New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-21
FROM PHIL HADELPHIA.
CONGRESS HELPING HELPER-FRRE SPEECH
INDICATED - JOIG BROWN oUTDONE-
CHRISTMAS FUNps-PoLrrICAL SYMPTOMS


INDICATED - JOnE BROWN oUTDoNE -
CHRISTMAS FUNDs-PoLrTICAL SYMPTOMS
TON FLORENCE.
Fren Oar Ova Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10, 1889.
Perhaps the value Of thorough advertising has
never been more completely illustrated than IN the
care of Helpers Crisis. Three weeks ago these
books lay uI called for 10 the few bookstpres that
had them on hand. Occasionally some curious
inquirer came IN for copy, but the masses had no
knowledge that such book existed. But no sooner
Lad Southern hostility begun TO advertise it in Con-
gress, spreading its fame by telegraph into every
country village, than an astonishing demand for 1t
sprung Up in this city. The stores we're exhausted
of their whole supply in the course of few days,
and for near a week could get more, showing
that the publishers must have experienced similar
pressure from other quarters. The demand here
was totally different from that which ordinarily pre-
walls for new books Instead OF single copy pur-
chaeers call for them BY dozens and hundreds for
country circulation. Clubs were formed in the in-
terror, taking copies enough to supply whole town.
A single individual took 200 for gratuitous dstrbu-
ton biul,itudes of them have gone down to Dela-
ware, and still larger quantities have gone and are
still going into Maryland, enough, before the cur
rent that way ceases to noculate the whole State.
The frebrand thus thrown into the House by the
Missouri member though raising much smoke there,
is kindlrg fame all over the country, and lighting
the torch OF knowledge by thousand firesldes in
which its Illuminating presence would Otherwise
have been unknown. Verify, the direct cut to the
lublc pCchet is the system of wholesale advertising
What with the hue and cry thus raised, Anti
Slavery fairs and lectures, efforts 10 suppress them
by means of mob violence, aud the anxiety es 10
who viii be Speaker the week has been one OF act
i've elerveseence. You know our city has been for
half d century a Winter rendezvous for hundreds OF
medical students from the South, who come here to
attend the lectures at the different colleges, and
take diplomas not only there, but in the rumshoPs
and baWdy houses. All these young men bear tine
general cognOnen of "Virginia Doctors" One
would think that by this time the doctors must be
10 plenty IN Virginia to be obliged to ride two on
one horse. Al all events, the number annually
among us ia quite formidable. On various occasions
portion OF them have been banded together TO get
UP extensive rows. Last week they figured as
leaders in an attempt to break up q lecture which
George ". Curtis had been engaged, as long ago
last August TO deliver in National Hall, on 1.-The
Present Aspect of the Slavery Question Aided
BY other strangers, and such OF own doughfaces
had goods to SELL and principles too, at the lowest
living rates, they called q meeting in the street
directly in front OF the Hall. There was no
mistaking the obeet-it was to get up riot
and gag the lecturer. At least 5000 persons
attended this street meeting, but it was evident
the larger portion merely to look on, and not TO
,mpaihze with the rioters. All sorts Of nfam-
matOry Language was INDUCED in. But the Mayor
Lad COO policemen, admirably drilled by Chief Rug
gles as a sedatiye. One fellow at eugth called Tor
Tar and feathers for the Mayor. At this provoca-
tion Rugges instantly formed his whole force into
two compact columns, reaching entirely acrOos
Market street one column facing up the street and
the other down. Ordering the mob TO scatter, he
gave his men the word to advance and sweep the
street. They did the deed magnfcenty. Stretch
ing from house 10 house the columns advanced both
ways at once, driving the crowd before them, and
certainly not in more than FIVE minutes tue street
was completely cleared. / never saw wholesale
stroke Of the kind so brilliantly performed The
audience that filed the Hall continued quietly 10
listen TO the lecturer and free speech in its utmost
liberty was once more vindicated to be- sacred in
Philadelphia. OF the rowdies arrested, four or
five were Virginia doctors two or three were ex-
policemen, Others were known as killers, and
one considered himself gentleman. The Mayor
and police have won high honorby their conduct on
this occasion. The wicked propensites of some in
tins mob who penetrated into the Hall, showed
Themselves by their throwing vtriol the persons
ard dresses of men aud women. Several women
dreadfuly burned, while others had their
dresses destroyed The wretches threw bottles OF
acid at random among the audience.
While this movement to break down the lecture
was in PREPARATION another in progress to close
up the Annual Anti-Slayery Fair, which has been
held in this city for twenty three years past. The
lease by which the building wss beid seeming to
warrant an custer the Fair was removed to other
premises, where It went on without further m0lss-
tation. Among the addresses made there, Thomas
Garrett OF Wilmington, Del, distinguished friend
OF the eolOred race, made some remarkable state
ments. He related u recent eNperie-ee Of Lis.
abCut forty miles below Wilmington, where be found
3 slave, ieGrully mutilated, almost starved, half
frozen TO death, lying in the woods, with scarcely
any clothing upon him. His back was covered with
scnrs. This, he said, was the work Of ais cruel
master. He had suffered 80 for fifteen years He
sad be would rather be sold into Georgia than 20
back TO bis master. Mr. Garrett thought hs
could do better than 60 TO the lecture advertised to
be delivered IN Wilmington BY Mr. George w. Cur
It's. He became o sort oi pilot, and put the ucrro
in the direction Of liberty. He had for fifteen years
bcen engaged in the emancipation Of slaves In
response to question, be stated that in all he
had rescued iEtHtyi,c0 hundred and ory-Ere slaves
from bondage. He made il point always to tell |
about tbs work, when be was asked.
No matter how hard up our citizens nav b.. |
Chrs,iuas asds IN every pocket selse money 10 bo !