The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-10-01

the slavery question, believing il calculated
to rend asunder The bonds of brotherhood
and good feeling which at present so hapil!
prevails among us, creating dssentions anS
animosities, and strife in neighborhoods
churches and families, endangering the prop
Z eriy, happiness and lives Of our brethren o
the SonIh, and even the safety and stability
of our beloved Union. t
Resolued, That we have on one occasion
in polite and courteous manner signified ID
The Aboliliouiss our desire :hat they would
not attempt publicly to promulgaie their in
cendary doctrines among us; and that they
well know Tint we would be opposed 10
holding their convention here; ant!heretore,
we understand the notice as a direct insul,
offered TO this community.
Resolved, Unanimously, That We suul use
our best e6o,ts to PREVENT the holding of
said Contention acithin the limits OF the Borough
of Iovandd. the threats of the Aboia:onists that
they wiH bring force here sufficient 10 ouepo,cer
us, 10 the eontrcry notwithstanding. .s.
Resolved, That committee of three be ap'
pointed TO call upon the persons having charge
OF the churches and other public buildings,
ard request of them that the buildings under
their charge be not offered for the holding OF
said Convention.
Abraham Goodwin, F.. S. Goodrich, and
I. H. Stephens were appointed said commit
tee.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by The officers and pub
lshed ir the Banaer and Democrat and Brad
ford Argus.
Signed, JESSE WOODRUFF, Pres't.
D. L. ScoTT, Sec'y.
Copied from Spectator, published by Post
s. Worden, a, Monlrose.
January 30, 1910.
Copied from The Spectator of February 81.
1899, letter from VIM. M. Chase, an anti
slavery lecturer, addressed 10 AlbeI, L. Post,
one efthe editors OF said Spectator, in answe.
10 lie inquiry as 10 the result of said Chase's
tour through Bradford county.
Tuesday, i2lh inst, accompanied Dr..
Horton TO Towanda, 10 attend the annual
meeting of the Bradford county Ani-Slavery
Society. Permission was granted the Society
I occupy the Courthouse. In the evening
at half past six o'clock, the meeting was
called 10 order. Prayer was offered by a
meube, of the Society; MIR. Gamble read
the annual report. The President then intro
duced me 10 the audience, and after occupy
ing The time OF the meeting about twenty
minutes, proposed 10 the President, that if
the Society would agree, would now give
way for any one having objections to our
principles or measures 10 be heard, al the
same time announcing my intention after
wa rds 10 finish what had 10 say. .,.
Before any vote had been taken that the
! opposition side be heard, MIR. Wilmot, q
member Of The bar, orose and commenced
speaking. Trusting 10 his sense of proprie,y
and nauliness, waited patiently nearly ar
hour 10 hear what he kad TO say, when find
ing that MOI only as regarded time, he wa.
pay ing no heed 10 either, but that his speech
toss directly calculated 10 ereite the euil passion
of The moboeratic portion of The audience, rose
TO rolnt of order, which was, that MIR. Viii
mot had not been invited 10 speak, and as the
County Anti-Slavery Society was occupying
the Courthouse at that time, il was their pre-
rogallve to say who should speak, and how
long. Tho moment attempted 10 speak
abou, one hundred boys and men sci up suct
a scfeech as would have hushed Sentor him
self. Mr.. Wilmol faded from sight, and lef
the TAIL TO do what the head failed of Ate
.repeatsd attempts TO be heard, in which
was prevented by the halooing Of lhes'
"fiends o fine Union and free diseussion," sa
down 10 awaitlhe result. Alter waiting NOR
than half an hour for The tumult 10 subside
the Society adjourned.
Such was The treatment we received 70
giving our opponents an opportunity 10 pre-
sent their arguments and objections 10 ou
proceedings. Previous TO the mobocrati
defamation Of Mr. Wilmot, some disturb
ance was made occasionally, such as throw
ing brickbat against the door, and an al
tempt by one of the distnrbers to initiate lh
barking of dog, but nothing which prevent
dmy being distinctly heard but after VIII
mot's Misrepresentation Of our measure
and objects, his declaration that he found
in his heart 10 pallnle the feelings which LEI
to the burning of Pennsylvania Hall, although
he deprecated The ac., and his statement @
supposed cases in which it would be jusiifia
BILE TO remove a speaker by force from III
house, After he had directed against m
the whole force of the feelings around by hi
supposed cases Of Treason and Fanny Wrigh
ism, the succeeding ouirages followed as quit
a, natural consequence. believe that, ha
it not been for Mr.. Wilmots speech, ,h
meeting Of The Bradford County Anli.Slaver
Society would moi have been broken up b
such lawIess proceedings"
Signed, VIM. M. CHASE.
THE SOUTH LOOsEs...NOT GAINS Ii,