The Cecil Whig., 1851-11-29
For The Cecil Wig.
EHAlnllct's ipea9plce,

ISLANDERS. sir; for Tie satirica! rogue saws
here. that old men have eIay boards, that then
faces are wrtn.irI-anI that they have IL pcn-
titui lack oi vii: All Of which, sir, though ]
most powerfully and pocntly believe, yet, hold
ii 'H~ honesty 10 have ii thus sci DOWN"
Shakespeare.
Mr.. EDITOR In The Whig CT SATURDAY,
N"H'ember l5tn, 'lny attention was called to I.
&ngulaIiy written document over the sigma
ture" K. Il. Fell, which by lis caption. per-
rrIFe 10 bc arsply, TO u report OF a temperance
meeting, which appeared in Tie same paper about
SIS or eight weeks since. The aliai. rad, doubt
less, by most Of your readers, been forgotten,
wien Mrs Fell comes out in IL uning article,
prohonnclng that report, wlth beng, in Il great
measure, "iabrlca,ions.'
''N"t having the pleasure Of being personally
acquainted with the" lady, Hamlet .sr,kes the
liberty, through your valuable paper to lnurln''
her anI your readers in general, ..lhal every
tatcmcul-cvcry aGntrncc--every lne-und
every word. put down in that report. are either
rtrNoH3 or H'eraNy,rue. The lady says, that
Hall has Undergone no change in name since
the drafting OF lis constitution" will not dis
pute her word: no doubt she is correct; but |
have always understood that it was named indie
prnlencr Hall: and have always heard ii cal led,
either Abolition Hall, or Eastand Hall, and
Mrs. Fell designates it by the latter name in her
"kcply to Hamlct;" yet, the advertisements OF
the aforesaid meeting, sly led it 'Llerary Hail.
Qnery--what Is the proper name! When pro-
prletorS disagree, or rather agree, in calling The
establishment rGriety of Names how should a
reporter, who resides al u distance, know which
of the expectations IL correct! | chose the most
natural nane for the Hall, in that report, as the
sequel will show. Mrs. f. says, in that Hall
ia h,p al
may be uDlarled; and universal liberation of re-
lIsiauS opinions respected" Now will simply
ask any man of sane mind: or any woman who
values 'Iemale delcacy," liza house where a
Iycenm is held on Sundays, in which essays on
any and every subject are read; aud lectures de-
lVcre", Inc object OF which is TO prove that there
Is no sanc!ity attached 10 the Sabbath and thai
II should he wholly sregarded, or only set alart
Tor the purpose OF the nGlghborhoOd meeting at
pnhIlc Hall, wnere games Of different kinds
AMI horse racing are carried on for the amuse-
mrnt OF the OMiSilerS--whlc those DISTINGUISHED
literary characters, the insiiers Mrs. Fell being
among the latter class are being RECALLED by IA
speech from some ultra priest of the higher law.
and, who,-bciOIe this assembly OF the elite.
composed of"black spirits and white, blue spir-
Its and gray" all mingled together-with de-
mon-likc frenzy, scizrs the Constitution of the
Y. >. or the Declaration of Independence writ
ten By soar own glorious Jeficrson'' as Mrs.
Fell terms hm.) and tearing it in pieces, tram
pies II under foot; declaring at the same time.
that "our own glorious Jefierson'' had written
nothing but lies in that paper;-and that sour
own glorious Jefferson" George Washington.
John Hancock, John Adams, and all the revou-
tlonary patriots, individually and collectively,
were set of liars, robbers, and man thieves;
and that the government of the United States is
worse than the AuiOcyacy Of Russia.
Such was the speech OF Abby Kelly, at the
dedication of that same Hall; and such has been
the speeches and carvings on at the Abolition
and "intercslmg Lyccum" meetings (aIlnost
invariably held on the Sabbath day) al that Hall
ever since it was erected; and since the enact.
ment of the Fugitive Slave Law, Charles Bur-
leigh has declared. in this celebrated retreat for
fanatclsm, that such n law should be disregard
ed, and higher law fulfilled. Daniel Webster
IN speech, delivered to the Young men of AL
bany in May last, dcnounces all such speeches
and meetings as rank treason.
Now, have seldom been either an "outsider"
or an ''lnslder" at those meetings, but got nv
information from eye witnesses of the first res
pecabllty on both sides of the line, so that can
prore all have written concerning Abolition
HnlI. These facts are so notorious, in the vi
cinity of Eastland that Mrs. Fell is the first
who has ever had the hardihood to deny them.
And she ''never witnessed one of those out
door scenes and has no hesitation in saving she
does not believe there was any more rowdyism
at that place, than is attendant on other public
gatherings. religious meetings, &c., | sun
pose Mrs F. knows unless she has forgotten