The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-02-16
From the Liberator.
Meeting i'm Faneuil Hall.

The granting Of Faneuil Hall to the anti-savery
citizens Of Boston, after so many refusals on the
part of the City Authorities, is to be regarded as
one Of the most cheering signs of the times, and
will carry dismay to the remotest corners of the
South. We knew that this event would come to
pass in all due time. Although no prophet, nor
the son of prophet, yet, in the darkest hour of the
anti-savery nerprize-immedately after the
great pro-slavery meeting held in Faneuil Hall in
1885, and just before we were so roughly handled
by five thousand gentlemen Of property and
standing "-in letter addressed by us to Harri-
son Gray Otis, we said, among other things in de-
fence of our good cause:
The SPIRIT OF SEVENTY-SIX shall
yet rise from the ashes, and blot out that calum-
my The cause of the bleeding @ares shall get be
pleaded IN FaneuH Hall, in tones as thrilling, in
language as stirring, in eloquence as irresistible
as were ever heard within its wallis"
On Thursday forenoon, of last week, the doors
were thrown wide open to the friends of immedi-
ate and unconditional emancipation, and most an
mating was the spectacle witnessed on that men,
orable OCCASION Although the mercury ranged
several degrees below zero, and there was no fire
to warm the immense hall, yet there was no finch
ing on the part of those in attendance--some three
thousand persons, of both sexes. 1t was a time
that tried the bodies we'll as the souls of the
dience. Every thing went off happily and with
rapturous applause. AS no previous arrange
ments had been made, either in regard to the
speakers, or the resolutions TO be offered all that
was presented and said, came forth spontaneously,
afording an excellent variety of style and topics
The speakers were received with every demon
stration of gladness, and we heard not discord-
ant note from any quarter Of the hall though
some very severe things were said in some of the
speeches, calculated 10 excite opposition, if there
had been any hostile spirit in the assembly.
OF the character of the speeches delivered on
the occasion, some idea may be formed by read.
ing the resolutions offered, and examining the
list of speakers below. We regret that no report
er could be obtained but as our brother Leavitt,
of the Emancipator, was present, who holds the
pen of ready writer, we shall probably have from
his pen sketch of some of the proceedings. AS
each resolution was presented to the meeting for
adoption, the response which followed was tremen-
dous. Not voice was heard in the negative !
Never since the walls of the venerable building
first resounded to the inspiring peals Of the sons
of liberty has there been greater unanimity of feel
ing manifested, or more cordial reception given to
the speakers in Faneuil Hall. How have the
times changed within three years Laus Deo'
1t was an affecting and thrilling sight, to see
the venerable SETH SPRAGUE, of Duxbury, Gather
of Peleg Sprague, of this city, stand up in the
very place where his son stood in 1885, advoca-
ting with all his soul cause which that son had
so strongly reprobated as detrimental to the I'm
ion, and repugnant to the spirit and letter of the
United States Constitution. May it not be hop
ed that the time is near at hand, when the son
shall, in Faneuil Hall, respond to the sentiments
of the father, and publicly acknowledge radical
change in his views of the principles and meas
ures of the abolitionists