Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-01-07
MEETING oT JOHN uaowNIrEs ~
NEW VoRK---ALMOsr ARIOT.

Nm " hNAhN---A AWOHI Il n hAUN'
ou Thursday evening the 22ud Of hs, month
about two thousand persops--vhite and black
assembled In the Cooper Institute to teuder
their sympatbics to the families Of John Brown
Rnd his associates. In order that this sympa-
thy might be Of substantial form, there was
charge OF twenty Eve cents for adm,sHon,
bat notwithstanding this Is appears many per.
sous, mostly young men, were present, who
did not sympathise With tho meeting. Speech
es we're made by Rev Dr Cbeeyer, Wendell
pbiliips, Rev Hiram Mauisou Rev. J r.
sloau, all ot which we're culogisto Of John
Brown aud his unsuccessful iusurrcedon u
The proceedings, however we're very stormy,
aud at one ums riot seemed Inevitable
Such was the confusion that Dr. Cheevsr was
obliged to cease speaking before ho bad half
hushod his address. His speech was ortbs
violent character against southerscrs and
Union men Of the North, aud WAS received
with continual kissing M other marks OF
disapprobadon The Herald thus di,oribes
the socne in the lower end Of the Hall when
| Cheever took his scat;
Charles H. Haswel, .ex president Of the
Board OF CouuciIm9n, moUE,ed one Of the
sests and proposed "lhree cheers for the Con.
stitution OF the Unit9d states,' vhioh wor,
given with great enthusiasm by chou, 3OC
persons At the conclusion Of this demon
straton another respectable looking man as
cended Eat evidently laborng under grea
excitement at the reasonable sentiments
siynnced by Choever at the other end of III,
70 ,n, aud said, al am not going to have ny
country run down in this soandalous manner
! am a working mar; l have shoveled Goa
all day and ! will not hear my country spok
en- Of in this way. did not come here 4
/ preach treRsou'" This sentiment was re
eeivsd with tremendous applause. Still an
other man exclaimed, Americans hEv
never heard anything like this in my life |"
Superintendent Pills0ury advanced from
10 front Of the platform to the scene Of dis
turbanee aud stated that order must be main
tanod 1--WE don't want to listen to treason,
was the universal cry Of the multitude in tn
back part Of the edi6ee, whereupon thre
cheers were proposed an given for " the I'm
ion and Constitution" Pillsbury'i voic
was distinctly heard begging the crowd to b'
quiet" Win you be quiet. will you b,
quieti" vooiferAted Pllsbury but the indig-
nation Of the lovers of their country was sc
great that they would not be psoihed.
A strong desire was manifested by the oc,
cupants Of the lower part Of the hall to orgar
ize Union meeting" but as DR.. Cheevei
was about proceeding with his remarks, tho
purpose could not be carried into effect
Besides, as some Of the cool lovers Of thei
country wisely observed tho reyolutionst
had hired the hall and had right to hol
their meeting; but, added he, as soon as tn
meeting adjourns, We can held our meeting -
This speech had tendency to allay the eGcit
meut, bat only for few moments, for tn
excited multitude called for cheers for th
Southern States, amid counter dsaonstration
on the part Of the sympathizers with job
Brown. "Tbree groans for Abolitionism,
were proposed by a juvenile patriot, and th
response was heartily complied with. " Tnre
cheers for Cove nor Wise" was the next de
IN nd, which was met Us promptly, Thre,
cheers for General Washington" was the las
proposition which was received with deafen
ing applause.
After demonstrating with the excited audi
ors occupying this portion Of the hall, Super
| intendant Pillsbury Induced them TO take fheiI
seats and listen to the speakers, and save al
occasional interruption, the request was con
piled with. But for the presence Of the po
lice there would have been a serious distvrb-
apce.