrrell, Michael Reagan, ‘Wm. Withers. France's Moore, The tuanmwan said thateach member must copaider jimeel? @ committee to collect moneys and t circulate ibe notice Of the pext meeting, to which this was merely r inary. (Applanee ) The committee were directed to meet on Saturday even- nex to. e the necessary arrangements and to vice the city into districts for canvassing. Tt was sug- costed that the committee should not coufine themselves asking contributions from ehoemakers, but should em- in their canvass workmen of every trade who sym- whized with the Massachueetts strikers, 4 geptleman said that there were no Germans upon the committee, There were many German shoemakers, and {t might be well to have Germans upon the committee aio, Another gentieman caveed much merriment by moving that the French, Italians and Spanish be also represented upon the committee, if they were to be so harp upon nationalities. The committee were authorized te acd a many Germans to their number as they thought ft, Mr. Tyrrell (the chairman of the meeting) was unani- mousiy elected Treasurer, and the sum of 25 was col- iccted from the audience in advance of the subscriptions. on eae at eur whose Tae aaieaan “4 evening next, at eight o'clock. ads pn | will be beld in the’ game hall, at the corner of Grand Elizabeth streets. OUR DOVER CORRESPONDENCE. View of the Question— While and Black Slavery—Repub- lican Hypocrisy Wilson and Hale—Their Professions and Their Practice, dc. This has been a great day with the sone of St. Crispin, in Dover. Early in the morning they gathered at their headquarters, where they formed a procession, headed by the Dover Brase Band, and for three hours amused them- solves by parading through the principal streets of the town. Near the head of the procession a stalworth “jour” bore aloft a banner upon which was inscribed the follow- ug’appropriate motto:— May we be nlaves to nothing but our duty. Let us enme on 8 level and we will part on the square. Shgbtiy Masonic, that, but appropriate, however, not- ‘withstanding ite appearance in the procession of shoe- makers. From the tepor of the !inecriptions upon the banners carried ip the procersion, vou will perceive that the to burst the fetters that their masters have been artfully winding arcund them for the Whether they wil sveceed or not, is whicb timevand their own judicious conduct Farmington, Rochester, New Market and Freter they the balunce of power ly —a powe! used will be of sufficient . shoemaker can name (he man ff they will, Whether mucb enamored wih the mock phibuunropy ack bypocrey Of the rapuphcan party as Ww aid m coMbDUNg It Ib power Femelne to bereen, PUL ome weuld raturahy Suppose that seif-preservation wonki prompt the laboring cineser of New Kngland to trite + OWL IDE COTTE PE Labatics WO Whose Lruitorous eoDAanet the Drecent Cirtress among the white slaves of the North is mwalply auridutabte, A Cemocratic Legmiature can bo cleoted, and a sound nation! democrat emt to the Sevate in plave of Clark, if he com@ecrats do but put forth proper exeruous to that ond The working classes are ripe for a movement cal lated to overthrow the present party in power, satisfies os well they may be, that charity should begin at home, aad that betore they expend sorther sympathy with the Dlacke they should secure breast (or themeeives. Dover is the home of Joby P. Haie; and whilé tha celebrated philanthropist and bumeniterian is zealousy guarding the rights of the poor “cown trodden Afyican,”? 500 of Dis whtte constituents, and most of them bis townemen, parade the streets, begging for relief rom the crushing #pprestive of their masters, an! no word of sympathy or encouragement do they receive from this distinguished champion of the oppressed. Many of these men have familtes dependent upon them for bread av whore scanty earnings afford at best but a poor ty sustenance; yet when did they ever ree ive ev much crumb from these philanthropic taustice? But let @ nigger show bis woolly b of sympathy rune 0 while money be poured into bis lap; and these same biack republican “bores,” who pow retuge to pay an industrious and in- telligent white man @ pitlance jor his labor, whereby be may support bimseit and family in comilort aod respec- tab )ity, Would be among the firet to contribute liberally foward® supporting & lazy, iguorant nigger in idlenoas, Block republicanism bas uo sympathy with the while mep-—it is ail witb the blacks; ‘@ Striking evidenes of ibis was furpished the other night at Natick, where the shoemakers are Dow OM @etrike. At ove of their meetin; Hon. Seury Wilson was present, and accordingiy iwviied to address the merting. Being a United States Senator, a champion of the opprassed, 0 baving been, witha!” a shoemaker, glorying ip the soubriquet af “The Natick Cobbier,”? tt was reancouble to he would not eply bave been willing bat up the gauntlet in pebalf of bis wuflerwg craftemen and townsnien. But when called upon, this «bt hemanitarien declined to have anything to do with the meeting, apd refused to manifest jo avy manner ether sympathy for the oppressed or approval of the movement. Does anybody for a moment believe taat, had a nigger been in the fence instead of a white mau, Wilson would baye Deen silent? Both Wilsom and Hale are willing to dissolve the Union, or drench it in blood if need be, to confer an imaginary benetlt upon the negro; but when the complexion of the tlave is changed the humanity of these geptiemen and their frienas oozes out. ‘The strikers have’a meeting here to night, and a torch- light procession is spoken of To-morrow night the Hon Daniel Clark addresses the people of Dover upon the besu- ties of black republicanixm ‘bas come in a good ume- and will find ‘‘the Greeks at his toor.’’ MEETING AT NEWBURYPORT. MAINE AND RHODE ISLAND JOINING IN—SOME OF THE HAVERHILL “BOSSES ACCEDING TO THE PRICES—MEETING OF NEWBUKYPORT FEMALBS— THREE HUNDRED VOTE TO STRIKE, ETC. [From the Boston Traveller, March 6. ‘The shoemakers of Newbaryport, t the number of about 400, met at Market Hall Iast evening Some dis- aflection was felt towards the person who bad filled the cbair at previous meetings. on accoant of his refusal wo take active measures iv tho strike, and Mr. Cyrus TP. Goodwin was clected in his piace. Mr. Ewen, the Secre- tary, also declined, as be was not willing to sign the bill bo hd and Mr. Jerry Fogg w2s appointed in bis place. e Committee reported that 109 persons had signed the bill of Lynn ‘on. s the foantas. at stiot would Prices, and forty-niae for an orgaviza ‘The President introduced Mr. A. G. Draper, of Lynn, ‘who addressed the meeting for aboutan hour. He said he counselled no new projecis; that the work they were en- ip had been successfv) ip the Old World, that it had tried successfully for ten years in the middie States, and would succeed here. There were 13,000 shomakers in London, who all belonged to an arsoctation; no ‘scub’? could live there; tbat no one was allowed to work at other trades a part of the year and at shoemaking in the winter; he said that no turned shoes were made in London for Jess than 26 cents, while here they had becn made as Jow as 4 and Scents. In Philadelphia, which was the first place to organize, they get js2 cents for what is paid Dut 25 here. Cmcinnati had struck, ten years ago, and the price had been kept up eince. Norfolk and Ply’ mouth counties had a strike two years ago, which lasted but two weeks, and they succeeded. He said there were two thousand women in Lynn who were pledged next Toescay notto work for any ‘scab boss.’’ After the strike had lasted ten days, the Lyan bosses, with the ex. ception of two, agreed to pay the prices, but refused to sign the bil, ana the workmen refused, claiming eome evidence that the pay should be permanent. They were determined to destroy competition, and prevent a glut in the market, @ boss bad already offered to give 42 cents for work, when the bill was only 40; also 37 cepts for 26 cent shoes, but the jours retused unless the dors would signa. One man bad been offered $18 per week, but refused, and applied for relief. He said of the three thovsapd workmen in Lyon there were not twenty scabs. He proposed to hbaye Lynn and Marbiebead on one side, and Haverhill and New Hampshire on the ower, to force Newburyport to join them in their demand for right. If needed, he said, sevd to Lynn and aid would be rendered. now $800 infunas. The Charlestown marines on the 6th of March would send them money instead of bullets. There would be plenty of aid for Newburyport if they niy dared to strike. Some of the bosees were offering » bribe to Newburyport in higher wages, but it must be re- isted as im other towne. He gave an account of the Lynn troubles, spoke of the Boston police, aud said the Boston papers bad praised them lor stopping the trouble; but co far from this being so the Lynn bad pre- vented them being injured; if they had been #0 disposed tbey could have; wiped them out in a second of time. He’ proposed that the shocmakers strike at once, ake no more work elther from Lynn or Newburyport “bosses,” establish an organization in eacb city end town, and have a vast fraternity in the United States and establish uniform wages. By doing #0 at €ast $10,600,060 would be to the workmen in this State whith bas gone to the South and West. He said one mon had given the Lynn jours twenty-five cords of standing wood, which they were going to cut next Thursday, Mr. D. was very eloquent in his eilorts to induce astrike. He made many telling points, illustra ting them by anecdotes. He thought the number who had agreed to strike was encouraging: called on all in the ball to strike; to have largo committees of the best men. to act asfexecutive and relief committees, and especially a committee of one hundred to scour the city,and prevent any “scab” from working under price. He reporved that towns in Maine and Rbode jsiand baa joined, aud that ix of the bosses in Haverhill baa acceded tothe prices de- mended. He proposed to introduce a judiciots amendment to the cystem of apprentices, that no one should work who did not learn the trade in a proper manner, and be abie to make a good article. He tad seen no place where so much cn- succeed. In Closing, he urged ali to jon immediately and come up to thejderk and signed tbe bill. In response seven ly Signatures were given—makipg§l70 to all. There are robably OcO in Newburyport, fand probably 400 wero m the It wax voted unanimously to sirike on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, ane give (to Marketgequaro for consultation; also to mect until Mongay next for ‘jours’ to finish up their work. The various committees on relief, cxecutive, scab, and ten for marthulg, were appointed, and at 11. o'clock the meeting adjournea Tue mecting was enthu- siastic but orderly, and gave every appearance that, with judicious management, it won!d sneceed. The women had a meeting in the afternoon, at the Me- thodist church. It was got up by Mias Pearson, of Lynn, who had worked indefatigably and with snevees. It was reported to the meotiog that three hundred wo- wen bad agreed to the Lynn strike, and would bind no more shoes pra ei bona ie meeting was ned to jesday) evening, at the Market Hall, ig vi It appears by this action that the women are abead of the men, and they wili force the mentoa e by re- iusing to aid them in binding, thus preventug their working. Lynn, March 6, 1860. About 200 ‘jours’? at Saugus Centr: uck yesterday. During the afternoon the; were visited by about 1,200 of the Lynn ‘jours’ in procestion, with ‘the Lynn Cornet Rand, who were treated with a collation. Speeches were made by James Dillon, Joseph Connor and Napoleon Wood. A upion procession wag then formed, and marched about the streets. The journeymen aboemakers of North Bridgewater held # meeting on Saturday evening, and took measures preparatory to a strike for higher wages. Jasob Croshy presided, amd the meeting war addrossed by Mr. Gideon Noward, Jr., of South Randolph; B. W. ‘d, Jr., of North hbeanac tet others. Another meeting is acon. to befoe! FIRST PUBLIC DRMONSTRATION OF THE SHOEMAKERS OF BEVERLY, MASS. The meeting of the strikers at Beverly on Saturday evening was very large, the Town Hal! being packed to its toll cay A pumber of ladies were present. Josiah ‘Wilecn, of Thy, officiated as Chairman, ana Mw Forbush as rey ‘The proceedings wero opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Nicbols. Mr. Draper, of Lynn, made an addrets of some length, tetting forth the object and general history of the movement and the principles and pul of the cordweiners. He algo alluded to the visit 1¢ Boston police to Lypn—thought it unnecessary and for, and productive of no good. Mr. Wales, the Beverly member, advised the Chair- man of the prezence of Son. Jobn Prince, also a member, and expressed @ wish to bear from him, as be had alwaya ad the good of the laboring class at heart. Mr. Prince was loudly called for and responded with an eloquent speech in favor of the geveral principles of such move- ments when properly conducted. His remarks were re- ceived with great favor and close attention. Mr. T. A. Morgan did not approve of the movement, and could see an the loss of some Avo thousand dol- good vaes- shoemakers. THE CONDW AINEEA nok SALEM, mass. m ‘= meeting on Saturday President, be equally bencitied? This mous No, MEETING OF PHILADELPHIA SHOEMAKERS TO ASSIST T! STRIKERS. (From the Phil ‘Mareh 6.) ‘HE ladelphia Ledger, oO makers was held at Frankie Hall, for abe puree of en- ‘Yeatervay afternoon 9 50.--TRIPLE SHEET. .siasm a8 Was exhibited in Newburyport which did not | A were reed and adopted, er" i taken by thevcurs ®a bere ol New Brgiana Dg bo them the warmest Ky mpaibier of We « o 6h OFF Dilawielp Dia tox Uaerr er corse ih the Birney! hang Neal, Preeidentotth: Monk ere’ Savona mu deelaiming against the oppressian of thet deborgy by the capnoliet Mr Jemee Jonoson aa out Man, Apparently au hugvel man, Mace & Mos BOSIDIO Bnd practcal addres. Be bad been concerned (0 mairikee i the ald couciry and ip Ames for forty |years back, and be always founa that ove reare DY Many strikes Gid Bot eucceed was the fat thet Go toany of the working men fooltebly spent th money He cavioned thote present agatuat ting their tme BWay iD driuking hours, WED prevertes Laem from elevating themselves in society, Other reasons (oF their Mmpovertehed condidon Wat a Want of union umoug themerlves, ope, greater then all ® went of soncaten, which prevented them from compe U with the govera wg clarees. money focl’shiy, they could, by emall contributions, raise afondots? | or more abnvally, whieh, if put out at inte would accomolae te ench am extewt that they would con be iB & position that the nnjust employer could nut mjore them. He elucidated hin subject by Ov Dg Focjety, a at present constituted, tuto four Clereete procucers, distributors, instructors aud gover | hors—and bupcied it with much vigor and ‘origivall- | ty. He exhorted those present to be sober, wvited apd steady, and endeaver to store their minds with = good, sonnd = information, Which they would find the best means t improve their copeition.” Mr. Wm, Baker, who stated that he aii not gto the craft, made ® practical speech, recommend: ing the contribution of ‘material aid’? to the striikc Now England, Te recommenced to the meetin, make war upon capital, but to combine together, save heir money and become capiialists, He extolled labor- faving machinery #8 one of the greatest blessings to man. Kind. He aso 0! ip ta’king #bout the tyranpy of the employers, sometimes decame employers themeelver, aD1 as GOOD RB Prosperity #miled upon them they would become the moat exacting » like the abotitioniat of the North, who, put as overseer én @ Southern plaptation, becomes the most cruel of task masters. After taking up & contribution for the New Fogiand strikers, and the halves” and “quarters” coming in pretty freely, the Meeting adjourned. THE STRIKE AT LYNN. Bostoy, March 7, 1860, A great proceasion of the strikers of Lynn—a thousand women and a thousand men—with the Lynn City Guard and bands of music, marched today, Large delegations attended from Marbichead, Saugus and other places. AFRICAN CIVILIZATION. Meeting st Cooper Institute—Addresses by Rev. Asa D. Smith, D. D., Rev. Dr. Wm, Hague and Kev. Dr. Dowling, d&e. ‘The African Civilization Society, of this city, an organi- vation composed chiefly of colored people, held their first meeting at tha Cooper Institute last evening. Owing to tho inclemency of the weatber, the ball was by no meaus full,and an admission fee of twenty five cents doubtless turtber deterred many others from aitending the meeting who would otherwise have been present. The number of white persons in the audience probabiy did not exceed thirty. The meeting having been called to order, aud opened by eingivg and prayer, Rev. H. H. Garver, a colored clergyman of this city, and President of the society, spoke as foliows:— ‘Lapies axp Grxtixaey—Itidevolves upon me to make a brief statement of the objects and plan of operation upon which we bave vgreed to act. We propose woller such encouragements né shall induce the African people to per- severe i houorable pursuits, and thus basten the remo- vai of the grievous oppressions apd unjust prejudices which are the seurces of our lng and bitter grief. We bave umong 0s men of talent and learning, but such is the vrejodice against our race that they are not employed. The African Civiliza ion Society propuses, by the assis- tance of God, to wid io the removal of those uncbristian barriers which are piaced in the way of our race, by dis- covering fields tor the full and free exercise of their talents and energics, either im our own native land, in Centrai America, in Hayti, in avy of the free West India islands, or in Africa, the land of our forefathers. We bo lieve that Africa is to be redeemed by Christian civiliza- tiep, apd that the great work is to be chiefly achieved by the free and volumtary emigration of esterprising colorea people. We bold it.to be the duty of the Christians and phiiantbropists of America, cither to send er carry the gorpel and civihzation into Africa, to thus make some atonement for the wrongs and crimes which the people of this land have perpetrated upon that injured couotry. Tn our cfforts to accompleh this work we offer no excuse or palliation for the unjust prejudices which exist towards us aga people. Wo reject the idea, entertained oy many, that the black map can never enjoy equal privi in this country with other classes. To admit this woula be to distrust the pewer of the Gospel, and to doubt its final universal triumph. We regard the enslavement of our race to be the highest crime agatpst God and man, and we hope, by teaching the Kings ana Chicfe of Africa bet- ter wings, te incuce them to exterminate tho Biave trate end engage in Jawfai commerce, and in this way aid in destroying slavery in this and all other lands. In carry- ing ovt our objects we ask for volunteers, and only for volupteers. We appeal to ail on the broad grounds of hu- menity and Jove. Our plan of operation in af- Tica 18 thisi— 1, To copirm the friendly relations already established by members of the society now there, with some of the chiefs in the Yoruba country, by sending outa company of virtuoug, intelligent and enterprisiog colored people, who are now ready to act as pioneers, and who will pro- ceed as Koon as the necessary funds are raised. 2 To purchase Jance at suitable points for the use of the settlers, to bo given to them it equal timited quanti- ‘Ues, and to furpish the necessary met ical and agricul- tural implementa. 8, To ercet schorl houses and houses of religions wor- vhip, to instruct the patives in the arts and sciences, and develope, by intelligence and industry, the natural re- sources of the country. 4. To promote lawful commerce upon the coast of Afri- ca, end the growth of cotton aud other tropical products by free labor, ‘With the blessing of God we hopo to secure, asthe re- sults of our efforts, the diffusion of the Gospel in Africa, and the consequent overthrow of idolutry and supersti- ton, the destruction of the African slave trade, and the establish ment of civil goverpment by free colored men, based upon true Christan principles, where ampie scope may be afforeed to all for the exercise of every mental apd moral ree In bebalf of this important enterprise, we appeal to the patriot, the philantbropist and the Christian—believ- ing that the genorous sympathy of our paturo will lead very many to act the part of the good Samaritan towards Africa, by contributing liberally to this object. and thue epabling the society to enter at once upon the work of African evangelization and civilization. From.the accounts recently received from misstonarics and explorers pow in the feild, the society is encouraged to commence a Christian induatrial settioment in Yoruba, where the chiets ure willing to recerve missionaries and settlers, apd have proffered their friendship to those coming to co them good. The eociety desire to raise $6,000 to cnabe this com- pany, With their associates, toepter upon their work ia Afiiea, ano earneettly appeal to the friends of the African race for the beeded amount, £0 that the enterpriso may be epeedily commenced. Jam happy to state that wo last weck received from our commitsioners io Yoruba, in‘ormation that thoy had suc- ceeded in effecting a treaty with the chiefs of that coun- try for a large and suilicient tract of land, and that they ave permitted to form their own municipal laws, subject oply totbe common law of that country. It is stated that the chiefs and kings arc not only willing, but anxious to bave apy bumber of inteligest colored men of this country. meet with them and settle there. Our vlan is not to subvert the government and overthrow the reigning powers of those countrits where in the provi- cence of God we may be cast. We believe it would be preferable to sit down by their side, and pot onty teach the people by precept thore principles which we ¢esire them to cherish, but also to teach them by the Prag! of example those things that wilt elevate their manbood and exalt their nature; and to make them fee} that we are a part of themsclves—into- rested in everything which promises to their bappines? and increase their prosperity. 1 would state, ‘again, that we have now a number of men, of the proper Sort, who are willing to embark in this glorious enter- ee apd who believe as Ido, and as the officers and : oti Rye crag Sere ‘that revit glorious fu- ure betore Africa. We feel encouragedtwhen we remem- bor that Africa is ono of the few countries whose future destiny is a subj of Dnvine prophecy; of which the Scriptures say, ‘Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God, and ces Shall come out of “4 ‘anon thoes ber hatyara ge A. A. Costaxtixe, Tespond: one at e BOciety (white), a re- cently returned missionary Africa. 4 eter ig Ty, be said, for us to speak of America, as @ glorious country, and to feol pride in enjoying the of tbe American flog, but he felt that the time was arriving when the millious of inbabitants who now peopled | sunpy wilds of africa would look uj a flag of 1 own, borne upon their own vesseis 3 i : lite apieeaonres then addressed by the Rev. Ass D. (white), of this the audience that the Hi 5 3 § ef platform was a higher one. und of philanthropy, aad Decauee, of ‘the webedt which He soggested that wetead of svending their | the House of Representatives. to the world a bith. ax if, im this ma undeveloped country! It seowed God was stirring the bearts oF fevants 98 well as thoae in humbler spheres, What meant the agitation im our own land? 7 Why war it that the hauia of the african, S: 10 speak, Were UpeD the very pulars of the national sbner Why “td no words of politicians say wotne waves “1erce, De Btill,”” and serve loallay ue wrmol? I was Tecants God permitted this diseurrion and these partys mov Deen bh ard tae rd *~ the muds of rmee & upon Africa, and he believed re vever wouc be reat to the mind of ebristendom until efforts oa @ larper scale than ever before were put forth with re’e- roc to ibe efvilization ana Corigtiauity of chet country o plead tbe cause & scclecy, because of “patonal obligawia which rested upon America, We had & common guilt io this Daties, ubé We Hbonid epdeavor to redeem the wroace wa e ficres upon a down trodden race. Even now the ark #lave ship might be Gtting out i our bay, and « por- fron of our wewlth aod coierprike be eagaged m a tradic: Which was ake aceu'sed of God aud maa, 2, agai, bai contribntions had been male Wo the resources of our country by cotton, and what wealth bad been poured into our ‘coffers? The sjraker eaid be believed the plun proposed to be one of the dost Brave for elevauog the condition of the colored Tace ‘hut hac yet been suggerteo, (or ustead of de with hem the question whether they could amount to abyihipgabywhere, whetber they cap fill any spuere of usifuines®, or whether they were radically different from the whitcs in capacity, Africa hac beep thrown as it ware vpen their betoms, and they had been invited io go Ibere to evgage iy the great work of civilizayon aod ev 4d-me gelizaiion, and open a country to the worki which has bitherto remained almost in 4 state of barbarism. tn or- cer, to elevate avy man be must be throwa out of himeelf Set bim to thioking of himseit, spd it was @ bydroetatic pressure upow dime which crampec bis capacities and rendered bim untived for the Dept ipportant duties of life; Dut give him a Droader spvere for operations, and be would develope thoughts and feelings which will bave their influence on be community around him, and exercise uj bimacif tbe most eflectua) benefit. Such would be case with: the colored Wan, ina county where be could enjoy tho ‘octal and political equality Which is here denied him. He tad reac ip the newepapere the other dey (f\a bind bey nine years of age, who was now ay age large suciences in Southern cite by his performances upon the piano Passing through @ room this lad had accidentally come in contact with @ plapo, apd almost immediately the soul within him re- spopeed to the opportunity which has thus been aiforded: for developing those musical faculties bestowed upon bi y his Maker; and ag he (the speaker) read @ description the traveformation which war ‘wrought upon the boy while he played, bow the face, betore so stolid, was now genre with the fires of genius, which seemed almost to lash from the sightiess eyebaile!—how nis whole duit appeared to be extranced by the melody which be calle forth from the snstfumeet, he thought to himself that that boy wos a type of poor blind Africa, For ages she had groped w darkness, but by Goud’a direction she would soon put her fingers upon the Gospel, and cail forth such music of love auc praise as wouki resound through ail Christendom, and str the greawPoeart of the world as it was never moved before. frame) Rev. Dr. HaGus, of this city, waa then introduced by the President, and addreswed the audience. He said he believed the commencement of this society marked aD w era tp the bistory of tbe world, and that although tho beg pping was an boumbie ove, they should reuwmber that it was large compared with that which assembled ip an upper chamber in the city of Jerusalem cen- turies. of years sgo, through which bad sincs been movited the destinies of the world, Atrica was @ pearl of great price, and there was a mags of humanity” within her bordere which required w be leavened; Christianity wos to be introduced, « continent regensrated apd mace ope vast country over which the Son of right- ecusness should pour a flood of glory. The looming up of that bnberto veenlghtened country was a Wading feature ip the iveg this nineteenth century. It was Dot wonderful that China should be much thought of wito her 406,(60,(00, Dut it wag wonderful that an Oid World Jong hidden should be on)y now brought intethe view of this civilized of the Universe. It was a popolar icea that prejudice against color was cornected with the icea of slavery. Nothing couid be more incorrect, for in the Sixtb century, in the time of Justinian, slaves were white. Ip order to suddue this Prejudice, and to elevate the race, there must bea na- tonal }, and ip order wo bring the communiy to- getber, scattered as it is, far and wide,one grand centre must exist. The ‘Must bave a nation, » commerce, @ system of diplomacy, and, in a word, as historians say, “ be brougbt within the broad scale of civilization.” Alrea- dy this change had commenced. Atrica was looming up— @ Niger bad been explored, and the shores of this hitherto unknown Mismussippi of the torrid zone, laden with wealth, wero waiting for a market. fora long pericd public sentiment bad judged of African charactor by the degraded of civilization ou the low cosst, where slavers visit, kings ‘mate and merchandise Of buman” Sead ; "but te fast was aiready becoming known to tho world that the people of Africa posseesed a faculty for self-gov~ erbment, and is already developicg those stamina of cus. racter which only wake to Influences of Coristianity. sey yo ree three millions bad eege eclf-government, pursuing arts of indust: 8L0 conducting the affairs of a nauon with a forecest aad judgment of which we need not he ashamed when reckon- ing them among the brotherhood of natious. They airo- possessed Jangnage. One of the great ¢ifficuities in Asi tic tongues was a lack of terms to denow abstract idea: In China and other kindred countries, for instance, it was impposei» ¢ to translate “God.” “‘sanctidicetion ”” gospel”? “redemption,” ‘atonement’ and other words which bring. plc egg, ee rete qr meng ideas of heaven and Jesus. it in Africa the lavguage abounded iu these abstract terms, and the missionary experienced no: diffi- culty tp Preis On eenans evelopiug the history ae ee Rerpa pertain to Christianity, and which wo regard as God's appointed agency to regene- rate and dientbral the world, - Rev. Dr. Dowissa (white) followed in an address troat- ing of the evangelical aspect of the subject, and illustrated his remarke with many pleasing anecdotes, which seemed to be keenly relisbec by the audience. Rev. Mr. Srawanr (colored), areturned misiouary from. Liberia, here arose in the audience, and sai Mr. Chair- map, I merely wish to say a few words, Icamo to thie Place to hear and to be instructea; but [ have been a citi- ex of Libesia for the last eleven years, and whenever F bear tbat country mentioned it fills my soul with emotions of joy, and J hike to give utterance to them. I congratulate your scciety in this movement, aud I am free to aay, in be- half of the citizens of Liberia, tbat they hai) with jay thie action on the part of their brethren in this couvtry for the amelioration of the condition of Africa. We look with pleasing apticipaticn to this timely help. (Hear, hear.) Imay say, respecting the repubiic of Liberia, tbat rapid progress is being mate in advancing tho mora! apd political condition of the people. ia a futile idea, which bas gained much ground, tbat the vatives of Africa wre not suscuptidle of moral, political and social culture. I believe that if Africa is ever to be evangelized it must be done by the colored race: and we must have help trom tho coior- cd wen of these United Statics. [ hope that your socieiy % may be the means of sending many useful men ava wo- men there, to carry with them the gospel, to plant per- manent civilization, and to give to that peopic all ce bictcivgs that souevjoy here. May Godibless your eve- ry eflort. (applause) At the clore of the remarks of Mr. Stewart the Presi~ dept stated that be bed been informed that. the Rev. Dr. Cheever bad been present during the cven- ‘ng. and calied upon that gentleman, if now in the room, to meke some remarks. Dr. Cheever oid not respon, however, end the President came to the couciusioa thas he bad previous'y taken bis ¢eparture. Mr. Conetanrixg, the Corresponiing Secretary, then read several jetters from persons in different parts of the couptry, sympathizing with aod re- ferred ‘especially to one in Maine, who wrote that ding vetsel to run between bere and the Niger valley, which be boped to bave completed by June, and that he’ should. hike to place it at the disposal of aud go out with the Se to be sent through tne agency of tha tociety, The Presmxxt annonneed that they sbould probably hold their anniversary in the mouth of May, and expected at that timo by Hon. Frank P. ‘o be addressed Blair, Hon. Joshua R. Giidings, Mr. H. Ford Dougines, Rev. Mr. Martin, of Boston, and others. He etated that they bad a missionary in jand who was: Ineeting With the moet flattering success. He then intro~ cuced to the aucience Mr. Robert Hamilton, who, he said, was one of the persons awaiting the call of the society to. embark to Africs, and who would favor them witn a song. Mr. Hauntoy then sang, with excellont effect, the linea. commencing. “Once poor Atric'’s day was dawning,” after which ihe meeting was dismissed. Persona) Intelligence. A letter bas been received from England from Mr. Henry Fowler, of Toronto, mentioned as being one of the unfortunate passengers by the Hungarian. He ivteuded sailing by the Canadian. The Dutch Minister at Constantinople, Count Van Zagien lately had a narrow escape from being murdered in that city, im open day, in the street of Pera, A number of carriages got crowded together in @ Darrow part of the street, ond among others two carr ages containing Iadiew of the Reregiio, attended by an armed eunuch. While ‘wer wero in this condition the Count’s seariage come up, and in order to get through the crowd was obliged to close to the carriage of the seragiio. Immediately fabre and aimed 8 blow at the Minie- ere Sans tre Probable and unpleasant consequences. Frank, M.C., is at the Astor Bon. A ‘Bouse, route for Washington said Hon. J. H. Lane, of Kansas, blished a lottor Gen leeveuworth ‘ ‘mace ie is ri by State vin which ae soe Bon. Alexander R. Botelor, of Virgin the severe sickhers with whict ks has been all for several days, and wiiltoou be alle to resume bis