The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-07

advertise in the Boston papers that series
of anti-slavery lectures are to be given,
as usual, this winter at the fremont Temple
in that city. The following performances are
to come off in the order given in this list:--
NJ. 90 (Hon. Horace Mann, of Ohio.
Nov = John G. Whittier Esq, poem.
NJ. Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stoves drama,
Dec. 1s-aon. Joseph N. Root, OF Ohio.
De,. 2o-Hon. Henry :. Raymond, Of New York.
Dec. 27-Hon. Lewis d. Campbell, Of Ohio.
Jan. s-Hon. Henry ". billiard Of Alabama.
Jan. M-Hon. Robert Toombs, Of Georgia
Jan. 3l-H0n. Henry B. Stanton, Of New York.
Feb wendell Phillips, Esq.
Feb 14-Dr. VIM. Elder, Of Pennsylvania
Feb 2l-Hon. james Bell, of New Hampshire.
March edwin r. Whipple Esq.
. PROBABLE SUBSTITUTES.
Hon. A. p Butler, of South Carolina.
William Lloyd Garrison, Esq.
DR.. William A. Smith Of Virginia
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of New York.
oRcANIsT--MR. JOHN H. WILCOX.
Tickets at SO each, admitting lady and gentleman,
be obtained at Tcknor's 1876, and Jewett's, III
Washington street.
We have here a tumble OF men, women and
monsters, to which Barnum's happy family pre-
sents the only known parallel Any thing
more original than course of lectures on
slavery by Mrs. Beecher Stowe and Robert
Toombs of Georgia-the fire-eater Butler Of
South Carolina, and the rabid destructionst
Lloyd Garrison-Wendell Phillips aud Dr.
Smith of virginia-Henry Ward Beecher and
Mr.. billiard of Alabama-Campbell of Ohio
and Crittenden of Kentucky--has certainly
not been witnessed in the present age. We
can we'll understand the necessity for an or
ganist Of established reputation and power;
though from the character of the lecturers, it
is evident that it will be no easy task even for
Mr.. Wilcox TO preserve harmony.
1t is quite clear that the Bostonians
are blasfe. Ordinary entertainments have
no relish for them. They will not give
two dollars to hear Rachel, nor will they
afford steady patronage to first class the
atrical troupe of any order. What they require
are strong excitements-such as clergymen,
members of the Legislature, arraigned for
acts of indecency in private boarding schools,
or defending themselves from the well estab-
lished charges Of adultery-or duels a owrdnce
between men like Lloyd Garrison and the fiery
Toombs, on questions of vital Importance to
the latter. Like the Roman gladiators these
Southern gentlemen are hidden to stand up in
the arena, and fight; if they can slaughter
few of their assailants why, the audience may
bold up their thumbs, and spare them for
another day. If on the contrary, they allow
the hired henehmen Of the Boston emperors to
drive them 20 the wall, the cry will be Of
course as it used to be at Rome, down with
them down with them
1t will therefore devolve upon the Southern
men who have accepted the inyitation-and
certainly the preponderance OF sense and cou-
rage appears 10 be on the side of those who
did accept rather than upon that of those
who, like Mr.. Wise, declined the eombat-to
speak out boldly the truth that is in .hem
Nothing is clearer than that the people Of
Boston misapprehend the leading questions
concerning Southern slavery. They know one
side of the case, but one side only. Hersis
an opportunity for enlightening them en- the
other. 1t should not be lost. There need be
no mincing of words, or efforts TO spare the
feelings,of the audience. The men Of Boston
have laid themselves fairly open TO lesson
such as they have never received; and the
SSutherners will merit blame if they spare it.
They have been invited TO Massachusetts-to
the spot where the whole force of the federal
government was needed to prevent the popu-
lation of the city from stealing a negro--in
order to say why negroes should not he stolen:
they will deserve to lose every negro they
have If they abstain from calling a hief a
thief.
Rachel -eAd,isnne" was given at the Academy last
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