Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-04
aohu Brown Anniversary Meeting In
IIoston.
TaE MEETING BRoKEN Up BY A MOB.


Brown, and to consider the great question of
the age-How can American slavery be abol-
ished 2" In response TO this call, considera-
Bile number Of persons assembled at the Tenn
pie, yesterday morning, at the hour designa
ted and the meeting was called TO order by
James Redpath, who appeared as the secreta-
ry OF the committee of arrangement. Rev.
j. Sel.a Martin proposed a committee to nomi-
nate Il list of officers, but, while reading the
| list he was interrupted by storm of Kisses,
stamping, and outcries, which were continued
with varying degrees OF intensity till the meet
ing was finally broken up and dispersed. We
give sketch of this strange outrage from the
report of the Boston Journal =
While the interruption was increasing, Mr.
Redpalh suddenly rushed from the PLATFORM
and was followed by some half dozen Others
and proceeded to one OF the seats near the door
| i'll the quarter where the disturbance appar-
entity came from, and the next we saw OF him
| he had a venerable looking citizen by the col
| lar and was attempting to thrust him from the
hall. The two were Immediately surrounded
by band OF evidently determined men. A
general hustled ensued, and Redpath was
| forced to loose his hold Loud talk ensued
and many threats were made,
Mr. Martin was all this time caling-"Will
! gentleman come to order" Finally there was
| a lull, and an excited gentleman moved that
committee of ore hundred be appointed to pre-
| serve order The speakers voice was drown
ed with derisive applause, and cheer upon
cheer tor Gov. Packer Of Pennsy lvania and
others.
L. B. Sanborn of Concord essayed to speak
| He calculated, "ThiS is a singular spectacle
| C'Andrew," "Gov. Andrew" "Andrew for
the char.") These men who have called the
meeting have hired tins ROOM are they not
entitled to its use? Excited gent, on platform
shaking his fst-"This thing don't stop
here"
known. An excited gentleman, near one of
the entrances TO the hall here divided attention
with Mr.. Sanborn. Cheers were given for
| various persons.
During this time the people who called the
meeting had sent to the chief OF police for a
force to preserve order That official soon
appeared with large force of men with him,
and after some little delay, succeeded in getting
the audience seated, ON the strength of the
statement Of Mr.. Hayes, the superintendent
| OF the hall, that the meeting was not vet or
ganizel, but that when it was it would be open
tor all to take part in it.
MIR Martin then said that an erroneous i'm.
| preston had gone forth with respect to this
| meeting. 1t was not proposed TO eulogze
John Brown, but during the three sessions
which ~e cW hold in Boston (liSses) we mean
to discuss the question, How shall American
slavery be abolished" The speaker was soon
again interrupted.
The chairman of the committee presented a
list Of officers with f. B. Sanborn for pres.
dent. gentleman in the crowd proposed
Richard S. Fay OF Lynn us chairman. The
motion in favor of Mr. Fay was first put and
carried by Il tremendous vote on his side of
the house, and with but one or two noes from
the 'other side, they being so much taken by
surprise that they did not know what to do
Mr.. Fay proceeded to the platform amid
hearty applause. The question was then put
on Mr. Sanborn's nomination, and his side
Of the house voted for him, but the noes over
whelmed the ayes. Then there was quite a
rush to the platform, and some little hustng.
In one or two instances fists were doubled up
and canes Were raised. Mr. Fay, however,
had possession of the chair and spoke and
looked as if he meant to retain it, and there
were men behind him who looked as though
they meant he should.
The direst confusion followed; every man
was ON the floor the hall was filled with
shouts of ''police, police, and Tor time
nothing could be done. The disorder finally
abated, and Mr.. Fay commenced speaking
amidst interruption, asd closed with the fol-
lowing resolutions =
Whgeas, 1t is fitting upon the occasion of the
nivetsary OF the execution OF John Brown for his
pifatical and bloody attempt to insurrec-
ton among the slaves OF Virginia, for the people of
tins Commonwealth TO assemble, and to express
their horror of the man and of the princ pies hch
led to the toray; therefore il is
Resoiced l. That no yirtuous and law abiding cit
izen of this commonwealth ought to countenance,
| sympathize with or hold communion with, any man
who may believe that John Brown and his aiders
and abettors III that nea1ious enterprise were right
in any sense of that word.
| 2. That the present peTilous juncture in our po-
cal affairs i'll which our existence a nation is i'm
| perilled, requires OF every citizen who loves his
country to come forward and express his sense of
the value OF the Union alike important to the free
labor of the north the slave labor of the south and
to the interests of commerce, manufactures and
agriculture of the world
3. That we tender to our brethren in Virginia our
warmest thanks for the conservative spirit they have
| manifested, Notwithstanding the unprov oked and
| lawless attack made upon them by Join Brown and
his associates, acting il not with the conniyancc,
| least with the sympathy of a few fanatics of the
northern states, and that hope they will still con-
| tinue to aid us in opposing the fanatcism which
Is even now attempting to subvert the constitution
| and the Union.
4. That the people of this city have submitted
TOO long IN allowing irresponsible individuals and
political demagOgues of every description to hold
public meetings 10 disturb the public peace and mis-
represent us abroad. They have become nuisance
! forward be summarily abated.
D. That copy of these resolutions be sent to each
of the persons named in the call for this meeting.
The resolutions were declared to be adopted
by large majority, when Fred Douglass
claimed the floor, and it was accorded to him.
! He denounced the interruption in terms OF the
| greatest Indignation, The chairman contin-
| ualy reminded him that the call required
| speakers to be brief. An alluSion by the speak.
er to Daniel Webster, was received with
! cheers. Having said something which excited
| an interruption, the chairman explained, ale
| only means to say that negro slave driver is
worse than white one" Douglass-That's
so. just as a northern doughtace is worse
than STAKEHOLDER. Tremendous applause
from the abolition side The chair finally
stated the question to be whether Mr.. Doug
lass-having far exceeded his tine--should be
allowed to go on MIR. Douglass was forthwith
ordered by vote to stop.
motion to adjourn was then put. Rev
ID. Z. Eddy, DIR. Knox, and several other per-
sons, attempted to speak, but without success
Amid the Creates confusion, aud cries of
douglas, go OH" "Keep the floor" &C., the
motion was declared to be carried. Cries Of
Friends OF the slave, remain" "Let the ne
gro drivers leave" Good bye, North street."
Rev. ID. c, Eddy got the floor and proceed
ed 10 say that he had come "ior the purpose of
looking IN the faces OF the men who have in
sight OF Bunker. Hill, when lie was inter.
rupted by tree fight upon the platform i'm.
medlately behind him. Every body rushed to
the platform, and scene OF the most intense
excitement, continuing some five minutes, fol-
lowed One of the combatants showed his
weapons. The upshot Of the affair was that
Dr. Knox (white physician and f. b. San.
born were elected from the platform by the pc.
| /. I. l.