Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-11-26

Mr. Thomson rose amidst the most enthusiastic
APPLAUSE, which was again and again renewed. He
spoke as follows:
CITIZENS OF WoRcEsTER-LADIEs AND
GENrLEMEN:-I must acknowledge, in very brief
terms this, your very cordial welcome, to the heart
of the State of Massachusetts. My speech must be
wholly unprecedented; and delivered under circum
stances like these, it is likely to be extremely i'm
perfect and unconnected. For, however qualified
may be to withstand opposition, and contend with
prejudice, and hatred, and malignity, do not pre-
Send to be able, at any time, to acknowledge COM
pliments to myself, or to make suitable return to
those who are pleased, in their partiaity and friend
ship, to pronounce an enconium upon me- (Cheers.)
To me, it is much more congenial to have to fight
with beasts at Ephesus, than to contend With the
smiles and appreciation Of those who sympathse
with me- loud cheers) Therefore, ladies and
gentlemen, if you expect from me- this morning, an
eloquent acknowledgement Of the compliments
which have been paid me by my friend, who has
Just sat down, you doomed to disappointment
And if you EXPECT from me, speech suited to the
meridian of that part of Faneuil Hall which is sit
uated Immediately below the chandelier, you expect
speech most inappropriate in the City Hall of the
heart of the Ola Bay State daughter and cheers.)
My friends, my advent in this country, announced
by teegraphic communication, made known to
the citizens of this great country, with extraordinary
CELEBRITY, and particularly, seems to have created
great sensation; and what is it all about? Loud
cheers.) | cannot understand. come to this
country upon no special mission; those TO whom
communicated my intentions, fortnig ht before
left England will bear me witness that, in my own
hand writing declared did not come to this coun-
try to undertake, as | undertook in 1884, an anti
slavery mission; but to see those with whom | had
been privileged to labor in this land in the days that
were passed, and to have an opportunity of ascer-
tanning for myself, what you had been doing in this
country, during the period that had elapsed since my
former visit. (Cheers.) But it seems that | am
TO be Identified, closely as ever, with the anti
slavery cause! Be it SOL cloud cheers.) 1t APP
pears that again, in my person is to be tested the
right OF man, IN any part of the world to express
bis opinions upon matters connected with the free.
dom and happiness of the human race! Be it SOL
(Cheers.) 1t appears that mobs are again to be
summoned to the easy work of siIencing my voice!
BE ltso! Ii an not to be permitted to be quiet
spectator, and solourner, and traveller among you
IN this country; if it must be SO that am to be ev-
cry hour identified with your peculiar national strug
gie tor the freedom of three millions of slaves; and
made answerabe for the princp and sentiments
OF such men as those who sit on this platform Be
1t SOL (Cheers And further, if it he necessary in
the year 1850, or 1851, for to endure and su-
fer IN defence of the right Of speaking in any part of
the world, his mind the subject of human rights,
a content, for the rest of this year, for the whole
OF next year. until the question be settled to remain
IL the United States Of America. (Immense and
long continued cheers) i have not sought this con-
troyersy, but shall not shun it, (cheers) and,
should live, am determined to have the last word
upon it. loud cheers.) | am branded as a for
eigner! Well, if it be crime, others are more re-
spoasble for it than myself daughter and cheers
am told that speech Is to be bounded by geograph-
ical lines; they have not been as yet defined and
am perplexed May | express my thoughts upor
American affairs, in England? May express them
while the vessel that bears me here Is gliding dowr
the Mersey? May | express them, when we have
lost sight of Cape Clear! MayI express them hal
way over the Atlantic? Am / then free to SPEAK
what think Of America, in connexion with her do
mestc instltutions-her peculiar domestic nstitu
tons? CHEERS and laughter May speak all the
way over the Atlantic? Will the free winds tha
fiour sails rebuke me! Mo- Will the chaines.
pillows thlt play around our ship forbid me? No.
Shall meet with no rebuke, unless it be from some
fellow passenger, who claims the right of insulting
any man that lifts up his voice in behalf of the
slaves that weeping his plantations: Cheers
When does my right cease to be right WHY
have not the right, here' have yet to learn thai
have been rebuked by the voice Of your own inst
tutions! Your forefathers, very plainly and yer,
openly, one fine morning, spoke out their minds
and Na are what you are, o-day, because they de-
clared, In the face of the world, the right of ever,
human being TO free action. Does it rebuke me foI
proclaiming this self evident TRUTH that sGod ha.
created all men free and equal.' CHEERS
But then the question is said to be American, and
Lam to be put down. Bat, who says so? Do the
three millions Of slaves at the South say ssPut him
dowN?' If they were not smitten with dumbness
by the rod of the enchanter, they would answer thai
they desired not that should be put doom, Am
told to be silent by the FIVE hundred thousand color
ed persons, who scattered all over the free States
Of America' | have not met with a single colored
man who conjured me to be silent in reference to
the wrongs of his race on these shores! When al
Faneuil Hail. was told that had no right to speak
BY whom was told this1 By the orderly and the
decent No. By the intellectual and morap No
BY the sober and the patriotic? No. BY any por-
ton of the community of this great country, for
whom i could entertain any respect, and by whose
judgment am likely to be guided NO But BY
those who had come together to enjoy an hours
amusement, in preventing even their own citizens
from being heard; and who, in temple consecrated
to Liberty, insulted the goddess at her own altar
Tremendous cheers If am to follow the adj
vice Of any portion of the American community,
shall follow the advice of some hundred and fifty
boys, who mingled their voices together on the &C.
casion referred to- Certainly not! But, my friends,
Nth or sUithout permission of such persons, i claim
the right to speak my thoughts, on the question Of
slavery, to any audiance either here or elsewhere
and shall not be terrified by any opposition may
meet with, whatever form that opposition may take
will follow the example Of America and Ameri-
cansin this respect. have travelled in many parts
Of this world have met Americans in all parts Of
the world and have not found that the citizens of
the United States of America have, of all men been
the most prudent, the most taclturn, in reference
TO their opinion of the Institutions Of the countries in
(which they have travelled | have met an Amefi.
can missionary on the shores of Madras l have