The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-10-01
From the Boston Daily Bce.'
The Tone and Effect of the Meet
ing in Faneuil Hall.


Eshed an account of the meeting held in Ia
neuil Hall on Thursday evening, in, relation
TO the abduction of slave by Capt Hannun
but deferred giving an abstract OF the re
marks of the different speakers until this NOR
hing
The substance of the venerable Mr. Ad
ams's address, upon taking the chair, was, tina
forty years ago he had stood precisely in thu
same situation, and it was this fact, together
with the Importance of the occasion, that hac
induced him to come forward at this time, mot
understanding the feebleness of his health ano
voice. Mr.. A. was heard only by few per
SONS Immediately around him. He recollect
ed the former case well; certain seamen had
been taken out Of an American frigate by
the men of British man-of-war, and q SINH
lar meeting was called, at which the venera-
BILE Elbridge Gerry neutrality-suspicious.
then as he (Mr. Az did now for his age and
infrmities.
DR.. Howe's remarks, Immediately after Mr..
Adams concluded and the meeting was or
ganized, were distinguished by their point
and force He stated the circumstances of
the abduction with great clearness and feel
ing The slave was found secreted in the
hold of the Ottoman, when she was week
away from New Orleans-lying naked upon
the cargo, half suffocated and trembling with
fear Brought upon deck, he was discovered
to be familiar acquaintance-a bright, in
telligent mulatto youth, who used TO bring
milk on board from his master. 1t was de-
cided to send him back to New Orleans by
the first vessel which they should speak, bound
thither. He was treated we'll until he reach
ed sight of this port, and the speaker could
not believe that the sailors had any hand in
sending him back. 1t was the rich and re-
spectacle only who had the heart to do this
They hid the slave on one of the islands in
the harbor, whence he escaped thither, was
re-captured, and in spite of the efforts of the
friends of law and liberty, was put on board
vessel bound to New Orleans.
And now, fellow citizens, said Mr. H., how
does all this differ from piracy and the slave
trade? The man was free-free at sea, free
on shore and it was only by legal process
that he could be arrested He was seized in
our city, bound, and carried into slavery by
those who had no more right to do SO than
has the slave trader the right to descend upon
the coast of Guinea, and carry off the inhab-
tants. All these facts are known and admit
ted nay, they are defended by some who call
themselves followers of Him who said, do we
to others as you would have them do to you;
they are defended, too, by some of those press
es, whose editors arrogate to themselves the
name of watchmen on the towers of liberty.
1t is not proposed to move the public mind
TO any expressions of indignation, much less
to any acts of violence, against the parties to
the late outrage. AS to the captain, it is pro-
bablc that he was more sinned against than
shining. am told that he is kind, good
man, in most of the relations of life, and he
had been made tool of. Let him 90 and sin
no more. As for the owners and abettors-
the men who use the wealth and influence
which God gave them, to kidnap and enslave
o fellow mana poor, trembling, hunted
wretch, who had fed to our shores for liberty
us for them, /, for one, have to say that l
would rather be in the place of the victim
whom they are at this moment sending away
into bondage; would rather be in his place
than in theirs.
He thought we had tried the "Ict alone
system long enough. The truth is, the ape
culiar institution" which has so long brooded
over the country like an incubus, has extend
ed her murky wings over us, and we are sit |
ting in their benumbing shadow. 1t has ST.
fenced the pulpit has muffled the press
its influence is everywhere. Court-street, |
that can find a flaw in every indictment, and |
cunningly devise ways to save the murderer |
from the gallows, cannot find way of escape |
for the slave State-strNet, that drank the |
blood of the martyrs of liberty, is deaf to the |
cry of the oppressed slave; the Port of Bos-
ton, which tyrant once shut up as hot bed |
Of liberalisnl-th Port of Boston is open to
the slave trade for Gods sake, Mr.. Chair
man, let us keep at least FaneuiI Hall free
Let there be words of such potency spoken
here this night as shall break the spell that is
upon the community. Let such measures be
mere devised as will give to every man who
seeks refuge in our borders, all the liberty
md all the rights which the law allows him
Let us resolve, that if even the slave hunter
comes among us to seek his runway victim, we
will not lay our hands upon him, but we will
asten our eyes upon him, and never take
hem off, day nor night, till he leaves our Dor
lcrs.
Mr.. Howe stated that one of the owners
If the Ottoman was at the Hale meeting
II that Hall night or two before, and was
oohed out Of the assembly; he wished that
his was all that slave-hunters could obtain
rom us.
The resolutions did not recommend any
lcfinite action in the premises other than
,omand upon the owners of the bark Nigga
ra Tin which the slave was rcturned) to disa- {
ow all participation in the affair, and were
ather intended as strong expression of the
'ublic sentiment in regard to this and similar
utragcs. They were seconded by Charles
summer, who stated " that twas case where
n he recognized that an INJURY to even the
poorest individual was an injury to the Com |
He alluded to the case of Nor s
an, who was said to have been abducted by {
he Free Masons in New York. 1
Mr.. Stephen c. Philips said, that he consid-
red this act of Captain Hannum's as worse, I
lr worse than any act of piracy. The cap {
aims justification was, that he acted by the
rders Of his owners. This carried the case
o them, and he asked if any Boston merchant
.fter such doings, could hold up his head
md maintain his position in the commune
y.
Let thcindividual and the individual only,