The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-06
THE JOHNBR0wN MEETING In BOSTON.
ITS BREAKING UP.

The breaking up ofa meeting In Boston, on
the Sd inst, held in memory of John Brown
naa been noticed in our telegraphic dispatches
A negro named J. Sella Martin was chosen
chairman Of the meeting, and symptoms of a
row Immediately followed. The Express
says:
d call for committee of one hundred to
preserve order was received with Kisses
Inree chsers were given for Gov Packer of
Pennsy lvania, ard his letter to the COMMITTEES
was called for WV
Mr.. Sanborn appealed to the audience to
Keep order, and was replied to with hisses and
groans, interspersed with cheers for the Con-
The Chief of Police was present with n forca
out made only temporary lull of the storm
martin commenced a speech which was bro-
AeA up with the noise on which he laid all
lne Dlame OF existing political troubles upon
Wall streets S"'os anu
The committee came in with an orginiza.
o, 1lon, ol "hlcn F. b. Sanborn, ofConcord, was
ffesiuent. Richard S. Fay, of Lynn. was then
nominated from the floor and received a larpe
majority OF the voices. He stepped unon the
platform amidst the Brown men, and made a
snort ADDRESS, IN which he incu lcated respect
grievances. Aoi
FREQ Douglas, who was on the platform
cailea the proceedings of Mr.. Fay the coolest
r,
tained, and read a series Of RESOLUTIONS which
were received with applause, and adopted by
a large majority. ~
Fred Douglas then rose again. and was sx
ceecihgy severe In his condemnation of the
proceedings. He made an alIusion to naniaI
WEBSTER, and three cheers were given for
WEBSTER and repeated. He was con niinuaIIy in .
rlupted with cries that be had exceeded his
tlcularly were uproarous
n inotion 10 dissolve the meeting was car
ried, and Mr. Fay retired from the chair,
fIeu Douglas called on his friends TO re-
itaIn. heV. Or. Eddy commenced a speech in
dlsapproval OF the d0ings, and was stonned hv
Hsht upon the platform which was i'm usdi
ateiy covered by the police. The Chief Of
Toiice e catled on those present to leave the
Hail, as the meeting was dissolved
During brief calm, J. Murray Houa 1yss
CHOSEN chairman in place of Mr.. Fay. by the
Union men, when the fighting recommenced
on the platform, in which Fred Douglas and
ms friends were roughly used
Cheers were then given for VIRGINIA and
lhe Union and the Constitution after which
IN obedience to the orders of the Mavor the
porice Clsdreo the Hall and locked the doors
Ane IoiioWlng are the resolutions as adepted:
Whereas, 1t Is fitting upon the occasion of the
annlveraary of the execution Of John Brown Tap
ms plTatlcsl and bloody attempt to create an ,n
suIIscslon among the slaves OF the State of Vir-
glDla, for the people of ths Commonwea 70 az
senbie and express their horror OF The man and
4l the principles which led to the forays, there
;hsso!vsd, lst. That no virtuous and law abiding
@ulsLen @ vi thls commonwealth ought to counte-
nance, syihpathlze or EOid communion with
any man who believes that John brown and bIa
aioers ana abettors IN that nefarOus entsrprise
were I!sht IN any sense of that word,
20 mat the present perilous juncturs in our
pohtlca affairs, in whioh our existence nsapa
loves ms country to come forward to express his
sense OF the value OF the Union, alike iInportant
the South, and to the interests of the oommsrc. .i
inss4ui0spIes' 81 st res ana agriculture of the world
o, El 1Ins tSaaea 70 our brethren In Virginia
they have manifested, Notwithstanding the nm
P19voRned b R ana Lawless attack made upon them by
John brown and his associates, aotons If not WITH
.he oonnlVanoe, 1T least with the sympathy of
lew fanatics from the, Northern States, and that
we hope they will still continue to aid in oupos.
ing the fanatc,sm, which 10 even now attemnt
ing to sqovert the Constitution and the Union.
attn. That the people of this city have submitted
too long IN allowing irresponsible persons a nd NO
,l5iGal CA asmagogaes Of every description to hold
msrepreseut US abroad that they have beooms
nuisance, which. IN self defence, we are detsr-
mined sleI helceiorWard be summary abated,
During the uproar, Rev. ]. Stella Martha
announced that q meeting would be held in
MS church IL the evening. In response to this
announcement The Baptist Church (coIoradO
In Jay street, was filled al an early hour, The
edince was small, and Il large proportion or
the audience were black. Here Wendell Phil
lips, John Brown, Jr., Fred Douglass, and
other leading J ohm Brown sympathizers ven
ulaieo their opinions freely with little inter-
rnptioh "omaa, named Chapman, appear
ed to preside. Several policemen were sta.
toned in the church. Outside there was an
immense crowd, and strong force of police
Ihe disturbance was confined TO noisy demon
stratlons, though the crowd seemed very
anxious to get hold of Redpath.
The meeting broke up at ten O'Clock, and
the audience dispersed quietly. Some of the
leading spirits were hooted at in passing
through the outside crowd, but no violence
was committed.
Frank Is. Sanborn was acting President Of
the meeting. In anticipation OF a possible
rot, the Second Battalion of Infantry was
held in readiness at the armory by order of
the Mayor The police force, however, was
amply sufficient, and the day and evening
passed simply with good natured, but quite
patriotic excitement.