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Show 116 PROCE£DINO$ OJ." 'fHE STATE A. S. SOCIETY. The following resolution , adopted by the American Anti-Slavery _Society at its last stated meeting, relative to the rela tions of the ]larent Soc1ety and its auxili arie s, was referred to Lewis C . Gunn, J ohn G. "\Vhittier, Wm. C. Bradley, J oseph Janney, J ames \V. \.Y ei r, ]~imlley_ Coat~s, Alan \V . Corso n, Wm. II. Johnson, and J ames Fulton, jr., for cons1derallon. "Rellolved That it be t·ecommendcd to such stntc or othct• :mxilial'ics ll!l :u·c disposed ~o take thechaq;eof'thc Abolition c:.wse within their respective fidlls, to make fiiT:mgcmcnts Wlth the Eu-cu ti \'C Commiw.:c of this Society, gtwmntet:ing to our treasury suci_L sta t~ d p:~ymcl.lts ns may be judged r~asonabl~, nnd then as~u~nc wil11 in .tilci~· own l.imits ~he cntwc ~l n•ectJOII ol l ec~m·:n and agents 111 fm·mmg 10Cfl! SOCiciJt>B, collcctmg lunds, CJrcult~tmg mcmo.Juds,.tmd csta\.Jhslung libt"flrics; and that this Society wi ll not scm\ its :1gcn1s to l:•bor l?t' th~sc oi~JCcts 111 sr.ch states as carry out tl1is plan, except in COIICUtTcncc with the State l::xccutn·e Conumltcc." On motion, Resolved, That when we adjo urn , we adjourn to meet this afternoon at two o'clock. Wm. A. Garrigues, Wm. II. Scott, Benj amin S. Jones, J ames Rhoads, and Dr. Isaac P arri sh, were appointed a committee to prepare and arrange suitable business for the Society. The Society adjourned. Afternoon Session.-Vice· President Lindley Coates was called to the Chair. As a considerable number of delegates had arrived since the morning session, and taken their seats, it was, on motion, Resolved, That the business co mmittee appointed this morning be dis· charged and a new one appointed in its place. . . The following named persons were then app01nled to that duty, vlz.:Benjamin Lundy, J ames Fulton, jr., Simon Hawley, J oshua Du~gan, Alexande r Graydon, George Sellers, Lindley Coates, Samuel M. ~muter, Benjamin Bowne, Joseph S. Pickering, John Thomas, Hu g~1 G1l~nore, Samuel D. Hasti ngs, Alan \V. Corson , Mahlon Murphey, F redenc A. Hinton, and .James M'Crummell. Samuel \Vebb olfereJ the following resolutions: R eso lved, That we will neither vote for, nor support th e election of, any man to any le gislative oflice whatever, who is opposed to the immediate abolition of slavery. . . Resolved. That we recommend all societies auxiliary to thas SoCiety, to pass a similar resol uti on. Resolved, That every abolitionist, who has a right to vote, be earnestly and affectionately recommended to carry his abolition principles t~ the polls, and that we cause our petitions to be heard through the medmm of the ballot-box. Alvan Stewart, of Utica, N. Y ., eloquently advocated the passage of these resolutions. John G. \Vhittier offered the following as a substitute, viz.: R esolv ed, That we hold our right of suffrage sacred to the cause of ~r~edom- and that those candidates for oilice who are opposed to the abohtLon of slavery within the jurisd iction of Congress-who e ncourage, or in any way sustain mob.law, in its attempt~ to put down the freedom of sp~ech, and of the press-and who arc in fa vor of disfranchising the colored CltiZei~8 of the state, are unworthy to represent freemen, and, whatever may be their party Or pretensions, SHALL NOT HAVF. OUR VOTJ.:S. The consideration of these rmwlutions was made the order of the day for Friday morning next, 18th in s t., when the Society adjourned until that time, to meet at half past seven o'clocl\. J.-EWI!!I C. GuNN, S ecretary. SPio:ECII OF WILLIAI'tl LLOYD OARRISON, II7 THIRD DAY-EVENING MEETING. DuRING the day, application was made to the Managers by a gentleman, who was one of a committee of arrangements, for the use of the Saloon this evening "for a public meeting, to be add ressed by Angelina E. G. Weld, Maria \V. Chapman, and olhers." At the time, we unders tood the meeting was to be one of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, then in session in this ci ty; and in our communications to the Mayor and Sheriff we so sta ted it. But we have s ince ascertained that many of the members of th at Conve ntion disapproved of the public adtlresses of women to promiscuous assemblies, and that, therefore, the meeting was not called or managed by them as a Convention, but by a number of individuals whose views were difl'erent, and who were anxious that such a meeting should be h eld. Long before the time for the meeting to commence, the Hall was thronged; and hundreds, if not thou sands, went away, unable to obtain access. Notwithstanding the immens ity of the congregation, there was but liule confusion in the building, and that soon subsided, although frequ ent vollies of stone.s were thrown against the windows, and some disorganizers within made repeated efl'orts to frighten the audience. The firmness and self-pos. session of the speake rs coultl not fail to excite ad miration, and tended greatly to prese rve the artier of the meeting. The first speaker was \VILLIAJti LLOYD GAJUUSON.* REMARKS OF WILL lAM LLOYD GARR!SON. HE commenced his remarks by quoting, in jus tification of his plainness of speech respecting slavery and slaveholders, the atlmirable defence made by Martin 1.-uther unJe1· circums tances, as he said, somewhat analogous, namely-th:lt alm os t aH men condemned the tartness of his expressions; but he was of opinion that God would have the decei ts of men thus powerfully exposed; for he plainly perceived that those things which were soflly dealt with in this corrupt age, gave people but light concern, and were presently forgotten. If at any time he had exceeded the bounds of moderation, the monstrous turpitude of the times had trans ported him. Nor did he transcend the example of Christ, who, when he had to deal with people of like manners, called them sharply by their proper names-such as, an adulterous and perverse generation-a brood or vipers-hypocrites-children of the Devil, who could not escape the damnation of hell. ..-rhe crime of slave holding is so atrocious, so contrary to every principle of humanity and every Law of justice, so terrible in its res ults, and so impious in its claims, that m~c~~: ~;:~ E~~~~c~~tn ,~~~~"~~F7h~;c~~~~~~~~~~~~~':ac~·~1;,~~~~~~:;~.!rl~; ~~ti:~.~.st~~t~h!~. ~~~~~~~.b!r hav iug bnmd(..'d \Vashington. ns 11. l'Obbet· :md a nmn·~tealcr, Ill Ius adJ·css~s •.n tl1c H111J, we here cont•·mlict the t'CJXll't um.' . ljtiiVOCally, Rll{IJU'Onounce It absolutely false. II Ius Addresses were not t:.~~i~l~::~st~ :~~~;~ ~::~ ~~~~~:~:~~in~~iili~~~:;' tl~~~;~~~~~~~:. ~~~fin~;~~~c~0 ~~a:i~~. ~:a~~ ~:~~~eW !l<tya, in J•eferl'ing to t he ch~trge, has he meddled with the memm·y of \V~tshingtou in the manner falsdy ~tsc ribi!d to him . 'l'l1e faet is, onr wa1fat•e is with the living, not with the dc~td. |