Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-06-09
PHILADELPHIA, l7th MAY. 1883. f,

III O'Clock, p. IN.
Dear Sir:...l have just returned from wit.
Messing another Of the fearful resul S which at.
tend upon the mad project Of disseminating the
doctrines of abolition. A splendid Hall erect.
ed during the past season, at cost Of $40.
600, (and it WAS truly a magnificent edfce, as
l eau testify, having gone through it this NOR
nng0 intended, as the builders declared, for
The purpose of free discussion; but really meant
as an arena for the discussion of ABOLITION.
ISM, was opened and dedicated two or three
days since. Last evening the mask was thrown
OIL and several Of the most prominent abol
llons,s in the country, such as Ga,risou, y.
+. B7o,vn, &c held forth. advancing senl-
men's Of the most revolving character, and ap
plying the most offensive epithcts to those who
opposed their incendiary Doctrines These i'm
pudent and daring denuncaions had the effect
OF Producing feelings Of disgust and exaspera-
ton, witt m>ny Of their auditors, who signifi.
ed their displeasure by breaking some hun.
dred OF the windows, & breaking up the meet
ing.
During the whole Of this day tho city has
been in a most faveris,, and excited sae.--,he
people collecting in large groups, particular.
ly N the neighborhood Of the buildng,) and
giving vent 10 their feelings in bitter denunci.
ations. Immediately after supper this evening
sanntered uptolhrn .iyhbo h ,od Of the Hall. |
situated on Sixth above Arch street, in Gem
pany with friend, where we found the spoil
ers actually at work, & the neighboiing streets
hiled with a dense mass Of people cheering
them on. They found the work OF destruction |
progressing too slowly under the operation Of
balierlng-rans and axes, (ror the edifce was
very substantially built) when IN order to ex-
pedlte IT, they applied the torch. which soon
eenve'oped ii in flames; and now. what thee
hours since Was "Pennsylvania Hail." is
heap Of smonldetine ruiDs.
1t Is needless to dila,e upont'ie causns which
have excited the peace-!oging citizens Of our
native city 10 this disregard Of the laws Of the
land. 1t is to be dep'ored hat the neral pow
or OF me community is not sufficiently strong
10 rePress violence, however great the provo
ratIon; but II Inobocracy could ever plead JUS
tl'icalion,l ihnkt could be found in hi case.
indeed, from the tone of public feeling tonight,
l would say that al lcas, nine.,en,hs Of The pop-
nlat'on just y the act. am tylI for did
not attend the mceing) that the Speaker last
night openly advocated AMALehMATloN with
the blacks. and denounced those who would
not subscribe 10 tho doctrine, as anti Chris.
tan and arlstocratic. Garrison. | understand.
was particularly abusive of the mechanics;
CHASING them with the negroes on the score
Of intelligence and moraliIy;---aDd to-day. as
i determined to conform their practice with
heir profession. many fsm0les ,utre seen pro.
neaading the sfraefs arm and crm with negro
men.
During the fire. not the slightest effort was
made 10 preserve the building, The fremcn Ut ,
ery refusing 10 throw drop Of water upon it, !.
ut directing their efforts TO the preservation .
# the adjoining buildings.
Tho Mayor Of the city. with his posse, was !.
N the ground during the whole Of the conna. !,
ration; bnt do not learn that he made the !
'iehtest effort to arrest The depredators. IT. :.
eed. such an effort would have been utterly =
solcss.
OUR KAlL-RoAD.-.- alessrs. Brink, Atwood e
, Go. have already corn-,letoJ ,ha e., ,aa,;