The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-04
From the Boston Times. JuIv 3. l

We mentioned In our first edition this morning that
take into consideration the claims of Gen. Joseph Smith
for the Presidency II was convened in the Melodeon
and was attended by large Of the audi
pose Of nterrupting its proceedings Although have
no sympathy in the objects of the meetingyet we
ana Violence
We sorry to say that not the yesterday and
that the Mormons interrupted through the day. by
various noises, and in the evening the Melodeon
blessed with the presence of several wellknewn rowdes
part in cndoavorng to break up every assem-
bly, which does not happen to be of their political
family. Many of the proceedings and speeches were
eccentric OF course and char by vein rdcu
lousness and broad farce in the estimation Of those who
dissent from the Mcrmons in opinionbut these things
offered justification to others rush In and break up
their meetings II this is the spirit they meet with In
illinois, then are they more sinned against than SHINING
Abby Folsom there in the OF the evening and
tried to get hearing but the catcas and other cries
abounded so much, that even she ashamed or the
di.turbss and retired from the Hall in disgust Gen.
White Of Nauvoo aptly declared in the course Of the
evening that he had Eastern missionaries among
the Indians Of the West trying to civze them, but
Of Boston civilization, he thought that the future the
missionaries had better stay and begin the work home
Gen White also said that he would send mission Of sacs
and Foxes to cvilize Boston, In fact the Mormons last
night appeared to great advantage by the side Of the
Boston elite During the latter part Of the evening,
young man the gallery rose and series Of
rowdy remarks, in the delivery Of which he encou
ragged by some companions He kept on, and when the
seasn badly hya set OF young desperadoes After much
hard fighting however they succeeded in clearing the
gallery One Of the assistants, Mr. sheldon fine ahe
tic fellow, cut badly but dangerously the face
by stick in the hands Of Of the cuthroats. The
meeting was soon after broken up These things are
disgrace to Boston, and owing to the supabe conduct
of aportion Of respectable six pennies" who make
fun out Of and encourage these violations tho rights
Others and also supineness the Mayor and other
oficers The influence Of such papers as we have
ferred il continues to be exerted, viii make Boston
pandemonian shortly. where human devils will reign
I'M he nd inru pd meet IN
Bunker Hill this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
We give the dongs Of the Convention below, fea-
Hon Brigham Young ofNauvoo, President
Hon William Smith and Gen. Lyman White, Of Illinois,
Hon William woodruff and Prof. orson Pratt, OF
illinois, and Ananias McAllister, Esq of Boston, and
H. Felt, Esq, of Salem, Secretaries
The Convention was addressed with much animation
and ZEAL In the of the day and evening, by the
Gen White p Hon orson Hyde PANEL Spencer
sarr w W Smh rG0 1rsoa Frat all OF Illinois, and
From Boston Mail, July o.
The Mormon Convention last evening at the Nicholson
annoyed the speaker until finally aunt Nabby Folsom
in her place and essayed to speak she only asked
the modes; time Of two minutes to tell her story when
else, and Nabby put her dignity and left the place.
Young gentleman in the gallery then and, in spite Of
and sung sentimental song. This-that is either the
song the speech, both-was too much for Mormon
philosophy 70 bear and party Of the faithful having
been sent after the police attempt to take the Last
speaker into custody caused confusion to confound itself
and such scene came of az has not been since the
great Tyler Mass Convention at Faneuil Hail. Finally
the lights partially extingushed and II voted
to dissolve the meeting The audience mostly le and
saints seemed to be ofopinon that II useless to
pend their elcqgencs upon bare walls and they gave
up. The whole affair was disgracefal enough: The
work OF their folly in their own way. long "a
they did not interfere with the rights Of others That
they are set ignorant and designing men, there can
not, think, after what has TRANSFERRED be any doubt
among intelligent men but still they have their rights.
and these should not bekinterfercd with.