Washington telegraph., 1847-06-16

QUEER SCENE AT TUE AroLLo--CoM
mon sESsE AND fArRIorIsM OF rnE NEw
YoRKERs.- were present ut the even.
ing session OF the anlislavery people on
Tuesday held at the Apollo, to hear the
noted Douglass, the colored abolition ora.
tor. The large room was filled with men
and women, of all eolors and all ages, and
presented an audience which eoncentl aied
the purest kind OF fanatics which could
have been gathered together under any
circumstances. Tho colored man Doug.
lass while speaking denounced in supcra.
tive terms the existing war, as ono urged
10 extend tho area of slavery, and eyineed
in his tone and sentiment u prediction so
entirely British, TINT Mr.. Stfahan, editor
OF the Suffolk County Democrat, mleuup.
ted him. This led to an assault upon Mr..
Slfahan by one Of the audience, aud con
sequehlly a scene o. universal eonlusion-
In the msicC were Beverly Fucker, John
Il. Addison, OF Virginia, aud company oil
New York gentlemen, prominent among
whom wc recognised Mr.. Slann, late cdi.
tor u tue Globe, 50 pfotcrbial iaf his oppn.
siian 10 abolition aud ,l,suniun. The mat.
Ter maeed SERIOUS !uf some linn, and Ne
were fearful lest il woul lead to a riot IN
It's result, until we perceived Slahau aud
his friends, accompanied hY some Of The
abolition committee, mount the speaker
raslfum. There Was S,amm alongside ul
Gauisun, Slrahan alongside Of Douglass,
anl Tucker aud Addison, tifginian. aHi
slayeholdrrs, alongside OF some ollhc dark.
est specimens OF humanity which the oeta.
sion brought together. IL seemed from
What followed, thai the offensive, unpatri.
oie, indeed, reasonable language Of Doug.
lass. which caused the upruar was com
pfumll0d on condition that Mr StTlhan
should have the privilege 10 reply, which
. he did IN manner so manly and patriotic
as 10 dfaw down upon him and the senii
mpnls he uttered the most unbounded ap
plause. llo sustained the war, and the
people shouted. lie denounced abolition
ism as an ally Of Britain, and the people
said .iea. lie pronounced the whole all.
clifton movement as unmstifahlo aud trea.
sonable. When he concluded, which he did
amid an applause which tells the soundnes'
ofpublIe opinion in this city, he was replied
to by Garrison, The great leader Of ,hc Phil
istines. While the latter gentleman va.
speaking, he was interrupted hs Mr.. slamn
in the bIandrsl and most polite manner:
Mr.. Slamm-Will the speaker permit
me 10 interrupt hun for singh momcnll
MI. GarTisun-GehaiulN sri
Mr.. slamm-My friend slrahan was
grossly assaulted by one OF sonf friends. inl
pranoaneing the assertion oi Douglass 'lhal
the var with Mexico was a war Tor the
pelpeluaiion OF slavery" as a slander on bis
country; aud in the meiee his hat was Ia
ken. he kind enough to beg the return a
HI, hal. for It covers a noble aud big head
lRoars oi laughter. Slrahan's head is lar
gcfthan any Il Leafy's blocks
llf. Garri,nn-l protest that no friend q
mrne took Mr. Slrahan's hat. Where's the
+. hat
The hat was recovered, and the an.i.ah
oliliUn panty gracefully left the Hail. head
ed by Mr.. Tucker, the gentleman with lhr
white hat. This episode to the proceed.
iug. Of the abolition meeting is indicative
that treason has no resting place ia tho
hcahs ollhc citizens oi New York.
" y. Herald.