The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
The Free Love Meeting-Arrest
of Brisbane and Others.

ling for its object the propagation of th
principles of what, in cant phrase, is tern
ed Free Love, but which in fact seek
to destroy all validity and saeredness
the marriage vow, has been in operatio
for months in New York, having its plac
of meeting over TAYLoR's famous Broad
way Saloon. "A letter from one of til
editors of the Sandusky Register expos
ed the vileness of this haunt of iniquity
and drew so much attention to the mat
ter as to call out the New York paper.
We make extracts from the New Yori
Times. giving an account of the break
ing up Of this den by the Police:
The Free Love Club is broken up
lis glory departed. its leaders in prison
its funds in possession of the Police, it
attractions ended.
The Police last evening made a DIES
cent upon the premises occupied by th,
EClub, at No. 555 Broadway, over Tay
lor's Saloon, and arrested Albert Bris
bane' the we'll known Socialist, and three
others, who were confined in prison dur
ing the night. The event created th'
most intense excitement in the vicinity
The particulars are as follows:
The usual Thursday meeting of the
Club took place last evening. At the
appointed hour, eight o'clock, the regu-
lar members who attend punctually.
were. duly on hand They were follow
ed in the space of two hours, by a great
crowd of men, young and old, who were
in search of novelties, aud found them
before the evening was over. It had
been anticipated that the members in
attendance on this particular evening,
would be something extraordinary, in
consequence of the newspaper publicity
which has been given of the doings of
the Club, within the past fortnight
The expectation was not disappointed
There we're probably upward of three
hundred persons present, first md last,
during the entertainment. Many of
these were very young men. Many were
old men, gray-haired and venerable, who
embraced Free Love doctrines ~fervently.
All went we'll until about 81 o'clock,
when speaking was commenced. Mr..
Henry Clapp, who is a prominent sp kes-
man for the Socialists, led of. He made
a violent speech in denunciation of the
press of this city. Mr. Albert Brisbane
followed him in a haraDgue, in which he
declared that New YorK's chief i%nstitu-
ton is Mercer street, and that without
that locality New York would not be
what it is, it would be simply a dull city
of merchants.
"Mr. Brisbane's remarks were receiv-
ed with decided disfavor, aud 1t was
fer red that he would be assaulted before
he could leave the room. Two Police
Captains happened to be among the au-
dience during the delivery of Brisb1ne's
speech, having dropped i'll to take an OBJ
scrvation, in consequence CT complaints
which had been entered against the es-
ia adjustment by Mr.. Taylor and others
doing business in the vicinity. The gath
erines had been complained of a idisor-
derly in their character, and there we're
rurrors that the house had been brought
to the notice Of the Grand Jury.
A great crowd had collected about
the doors, and a fight came of within
doors, w~hercupon the Police took BRIs-
BANE, his doorkeeper, and a number of
to the station house"
The Times says:
"The scene that followed these arrests
battles description. There was no lon
ger any 'passioual attraction It was
all pa s~ionate repulsion. Several high
~ respectable gentlemen, well known
in the literary world and in politics,
sought to make a speedy exit. The
Police Captains stood at the door, warn
ing the company to dispense quietly,
aid the ladies hurried to their dressing
room to recover hats ana shawi5, and
then rushed out to find their escorts
Nervous yourg gentlemen, destitute of
hats and b%emoaning rent gloves and de-
parted ~oYerccats, dashed about to add to
the confusion. Mr. Stephen Pearl An
drews, the financial aud reformatory
mover III this enterprise. was absent for
the first time since the organization of
the Club, suffering under severe illness.
a large plumber of ladies were present
.strong-minded women, who came to
reason philosophically, and found TO
SORROW that philosophy did not
work.
Iu Broadway, around the door of Tay-
Ior's small saloon, and thickly packed
upon the side walk for. nearly the dis
of a block, stood an expectaut
who had got wind of the fun that
was to be heard of above, and who watch
ID with intense eagernees the egress of
victim after another, in the %relcnt-
.ess grasp of the Police.
AS the female members of the Club
emerged from the doors. like a flock of
frightened sheep chased by wolves, the
following closely in their track,
The crowd raised loud shouts-sMake
way for the ladies; Here they come;
Three cheers; Let US see EN-; Hoo-rar
the Free Lovers, &c, Sc, &C."
Mediu burnt in Emgy.
a correspondent, writing to :he Gle
-eland Plain Dealer, from Obet!in,
on the 18th inst, says
Gas soon as it was known that the
ticket had been elected, the
principal movers in this holy alliance
,ot together, and ~concocted and carried
nto execution those things which should
brewer consign them to eternal intamy,
md f lily showed that the same feelings
which caused them to light fires on our
lorthern shores is still lurking in their
leart.
"As soon as tie shades of e~zening had
vershadowed our town minute guns
fred, the faithful rallied, Tappan