Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-17
The Fanatics.


Among the numerous Societies that assemble in The city
Of New ORR during the Anniversary Week OF the month
OF May Tie public ii play Of that os'entauous pH.n
tEropy easy practice which begins and ends in fro,
declamlton the Abolition As pciaon - not the Ieas, con-
spc-ors. Ths association, however consists Of compa-
raiyty Insignificant portion the Northern pcopc-n.ig-
ni6cant both in numbers and in influence and we have
little apprehension either the th, other will b,
materially Increased by the sentiments and the
Svowa OF designs, which, under any other sy.tem Of gov.
eminent than that which they proclaim such fierce hos
lty snd tie overthrow Of which Of their ayowet
objects they would away their lives IN dungeons
lose them on the gibbet
At the late anniversary Of this Society "black spirits
and white" figured together the orators platform
William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phlps representing
the AngoSaXOn, and runaway negro, who has borrow
ed the euPhonous cognOmen Of Frederick Douglas the
Ebo race. Phillips, who in despite Of his negro phobia
has high reputation scholar and orator. distanced
hts competitors in rhetorical display but in tie maipny
aud ferociiy OF their attacks upon the Constitution the
Union, and the Church, II is difficult determine VIII ch
the surpassed the others We do not intend to trans
fer TO columns their abusive and vulgar trados-the
subshnce Of watch had been concentrated IN the Annua
Report read the organization OF tue meeting and which
"sugmazed the American Union and the American Church
the great bulwaks OF slavery" When an organized AZ
ISOLATION however conemptb bic in numbers and in the cha
that the first duty Of every American citizen TO de-
vote himself to The TIE USIov and Of that
C,NsrTuuoN which hos already slpwTockod the saper,
meat of civil liberty here" they furnish in their gn per
sonal exemption from incarceration a mldmen traitors
tie most conclusive ciuia'ou Of the assumption mo.
which their hostility 20 he system they would overthrow D..
founded But for ihc existence Of that civil berv which
they cay has been "shpwrccksd" the community world
be dpgu.od by the uterance not only az the Ami
MOI btff lie .Tat
rpugnsn nike TO truth and the opinions anI ceiling.
of nearly the entire American community Bu, our oh
iect N abiding 81 oil 10 the proceedings the Fsnatcs s
not 10 comment upon their eprehensbe conduct but moro
~ introduce the auboinci notice Of seener tia, oc
cured at one Il lher meetings:
Ffon, he New Yort ncrsH MsyI7
QUFER ScENr At THF APoLLo-C osNov srv.rAyr P,r-
TsTisA % rHE Nav YoEEEK4-We were preventative .y,
ming session Of the anu-sIayey people Tuesday held %
the Apollo 10 hear toe noted Douglass te colufrd ab,
ton Orator The large room filed with men and ,,
tneu, Of all colon aud al ares and frearu.d at a
which concentrated the purest Kind VI fanatics sEr cor Id
bsvs been gathered together under hny ccu. nces Tho
soorcd man tDougassl while speaking denounced g -t.
peHauyc terms Toe existing war o. Dne urged extend tine
ares o slavery and eyinctd 100 hs tone and sentiment
production 90 entirely British thar Mr. Sffahlu editor of
tie Suffolk County Democrat, interrupted him TINS I,4
To an assault upon Mr. suaau by the audience and
consequently srcnr of universal confession o. fe mil,
were Beverly Tucker. John L Addison Of yl,gtr,, and
b company Of Now York gentlemen. prominent sr,.r,
WYNN VIZ 20 q" h'-0u M H.IIm late editor pf tfr
so pfoveibal iof Dr. opposition abolition and ..ip
The matter looked serious for s.me time and \, q, ,,,
fearful lc d would lead 90 riot ts result uHtl VIZ ,
cetyed Suahnu and HE iuend-. occompan.,l Iy end 4
We aboiu'n committee, mount t.c fp,aksra r...rgr,
ihcte was Siumm OF 'rrsdc of Ga.f.aH -.ralar ,s M
81 b1ua.l", end Tucker aud Addison VrrgI...-.' ..r
fa'eho'dem, aionga de- of some o f.c dark "a sff .
4" humanity which th0 occasion brought i.gr.r.r d,
r'tn'd 'i'm what ioIoeCd. that che offensive rnp,tr..
ln"''a' fcas'nabe language Of DUuraas which r..ssd
,N' uft'at' sd" compounded condition fhat Nf ef,,.
nan should have h' privilege Of reply winch he did io a
mhlnrt i1 manly aud patriotic as o. draw. down moon, @
and iho sentiments be- uttered thr ir1.t ,.7b,,,r5,d I
tau.o. Ht sustained hc war. 1nd the pcnpI. shouted
NC a'noul'ed obulluon1m AN oily IT Britain and ,t.
people sa'd 'hca'. uo pronounced The whole -t.I..,
movement ne urllHlhabc aud rcssortbr Who, 49,.
'un'a' "mch h- dd amid on applause which fel.. I.
t"nndhe's 81 pubic opinion iu the city, be ,.ss rer,4 ,
w "ari'on hc great loader of tbc Ph,stp,. Wi n. n
laie' gentleman was speaking ho was INTERRUPTED y W,
hianm DO ihc tl.ndcft and moot polite manner
NJ staru-".i. fhc Ipsakcr permit inc d, ,r,,,,,..
hin, Tor "a fiHre mDuouT
M GtHNisus --- rftuiu'v airt
NJ SLAVE Ny friend 5,ab,n wa. g.,.,,y ....r.s
~ one Of yoaf trends, Tor tf5nouncng tbe ar.stt T.,
Douelsss shat ihe var Win MeTioo was /, vss, t, a.,
PefPe'usuen Of slavery" Islander on bs county; a.,
Al Ne asss his hat tsken BE kind eponeh 10 bog ~
feiafn ~ ~ hat, Tor % covers noble and bie head
eoer. q sughtsf Suahans head b. larger than any O.
Ltsry's hosks1 wv
NJ 0GsssosI protest hist no friend Of min. TOOK M
suahaa's hat. Where's the haU
The hai recovered. and the ant-sbol,tjon psrt,
frscslay la the lis headed BY NJ Tucker The rfntc
tatn wih ~ white hst This episode o. tie proceeding,
~ ihc eboton meeting BE- indicative that tfeu.on s1 n,
's'ueg place n Toe hcsus oi the citizens VI Nee Yoik