New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-12
WHAT THE UNTOMSAVING NEE FING N
PHILADELPHIA WAS MADE or
cerr.pcuaenee Of The y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8, 1880.
The agitation Of this community occasioned by u
Uarpers Ferry raid eliminated in a tamut Of excite
N, 1T upun the cay Of the execution OF John Browa
A yer, large and very turbulent meeting, oonpossdd
numerous symraihners with the stout-hearted b
mistaken old man, ard considerable crowd Of o
pcfers and disorccrlies, held at National Hal
There were several hundred ladies in the audiencs
n any of them IN the costime Of the Society OF Friend
Very ultra sentiments, cenuucatory of Slavery Az
tie OiyaTchy, were exprssssd by the speakers, al
received by the assembly with loud manestatioss&
approval ald dissent. The body of the dAtnrbers
is proper 10 say, consisted OF about three hnndN
Southern medical students, aud the employees OF or
Fla ket street iubhers in tho Southern trade. Here u
excitement night have appropriately terminated,
the greater part OF our population had maintained s
uou.sonntisl attitude of mere spectators Bat ow
doug laces he'd received plantation orders to save The
Union lot TO be dsregarded. Even the somewha
unumey and unieeling declaration IN the Senate
On Tue, day, OF Mr.. Iverson Of Georgia, that lns
South l. able TO take Of itself; Il wants 70
"assstance," was insufficient TO abale their ardor.
Committee had for several days been carrying about
cali for public meeting, rather demanding sigma
lures from our husinees mentor 1t was perfectly uA'
dertiocd lhal a reiusa 10 sign would be emPbaiicaly
mark ed and equivalent TO remuneration OF Southern
curt, M The pruprletors of the principal hotels wen
visited and similarly thunhscrewed into consenting
hott bunting over their bosteries. Then, host .
crayuoE and poriers, exotic patriots chiefly from the
" Gr,t gem of the sea-" were summoned upon Their
aegauce to be present at tho meeting and help prop
tho Union, the imprisoned and poetlcal keitt has
it, from
Much gunrowder was burned; the booming Of car
non made noisy the day from daylight till dark, and
there ere several robust brass bands in full operates
during the day. The lecture. rooms at the sevcra
medic i schools were mainly deserted, and embryo
l.l.. s,HI "a aQfp
culaeG with defiant port and intensified swagger.
NiVel on a paTaded through the streets, an
fl d at at the eorners and the hall of meeting wa
illuminated with DTummond light.
An immense assembage WAS anticipated by th
friends OF the movement, some expecting the demon
strgtion to surpass The memorable United States Bsn
meeting Of protect IN jackson times; by all cOncours
Of eight OF ten thousand persons was confidently
counted On, which might seem to be no very extravs
CANT estimate IN population of 600 600 souls. Judges
by these sanguine predictions, the gathering was
failure; for at liberal computation, not over J,JN
persons were IN attendance. From the appearance a
the asseUbly, its constituents might perhaps be pro
IOrtiOned ar follows:
buSires in the southern trade and their clerks porter
so-iLerr medical students ~
Ion.sTy"ve3 law yer. doctors TO
UBeommitted spectators and Black Republesas.... ~
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The Hon. Joseph r. Ingerso Of the fossil family
the EyeIetts and Winthrops, presided. Forty year +
ago, within stones throw Of last nights meeting,
the father Of its chairman, Jared lngerso. presided
al public sssemblage, where Slavery was denounced
MS in its'f evil, and nothing but evil the spread a
which stonld be unceasingiy resisted, and the Alto I
panre Of tue South empbaticaly rebuked. majority !
Of TIE other officers OF the meeting were Democrats.
OF tie speakers, after the Chairman, eight were
Democrats, and so straight Americans The reaon-
'ious read by VIM. b. Reed politician, who, per
LaEs bar sad AID written more IN denuneation of the
Demo rate rariy, than any living maa in Pcnnsyl-
vars, but Who Is decidedly orthodox than
its veteran high priests emitting occasion 70 make
broad his phyacteries, and enlarge the borders Of
" h. garment"
II ere were several addresses. Perhaps the moe
emphatic ard lively Of ALL was that Of Mr. Josiah
Randall. IFS eXordium was John Brown, and :
aroused The brsk est enthusiasm. GFoans for that old
heio were given with will, mingled with little
profanity OF ailusion one lank, r1und-shoaideredy
l0ne.iaIed NrgEign student, expressing amabk
de,Te 10 have bis heart, which sentiment WAS raptuf
on,ly received Mr. Randall said, Governor Wise bod
proved himself diguifed and firm. John Brown msf.
tied lie punishment. lie counted on the weakness
tie Souih and the dissatisfaction Of the slaves and
was GisaIJ omted in both. There not mani I
Aboliiionats auorg as there are convicts in on
Feriicniary, Int isey are very active. Ine senF
merit they prOnfnigate are gbonnable. The Mayo
ought 70 supprcfs their meetings and lectures instsN
sending police 10 protect them. II he does not, ~
recllc VII and ought. lie praised Governor Pacxs
apdihe border citizens OF the State Aessr Logan sn
Fzkus b. for their alscTlty IN the capture and fendN
Of the insurgents. He hoped The South would curb ~
Indignation ard understand true position. We
know Ike slaves arc happy and contened, with no "
se FOR freedom The recent display Of fidelity on tie
part Of the Virginia slaves was at affecting sna
honorable. The Harper's Ferry raid had endesrsa
aster aid slave 70 each other in enduring reafioas
Tie wies OF bypOcrca AbolitiOnists could not shake
item.
Isaac IIazlehurtt, the Straight American canddais
fer Governor agar It David ilmot IN 1857 and nos
Pe,GeD; Of the Central Peoples Club. iooers Tyel
u. II. Brewster, L. D. lngersol, Col. James Page am
olLeis addIcYsed the meeting, but their speeches wen
all Gas; IN the mold Ar. Robert Tyler, psThag
under the impression that be in Jefferson County,
Virginia, reprebeded vigorously the utterance Of An
t-SiaNery sentiments upon streets. This expres-
zion Of drpeasure the most marked variation OBJ
,eTyabe for almost all the speakers took occasion c-
her directly or indirectly 10 puff the Democratic party
Not ore Of tie orators aragDed the South by the re-
notes; ailnsion to the disunOn sentiments there prevs
lent, II any locality e4pects to excel Philadelphia IN
growing premium doughfaees, il must find some lowe'
plane Of abatement upon which 70 plant 6.
Norkmen engaged in excayating eisteFn in Mar
eta, Ohio, after passing down through Elk feet q
saidy loan and through three fee: OF conglOmerss