The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-02-07
Correspondence Of 7Ar Cecil Wig.
Letter from Newark.
NEWARK. Feb. 18th, |

.Nt" ANN, Gu. fln. lSD-.
Mr.. EDrroR:-Our usually quiet village has
been in icversh excitement for several DAYS
past, caused by the advent in our midst. of some
aboliioal> lecturers. First came Mr.. W ebb
of Wilmington, and rented the lower story of
the Odd Fellows Hall for Tuesday evening, Feb.
3. He then proceeded through the town posting
hand bills, notifying the citizens. that Cyrus NJ .
Buricigh would deliver then and there an anti
slavery lecturer. Quite a number OF citizens
waited upon Mr.. Webb at his hotel. and, in no
very celemonious manner, gave him orders to
leave the town. These orders, the gentleman
thought proper 10 obey instan;cr. The excite
ment continued the remainder o. last week,
augmented by the runior, that Mr.. Burleigh,
was ga man of pluck" and was always ready
To back his proves with his s.revovrrs." On
Mond1y. notices were PIX up about the village,
calllag the citizens to attend town meeting
that night, at Dehaven's Hotel, to take some
measures 10 ''head" Mr.. Burlciyh. AT the
meeting, considerable difference ofopinion was
manifested as to the mod,ts operan,li. Some we're
in favor OF resortng to harsh means, consider
inc the notice given to Webb as quite a sniff
r!cnl wa"nin": Will" others wished 10 avoid
n,t"@- IKE Ia o,."r ,T'hrcah, as long as pos
s,u'. ipra one pota. rgw"v"r. they were
uNpuim,Hs 'hot va, ur, Ia allow IT.. nnel"teh
- lecture. ! cDmmlWa" ct lhrcr appointed To-
prcpor' resolutions Submitted .lrr following.
winch we're onaQlrpu|iy Adopted,
Rcw'rGi, That We the cIfl gems Of Ncwar. ant
vicinity view tir agitation O. tar subject ot
nnu.SsaEerr as injurious Gnd prtaiciou> to he
quiet Of The pcopi" in @"ar,7}. and Destructive
to the hnrNun" AMI wri'5gr o.! tic commuuitr nj
lay"".
Hnsol"eG. That ~" cj,i2crs or1nis town ant
nciahb"fhooi be requested not 10 mob or create
a mob, but TO use all honorable means TO per
suaie MIR. Burlcigh and his assistant to leave
the town.
Resoircd, That NJ. John Miller. Benjamin
Wilson. and Isaac Prilchard. he n committee to
wall on those having charge Of the Odd Fellows
Hail. and request them not TO let the use OF 81 i'd
Hall TO Mr. Burleish and his friends.
| Resohcd. That ifsaid lecturers insist on the
right ofspeaking in the public streets of this
place, that the people in authority, be requested
TO use all lawful means in stopping the same,
and request them To leave.
Resofrcd, That if said lecturers do not leave
by pcoceable means, il may proper for the ci,i,
zcns 10 use such means, as will be imperative on
them and put down said speakers.
! Tuesday came, and with it the cars at the
usual hour OF eleven, and with them anne Cyrus
NJ. Burleigh. On his arrival at the hotc
~"'te n"ite crowd nau aSSemDlcu--ne VA!
met by committee from the town meeting OF
the previous evening, who handed him a copy
OF the resolutions then and there passed; at Tx
same time informing him. that the rep,ing com
mttce had concluded TO keep the doors Of thcil
Hall closed to him: where1pon Mr.. Burleei
look the advice Of the committee, and betakns
himself to the depot, lief, IN the Phihadciphis
train.
4 Scarcely had Mr.. Burleieh got 10 the depot
when Mr. Webb again made his appearance
The andacity of this person on rcnppraring. ar
ter being warned off, excited the Indignation %
the citizens, and his orders to leave were yer,
peremptory, which. you may well suppose, wcr,
speedily obeyea. Thus ended the anl-sIuvcry
movement in Newark.
An effort will doubtless be made. to manulac
turc capital out Of il in favor of the aholitcn>ts
and TO tho scandal Of the cilizcus of the village