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JUNE 3. tation, has a right to claim exemption from anti-! slavery criticism, or to construe it into a personal affront, or to plead bia unquestionable and unquestioned anti-slavery acta entitling him to go unrcbukedjn cases Trhcrc he is regarded as found granting. 3. Uesolvcd, That it is not only the right but the doty of the professed friends of the slave to be watchful and Jealous, lest there be any compromise of his rights, and to admonish each other whenever or wherever there aecms to be a dereliction from the strict line of anti-slavery principle and whoever takes offence at this, or withdraws hinwelf from our platform in consequence thereof, shows himself to be consciously in the wrong, and unable to 'vindicate his position. Mr.

Garrison sustained the resolutions at considerable length. Speech in a future number. Parker Pillsrcrt, in a speech of much ability, argued the weakness of the position occupied by New England Free Soilers generally. Mr. Garrison hoped that the meeting would not dis perse, until they had heard a statement respecting a colored man, a father and husband, now in this meeting, Mr.

Mitchell, perhaps, would like himself to tell his story. Jacob Mitchell, a colored man, about 43 or 50 years of age, and of prepossessing appearance, came forward and Raid that he, with many others, had been slave, and at his master's death, became the property his master's daughter. After some years, she died in a consumption, and then, said he, my liberty was bequeathed to me, but I was kept in slavery eleven years longer than I should have been. When I got my freedom, I married a wife, with whom I lived twenty-one years, as man and wife should live, in peaco and good will. I worked hard, and tried to bay my wife out slavery.

I paid $1SK) towards it. Now they are trying to sell my family from me, notwithstanding what I have paid. I have a wife and seven children, and I know not where they are, whether they are in jail, or on the way to a distant slave State. But I have come to the conclusion, that I will spend my life in getting them back. Friends, I do not want to marry your daughters, or to sit in your parlors, or to be your lawyer, minister, or doctor; but I do ask that I may enjoy the liberty which belongs to, a man, such as all desire for themselves.

Now, if you please to aid me in my effort to obtain my family again, it would rejoice my livir Mr. Garrison added a few remarks on the attempted escape of Mr. Mitchell's family, about hist Christmas, and their severe sufferings from the excessive cold weather which they then had to encounter. One of the daughters had her feet so badly frozen, that she lost three of her toes. At Bedford, they made themselves known to a 'colored man a colored Methodist minister and he betrayed them to their pursuers! Their owner, in revenge for their attempted escape, now de mands fcCiOO for them, and has offered to sell them, to be carried farther South.

Mr. G. said he would add, that he had never seen the man who more perfectly realized his ideal of Uncle Tom than did Jacob Mitchell. Charles L.Remoxp said he felt it his duty to take exception to some of Mr. Mitchell's remarks.

He referred to what Mr. M. had said to the audience, that he did not wish to raarxy their daughters, sit in their par lors, be their lawyer, uoctor, minister, ue wuuiu not censure Mr. M. for this language, who, brought up in slavery, might naturally speak as he had done, without considering that, in so speaking, he was compromis ing the claim of tho colored man to hold a social posi tion in all respects on an equality with the white man, and to be lawyer, doctor, minister, or whatever he chose.

But, when he saw that remark applauded by that por tion of the audience who, just. before, had been uttering their noisy and disgraceful exclamations in behalf of Daniel Webster and other pro-slavery men, he could not restrain his indignation. lie told those men that hje knew the vileness and meanness of their hearts that the spirit of negro-hate was rife in them, that spirit of which Boston and the North was yet so full, and which had been so plainly manifested in the galleries that afternoon and that they would themselves turn slave-traders, if they had the money and the courage for it. Mr. Remond continued, for some time, strain of indignant eloquence.

Mr. Mitchell went through the meeting, and obtained S73. William J. Watkixs added a few remarks. At a late hour, adjourned.

Evening. Edmckd Qcisct in tho chair. Mrs- Olive Bearsk came forward, and, in a few words, dictated by deep feeling, bore her testimony against the oppression of the land both physical and spiritual, W. L. Garrison, from the Business Committee, introduced the following resolutions Resolved, That, as members of the American Anti Slavery Society, and friends of that open and uncom promising hostility to slavery which allows no party and no sect to hold a place in ur regards paramount to this cause of justice and humanity, we desire, anew and emphatically, to express our thanks to those men and women in Great Britain and Ireland, who, for many years past, have annually sent their liberal and noble gifts to the treasury of our cause and who have labored, with a most instructive and self-denying dc-vetedness, in the dark hour as well as in the-bright day, in sickness and weariness as well as in health and strength, to awaken the people of their own land to the terrible wrongs done to the slave in this, and to obtain from every Christian church and every Christian man and woman in the mother land, their steadfast protest against those wrvngs, their prayers to Heaven for the speedy triumph of Freedom and of Bight, and their stern resolve to have no union with slaveholders or th their apologists, such as shall imply, in the least degree, a social or a religious consent to their crimes.

Resolved, That, in this connection, vie cannot forbear to refer, with pleasure, to the marked change in the Reporter, the organ of the Brilish and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, since the resignation of its former editor, and the accesiaon of its new one its attitude towards the American Anti-Slavery cause being now impartial and friendly, its spirit towards the move ment which this Convention represents frank and courteous, and its rebuke of the pro-slavery churches and ministers of this country earnest and keen, and sure 1 pfTwtlro r.n both sides of tho Atlantic and we trubt that no feeling of sect, or spirit of selfishness, will be allowed to poison the anti-slavery sentiment which is now growing and gaining fctrengtb in every just and humane heart of the civilized world. Mr. Johx C. Cli'er snid be wished to say a few words reference to a remark which had been made at a previous session, ropecthig a Scotch lady who Lad becu kind enough, and some ioorle said meddling enough, to a-k the American ladies very politely and Tery delicately, indeed to use their influence to remove the only real plague-spot of this country. The remark to which he alluded was to the effect, that the speaker (Mr.

Pi'TXAx) had very little confidence in the anti slavery of any person, when British tyrants complimci.t- ed them. It so happened that the lady, (the Duchwa of Sutherland,) had been among the foremost in all the reforms that touched the elevation of the working classes in that country. (Loud cheers). He recollected, when he was a mere lad, taking great interest in the agitation for the tea- hour system tor factory operatives, him. self being one; and when he grew up to manhood, and' took an active part in that agitation, the names of th Iucbeas of Sutherland and Lord Ashley were associate with that great movement.

Now, because Lord Ashley and the Duchess of Sutherland were rich, was that anj reason why he should not accept their help to work oui his emancipation from slavery in the cotton factory lie thought there was much consistency manifested bjl parties who had addressed the people of this country on tho aubject of slavery, iuasmuch as they did node it untU they Lad obtained fur tho British opcratm in in to in of his ten hours as a legal day's labor, in the cotton factories of that country thing not yet accomplished in democratic America. He would just refer to that very beautiful lady, the wife of an ex-President, of whom they had all heard. Where -had that woman been brought up? (Great Did she ever go to a public school What had her reading been confined to I The fact was, that the whole thing of which that communication complained, (which must have been written by the husband of the ex-President's wife, or somebody else as imbecile,) hail been done away with, through the labors of the people, in bringing the case before the English Parliament. The abuse of the miners was one of the things of the past in that country. He recollected laboring six months, some years ago, among the miners in two of tho mining counties, and at the end of that time had the pleasure not only of seeing great numbers of them become temperate men and women, but also of seeing twelve of them go up to London, and appear before the House of Commons, and demand and obtain their rights from that Parliament, And Lord Ashley and the Duchess of Sutherland were active participators in the movement in their behalf and he did not see why it would not be a Tery good thing for the ex-President's wife to set a similar example, in imitation of what they have done across the water.

(Applause.) There were tyrants in England plenty of them there were scoundrels connected with the British government, undoubtedly but where did they find sympathy Among the slaveholders and the apologists for slavery in this country. (Great applause.) What papers were they in England, that apologized for slavery in this country The same papers that denounced every struggle for freedom among the working classes at home. There was not a liberal journal in all Scotland, from John-o'Groat's to Land's End, whose every pulse did not beat in favor of liberty and against slavery, the world over. There was not a dirty, mean, contemptible tory journal in Britain, that went for the union" of Church and 'State, and for-hcreditary descent, that did not lend its influence to prop up the system of slavery in this country. (Cheers.) When men talk about these things, it would be as well for them to learn something of the facts in the case.

Show him a skulking, contemptible emigrant from the other side of the water, who would flatter and fawn to the slaveholder, and he would show them a rascal, who was the enemy of the working-classes of the country he had left. (Great applause). He hated and despised such with his whole heart, ne knew there were many Great Britain who struggled hard for their daily bread, but he would say that they could not find a factory child in the cities, and towns, and villages of old Scotland his own dear native land or in England, or poor down-trodden Ireland, who would not spit in the face of the richest tyrant on earth who should talk them about selling themselves, and exchanging situ ations with the slave. They would sing the wrongs of slavery, in America as well as in their own land, and many a time had the poor operatives of that country gathered their ha'pence together to raise as much as would pay for a gallery ticket to the theatre, to witness Uncle Tom's In the mud cabins of Ireland, the weaving-shops of England, in the huts of Scot land, the woes of the slave were touching the hearts of the people, and they forgot their own sufferings iu those their fellow-creatures on this side tho water and they would never be induced, by tho twaddle of Ameri can sympathy for themselves, to withhold their denun ciations of the foul and villanous system of slavery. They spurned the proffered sympathy of those who bought and sold human bclng3 as good as themselves.

Mr. Clure said, in conclusion, that he liked every movement in favor of liberty, whether it was for the bluck or the white. He was not an anti-slavery man because the subjects of slavery were black, but because they were men and women, and it was manhood that he recognised. (Loud cheers.) He cared nothing "about creeds, country or color, but he thought there was that in manhood which should at least have fair play. He liked the spirit of the gentleman (Mr.

Remond) who spoke on that platform in the afternoon, who asked for no privileges, but demanded therights of manhood, and would take nothing less. Mr. Putnam insisted on the opinions he had expressed in the morning. Rev. Theodore Parker then, amidst much applause, took the floor, and delivered an eloquent and able speech, of which a full report will be given hereafter.

His theme was The General Aspect of and in its consideration, he took a wide range, alluding es pecially to the views held by the ultraists of the South, which he illustrated by numerous quotations from a work recently issued by Mr. Be Bow, (a gentleman con nected with the Census Department at Washington,) the Richmond Examiner, and other sources. He considered the chief allies of the slave system to be the false commercial idea that slave labor is profitable, the false political idea, that slavery is a source of political power, the influence of the servile class, who had something to gain by truckling toxthe Slave Power, and a godless clergy, who sought to pull humanity down to the dust But there were mighty forces on the side of freedom. There was a vast political power enlisted on its side there were a noble clergy, the moral sense of the civil ized world, and the influence of woman, also on its side. He thought the abolitionists had much to encour- age them, and that they could use the language of St.

Paul, Now is our salvation nearer than when we first Wendell Phillips, after a few remarks, moved the adoption of the resolutions before 4he Convention. The vote was taken, and the resolutions were adopted by a general vote. 27" Notwithstanding the almost incessant rain during the sessions of the Convention, the meetings were crowded throughout," day and evening, and a very deep interest in the discussions was manifested. The Finance Committee collected the sum of about $470 in money, and received pledges, to be paid in the course of the year, to the amount of S'JIO. WENDELL riHLLIPS, President.

Samuel Mat, Jr. Alo.nzo J. Gbover, Secretaries. Among the letters received, in reference to the N. E.

Convention, was the following Marsh help, May 23, 1853. Friexd Mat For various reasons, among which a somewhat uncertain state of health is prominent, I think I shall not personally attend the annual gathering of the Honcer Abolitionists of New Eugland, at Boston, this week but I have concluded to send a Representative, in the shape of a five dollar bill, which you will find enclosed in this letter. ITe is rather small, it mut be confessed but he belongs to a numerous and very powerful family, which exercises a controlling influence in the attain of this world. I trust you will recognize his credentials, and give him a place in your deliberations. I hope also, that, in addition to the many noble men and women who will meet with you, to- receive and impart light and heat upon the great question of human freedom, tLero will be at least a few more of the same Yours in the Advance, N.

n. WHITING. Tub Presbyterian Assemblt New School. The slavery question has beeir under discussion in the Pres-iivtprim at Buffalo. The committee have modified their report by recommending that the presby teries in the slaveholding States answer inquiries respecting the number of slaveholders in the churches, kc, instead of appointing a commission to make the inquiry.

The further agitation of the subject was violently opposed by Southern delegates, and it was declared plainly that every Southern presbytery had resolved to secede, if the report was adopted. On the other hand, the Western delegates declared that all the western presbyteries would withdraw, if no action was taken. Great excitement prevailed, but the report of the com mittee, as modified, was finally adopted yeas nay 33. The boutlieru synods will probably secede. in I THE LIBERATOR.

97 THE LIBERATOR. BOSTON JUXE 3. 1853: THE NEW ENGLAND' A. S. CONVENTION.

This Convention occupied two entire days (Wednesday and Thursday) last week, holding in all six public meetings, and maintaining its high reputation for spirit and interest, beyond that of any other annual gathering in the land. There was not so great a variety as usual in the topics discussed, but, from the opening of the first to the close of the last session, there was no lack of able speakers to arrest attention and elicit applause. The absorbing question under consideration was the pro-slavery character of the American Constitution, and the consequent duty of refusing to swear allegiance to it. The position of the Free Soil party was ably and eloquently defended by Henry B. Blackwell, of Cincinnati, and the duty of voting by Rev.

David Wasson of Groveland. These were effectively replied to by nenry C. Wright, Stephen S. Foster, Parker Pills-bury, Wendell Phillips, and others. We have given as full a sketch of the debates (thanks to Messrs.

Terrinton and May for their copious and excellent reports) as our limits will permit. We have yet to publish the speeches of Rev. Mr. Foss, Lucy Stone, Parker Pillsbury, Wendell Phillips, Theodore-Parker, The whole will rchly repay the most careful perusal. The weather was throughout' very stormy, the rain falling heavily but it did not prevent a thronged attendance, day and evening thus indicating afresh in what manner and to what extent abolitionism is going down'! Law Deo! EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS.

On Friday morning last, theScnate Chamber of'Massa-chusetts was filled to overflowing with a highly respectable and intellectual audience, gathered to hear Miss LrcY Stoxe and Wendell Phillips argue, before the Committee of the Constitutional Convention, to whom were referred petitions on the subject, the propriety and duty of admitting the women of the Commonwealth to equal political rights and privileges. The speech of Miss Stoxe was admirable in matter and manner all that could have been desired and when she portrayed the injustice and barbarity arising from the denial to woman of her political rights, by referring to various authentic cases in illustration, the whole assembly was deeply moved, and men and women alike freely shed tears. It was a sublime and tlmlling scene, never to be forgotten. Mr. Phillips also made one of his noblest efforts, and produced a powerful effect by his arguments and appeals.

Never before, since the world was made, in any country, has woman publicly madcier demand, the hall of legislation, to be represented in her own person, and to have an equal part in framing the laws and determining the action of government. This morning, (Friday,) the Committee are to be addressed, on the same subject, in the Representatives' Hall, by Rev. Theodore Parker and others. What will be the action either of the Committee or the Convention, on this subject, wo cannot tell, but we know what it ought to be. LETTER.

FROM "WTXiIiIAM W. BROWXT. Dear Mr. Garrisox I forward to you, by this day's mail, the papers con- ining accounts of the great meeting held in Exeter Hall last night, No meeting during this anniversary has caused so much talk and excitement as this gather -i ing. No time could possibly have been more appropriate for such a meeting than the present.

Uncle Tom's Cabin has come down upon thedark abodes of slavery like a morning's sunlight, unfolding to view its enor mities in a manner which has fastened all eyes upon the peculiar and awakening sympathy in hearts that never before felt for the slave. Had Exeter Hall been capable of holding fifty thousand instead of five thousand, it would no doubt have been filled to its utmost capacity. For more than a week before the meeting came off, the tickets were all disposed of, and it was understood that hundreds were applying every day. With those who may be classed as Mrs. Stowe's converts, that lady was the centre of attraction for them while the elder alwlitionista came for the sake of the cause.

entered the great Hall an hour before the time, and found the building filled, there scarcely being standing room, except on the platform, which was in charge of the officials, to keep places for those who had tickets to that part of the house. At half-past six, the Earl of Shaftesbury appeared upon the platform, followed by the Committee and speakers, amid the most deafening applause. The Noble Earl, who has many more nobler qualities than that of a mere nobleman, made the opening speech, and, as you will see, a good one. While his lordship was speaking, Her Grace, the Duchess of Sutherland, came in, and took her seat in the balcony on the right ot tne piatiorm, and an nau nour alter, a greater lady (the authoress of Uncle' Tom) made her ap pearance, and took her seat by the side of the Duchess. At this stage of the meeting, there was a degree of excitement in the room that can better be imagined than described.

The waving of hats and handkerchiefs, the clapping of hands, the stamping of feet, and the scream ing and Tainting ot ladies, went on as it nad been in the programme, while the thieves were at work helping themselves out ofthe abundance of the pockets of those who were most crowded. A few arrests by the police soon taught the latter that there was no room there for pickpockets. Order was once more restored, and the speaking went on. Many good things were said by the different speakers, who were mostly residents of the metropolis. Professor Stowe, as you might expect, was looked upon as the lion of the speakers but his speech disappointed all, except those of us who knew enough of American divines not to anticipate much from them on the subject of slavery.

For my own part, 1 was not disappointed, for I have long since despaired of anything being done by clergymen and the Professor's speech at Glasgow, and subsequent addresses, had prepared me to look for but little from him. He evidently wishes for no agitation on the subject, and 'said it would do no good as long as England purchased America's cotton. I look upon this cotton question as nothing more than to divert the public from the main subject itself. Mr, Stowe is not very young, yet he is only a child in the anti-slavery movement, He. is now lisping his and if his wife succeeds in mating him a good scholar, she will find it no easy thing.

The best speech or the evening was made Dy our 1 XI- J- countryman, Mmuei n. naru. ir. nru am nim- self "-reat credit, and exposed the hypocrisy cf the American pro-slavery churches in a way that caused Professor Stowe to turn more than once upon his seat. have but little faith in the American clorgy either colored or white but I believe Ward to be not only one of the most liouest, but an uncompromising and faithful advocate of his countrymen.

He is certainly the best colored minister that has yet visited this country. I recognized in the audience several of our American friends. Among them was Mrs. Follen, Miss Cabot, J. Miller MTvim, Miss Pugh, Professor Wm.

G. Allen and lady, and Wm. and Ellen Craft. Upon the whole, the anti-slavery cause is in a more healthy state than it ever was before, and from all appearance much good will be done by the present excitement. The fact that no American clergyman has dared to appear at any of the anniversary meetings without professing anti-slavery principles, and that one at least (Rev.

Mr. Prime) was denied a seat as a delegate at one of these meetings, shows the feeling already created in Great Britain and I hope it will soon be understood in America, that no A 1 man will be welcomed here, unless ne is an ouv-anu-out abolitionist and then the days of the slave's deliverance will be close at hand. Yours, very sincerely. WM. WELLS BROWN.

22 Cect7 Strand, London, May I'th; 1853. GSEAX DE1APPOESTMENT. Adrian, May 1, 1853. William Ixotd Gakrisos Dear Sir, Never before in my life did I see so many disappointed people a. were gathered around the door ofthe Odd Fellows' Hall in this city to-day.

Hun- oTcds came in from all parts of the country. Some came one hundred miles to hear the man whom the Church has denounced as an infidel and fanatic eager tee clergy of this city tell us that you are losing your influence in the country, and they have made it a sub- iwt rsT .1 a 1 I Sundar discourses to- coming hereby sick- ndence in it Uim FM-M UKWUCd 1 day, that you were prevented from ness. They say there was a Providence We received tout letter Testerday. informing us of I your illness in Cincinnati. We are not going to give 1 vou un vet.

pv fhr anti- slavery labor at tT a nrKmt' time in Michicran. II fcnnw mn i rl I so much service to the cause which you so dearly cher- isu. i Wishing yea a speedy restoration to health and to your family, I remain, Tours truly, P. REASONER. Ea This letter confirms the" statement made in the letter of Dr.

Owen, of Adrian, published recently. We arc greatly surprised to learn that so wide an interest was felt in oat contemplated visit to Michigan. It is our purpose to make this visit early in October, and we snail aim to execute it without faiL M.d. JLto. I WOMAN'S BIGHTS.

We understand that the petitioners to the Con vention, for the ri-rht of women to vote on the amended Constitution, are to have a second tearing, before the Committee on the qualifications of voters, in the Repre- sentatives' Chamber, this (tUlUAl morning, June oa, at 8 o'clock. And we also learn that Rev. Tileodoee i mi I TnE Coxs-rmrrios and the Ballot-Bo x. Almost the whole of our last page is occupied with a Letter from Hon. Horace Manx, giving his" views of the elec- tive franchise under the U.

S. Constitution. It is his obiect to show that, conceding all that is allesred atrainst tne constitution as to its siavenoiuing guaranties, every i ai- I man may vote under it with a clear conscience; and that, to repudiate the ballot, on any moral consider- tion, is to be needlessly squeamish and to act in a very nusuru uiauucr. ueaiuro, uw uu i t-: i i il. i .,11 privileges, is in fact as much responsible for the acts of the government, as though he actually voted 1 at the polls, or held oflice under the same.

This Letter we regard as extremely sophistical and whclly in con-1 elusive. We wait for lirht. but behold Jaucationally, Mr. is clear and poweriui ethi cally, he seems to us to be lost in a fog, and unable to make moral distinctions. In another Letter, he pro poses to give his long-desired views of the Constitution itself.

We hope he will be explicit. National Axti-Statert Staxpard. The Standard, last week, commenced its Fourteenth Volume, under the editorial co- i cration of our faithful fellow-laborer, Oliver Jonxsox, who will hereafter be associated with Mr. Gat, in the management cf that journal. It pre sents a very favorable opportunity for persons to sub- 'V meat, the subscription list will bo greatly extended, The Standard is the official organ ofthe American A.

in i v. .1 I 1 I ble position in the cause. In its permanence and wide circulation, the friends or tho slave generally should feel a deep interest. To Subscribers. On account of the illness of Mr.

Wallcct, the mailing of last week's paper was not su perintended, as usual, by him. Mistakes and omissions I may have occurred, which we trust our subscribers will excuse. All such errors will be rectined, on informa tion being given. For the same reason, there will be some delay in sending out receipts lor monies re ceived. 5" The acknowledgment of money received and pledged, at tho late Anti-Slavery Convention, are compelled to postpone to next week.

Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nasct Prince, written by herself, second edition, has just been published, and is for sale at the Anti-Slavery Office, 21 Cornhill. Price 33 cents. Tub Bible Coxvextiox. This Convention commenc- ed yesterday at Hartford, and will continue in session eujiainuaj fc ii.

through Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Its proceed ings cannot fail to prove highly interesting. We have on file many communications, but as yet can find no room for them. Correspondents must cultivate patience. Mercantile Library Association.

We have recciv- ed the Thirty-third Annual Report of its condition and affiiirs. The document contains a detailed statement of oi-r i the various ueparcuienis oi uie Association. o- umes were added to lue uorary last year at an expense of $1,934 59. number of volumes now in the library is 13,620. The transfer of books to members the past year has been seventy-eight thousand seven hundred, or about six times tho number of books owned by the Society.

The report alludes at length to the wants of the association in regard to a new hall. Miournmcnt ofthe Legislature. The Legislature of Massachusetts, after a session of one hundred and forty- one davs. was prorogued by the Governor at half-Last tPTi o'clock on Wednesday night, last weeu. me uov- ernor signed the four hundred and twenty-two bills and the ninety-nine resolves submitted to hini.

Before the adjournment, and while the proposition to erect a statue in honor of Daniel Webster was under consideration, Mr. Stearns, of Mansfield, presented the memorial of Henry A. Remington and eighty other colored citizens of New Bedford, remonstrating most solemnly against appropriating $10,000 or any other sum for a statue of Daniel Webster, to be placed in the- State Uouse. The remonstrants pledge themselves that if the work ia carried out, they will petition the next Legislature 10 hive the statue removed from the Capitol, and placed in front of the Court House, surrounded with chains, in commemoration of the rendition of Sims, or some other appropriate The memorial was laid on the table. Tie Constitutional Contention.

In the Conyention, ft fnvr d.ivs sinee Mr. Greene, of Brookfield, presented the petition of Mrs. Abby B. Alcott and 73 other women of Massachusetts, that they be permitted to vote on the articles of amendments and alterations ot tne tonsiuuuon are to be submitted to the people. The ptition was referred to the Committee on the Qualification of Voters, and ot-t, I -tn rw nrinted.

Mr. Keyes, of Abington, presented the petition of r.iii n.l oj ni nthpra tlmt the word 1 male frmn the Constitution. The petition, was at first lai.l upon the table, but subsequently taken up and referred to the Committee on tne itignt oi ouuragu. The Journal of Commerce calls the Liberator the Lie-be-rater, and the Boston Courier quotes this eood This seems like a confession from our ml nprv friends, that their position which the Liber ator is accustomed to berate so vigorously is, in their own view, a Commonwealth. Th Era.

Dr. Bailey, the editor of the wi.folv circulated anti-slavery journal at Washington, informs his readers that he is to leave New York in the 8team-shrp Baltic for Liverpool, to remain there three months, and meanwhile, the paper will be under the editorial charge of Dr. Elder, A. AL Granger, ana w. G.

Whittier. To he ITuntt for Kidnajminz Joseph K. Groves has been tried at Clinton, N. on a charge of kidnap ping, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung on the first iriday of July. Quebec, May 81.

The steam tug E. St. Pierre ex- nloded last nicht at Gilmore's wharf, killing six men, one woman, and a child. a. III nm, to ed" 1 the it i a I Rights or Colored Frmsoxs.

fceme or the- papers having published very inaccurate statements in regard Mlua TtTnnnil settled with Mr. LIIE Id UI3 UU P.Wr. who had eWted licr from the Howard Athense- on account of her color, we think it proper to gWe our refers an aceoun. grT. bronf-ciVifsnU against' them to damages.

A friend of Palmer'a then applied her counsel to have the ease settled. She agreed to accept a small sura, on the express cljased lon the they were ejected. These terms were complied with, and the, with her friends, attend- the opera ort Wednesday evening. The small sura PM. hich did not defray the actual expenses incurred RcmonJ and hJat received, because their was not to mae money by the suit, but to nnsr.

i( HMnMliT eveniUZ. IDC BUiau buiu i vindicate a ritrht. The obiectbeinff completely eained by their admission to the opera, they very cneertuliy ais- cuarseu meir calms idm Mrs. ifTowR at STAFFORD Horse. he Rrana recep- tion of Mrs.

Stowe and party, at Stafford House, in Lon-1 took OB th iThwh.n th. fimona Address of nmpii of KncriAnil vrnt Ttresrnted to Mrs. S. bv drl Shaftesbury, and was responded to by the Kev. Mr.

Beecher. Amonz the distinguished persons who waited upon Mrs. Stcwe, we see the names of Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Carlisle, Mr. Bladstine, the Marquis of Lansdownc, Dublin, the Prussian Minister, 1 Chevauer Hansen, Hon. nomas li.

juacauiay. The annual mcctine of the British ami Foreign Anti- Slavery Society was held at Exeter Hall, Loudon, on the 16th. The Earl of Miaftcsbury presiding, ne i savs when Mrs. Stowe entered, the excitement of the assembled audience rose to a tremendous pucn, anu was several minutes before the cheers with which the hall rang had sufficiently relieved them. When she withdrew, the same honors were paid to her; every one standing up.

and cheerine with heart and soul. The Earl of Shaftesbury, Prof. Stowe and Rev. S. R.

Ward, colored preacher irom vanaoa, auaressea me meei- Xetters of apology for non-attendance were read from the Portuguese Ambassador, and from tne oi car lisle. The Utter stated his intention to call, on the 30th the attention of the House of Lords to the condi- lion oi slaves in vuoa. roiessur hwkc, iwi. viwh Beecher, and Rev. S.

R. Ward were formally admitted corresponding members of the Association. Alraxt, May 2fi. Two children of Mr. Hamilton, of Wellsburgh, asred eight and thirteen years, were run Jer Buffalo Express train, on the NewYork and XA IC ivaii 1 Vav VU A Jmj i xa iuctw avsaavu.

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