Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-30

Ii will be so ia Philadelphia hereafter
We are getting so familiaI with these
outbreaks. that the presses of the country, IL
of all parties, scarcely comment upon the
facts at all, and rarely utter an expression
of much rebuke or indignation. This !
should not be so, for moral force Is all
we have in this country to rely on for
security Of public or private rights i
A beautiful and costly ediice, the Penn
sylvania Hall, has recently been erected
by Stock Co. in the most populous part
of the civ, near Arch street Theatre, in
Sixth street. Il was dedicated to scientific
purposes and free discussion, and was
first opened on Monday last. On Wednes-
day evening lectures and addresses on
abolition were delivered by w. L. Gar
rison and others, to an audience of some |
three thousand persons A mob assem-
bled that evening, but committed no deci-
slve outrage, except breaking about sew
enty panes Of glass A similar meeting,
proposed for Thursday evening was dis
pensed with at the request of the Mayor,
and the Hall was closed, the keys deliv.
cred TO the Mayor, and the building thus
put in his custody. But this did not sat-
lsty the mob The plan of destruction
was formed and deliberately carried into
effect, by setting fire to the building, at
the risk of involving all the city in flames.
The police, and especially the Mayor,
were either Inefficient, or more probably
; disposed to countenance the MOB, and the
engineers refused to put out the fire. A
5 gentleman, no was an eye witness. IN
, forms US, that one engine. directed its
$ water upon the burning Hall, upon which
e every pipe of the surrounding engines
: were turned upon this, and the men del
!, uged, until they desisted from throwing
II water on the doomed building. At
e o'clock in the evening, 10000 persons il
$ rs supposed, had assembled. The Mayor
a addressed them in silIy speech. Told
e them they were his police, and he should
d call out no other, said he had got pos.
ID session of the building. and to assail il
was the same as to pull down his house
Of He then told them be was going home
81 and advised them to do the same. Where
Re upon the mob gave three cheers for the
% Mayor, and then Set fire to the building
The gas pipes were cut and ffespsmmu
y. nicated to the gas, which might have beer
ID attended with terrific Consequences to til
a whole city. = .-.-.
a The majority of the multitude locke
ne on in inactive. and silent appreciation, an
s. BY 9 O'Clock the building was in fame.
OF The roof fell in at 10 o'clock, and at
IS the whole was in ruins, nothing but th
n wall being left. The firemen would nc
IN play drop of water on the building, an
A. only prevented the extension of the fame
ut to the surrounding edifce. Happily th
o. loss will fall upon the county, by recer
" law. which justly makes the communit
q. that will not protect private property fror
"a such outrages, liable for the damage
ee Such law should be universal. TIL
n Hall was principally owned by Friend.
IT. We understand it will be rebuilt forth
ne with, and so often as the city think the
us can afford to destroyit Nothing is game
nd by such violence but to make martyrs {
I'D either reformers or fanatics, ind Undue
e. them to persevere.-Boston Press g.,
n
% The OurnoSPS tn which tho Do..s,l,-.