New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-14
HARTFORD.
The Bible DiseussIoB-Hew it was Broken Up.
! a.. FS.,.v Of The n Y TrfbuaS:

To he ESa.r u The ~ Y Tribgas'
SIR: Whatever may be the views entertained by Your
self and all friends of Free discussion concerning the opn
ions and objects Of those who the parcpatOrs in the
Bib. Convention which has jus, closed its session in Hart
ford the fact that their discussions interrupted their
persons threatened and their meetings broken up by
mob will awaken your ind gnation aud ca forth unquali
fed and general condemn ton Of those who perpetrated
this outrage upon the Freedom Of Speech.
The Convention had been peaceful session, with only
an occasional exhibition Of disspprobion by the audi
esc Until the afternoon OF Saturday, the third day The
exercises Of Trin, College being suspended this day,
the gallery occupied by many Of the studenis, who
with few other persons persisted, ffom the tins the
meeting called to order to it, close, in Kissing every
ant Bbe speaker and appaudng every pro Bible speaker
every pause much to the annoyance Of both parties.
Bat little notice, bswever, taken of this aud the
meeting adjourned without interruption.
lntie evening the ssme demonstration were renewed
The house deDsey crowded had been the previous
evening meetings The noise IN the galleries gradually III
ere until Mrs Enes,ine REESE WAS announced She
fundamentally hailed with hssts The Chairman
end one Of The clergymen present remonstrted ana aP
tea cd to their gaanuy. The lady plead her III health
ard weak voice She then Hed pleasantly AMI sarcasm
but the noise isses increased until the mob broke
open the enclosure timing the meter and stopped the
TOW OF gas leaving the sud.uce in sms total darkness
1ho. in the body Of the house kept their sea aud were
mostly calm until the reigtting Of the gas but during
the fifteen minutes Of dsrknss. the galleries kept up
tisued cutlery
Order, however being partially restored Mrs Rose At
tempted continue her speech The galleries. however
ed d- rmneo not to hear aud At last. her voice be
coming weaker and the increasing that 10 one IN
the house could hear her he ceased The meeting carried
motion for ad ournmen but the noise of the crowd about
the door, IN the galleries only grew louder young
lady seated herself at the melodeOn TO try the power of
music singing God Speed the Right but unsuceess
full IN UbtsbIg attention the mob vdIng around her
and in the galleries above her throwing down pennies and
paper d wing her voice with laughter ana ribad wit
hen the aud nee had partly Withdrawn the flow Of gas
ain stopped ana the adys friends surrounding her
pressed through the crowd
On Sunosy, at the solicitation Of some ~ the czes.,
the Mayor provided small police force and the day passed
With u disturbance In the evening the galleries az
qu ct for tine restored WIN Lloyd Garrison delivered
address, in which he commented severely the dis
Wb,ICes Of the previous evening, and listened TO
with attention and comparative quiet. Rev Mr. Turner
succeeded him, end was nearly successful IN being
heard Mrs Rose then took the floor and VAS hailed with
Kisses the audience becoming noisy TIL she sat dc
Joseph Barker the Pre- sdent Of the Convention then at
ten pied 10 he heard but obliged to deliver the most
# the peech TO the reporter no one in the audience being
Tie Mayor and Sheriff wer, both present, and, after
HtDy in III cua attempts 70 quel the disorder Of the
students v,s arrested Otner students inerered OF
whom used a swOrdcsne.
H. few moments the officers brought those arrested
down ircr the gallery into the body Of the church. aud
the sw ORD taken from the student by the Mayor
The Mayor then went forward, and amid the Utmost
fusion demanded an adjournment. The motion put,
aid The audience withdrew slowly The crowd who sur
rounded the door called out continually Where's car
:s0h p with various ephes ana threats, but violence
w attempted though the mob recognized and eerei him
rs be passed.
1t ms have reminded this of m discussion Of
bis youthful days when mob dragged him through the
streets Of Boston or he himself expressed it, Of TIE
dCysVheh Tc TcHt gipsyihg.'
Last evening ameeting Of the friends Of the Bible
held to express their views Of the late Convention, in
vhch resolutions were passed denying that the disturb
snces we're occasoned by the friends OF the Bible
such" What this quairyin phrase means cannot tell
tut can be proved by eyewtnesses that members of
EIsco a. Catholic, Congregational aud other demo nina
tOns among The abetors Of and active partcp Ors
ia the mob. 1t also denied that the students of Trim
ity College be charged with the disturbance There
den enough this point, beside the fact. Of the
arrests Themselves and the hOurishiDg of by 4
student
have given this detail Of facts though somewhat e-
dous that the odlum Of this disgraceui affair may rest
where It belongs. AUGUSTUS o. moore.
Hartford, Jane s, le53