Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-02
EXCITEMENT " BOSTON
From fhc Boston INaS, OF %

The abolitiouists succeeded in producing anoth-
or disturbance in civ Yesterday. After the
appearance OF a succession Of infalnuaiorv arti-
Giles in the Libcrator, highly insulting 10 the feel
ings of great majority of Our fclow-citzcns, at
lacking with frantic righteousness their charac-
/ ter and motives, mnnilcstng an in>ocnt defiance
of public opinion, and determination to persist in
Drawing -a notice was Yesterday issued, that the
Female Anti Slavery Society wouldhold meeting
that afternoon when would be addressed BY several
gentlemen. Ia consequence OF this notice, and OF
the general suspicion that til" notorious Thompson
would be present Oh the occasion, Il large assem-
bayc oi citizens collected in front OF the building
/ No. 40 Washington street, with the determination
of nercepling the foreign ielon ar he entered the
door. Soon afterwards several individuals among
the crowd went up into the hall, ol the abolition
ISIS, and threw out OF the Windows all the tracts
and papers Of the society, which were speedily de-
sloycd by iii 81 III the street.
The asscmblaec in the mean time speedily in
creased. Several gentlemen, at the suggestion Of
the Mayor, took down the sign, hearing the words
i Anti-Slavcrv ROOMS, and threw it INTO the
street II was dashed into a thousand splintcrs BY
] the crowd. Previously 10 this, the aboiiionSts
who had convened IN the hall, composed Of
forty persons, men and women, white and black,
were suffered to retreat amid hls.e. and groans
The cry now was for Thompson aud Garrison
OF the former, no traces could be found. 1t was
reported, that Garrison making his escape
from the building bp the back way. \ rush
instantly made by the crowd to Wilson. Lane
i They had not remained here long before tho shout
was raised that " Garrison was taken
lie wis found crouehcd under pile Of boards
in the second story OF carpenter, ,hop,and here
he surrendered at discretion rope vi, fastened
under ms arms and about his neck, aud he let
down by means OF a ladder to the ground. Ills
counirnance pale and n,ul,cd with terror,
and lac made no attempt to speak or resist. There
was very general exclamation OF " Don't hurt
him." aud Two individuals scizing him ON each
side b, the collar, he was conducted through the
lane into the State Street, and from there into the
Mayors office in City Hall. The crowd remain
ed outside, and NJ, time we should think that
from four 10 1--WE thousand persons assembled
IN the street. The Mayor made his appearance at
the porco, addressed the multitude in a b,irf
and judiciou. speech. He called upon the people
TO sustain him in the preservation Of good order,
and in maintaining the supremacy OF the laws. Ills
address was calculated 10 exercise good effect,
and was received with applause. The crowd,
however, did not dispertc; and ON the approach OF
a carriage towards TIC opposite door, for the pur-
pose OF removing Garrison, the agitation otihc null
liudc evidently increased.
The door, OF the vehicle were thrown opcn and
such was the press upon the horses and the coach,
tina, ii was several times nearly upset. BY the eN-
crtions OF the Mayor, Garrison was securely placed
IN the coach. which WAS driNcnat some speed up
Court street, followed By u large concourSc. The
coachman was directed to drive to the Jail in Lcve-
rctt street, warrant OF eommittal having bet, is
sued against Garrison. public agitator and dis
tnrber OF the peace. lie was committed by She
nti Pa,kman nordcr to clnlo pursuit, the coach
man drove at \ rapid rate, and took IA cmcuitous
route, 50 as TO approach the jail from the bottom
of Lc,crct street. lie was hardl, mono It IN adj
vance OF the crowd, and Garrison had barely time
to give one leap from the coach towards the Jail
tc escape the shock oi the opposing crowds, wIicl
were rushing towar Is him, from different end, %
the street. lie sank exhausted upon the seat eA
claiming, that " mover WAS man 50 rrjoccd TO ce
, into jail before" The door being closed before
him, the immense asscmhlagc in front gradual,
dispersed.
We cannot but dcplorc, in common with ever,
good citizen, tia, our city should be the stage %
= such tunuuouS scenes. But in what terms of in.
dlgnaiion can we speak of the man, who bv In
n rancorous dcnuncations, and hiS braNlmg, t,ro-
olous abuse. together with the dsorcaniZiut ten.
dency o his doctrines, has excited the people I,
such an ebnllition of their deeply rxaspcratcd fee.
linesl
One circumstance in relation to the CAPTURE o
r dragged him forth from his Stalking place and lie,
4 HIM INTO State street, on seeing that the popular
vceeoncc might be directed against him in a NOR,
f violent and summary manner, than they wished Il
behold, hurried him themselves into the Mayor,
i Office for protection.
The scene around the carriage to which the She
rlh had committed Garrison was intensely cxc
ING. At ono moment, II seemed that the rush q
the vast crowd would ovcrwhclm the COACH Will,
the prancng of the terrified horses threatened dan
ger from another quarter At another time, tn,
doors were iorcibly opened, and as torcibly shut
mail, the coachman succeeded in making his wa,
without any accident through the multitude tina
cncompasscd the carriage, which was followed witt
shouts to the Jail.
We should not omit TO state, that the occupant
OF the stores in the vicinity of the anti-slavcr,
rooms pc.llioncd the Mayor and Aldermen. pre-.
v'ous TO the meeting, setting forth tha, their pro
n perry was IN danger, in consequence of the genera
apprehension of riot, and PRAYING for protection
The city authorities did not consider tlcmsclvc,
empowered To comply with the request contained
in the petition.
From the Boston Gazette
he followng'is copy of hand bill circulated
Yesterday on change Just before two o'clock, which
, IT is supposed was the means of bringing togothc
an asscmbiagc OF fifteen hundred or two thousanc
, highly respectable gentlemen:
THOMPSON,-TIIEA BOLTrIONIST
That infamous foreign scoundrcl THOMPSON
WIN hold forth this afternoon, at the Libcrator Or
nee, Ne. is, Washington street. The prcscn, is a