New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-11
The Late An,i-sIavery Riots in Ncw-Yerl<

The Late Auti-Sinvery Riots IN NcW-h ork
The following correspondence between
Mr.. Hopper and his Honor the Mayor has
been sent US for publication. Though the
matter to which it relates happened some
some time since, We willingly give place to
it. The letter of the Mayor will strike our
readers as quite unique:
NEw.Yonx, 9Th Mo. eth, 1850.
To THE MAYOR: 1 have received thy favor Of
the 10th ult and deem it incumbent on mo to SUBJ
NIT the following rejoinder.
In thy account of the conversation which took
place at our interview on the 9Th ult thou sayest
that thou informed me that the Chief OF Police was
instructed not only " to suffer no violence TO be
committed" bot also "to suffer none to be threat
ened to be committed and thou expresses surprise
that the latter clause was omitted In my statement
/ have no recollection Of hearing it. If Ihad, am
sure should have reminded the Policemen OF it
ON my return to the meeting. But the point II not
Important and refer 70 1t only to assure thee that
nothing could be further from my intention than 10
mirepreseat thee in the smallest particular
Thou art aware, presume and If thou art NOT,
there is abundant evidence that violence WAS
threatened repeatedly, and continually IN all our
Apti-slayery meetings. from the first at the Taser-
nscs 10 the fourth and last at the Hall Of the Soci-
etv Library. At the Tabernacle, Rynders an
ooupced with threatening gestures that he would
not allow w. L. Garrison to assail the President
"cienching bis fst" says the Herald, witness
friendly 70 the riot, and shaking it a. Garrison"
Doing this, be leaped from the gallery, upon the
platform, and was followed and surrounded by fly
70 hundred eonfederstes when highly respect
able citizen requested Capt Raymond, Police
man, that he should arrest Ryndes a. roter.
HAMMOND refused, declaring that ho hynders) was
doing nothing more than be had perfect night TO
do. Rypden overhe ard the request and the police
mans reply. He cursed the citizen, and made
violent demonstrations Of attack. Several about
him held bin back, bot he wcs neither repgsed
nor even rebuked by Raymond. who stood listle
on one side but between tham TIE Hutchinson
family attempted TO alsy tie tumslt by a song,
whersupon Hyr ders threste aed them with violence
II they did not desist Subsequently, after one Of
his own party had been hesrd with qoietness and
patience 10 all that he wizbed TO say, and Frederick
douglass had rifen 10 speak, ~ nders enioned
unon him 10 avoid c6ftain topics, or otherwise,
ate would knock hhAof the stage" In all this
and much more Of fAs same kind. RynSers was
backed BY bis felo ssrioters, who yelled, stamped
and shouted. resi- ~oding 70 their leader KNOCK
him down, turn IN out" The Iribuns describes
tie scene as the swldest Of uprosrs shoat curses.
ard divers tn eats !" soue Of the women were
greatly alarmed, uttered cries Of terror, and re-
treated FROM the building At this and subsequent
meetings 0sy were iDsulsed by gross and noad
jesis frona BY Dders and his crew.
At the Society Library on the following oy
thresH were continually uttered BY the same psoS'
s1nsvess susmsqssd end pesylns 'ae sans 's'''