The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-21
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Three disturbances occurred in different
parts of the temple lone on the platform.
Police officers took up their position at the
front part of the platform. ..-s.e
Douglass freedom of all mankind
was written on the heart by the finger Of
God.
Voices-Time Time
Douglass-I will sit down when my time
is out. .aa 'E@ s'.t4a 81
The Chairman was going to stop him
from speaking, when
Douglass promise not to be personal
Voices-Sit down and do better.
Douglass-t want you to hear.
Voice-We feel you. We smell you.
An allusion by the speaker to Daniel
cheers.
Mr.. Douglass, in conclusion, rose to a
point of order. [Great confusion and ex-
citement.7 I move the time for each
speaker be limited to FIVE minutes. Cheers
and cries of /" Time time"
One woman of Republican sentiments,
remarked that she wished some one would
cut Mr.. Plunkett's throat.
Douglass-Keep quiet.
Chairman-We cannot stand you all
day.
Douglass spoke for some minutes amid
much confusion.
Voice-Go on, niger.
Douglass--If I was slave driver, and
had hold of that man for five minutes, I
would let more daylight through his skin
than ever got there before.
Chairman--He has said the truth, for a
negro slave driver is the most cruel in the
world.
Mr.. Douglass acknowledged this was So,
and explained why it was so.
Douglass (amid various cries and intense
excitement) said--It seems to me as though
some of the white men of the North had
gone to the devil: They'd murder liberty,
kill freedom.
Cries." Stop him." "Goodw
So great was the confusion, and so in
tense the excitement, that it was several
minutes before order could be restored.
Mr.. Douglass remarks were brought to
a sudden close by vote of the meeting that
his time was exhausted.
The Chairman compelled him to sit
down.
Negro Voices" We object" =" 1t is
not right"
Finally the police had to clear the hall
SanborD, Douglass, and the rest were forci-
bly, elected. Crowds of strong-minded
women were in attendance, and were got
out with difficulty.
Amid cheering and some general confu-
sion, Mr.. Sanborn ran upon the stage, but
was put off it by the police.
A minister of the Gospel, with white
neck tie, refused to leave the platform.
While pushing him to the door he caught
hold of seat. but they got his hands loose;
he then sat down; be was soon jerked up
and taken to the door and run down stairs.
Another Minister-Mr. Policeman, be
careful? There is one looking at you.
Policeman turning round ~ GU 90 down
too. down went Minister No. 2.)
A John Brown man, who tried to speak,
and who refused to leave the premises, was
taken by the legs and arms and carried over
the seats and out of the main ball.
A good, heavy, matronly looking woman
refused to get up out of her seat for a
policeman. The policeman requested her
to get up several times. She strenuously
refused so to do. Tie policeman meditated
one moment. He stopped down and caught
the woman under the arms as she took hold
on the seat. b..
Woman in the Gallery-Ain't you
ashamed?
Man down POliceman! look look!
he's hugging her ! the woman! the woman !!
See see
Woman--(Near by Policeman you
ought to be ashamed Of yourself.
The woman was put out.
Judge Russell was compelled to leave,
Notwithstanding he desired not to do so.
Another woman was forcibly put out by
the police. Just as the officers were forcing
her down stairs she turned round to him and
said" am mother, but if I had you in
a good place wouldn't I give it to you"
down stairs she went with jump
A young girl, apparently about nineteen,
resisted for little while. "Now officer"
said she; smiling, "will you produce your
authority 2" 6aicer-ayou see my but
TONS" Girl" They look so much like
your face l cannot tell the difference"
Officer" How so 2" Girl" They are all
brass" The girl was hurried out with a
lot of masculines.
At precisely twenty-five minutes to two
o'clock the hall was cleared of all parties
except the reporters, trustees, officers of the
building, and police officers. About eighty
policeman were present. The hall was soon
locked up.