Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-02
W0R CEsTER DAILY spy.
MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 1850.
GREAT DEMaNsTRAu1nn

GNEAT DEMONSTRATION.
free speech Vindicated-Tyranny Rebulket
voice OF the People-Reception of Geora
Thompson.
saturday evening witnessed in our city one of the NJ
pest manifestations of thewl of the people, in fav,
o. Tree thought and free Speech that ever was made
'his country 1t was one viii ii proved that the Hea
OF the Commonwealth is still in its right place and tb
all It's puisations are true, ever to the great nrnc
pies OIL eternal justice and impartial liberty. The Cit
zens Oh ofceser seeing that the right of free sneec
hao oeen struck down in Faneu Hail. and tramnle
uioer loot by the mnions of the slave power. in th
presence OF the city authorities of Boston, and bv be
cohnVance and consent determined at once that so m
as It could be done by them that sacred right shoud b
vindcaed and upheld, and that the spirit Of law,es.
sioehee which had broken loose, should be rebuked
GU lnsl'a'on was therefore, promptly extended to
uEoftOE THOMPSON, in whose person this oraa,
s"' naa oeen violated to visit Worcester, and 10 adj
u'ess the citizens in the City Hall. This invitation
ny the Mayor and most of the officers of the
CiV Government, and was duly accepted and the time
hxed for Saturday evening.
Our City Hall, as is well known. is one Of tho .ooa
IN New England-probably the largest out of Boston.
ne meeting was fixed for LIZ O'Clock, and at -
every seat IN the vast hall and galleries was filed and
o' more han an hour longer the people came in throngs
anu were compelled TO leave, because they could not
ga" au'h'tance Not only were the seats all filled but
lne a'sles and stairs, densey crowded with anxious
listeners. Not less than three thousand persons il is
DeeVed were present, and, had the haIbeen y;ce ;t
size, 1t would have been well filled.
Our worthy and popular Mayor HENRY CHAPLIN |
Esq, presided over the meeting. On being called =
'ne chair' he made brilliant and stirring address IN
"'s" 'ne Pn'lanthropc character, and the pubiclef
iorts OF cur guest, in behalf of suffering buman;t,
"neie'ef u might be found, were set forth and the
y oe he'Fo' Tor his cause, any where and every
where' was Claimed This right might be withheld
IRON MN, IN Boston, under the mercenary Influences
"hch govern there, but in the country where the fresh
oieezes OIL heaven have full play and the sturdy veo-
many breathe the free air, be would be welcomed 70
their hearts and homes, and the doors of their bl,
would be thrown wide open to him. In conclusio, bo
introduced GEORGE THOMPSON to the audience a
as mr.. Thompson took the stand, he was greeted
win the most enthusiastic applause PROLONGED for some
time and closing with three cheers He then addressed
Tue audience IN speech of about two hours enutb Il
uuriiig "hich the applause frequent spontape Fl
ana nearly as TO evince the warm sympathy of the
o,,I; : II
auuehce N the sentiments of the speaker In the com
inehce'hent OF the address, he spoke of the causes
"hich mad again brought him to this country. and Of
the misrepresentation of his motives and nnrpos,s
win which the public press had tened He s,oka
particularly of the calumny in the l4geis nrono,nood
mat ana all the others, absolutely and uneouvocav
iaise and without shadow of foundation NJ 80. u
Nao ever heard word from his lips, that could be tor.
a
ted 10 nm by the 1gis He had never had a ,bo,oh.
'na' was inconsistent with the integrity the honor and
INC s'oiy Oh this country, and he defed any man to
produce sentence from the mutifarions speecbes bo
nau aoe' IN thus country and Europe that was incon
'iseh Win It's peace and happiness or with the nr;n
pes oil our glorious institutions. If any man believed :
mai ne entertained views purposes such as could
mol De Justified IN the face of all people, he CHALLENGED
ann to meet him there, that platform and dscns.
he matter with him. and if he could not fully and sat
sfactoiy defend himself, his mouth should benceC,,t
De forever closed in silence ~
ne reviewed, at some length the scenes at Fane,l
ia'' ana read extracts from several of the Boston no
ers Oh the next morning to shew the character of the
pPoson which was directed against him on that m I'd
asion' and while he treated that opposition as II do vo
erVed-conhnded as it was to two or tbroo Ll W
eckess individuals he acquitted the great mass of tho tw
audience OF any desire willingness to favor or con, c
enance the disturbance. He then ynd;catad 8, Or
satisfactorily and trumphanty his right to be heard b ai
he American people. That right might as wall h. "a,
eseo IN ms person as any other, and no threat of yo
'nce would drive HIM from his purpose nor would he ev
gam leave the country by compusion. =.
But we have no time to give even the be,ds of ~;
iscouse- In the course Of it, he quoted freely from
eierson and other distinguished Americans NJ one 'e'
ne contestnS the Daniel Webster of 1887 with hin; an
ooO, In the closing portion of the address. Ia cited
y case o. Lafayette foreigner, who came here 70 gu
u our domestic stres, and quoted the concI,- Jus
oH u Joy Lveretts splendid euogy on him. the lead lor
: ,oet z. which IS the value of LIBERTY prea.l
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