... 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 ...

... followed .his last onslaught on slavery are still in the reinemlH-ance of every one. In 1856, when the union was agitated by the contest between Buchanan and Fremont, and party spirit was its highest, Mr. Summer delivered anti-slavery speech almost strong as ...

... THE METHODIST CHURCH AN SLAVERY. The general Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church jin America, is being held according to the last intelligence from the States. Considerable interest attached to its deliberations from the fact that it was about ...

... Congress. The Methodist Episcopal Conference voted on the 29th ult. on the first rule of the slavery committee, re- commending a change of rule in the discipline on slavery. The vote stood—yeas, 1388; nays, 74; not two-thirds, required to adopt. ...

... since America, alas, sullenly conservative of slavery, bends towards darkness, let Eurore illuminate herself. Yefc, let that civilisation of the old Continent which has abolished superstition by Pascal, slavery by Wilberforce, and the Scaffold by Beccaria; ...

... spirits, and join my amp by To-morrow I shall march on Masao. Tell ties Sicilians that the hour is mine to put an mid to their slavery, and that we shall do it sous. Every semi, good the heave—musket, scythe, hatchet., a nail st the top of Unite with me. Thwart ...

... 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 ...

... the question of slavery remains unsettled,' was strikingly exemplified. The delegates from the' North named Mr. Douglas, the senator for Illinois, and a man of wide reputation. Mr. Douglas, although he has always trimmed upon the slavery' question generally ...

... 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 be induced to compromise their differences and unite in favour of Mr. Douglas. Slavery and the slave trade have formed the main subjects of diseussion in the Senate and Honse of resentatives;. and the debates ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...