The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-10-31


old city of Boston was scene Of iumult
and comlnotion on Wednesday. Just
before two O'Clock handbill was circuIa-
ted on 'change of which the following is
II copy
THOMPSON-THE ABOLITION
lST.
That infamous foreign scoundrsl
THOMPSON, will hold forth his afler-
noon, at the Liberator Office, No. 48,
Washington street. The present is a fair
opportunity for the friends of the Union
to snake Thompson om II will be a
contest between the Abolitionists and the
friends of the Union. A purse Of 500
has been raised by number Of patriotic
citizens to reward the individual who shall
first lay violent hands on thompson, SO
that he may be brought to the tar kettle
before dark. Friends Of the Union, be
vigilant
Boston, Wednesday, 10 o'clock.
Between 8 and O'Clock p. M. as many
as twb or three thousand persons congre-
gated in front of the Librrator Office, on
Washington st. We subjoin the Posts
account of the proceedings.
The Female .1,sti- .Slarery Meeting, was
not held yesterday afternoon, agreeably
to notice. Before the appointed time,
Washington Street, from the City Hall to
Cornhill, was full OF people, a majority of
whom, probably, had assembled out ofcu-
riosity while the balance were unquestion-
ably there for the purpose of applying
Lynch law to Thompson or Garrison, It
they could be found A few females, black
and white, had previously secured an en-
trance into the hall, and when the crowd
became clamorous, they were passed out
with perfect safety by the Mayor, the dis
pleasure of the crowd being expressed
only by Kisses. The sign OF the Anti
Slavery Society" was next demanded, ta-
ken down and split in pieces. Repeated
calls were then made for Garrison, when
Dep Sheriff Parkman appeared at one of
the windows, and assured the crowd upon
his honor that he had searched every room
in the building, and that Garrison was not
to be found, and requested them, in the
name Of the Mayor, to dispense with
which request majority Of the crowd
complied. During the heat of the excite
ment Mr. Ella, the printer Of Zion's Her
aid, (and we believe an abolitionist,l was
seized as he came out of the hall, and
pretty severely handled, as was another
individual who was 50 unfortunate as to
bear personal resemblance to Thompson
neither otthem, however, were serious
ly injured.
Garrison succeeded in making his es-
cape about Is minutes before Sheriff Park
man made his search by being let down by
rope from one ofthe back windows of the
shop in Wilson's Lane, where he was
found secreted under bench, seized, and
bro't into State Street, with rope about
his body, and borne along by few reso-
Lutte men to the Mayors Office in the City
Hall where he was delivered into the Gus
tody ofthat officer. The crowd again as
sembled around the CT ty Hall, but blythe
extraordinary exer tons Of the Mayor
backed by the civil officers, Garrison was
brought down, placed in carriage, and
carried to the Leverett Street Jail for safe
keeping. ltwas with the greatest difficult
ty that the carriage was got through the
crowd and although surrounded by consta-
bes, several determined attempts were
made to turn it over, and to discngage the
horses from it,
When Garrison was brought out from
the carpenters shop, we understand he
was very much frightened, and begged
for mercy-and we noticed that when
the carriage started with him from City
Hall, he appeared excessively agitsted.-
Had he not been rescued from the crowd
he would undoubtedly have been tarred
and feathsred, or punished in some such
way, but we do not think his life would
have been taken. When in State street,
an unsuccessful effort was made to take
him to the pump, for the purpose ofpump-
ing on him with which, perhaps, he would
have been liberated 1t is fortunate, how
ever, for him, and for the credit of the ci-
ty that he escaped as he did.
A considerable number of persons as-
sembled in groups near the scene of the
riot, and in front ofthe office of the Lib
orator, in the evening-but they seemed,
generally, to be brought there by curiosi-
ty, and up to the present time of writing,
( 10 o'clock) have shown no disposition to
disturb the public peace.
The carriage in which Garrison was ta-
ken from City Hall, did not drive directly
to the Jail, and its arrival there was anti
cipated by portion Of the crowd, who
pressed upon the officers so closely that
IT was with great difficulty they could get
him into prison. 1t was said last evening
that an armed guard had been stationed To