... was held in the school-room under St. Matthias’s Church, Great Howard- street, for the purpose of irabili:y forming an Anti-slavery Society for Liverpool. the Rev. P. Hains presided ; and there were also present the Revs. W. H. Channing and S. A. Steinthal ...

... Congress. The Methodist Episcopal Conference voted on tbe 20lh ult. on the first rule of the slavery committee, recommending a change of rule in the discipline on slavery. The vote stood—yeas, 138; nays, 74; not two-thirds, required to adopt. ...

... soon exercise an influence on the price of the old. Senator Seward had delivered in his place a startling speech against slavery, viewed especially as promoter of barbarism. The Philadelphia Press says the Government has received information that the ...

... States. Considerable interest attached to its deliberations from the bet that it was about to grapple with the subject oi slavery. The Zion's Herald gives the following version of the position of the question:— “The Methodist Episcopal Church has nearly ...

... issued the following decree : Considering that a free people should abolish every custom which calls to mind the old state of slavery—Article L The title of excellency is abolished, without respect of persons. Article 2. Doing homage by kissing hands is prohibited ...

... whether the democrats throughout the States can induced to compromise their differences and unite in favour of Mr. Douglas. Slavery and the slave trade have formed the main subjects of discussion the Senate and House of Representatives; and the debates have ...

... the and the Persia on the 23rd, all from Liverpool. The bill for tin more efftctual suppression of the slave trade, and the slavery resolutions of Mr. Davis, had cccupied the attention of the United States Senate. Tbe President had transmitted to the Senate ...

... are caub. lie will not be able to make as polite a bow as Frank Pierce, but he will not cominence-anew the agitation of the slavery question, byroconmmendisegto ?? any ?? Nebraska bills, lie may not preside at , tbo presidential dinners with the ease aend ...

... President, but it does not satisfy any one. Confidence is not inspired by preliminary Congresse, and the more ardent anti-Slavery people are doubtful of being able prevent the election of Democrat. The most hopeful—that is, the least hopeless—course ...

... branches of the Massachusetts Legislature had adopted resolutions thanking Mr. Sumner for hia recent speech in the Senate on the slavery question. Considerable opposition was shown, however, and the resolutions were not carried until they were also made to include ...

... letters endeavoured to show that such degradation was to be preferred before the spread of priestly influence and Romish slavery. Does Mr. Barlow understand English P Let him, then, read the following, and after that say if have mistaken him. My firm ...

... Indian slavery has been abolished, soid the trade of this famous mart Of shipping wonderfully increased independently of the traffic inl human flesh;' and now, I have no doubt, were an onigtnet inhabit a reurn to the good old times of slavery, the enlchtnei ...