New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-08
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ABOLITIONI> N DRAMiTIIbD.
We remember about thirteen years ago the Freemans
Hal in Piisd,p bia wa burned down ny mob, The au
thoritis of that city apparently wnking at the oa'-
rage judges on the bench coDsoled themselves over
The outrage because tie Union vas "a ed. Weare r.
mndoG IN the following paragraph from The Post If a
similar state Of feeling che same subjec, once ex-
lifting here
"Iis not very log since in this city tie m storned
Chahsn st. Chapel, drove out ih- pe.r-ijl sss-m'y
men src won a. ana obliged tao Of The principal persons
in tie Assembly, Rev Do Cox and NJ Arthur IA
pr g. ~ thensslv fr m ite ir INTO violence "a
threatened cir lives. The mob our aders y rec'
let vs. lot comp sed 4 lab Tu etied, oy
vav Of smfrence The .ent-e N the persons Of Ehom
IL Wa made Up VOe, for the most p. hne broad TN
Cs and IN Sc4p ION shirts Toe meeting broken up
vas A. Auti Slavery me- trg The mob Fss inst a"f by
Mex ok chsLt- ana In Acr lork C0ntf-r MAS D.
po,e1 ~ ORR Oi sumutng the rioters T. the Work OF
iecsl, ioetce For ONE hne after t.' event any
~ho hou b. bold enough to 'emp the get Cup OF an
ADt-Slavery meeting New York, cud have been sus-
peced Vi privately h4yiag an e!e - To crown Of mar
I rdoui
The Post is right in dlating upon Tho great change
of public opinion which allows al Antis Slavery meeting
to De held every night the National Thelter for such
il the performance of Uncle TENS Cabin dramazed.
Fayugn admiration for minor theorers, do not
attend them but did 90 by exception to that establish
ment TO he famous African pat on the STAGE The
fleet Of the piece Oh the aud 'nce vhsc aDst IN
teres'ed us and we took seat in stage boto as 70
witness the play If counts of tie crogf;ia pit
and boxes. The PIC was composed excusyrs Of N "a
md lads without coats OF wlstcOsts In the fnl in
soucsnce Of such costume they crowded it. curious
parallel 10 the tiets Of the opera Paquet. The boxes
generally bad auditors in careful attire boz ola E9ugg
mother who sucked her baby in the dress crcle pre-
senttd Daf parsll,li.m with the bboyism Of the pit
Tie overture commenced. It vas meaoge of ne
gro airs summonDg up Southern rec)llcctions. That
finished, the curtain So, The piece is essentially the
sane tie novel excepr that some scenes are omit
ed and some characters introduced for the broad hu
de, med necessary pacste the audience in qles-
tor We are at once in reduced 20 the be tween
Shelby aud Haley; Eliza and h.r cLild dying, Uncle
Tom refusing 70 90 and the fret act concludes With
the frantic mother and her little boy maki6g their
escape On tie ice thus gss the earliest a5leau aud
TIE pit ard boxes Sere unanimous in their applause
The "bIoys were on the side Of the ia ,isives The
Fro,.lavCry feeling had departed from among them.
They did Dot wish To save the UnOn. They believed
in the higher Jaw.
50. too, in the pursuit. Of George Harris when he
makes his scape and the pursuing party are eatrapped
"lu htiu N'Nh ia tfi 'N' '"tA ''.I''N WI" III
frenzy Of applause; itcy 'Aey-ieyei, stamped,
sbourod AID ave ven 70 the most yocii rOas feeling
al because a slave lad escaped from his master And
The scene where Fletcher cou.rons Lpser % Tie
ROCKS, ard the fucitiyes are saved met wigh trple
saivcs of APPRECIATION In al the alus ons TOO 70 hu-
uan rights il lie assertions Of he value Of personal
repon,ibiy. q claims Of labor to r. ward. here
Was vehement response ah over the house. bg es-
ptcisy from that part IN shi'-s.eeyes.
Tie lsy veritaJie Pie, De m0Hei0.r, a comtiis
iarm,rn'e-or tears freely shed By the audience
Men women nd ciidten lad their eyes saiTIsed re-
.srdrg n ms ries Of humanity, as dep'c.el in the
s1ual. % -ae roor the desDsel, aad Jhe oppressed
TArtcuch Of nature Was tflc A5oonist L abolished
The reiud &c Of color aud cas- 6-of fits Of patriotism
which vold make he peculiar INSTITUTION he corner
stone Of freedom" according % NcDahe-of tia.
WY eeksi Retrospect. n which looks exclusively 20
the Iaa or sanctions ard fears Be g-oblem Of le p0
cal present ana future he yasl.lgs II dre4r AM
dismal eternity ST. ug. healthy sant.uen. vas VS.
BE throughout the parI Of the public They begin
10 think spite Of tie aniu.! of Commercial churches
AID trading everyday M which look 90 yesrej interests
for morals instead OF charity tte basis a. 'ucs of re-
zion ard republication.
No nob would have dared 70 DISTURB he Abolition
TAR. a. ibe National Theaer /, vas c0mp)s largely
Of me s'. which dem lyogles ac5ng ulder o garchs
have Used lor tie purpose Of burning down las, de-
srroyng printing presses, assaliing public speakers,
nrimids iDg striking, killing Now tha is changed az
least in Chathsm-st. Here, opinion is sac. Here, the
Uljon.ssyors with bludgeons. are coved Here. the
press MAJ disseminate truths. Here coFArdy al.
Il ores need not be invoked il vain 70 sustain liberty
Of speech or action. Here tte sroDges. firm Of Adolf
ton e.chng-tha Of the drama, is papta'ng
win versnilrude whether Of life death, stirring up
the deepest ounts Of our common humAnity-Present-
ing in dress, look action locality sequence and comb
nation the rare story which has shaken the heart Of
Of Europe and America to its center reconstructed the
statistics Of successful authorship Oversrched the ord
paIy forms Of international cOurteaies BY ignoring d.
plomscy and exaltDg the private person created an
European interest IL tic entire workings and products