Meeting At Pontiac

We had the pleasure of atiending the Convention of Anti-slavery men and women held at Pontiac, last week. The Baptist Church was kindly opened for their reception. On Tuesday ( mening Mr. Birney addressed the citizcnsof the ( place. On Wedncsday the Church was well ( led during the day, and some of the time crowded, ly citizens from all partsof the county. The meeting was opened by-prayer by Rev. ' Mr. Booth. after wlnch Rev. Mr. Hamilton, ot Mount Clemens, made some appropriate remarks ' on the nature of those principies for ( eration of which they had assembleJ. He was followed by G. Beckley, of Ann Arbor, who took i the ground that slavery is a moral and political ( evil, and assuch, ie to be oppo6ed in the cliurch, and by political legialation. Mr. Birney , ed the audience for several hours on a variety of topics with his usual candoi andability. We intend to give notes of a few of his rematks nexf week. At the close of the evening meeting, a gentleman aróse (Mr. Hanscomb, webelieve, a Democratie member of the last legislature) and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Birney for the gratification he and his fellow citizens had derived from listening to the arguments of Mr. B. in favor of his sentiments, and which he had presented with great candor and ability. He eaid that although hfi heJd to opinions in some respect8 direcily adverse to those advanccd by the speaker, he was willing to grant to an able and honorable opponent that respect which, in like circumstances, he might cor.ceive to be due from others to himself. Mr. Birney requested the gentleman to withdraw hismotion, as he thought euch resolutions had better be dispensed with on all occasions ofthatkind, but it was notwiihstanding unanimously adopted. Oakland county is a rich and beautiful section of our state, and we were highly gratified with the prosperous appearance of the country, indicative of the industry and sobriety of the people. We have a Iarg2 number of subscribera in that county and the natural consequence is that the liberty principies areeteadi'y progressing, and their prevalence át the polls wUl soon teil upon the success of the other parlies. It appeare that a project has been started in that County to break up the old party Iines, and run a tariff and an anti tariff ticket. The candidates of the former party to be selected, if we rightly remember, equally from the Whigs and Democratg. A similar movement is anticipated in Genesiee County. We ehall see what the rcsult will be.