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SCENE in NEW YoRK.


From ne Richmond Enquirer ISL Nay
\ We yesterday Published he New. York IIerala,.
sketch of The exciting scene q the Apollo, ID New
York city, wherein the runaway negro Douglas.
figured 80 largely, butwas 50 witherinaly ID, An,
BY the eloquent and patriotic Strahan. A fr;sna
who was present, and wh6 writes Iis lhat IL e.r.
near being mobbed, has sent Is ne followinr ..
phic sketch. ofthe tumutuous proceedincs. ST.
rabid violence must disgust manS 81 she iarsi;..'
themselves. We are glad 70 perceive In, 4
great mass Of the, people Of New York Civ AZ
sound uponthe Constitutional rights III the Sou,b
and look with disgust and contempt upon he Az. ]
ltion traitors in their midst
TSthe Editors of he Enquirer.
For some days past, New York has been i.
theatre Of religious, and other ceremonies "a /,
celebrations. Among ihemthe AhDliiionists IN
not the least prominent On Tuesday evening
May IL, tie addresses of Frederick Douglass' !,
gentleman o color, and fugitive slave, were can.
| linued at the Apollo rooms Never having sean
lire Aboiitioeist, and somewhat doubling The s.
puted spirit nf these Northern Incendiafies. VIA
would cast ffebrandsinto our peaceful and hanrv
communities, determined yield to the solicita.
lions ola friend, and proceed to this novel scene
pf bigotry and fanaticism When we entered
Mr. or Brother Douglass was speaking to 4 crowd
Of kindred spirits, both in color and heart number
ing about one thousand and composed Of, and seat
ed on the benches in the order Of black man and
srhitc ,rofaen, and white men and black women
Very cosy didIthey sit siac by side. harmonious
| ly commingling their applause to ihe.mulat.
to orator, as He rounded his strains ID pefods.
Of quite graceful, though canting nloquencc
This man Douglass, according to his owns,a,e-
ment sa fugitive SLAVE, who mistrusfinr lis sa,t
| III from recovery BY his master, sought refuge A
England He was induced 10 this fsirther and
more expensive Thight, because lie. had pu:Aicv
aexposed the most airocious crimes qf tiess ,c1o
had been lis masters, and fearful Of personal IN.
tjuFy in these quarters, determined fol time 10
II leave his country for his country good, Over
the waters he sped, and ere lie had beena long SO.
iiourner, got himself pressed forward intp the
Z Worlds Contention He boasts much 81 he
distinguished attentions with which he was rece,-
4 ed and treated in Old England; and 10 hear him
speak ofthem, YOU wonid thinkthis Important de-
lnitary has greater character than his owrlrf.
cnlous vanity IS disposed 10 make him. About
Ihs let me hear say, Ibeeve lie IS equally d sian.
Ederer ofihe noble country from Which i've SPRING
as You will find him to be, ere conclude, ef that
under whose proud and happy institutions We live
land flourish. and are happy. 4g
j Regardless Of the true design and object Of The
l..sWorld's Convention, I'D, Of course, with that
supreme conceit with which he is peculiarly en-
dowed by nature, and which was much inflated by
the Icanting hypocrte Garrison, (whose III, vel
we'll merited fame, has loar been known 10 as.l
who was his bosom friend and compaguon de ron
age, imagined or conceived himself TO bel the legti.
mate and proper representative Of 100000 Of
l.sensaved brethren in America lie thanked
God lie was permitted be the instrument, hulnble
III course of this oppressed people, exhorted them
Ito aid in their emancipation from bondage, and
TRUSTED the day was not far distant when all The
North should rejoice as one christian man, il this
consurnation so devoutfy to be wished Shch
was his strain in England. We found him touch
ing upon the same theme when we entered.
Tour party consisted Of four-two Southerners--
Mr.. Slamm, Of New York, ever tie renowned
4 champion Of Southern Institutions, and found all
ways where the fight was thickest, the sworn foe
to this despichble class of fanatics and Mr. stra-
lian,A editor of the Suffolk County Democrat, NJ
Y /, who rose from an assault upon bis person to
i be- the triumphant hero Of the evening.
itwas not mass meeting, but continued or
adjourned session of the !" American AIti-Sasery
Society," We therefore listened with silence TO
1.-THE negro orator; and though the snpremesi dis
gust possessed us at the scene which wecontem-
Iplated we felt it would be anintrusionto disturb
the harmony ofthis heterogeneous and mongreI
Icrowd. When, however, he proclaimed to the
meeting that he hated our country--that he desir-
led to see our Constitution, that sacred guarantee
ofour liberty and happiness, torn into d thousand
fragments and scattered to the four wind Of Hea-
ven, rather than that the institution Of slavery
should be longer submitted to-whcn, with sasr-
legions and reasonable tongue, he proclaimed to
an American assemblage that the present war
with Mexico was waged for The sole and only par.
lpose Of perpetuating slavery and extending the
area Of bondage to their fellow-men--whe we
witnessed and were almost deafened BY the bois-
ferrous applause Of these fanatics, who are black
er in heart than the skins of those whom they af
i feet to protect-when we saw negro, q fugitive,
perhaps an abducted slave, speaking thus in ca
Ilnmny and stigma Of our noble country it was
more than we could bear. Strahan leaped upon
a bench, pronounced it foul slander-a gress IL
bel upon our Government Nothing daunted by
Kisses and cressof { Put him out = " Down with
him - his little guard rallied to him ere the as
sault amounted to any thing but the knocking off
lofhis hat, and we all insisted that he should be
heard !; thar America and Americans were entitled
in all places andupon all occasions, TO resent an
nsoence to their country; that the confusion, fast
growing TO a riot, should never be quelled until
Jour manly champion was permitted an audience.
He was then accompanied by his friends to the
stand, amid the applause oil the few, and the Mss
es Of the white and coored mass efwretches, who
being dastards, feared more offensive manifesto
ton of their dispeasure and Indignation. Once
upon the rostrum, we were content; and in Lew
moments our colored brother yielded the floor to
Mr.. Strahan. 1t would have made the heart OF.
tevery Sontherner thrill with pride and pleasure
and gratitude, to have heard theTnoble sentiments
ofther eloquent, earnest but cool and selpossess-
fed advocate. His refutation was not only manly
and patriotic, but complete and triumphant
not the less so, because il was delivered with be-
coming dignity, calmness and good temper. It
was one Of the very best speeches ever heard;
and when it's remembered that the whole crowd,
with some few exceptions, were against-hm-that
Kisses from negro lips, and Interruptions OF the
most insolent and disorderly nature. were pressed
upon him, il may be considered an unusually eff.
fective one. He answered interrogatories, pus
more to disconcert him than to be enlightened
themselves, from men and women Of all colors,
with equal complacency and promptness. A
sketch, howeyersof this speech, Teplete "a il was
with beauties andrare excellencies, you will have
seen better done than 4 could give you. Suffice
it to say, when he sat down, he did SO under 4
great increase of sentiment in bis favor. II send
you extracts from some Of the papers Of yesterday
morning, characterizing the whole proceedings Of
this meeting, and particularly the three gentle
men who remainedat Mr.. Strahan's side upon the
rostrum. The Tribune, a small concern, and real
negro paper characterizes fis Al rn,cdae &r