Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-28
ExciIemcDt al Ihe NoTII.

In Philadelphia, ON the 18th inst, thnt notorious
AbolitOpist GEORGE WILLIAM Curtis delivered a lee
ture audience OF 1000 persons. most Of them
hbolitonists but moi a few Conservatives. inimica
40 Curtis and all his associates. and bent upon break
ing up the meeting II with great difficulty tha'
the lecturer managed to get through with his dis
course Time and again he was interrupted with
qroans: misses wells and cheers for the Union the
South and Virginia. Outside Of the hall in which
the Abolition lecture of Curtis delivered n
less than ten thousand people were assembled T.
protest bv their presence against CURTIS and his dUc
trncs anu 10 lis,cn to conservative addresses. Flv
hundred police, an armv-vcrc present 10 keep or
der. But for them aud the earnest efforts of tn,
Mayor. a great riot would have cnSucd, the AbolI
tionists would have been torn to pieces. and the
streets Owed with blood, as they were fifteen years
ago. during the anti atholic excitement which rageo
in the CITY of Brotherlv Love"
The action Of Mayor HENRY of Philadelphia, il
rrotcctinc this Abolition meeting has excited much
discussion in that city, and a meeting of the City
Council on the 22d. Mr. NEAL offered series of res
lutions sustaining the Mayor and thanking him fer
tbe course he pursued on that occasion. These res
olutions wcro laid upon the table by the decisive
vote on sixteen 10 five.
In New OK. l lliN i''Nll' 'lI'iN 'N''7 '' i'N'N
Gathering of blacks and whites at the Cooper Insti
tute to tender their sympathics to the families OF
JoEN RRoyyv and his associates. Many persons
mostly Young men, were present, who DID not sym
pathize with the meeting. \ tremendous disturb
ance. almost a riot, took place. Cn,S. hASWElr eN-
president Of the Board of Councilman, mounted one
Of the seats and proposed three cheers Tor the
constitution of the United States which were given
with great enthusiasm by about 500 persons Al
the conclusion Of this demonstration anothef re-
spectable man assembled seat, evidently iaboring
upder great excitement at the reasonable sentiments
advanced BY DR.. CHEEVEE at the other end OF the
room and said, " am not going 10 have my country
run down in this scandulous manner. am
working man I have shoveled coal all day, and ]
will not hear my country spoken of in tins way
did not come here u preach treason THIS semi
ment was received with tremendous applause Sun
another man exclaimed. Amer leans never heard
anything like this IN nay life
At the Urion meeting at Hartford, Conn, after
the reading Of the resolutions, Mr.. THOMAS J. FISH
SR a Republican, desired to offer some resolution
virtually covering the same ground as the others
with an additional referring 20 the outrsges in
Kansas. This created great confusion in the hall
many insisting that they should not be read greet
ing Mr. FISHER with misses, while others cheered
Mr. FISHER finally gave up The attempt to read his res
elutions when quiet was again restored Prof ELLIOT
was then introduced. and addressed the meeting.
speak;nr FOR about an hour. Professor HANERSLYE
the next speaker. 7tibfod the yrho'c disturbances in
sle country 70 The Aboriiopists Wv. ". BAToN, ESQ
followed He denounced the invasion q. Harper
Perry. He wished il TO go out 10 the country that
fhs people a. Connecticut have 10 sympathy with
traitors and murderer.
HENRY WABD BFrcHrE. in lecture, recently IN
Philadelphia went ont Of his way to gorify IoHN
BRoHN and was cut shots br a violent storm Of /
higsrs-
The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati I
Enquirer SAYS il j. said Mr.. SEWARD VIII be summon
II before the Harpers Ferry Investigating Commit !
- Senate on his return home. A