The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-18
Where mammon hath its affairs,
Wet DER with human blood,
And pride and lust debnSes,
The workm ,nship Of God-
There shall thy praise he spoken,
Redeemed from talsehnod' : han,
When the letters shall be broken,
And the Stare shall he nua,,.'"


During the close of Mr. Garrison's readinry
4 determination to interrupt appeared when Mr.
Wendell Phillips rose to speak. Those in the
body Of the hall became FESTIVE. and n general
ostng was begun, but Mr.. Phillips kept on, and
in answer to his exclamation that the "scene
WAS disgraccful to Boston," loud cheers were
r'vcn '!fvr Boston," for "the Union," for Dlnir'
Webster, for - our own country" lie SAID
there never was an asSehillage in Faneuil Hall
ike the present; and he WAS answered by some.
"dy in Il distant pat Of the hall, who PRAYED
hat there might never hr "anothrr snch" The
speaker 20 tinued, but his voice was drowned in
&c cheers which We're given for "Nilard Fill
acre." "Marshal Turkey" and Daniel Webster
Che President now solicited hearing for Mr.
phillips, on the ground that 'turn about is f,i,
day." but the audience positively refused, and
Withdrew amid cheers and Misses.
The President tempted to speak again, bnt
Without success; he then introduced Mr. Thomp-
ON, who, with Il written reply to the address
ubmitte by Mr.. Grrri~on, took the Platform
This was the Widest exp, rim"nt Of the evening
III the ptrt Of the getters mp Of this unpopular
demonstrations Mr. Thompson was choered and
issed alternately, as he stood with folded arms
Though there was Il general determinat on on
he part Of those present not to hear him. there
npearrd disposition to do him bodily injury
lie remained standing upon the platform for
bout ten minutes, and thcn chair was handed
to him, and he sat down. He again rose bowed
md proceeded to speak-"Gentlemen i have
no desire to press myself upon your attention
| only" and here his accents We're drowned b.
he cheers that went forth ''for Winthrop" "for
Webster" and "tOr the country" Mr.. Thomp.
son finally withdrew from the platform.
conference was now held among the pressed
ing officers. as to what was best to be done and
t was re ,olved to introduce VIM II. Claiming:
hut Immediately upon his mounting the rostrum
three cheers for Jenny Lind" We're called for,
md earthly given by the crowd. Mr.. Claiming
Foolishly persisting in his desire to be heard,
Jenny Lind WAS again cheered, AZ were also
Webster, Cass, Winthrop, Bunker Hill, the
ladies in the gallery. &c. But Mr.. Claiming
continuing to haranguc and gessiculate, about
fifty whistlers struck up medley of tunes, con
>isting of yankee Doodle" Lucy Neal"
Dandy Jim," and o'e fellow, more shrill than
his companions, gave an excellent imitation of
Jenny Lind's echo" Rings were also formed
in various parts of the hall, and the "Camptowa
was danced by some haf-dozen coup.
les After the dancing, cheers were given for
the ellen Convention" and groans for "John
Bull"
The reowned Abigail Folsom now made hes
"ppearance in the Northern gallery. and was re-
ceved with hearty cheers. She claimed hearing
aud the company present WAS too good NJ
Iured to refuse her Her first sentences w,r.
oNt in the generous greetings Of the crowd: but
quiet having been restored, she proceeded to
speak in defence Of the right of prcch. at i,
glorious" she said, "to he here tonight" She
then went on I" say That hrutes would conduct
themselves better than the auditors -pr,.rr't and
that lion in his n1tive desert j. II better beloved
Nrimal than some folks. She concluded by ex-
rlnmng tht Tail rights-ci,il. Religious, and
upon the right Of free ere"ch
Here the whi,tlrrs again struck up and there
was an"t' or bout nj dancing, in the midst of
which Theodore Parker appeared upon the rest
rum. and claimed II hrarng but the muititud,
seemed tao much amused with their own sports
to attend t. his request. aud after pointing to the
portraits of Washington and Hancork. Mr.. Par
krr wi hdrew like those who had preceded him
Another conference WAS here hel l, and it was
resolved by the government to adjourn.
This decision was announced by Mr. Quincy.
and the meeting was declared to be dissolved.
Subsequently, Elzur WrigI t appeared upon
the platform, holding in his h md Mr.. Thomp-
sons unspoken speech, and said" If we have
not q free hall to speak in, thank God, We have
ii free press to print with. This address shall
be printed"
Mr. Wright was followed by Fred Douglass
who, arrogant $ he was in his language failed
to excite any wrath in the multtu lie, though
this was app rently his purpose. The gas light
Was now reduced, and Mr.. Thompson was con-
dnctcd from the hill. The determinations Of the
persons in the body Of the hall seemed to be to
prevent the aboliiionis from being heard, and
to show them that there must le an end TO their
folly, This was all, and this was accomplished