New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-29
From The Boston Journal, May n.

From The Boston Journal May p.
THE MEETING IN FANgUL HALL.
4 meeting was held in Faneuil lAa Friday evening,
for the purpose of considering the matter of the arrest of
the fugitive slave Burns The Hall was filed to over
flowing.
AT "A o'clock the meeting called TO order by the
Hon. SAMUEL T. SEwALL. The following list of officers,
nominated by him. unanimously adopted
GEORGE R. RUSSELL, a,Dcf Esq, Of West ROzbury.
vIcE-PREsIDENTs
c B e bds~s aS%s YIN b Of W P6i1'
s Rev M Is Grss Of BCQV b. %9P % Of
Thos. Wales Jr and Samuel DowIer, Jr, Of Dorchester
VIM l. BOwdtch and Robert Morris.
Mr. RUSSELL on taking the Chair made brief address.
Only the day before he had said thai another fugitive slave
would be arrested in and taken from Boston lie
was mistaken in part God grant that he might not be in
the whole The boast said to have been made by slave
holder that he would count his slaves Bunker l will
not be mere words if this thing consummael Slavery
he said has thrown of the mask and avowed the oect OF
making great slave country here We have yielded
and yieded-until compromise has become concession
and concession has become a disgrace. The question
arises whether the of Boston of New England, of
Faneu Hall are slave cachers; whether they willing
to do what debases man at the South to do ne re-
lated anecdote respecting Henry Clay showing that it
was the intention of the Fugitive Slave Law to make
slave catchers Of the of the North And yet are
compelled TO perform what debars a man in the South
from entering into respectable society There seems to be
nothing left Of the compromises but the privilege OF
sending fugitive slaves back He alluded to the persecu-
tions Boston, when the plory, and stocks and whip
and said there were doubtless many then who looked
rowing these things and prayed that they might be
taken away and they were So It will be with us us.
records Of the past win wonder at the barbarsm Of the
parties. This meeting has been called he said, without
counsel violence wrong but to protest against this out
rage. He hoped to live and die in free land where the
and where in II no slave should exist.
Nr. +. W. BIRD OF walpole came forward and asked,
What is to be done IA voice, "FightF All, there
was day seventy-years ago when that word in
Faneuil Hall meant something. 1t don't mean
anything now, and you had better not use 1t. One
thing must all do. We must learn to reflect more
carefully on our duties and rights citizens Applause
and some confusion He would ask every lover OF free
dom what there left of personal freedom IN assachu
ses provided the STAKEHOLDER can come here ana gel men
who will be his tools TO catch cOOred men, These men are
trampng upon the laws of Massachusetts, and there Is no
remedy except in going those laws lcheers It's time
for TO ask what there is LEFT OF Massachusetts laws OF
State rights of personal freedom against the General
JosS L. SWIFT was introduced and after aluding the
arr a. of Burns said Tomorrow morning he Is 10 be de-
yered over 10 the scourdrel who calls him his slave
ICries of No never What will you do ! Fight lie
alluded TO the passage OF the Nebraska pi as ronog
ton are ready throw in this fugitive to rsfy the bargain
But the people of Massachusetts are with Burns Chees
believe the Of aS Si''TR Se are cS wG ~
with him. IGreat cheering) Benjamin Seayer is no
longer mayor; or John p. Bigelow either Things have
made ,his CITY Government with il in this matter
Barns is in the CourtHouse. Is there any law TO keep
him therei The Fugitive Slave law received IN Ile
House on Tuesday night hundred and thirteen stabs-
and was killed The compromises are no more-they were
murdered by the Nebraska bill. Hereafter lei not the
word compromise desecrae the tongue o any true er AMER
cans are towards Ii allow Marshal Freeman 70 carry
away that man. then the word towards should oe ssnpeo
ON our foreheads Cheers When we go rom @ tn,s
liberty LET us 90 10 the tomb Of liberty the Court
House Tomorrow Burns will have renamed ncarcera,eu
there three days, and hope tomor9w !? ~ he M
release the resurrection Of liberty This contest pc
tween Slavery and Liberty and for one au now anu ior
ever on the side OF liberty. -, .o-;os of
nr = a. HOWE took the platform TO read a series OF
rosolnons whena scene Of great confusion ensued-cas
for Phillips and Parker being heard above me tumui"
Dr. Howe tried toquie the audience by SAVING Hi % nJ
"fons which trust Will be as waddng, ana then Mr.
"Phillps viii give YOU the shot Partial qasI was az
length restored and the resolutions were read iney arc
as follows: -.
sd That the people Of Massachusetts, having declared in hs
article the Constitution that a, a.. men ~. S ss are .o
eppy bound to st.od dse.sns BY refusing 70 ees.ne
The ssp'f That 3, th s pehacu sei1H. Anthony Burns hi,
sSSp s. s .Ss Sa Of As G ya Pias's
sys slave in hs s. 0S & piece Of
property mOInngaIs 0usses never 70 De
Thai the time has declare and demonstrate
the 81 slave hunter can carry bis prey i0h 'h
Rsrs That language Of Asernoa sydney ha wss 81
is not lrss is not law, and that which h' -"
That leaving man dssS1' saa: ,Ssns % S;ss II iaa aal
Revsutonsry Resistance 70 yrsn oeedsaee 20
E Tb.i I. rants cursed the earth thyIe
the most cruel and beasy who deny the natural isst az,
on boSvofa father his eh9o husband 70 ms VIE
whose se is esh and broken heA,fsi wno o.
S,veyv divine institution and who declare 10 re i rs
teInbe purpose indefinitely to extend and forever 70
internal oppression n.
Nebs.ia bin that faith be kept with f,eeaon 90 % ~ @
psne Of the living God ard the part OF the n9 S
thai heneefcrth and forever compromises sho~a 0e ~ ~
ps,aei That nothing well becomes Fssea Al ss ns H-
d,fe ped resistance bloody aid oyershSewins
Eesclcee That tie viii o God that every nan sn0-
We will as God wills; Gods viii be done ,,s.
Pe,olres That no freedom safe snes a men Ae
Wendell Phillips then took the stand amid mach al
pause and said he waed that set free on the s,1ees
81 Boston Cheers He was glad to hear the appisase
70 the sentiment that the City Government Is on our SIDE
N the city police had been ordered the Sims case as
they are now not to ft finger in behalf OF the
ners under pain Of instant dismissal Thomas sims so
have been here in Boston to-day Tomorrow 70 deter
nine whether we are worthy Of our City Goyernmsal