Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31
Immense Meeting in Boston.

BosToN, Nav 25.-Fhe largest meeting ever
held in Faneuil Hail. assembled last evening,
to give expression to their indignation at the
assault on Senator Sumner Five thousand
were inside the Hail. and thousands unable to
gain entrance.
Governor Gardner presided, assisted by 40
Vice Presidents, including the most@ distin-
guished men Of all parties. Among the Cfii-
GERS were Lieut. Governor Benckley, Mayor
Rice, Mr.. Baker President of the Senate, Mr.
Phelps, Speaker of the House, Ex-Governor
Boutwell,, Hon. Samuel VALLEY, Ex-Mayor
Smith, Hon. Nathan Hale, Editor Of the Dai-
ly Advertiser, Amos A. Lawrence, Professor
c. c. Fellon and Lyman Beecher
The meeting was opened with prayer by the
Rev. RoIIin H. Neal Gov. Gardner, on TAX
ing the chair made stirring speech, charac-
terizing the assault on Senator Sumner as an
exhibition of grossness and brutality, exceed
ing anything written on the pages of history
and calling upon Congress to expel the assai-
lants from its Halls
Judge Russell followed with a series of re-
solutions. a
The meeting was afterwards addressed by
John G. Pack, George s. Hilliard, f. G. Ba-
ker, Chas. A. Phelps, Samuel r. VALLEY, Col.
Brewster, Peter w. Chandler and John A.
Andrew, representing all the political parties.
Many Of the speeches were unusually warm
and defiant eliciting, in their prominent points
most tumultuOuS responses.
The following, are the resolutions
RcsOteed, That we have heard with grief
and Indignation of the brutal assault commit
ted upon our esteemed Senator, Charles Sum
ner, for words spoken in debate, and of the in
suit offered in his person to the honor of our
Commonwealth.
ReS0lrcd, That in this outrage we see new
cncroachmentS upon freedom, new violations
of State rights and a strange disregard of
| chivalrouS principles, while in the conduct of
such men as Senator Crittenden we gladly re-
cOgIiZe proofs of the fact that in all sections
of the country there men of high honor, of
pure principles and of true patriotism
ReS0fred, That this attack is to be rebuked
not only as a cowardy assault upon defence
less man. but as a crime against the right OF
| free speech and the dignity of free State.
ResOired, That, as American citizens, we
deeply lament the odium which such acts east
upon our country and upon the cause of Re
publicanism throughout the world
ReSolced, That although sixtv-eipht members
of the national House Of Representatives have
voted that, they think no inquiry regarding
the outrage is necessary, still we feel confident
that Congress will free itself from the same
| crime, by eXpellng the offender from the seat
which he has diSgraccd.
ResOlred, That we regard every blow inaict-
ed upon our Senator as a blow aimed at us
that in our estimation his wounds are honora.
ble wounds that as citizens of Massachu-
settS, without distinction of party, we pledge
him here, in old FaneuI Hall, our symp athy
and support in the fearless and independent
discharge of his duty.
The resolutions were passed unanimously
and the meeting adjourned at ii O'Clock. =
Many ladies occupied the galleries, and large
delegations were in attendance from the neigh
boring towns.