The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-06

THE ApoLIroMsrs KISSED AND LAUGHED
DowH-ENTIRE Desperation OF MISS Lucy
SroNEs GRANGE FOR THE Crown OF MARTYR
poN.-We gsve yesterday verbatim report OF
the scenes 77..hich transpirea It Metropolitan
Hall on Sabbath evening last. and we were
much gratiGed to see that the people of New
York were so temperate, in view of the style in
which the speakers villifed them, their religion,
and their fellow citizens of the Southern States.
That the votaries of Garrison, Greeley, and
Stone, the ultra abolitonists, are nusances,
who deserve a straight jacket and six months
each in the airy locality Of Blackwell's Island,
no man in his senses, or woman who has pro-
per idea Of her mission" as humanizer and
beautifer Of all that pertains to earth, will
for moment doubt But if these people were
punished as they deserve-if they were impri-
soned and beaten with many stripes-they would
appeal to the sympathy of the public, an appeal
which is not often made in vain. The man who
murders his wife and demolishes his children
finds some soft hearts to sympathise with him.
ard to interfere between him and the law which
exacts "blood for blood" So with the abolition
fanatics. Were their doctrines acceded to by .
majority Of the people they would battle the
land with the gore Of our citizens falling in de-
fence Of rights guaranteed to them by the con-
stitution and laws which we have sworn to pro-
tect and defend. But it would only assist these
seditious vagabonds were they denounced,
hunted, and put to death. as would have
been their lot had they not CHANGED to
live in q good-natured, and among jol-
", laughter-loving people. We will not al
low them to be martyrs. 1t is too much honor.
We do not think, however, that Greeley
would initiate the philosophy of the saint who
was broiled upon gridron. and who an
nounced to his prosecutors that as he was suf
fciently cooked upon one side he would thank
them to turn him over" But many of them
would love the cause for which they suffer, and
desire to be prosecuted for opinions sake.
They are the {" false prophets" against whom
we are warned by the voice of inspiration, and
as they can do no harm we only laugh at them
1t is said that William III pardoned a notori-
GUS Jacobite. when everybody imagined that
the friend Of the Stuarts would have been made
head shorter. When asked by minister his
reason, the sagacious prince replied that the
man desired martyrdom, and therefore should
not die well have no more martyrs in Eng
land" We follow his example, and win have
no martyrs in the United States The people
will 60 and hear the rawlings Of the abolition
maniacs; but they do SO for excitement-for a
cheap place of amusement-for good laugh.
as they would 60 to see Burton in a new farce,
And by the way, if these entertainments"
are to be frequent, the cash box of the great
delneator of Captain Cutie" and Mr..
Toodle" will be apt to suffer. Sometimes. when
the abolitionists go too far with their plays
when they indulge in such sentiments as are
expressed in the following extract-then the
people go as far as they do and take measures
to break up the orgies of the insane crew. On
Sunday night, at Metropolitan Hall. Miss Lucy
Stone said =
We nlean TO haze ne,c Northern republic. (More
Kisses, asd the confusion became generally You
may hiss it il you please, but it is like shooting
popgun against Gibraltar. Kisses cries, and laugh
ter3 We 60 for the Abolition Of slavery or the d,s
solution offhe Union. (Cries of Turn her OUT.
and storm Of hisses) The South must abolish
slavery or stand alone. The Uaios1 must be DIS
sOlred, or siarery must be abolished.
Now, there were some persons in the audi
ence who thought the joke had gone far
enough they knew that Mr.. E. D. Culver was
bore, that he would not amuse them as Lucy
Stone had done. and, as they had paid their
money, Zone shilling each,) they took it upon
themselves to stop the performance when they
had had enough Of it. No violence no blows.
Tho lot in 11oru MIN al -
pungent remarks, well seasoned with the wit
Of Atticus, and an occasional volley of Kisses by
way of dessert TO the repast. The abolitionists
were discounted. They could not bear ridicule.
1t annoyed them to be laughed at We must
hold on to them. They afford us too much amuse-
nent, and we cannot afford to lose them at pre-
sent We do not often see anything 50 very
funny as one Of their conventions" and can
not lose it altogether. No; no! Garrison and
Greeley shall make us laugh much more.
The CHEsEsE MIssIoN-MR. WALKERS De-
cLINATIoN--It will be seen by special tele-
graphic despatch from Washington, which we
publish this morning, that Hon. Robert J.
Walker has at last made up his mind with re-
gard to the Chinese mission and declines to ac-
cept it. We presume that, as Mr.. Walker went
on to Washington upon the invitation OF the
Secretary Of State. there was full converse
tiOn between them npon the subject, and that
the declination Of the post is final and conclu-
sive. Mr.. Walker, perhaps, had exhausted bis
patience in waiting for suitable steamer; per-
haps he has come to the conclusion that the
golden opportunity for dAsaing free trade
movement among the Chinese will now have
passed away before he could get there; perhap.
his health is hardly equal to the acquisitions
Of this active campaign among the Celestials;
perhaps the attractions of the Pacific Railroad
and other great home enterprises arc superior
to the temptations Of China; but whatever they
may he, we doubt not that Mr.. Walkers reasons
Tor declining the Chinese mission are good and
sufficient.