The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-21
Ihe New oonpronaiss violatea.


The New oornpromise violated. 1r
From the annexed account of the adjourned
THOMPSON meeting at Boston, which we clip
from the Post it will be seen that the new Com
promise-"keep our negroes if you will hiss Eng
llsli Aboliionists, has also been violated.
What will the Union, Enquirer, InteHigencer,
&c, do now?
The police, it seems, is strong enough to put
down popular demonstrations" against foreign
Abolitionists, while utterly powerless to protect
the property or persons of slaveholding fellow
citizens.
GEORGE THOMPSON, the British NJ p, had
q friendly hearing last night in the Belknap
Street Church, well-devised measures for ensur-
ing congenial audience having been adopted
and carried into effect bya committee of arrange
ments, aided by an efficient body of police under
the immediate direction of Marshal Turkey A
rope was thrown across the end of the alley lead
ing to the church, leaving only small opening
on the upper side, where We're stationed u sub
committee of colored men, who knew who was
who, and whenever they challenged an unpopu-
lar white face, Capt. Samuel Adams, chief of
that particular post, ordered him to the right
aoOut, u obey promptly OliG OF
more of the police expedited his movements. In
this way the audience was pretty efiectually sfted
of offensive ingredients The church was densely
crowded, the general mass being variegated by
about $50 white men and women.
Mr.. John II. Hilton, the well-known dealer
in secondhand clothes in Brattle street, and
ranking high among the colored population for
intelligence and enterprise, presided, having in
his front on the platform William Lloyd CARR
son, Samuel E, Sewall Francis Jackson, and the
Rev. Mr.. Colver, and two or three other white
men. Wendell Phillips, Edmund Quincy, J. N.
Buffum, William H. Claiming, and other white
persons also of the out-and-out abolition party,
occupied pews in front of the pulpit.
Mr.. Garrison read long congratulatory
hymn, written for the occasion; MIR. Hilton de-
livered a very respectable opening address, and
Charles L. Remond, a colored man, of Salem,
made Il regular welcome address, in which he
took occasion to denounce Father Mathew, by
styling him "Theob5 Id Mathew, the apostate to
our cause 1t may be remembered that Father
sion in this city in lS49, refused to attend and
address an abolition meeting got up by the
Garrisonans.
Having received the right hand Of fellowship
from Remond, Mr.. Thompson was conducted
from the platform to the pulpit, end proceeded
with his discourse, much of which was written,
but some very eloquent and felicitous passages,
suggested by the scene before him, were extern
poraneous. 1t was of course thoroughgoing
anti slavery production, but contained nothing
new on the main subie In speaking OF the
meeting at Faneuil Hall on Friday night, he at
tributed all the disorder to some hundred and
fifty or two hundred boys or beardess youths,
nstgated by older heads who were not present
the venal minions of State street He spoke
about an hour, and many of his ingenious con-
ceits, expressed in epigrammatic language, and
exhibiting great art in that line, were much APP
plauded.
He was followed by Wendell Phillips. No dis
order occurred.
The statement of the Post isevidently softened
down, but the Courier gives few additional
practculars as follows:
The proceedings in the Church were conducted
in an orderly manner, and witnessed by all the
leading spirits of the Anti slavery party. The
speech Of welcome was delivered by c. l.. Re
mond and Mr.. Thompson occupied about an
hour in his response. 1t was in every particular
an anti-slavery speech. Abiding to the confu-
sion at Faneuil Hail. he said he would give any
champion Of slavery an opportunity to discuss
the question with hm-and would allow him
the advantage of two hours to his one,-and n
jury selected by his adversary should pronounce
between them. Mr.. Thompson is an imposing
speaker, and as n mere elocutionist has few
equals. In many respects, his gestures resemble
those of some of the great play-actors, and his
language too, has Il dramatic colorng. His
speech last night was history Of the anti-sla-
very movement, together with n biographical
sketch of sundry "philanthropists," w, l.. Gar
rson included After speaking of the G oans
Mt Faneuil Hall in honor of John Bull, Mr..
THOMPSON assured the audience that England
aoaS acili them. She shears mol The grOanS Of The
uenal n1ini0ns of State street, but she hears the
groans of the slave" etc. etc. This may serve
as specimen of entertainment, which was aP-
plauded most enthusiastically. The speaker
seemed to enjoy his own performances and ex-
hibited high spirits,
The Post also says:
AT the meeting of the mayor and aldermen
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Edmund Quincy, in be-
half Of the officers Of the Thompson reception
meeting, desired a hearing on the part of the
board of complaint which he wished to make
against City Marshal Turkey "for notorious neg
lect of duty on that occasion" The complain
ants were desired to present a petition to the
board and were advised that n hearing should
be granted to them before the appropriate com.
mttee,
This does not took very like putting dowr
abolitonism in Boston; and the "reacton," SC
confidently predicted, seems to have turned the
wrong way,