The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-12-13


himself. and the immense cheering which sa-
luted him seemed to augur disposition on the
part of large number TO give him hearing,
but the favorable symptom was instantly fol-
lowed by calls for cheers for Daniel Webster,
groans, Kisses, and bawling to more general
extent than had before taken place, and the
excited mass in the body of the hall swayed
and heaved like a troubled sea.
"Citizens of Massachusetts" he began, and
overwhelming was the noise "I.adies and
gentlemen" he continued but again was COM
PEELED to stop by the swelling confusion below
and around him. "Gentlemen, it is not my
wish to trespass npon your attention. came
not here to sue for hearing" These were
the last connected words uttered by him and
heard, so tremendous was the uproar. Per-
sons in the crowd amused themselves BY
knocking off each others hats and caps, and
pulling each other about or calling out "Three
cheers for Jenny Lind"-@Three cheers for
Winthrop" and leaping up above the heads of
the mass like dolphins on frolic.
Having stood long time waiting for the
storm, to subside, Mr.. Thompson sat down on
chair which had been passed up to him-a
movement which caused fresh outburst Of
merriment and noise, which finally took mus
ical turn, and many of the rowdies joined in
singing
"We won't 90 home till morning,
We won't go home till morning.
Till daylight doth appear"
Then followed clapping, cheering, stamping,
screeching, hurraing groans, and calls for" "three
cheers for Daniel Webster" "three cheers for
Bunker HILL" @three groans for John Bull"-
given with much laughter; "three cheers for
Winthrop" Then came Yankee Doodle"
whistled by band of abont fifty in the centre.
"Three cheers for Governor Briggs, were next
required, and given, and then athree cheers for
the Hen Convention" In the meantime rings
were formed in different parts of the hall, and
negro dances performed as long as the crowd
could be kept from breaking in the circles.
"Three cheers for the United States" called up
Abby Folsomin the front Of the north gallery,
and then "three cheers for Abby Folsom" were
given with tremendous force.
Straightway something fell from Abby about
the right OF free speech, uttered in a very high
| key. "Cant you holler louder, Abby?" "This
is glorious doings, amt it," replied Abby, ad-
ding-"l have seen more responsibility among
the brute creation. The lion, roaming in sub
lime majesty in the DESERT behaves more like
rational being than you do. You act like q
set of lions stirred up in menagere. 1t is
worse than speaking under the brutal dictator
of chairman, with power to say one is out Of
order. Cries of $50 on, Abby" ""go on. Is
this the way you trample on the right of free
i speech, the paramount and paragon attribute o.
mankind! You call yourselves free, but you
will not be allowed 10 speak even in Faneui
Hall without being fettered by chairman
/ L i L Al b11
a menagerie of wild beasts" Abby brought
her Grafton to a close by exclaiming-"Wil
you hear Mr.. Thompson speak?" "No!" like !
a thunder clap, came from the centre, and Alb
BY sat down.
VIM. E. Claiming now tried to get hearing
but it was no use.
Then Theodore Parker sssayed to storm tht
mighty commotion, and commenced by point
! ing to the portraits of Washington, Adams, ant
Peter Faneuil, but all in vain, for the screeeh
ing, pulling, dancing and jumping increased
Mr.. Quincy again advanced, withdrew Mr.
Thompson from the platform, and declared tn
meeting adjourned.
Elizur Wright, editor of Chronotype, mex
mounted the stand, and fiourished roll in hi
hand, viz Mr. Thompson's written address, ex
claimed, "If this is not a free hall, there is ye
Tree pFeSSs anu MI AiOIbPooh . esSAt NAte"
be printed
Then followed "three cheers for DAME
Webster"
Frederick Douglass took the stand, butcoul
not stop the cIamor. "Three cheers for Doug
lass" were called for and given, followed by
call for athree cheers for the Devil"
During intervals between the groans, hisse
and clapping, he managed to get off the follow
mo taunts: @This is Faneuil Hall, and Bosto
ideas of liberty of speech, is its' 'Why don
; YOU give three cheers for white slavery!" "Giv
us three cheers for the fugitive slave bill
@Any body can make fun of negro. An
scamp can do it." Here came call for "thre
groans for Horace Manu."
The managers now gave orders to have tn
gas turned off, and with the decreasing ligl
; the audience began to disperse slowly, and b
: halfpast 9 the hall was cleared, the purpose
the meeting having been utterly defeated.