New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25
J. SCOTT HARRISON, BULLY BROOKS
= .-.. AND The PIGl . o. siioa sf

- r. rSis~ u h n J. HrbssA IS 30
s,r. puliv Brooks thsuked The ten Northern dough.
faces, not forgetting j. Scott Harrison, who voted 70
sh,e,a him ffoun expulsion. Scott Harrison hss won
!, the ssDe direction before He lives close 70
s.yeho,dng Kentucky in The furthest corner OF oo'
Wh., saw him he was rich, owned large part OF .
tovpshn and was sort Of feudal lord among bis ten
ants. His spirit was that Of STAKEHOLDER, II, rdeed'
be is not one. ........
In the Spring or latter part Of the Winter Of isi''
some of his owpsmen desred TO have free
upon the subject Of Slavery and obtained Permnsos
to hold it in the Presbyterian Church. The pastor w"
favorable to the discussion, and among the spcsks"
were to be two eloquent men from Cincnnsts-s'm'
uel Lewis, tnce deceased and the Rev. Blancna'u,
now the accomplished President Of Western College.
Notices of the meeting were circulated, when 10 y.
Scott Harrison and his minions got together and ro-
solved in savocratic STYLE that their neghboEs should
not bold the ueetpg was then member Of Lane
Theological Seminary, under the instructions Of the
venerable Dr. Lyman Recher, Prof. Stove, and
Others It being reported at the Seminary that mob
was organizing and row threatened, readily as
scented to the proposal of Of the students to get
aboard the steamer with the Cincinnati speakers and
90 down. 90. t-- ....,
Landing at the North Bend, We passed the mansion
ard the tomb Of the )amented Gen. Harrison on our
way to the church. The doors Of the meeting house
were barred against ts pastor and the friends Of Free
dom. The mob was there. Scott Harrison appeared
as the organ or captain Of the mob, and braioess
yourg man, holding still younger hog by the tail, as
leutt pant The pig was not striped, but theyoung
man was-having arrayed himself in a coat Of many
colors." Scott Harrison made us speech, limiting
that If we attempted 10 go into the house Of God,
something terrible would happen. lie would not be
irresponsible for the consequences" Perhaps We
.hould have been served - Bully Brooks served
sumrer for his party had plenty Of great budseons.
While he spoke, the pig and the mob were quiet; but
when. on the other side, gifted champion of Free
dom opened his mouth, the pig and the mob renewed
their music-the signal being given by the striped
Ieutenan. pnching the pigs tail. We were in the
stree and the mud. Harrison, Pig q 20. were near
the church. Il was suggested that we open our meet
ing by prayer and the noble Lewis knet in the street
and offered up fervent appeal to the Throne OF
Grace Many hearts were moved, but not the heart
Of j. Scott Harrison, any more than OF bis striped
lieutenant and the pig The Trustees OF the Mstho.
dist Church, which was mile distant came forward
and offered their house to the assembled multitude
They fastened and warmed up the house for warm
and eloquent meeting which lasted TWO days. Capt
Harrisons mob and bluster had called together
much people," many Of whom became deeply in'
terested A Judge, who had felt no sympathy with
such meetings, came twenty miles to sho that he was
in favor Of free speech. Scott Harrison kept away
tien as now loving dsrkness rather than light Hi
inps mobbed the house Of his own minister, and they
p,owled after the speakers with cudeels, rotten eggs
&c as we returned to the steamboat but al escaped
safely from their folly and fury.
On the boat wee civil Kentucky slaveholders and
Others President Blanchard made them brilliant
epe. ch as we were proceeding to Cincinnati They
listened like gentlemen. OF the pig ard OF ScoH y
risen never heard TIL the latter was delegated
in an evil hour 70 go to Congress, there to oesray Lib
eity ard TO receive the dying thanks as it were,
Bully Brooks, for screening that gress rufsu, ane
thus tramphng on frt edom of debate ia the high hall
Of the nation, just he tramped on is dozen year
before IN HE own church and ne;ghbo'hood.
Your,. for Truth and Justice. Z. CHADWICK
Sta,key Seminary. Eddytown p o., New.York