The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26

a Northern
of wretchednsss and dangerthe slave system
this national SIM this ulsve element that has con-
yulsed and dismembered the country shall be removed.
Appause He had censure for the Senator from New
York nor the President from Illinois. He thought
Lincoln meant TO keep, like an honorable man, the
promises made for him in the canvass and while
Abraham Lincoln ines-despite the opposition Of the
Souh-he will live in the gratitude OF the North Ooud
appa1se), and he viii give ,he south the Jaw from ION
son with living tremendous cheering and hiss
ng) He stood on that platform TO expiate as much as
possible the of his fathers, who had signed com
pact deprive his brethren OF their liberty DE invoked
God curses all compromises He continued amidst
the furious huabaloo and screening TO say tht
their fathers had grapes and the childrens
teeth edge Massachusetts does not make money
because South Carolina whips negroesl No; the New
England genius prove 10 the world that ne
can make his honest bread here without stealing IT, vir
gina gone under. Nothing s left OF her but bubbles
We win find Patrick Henry yet to restore her. ZAP
plause and hisses) If it becomes necessary, as in the
days of the Crusaders we will dig up the dust OF WASH
ingon and Edward Everett will have to follow and be
good abolitionist he Applause and hisses
There would yet be Paul REVERE and an Otis TO save
Massachusetts from the canker Of its own gold nthu
rated into community of towards This society shall
hold its meetings. and Friday evening shall be seen
ties in the gallery and the hymn John Brown Dead
that Good Old Hoes.'D
An old gentleman proposed Three cheers FOR Phiips,
the conqueror.o (Cheering.)
srEErI RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Ralph WALDO EMERSON was announced, and came for
ward hat in hand, amid cheers and Kisses He said he
had very little TO say, and would only occupy few mi
nutes merely 10 G up the interval between the gentle
man who was to follow him and the organ o. pubic op,
ton Boy as he called Mr. Phillips who had preceded
him, and in almost naudble voice proceeded to com
who like Mr. Philips and himself had been educated in
the free schools and the college Of Boston Mr. Emerson
then wandered into brief, mystical ransGenden'M d,s
QUESTION upon the decomposition OF MANKIND III the
midst of which he frequently interrupted with
shouts of ''louder.we cannot hear you Y and similar
shouted down to the speaker "Unbuton your coat and
win bear you BETTER while another seeing Mr.
Emerson holding his hat in his hand, said Oh put on
your hat This provoked laughter, and the laughter
gave opportunity for further interruption 50 that the
gallery and the body of the hall were again in state OF
connection Presently, Mr.. Emerson seeing it impos
sble for him to proceed with his philosophical DISGUST
ton, concluded by telling story
SPEECH HIGGIysoN.
gev. 7. W. HIGGNsoN was next introduced amid loud
applause He commenced by saying that if it were pos
lips, TO the high estimation in which the people held
the calm recuse philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, the
persons who attempted to interrupt their speeches here
had that morning The fruit Of disturbance, he
said has promoted the society of the mere mercan
tile hall where has met for the last few years into re-
mort Temple. and il the rumor Of Danger has done
SO much, what would appeal Of actual danger
do among the anti-slavery men Of Massachusetts?
applause and ao,s nsses -, has e dome more 9ss
State House today. How many additional votes our
friends in the gallery have rolled up for US alreadyap
pause and cries Of 'GOod,' mingled with hisses)--how
many they yet intend TO give us before this Conven-
tion shah have closed its sessions, do dot pretend to
say. And for that very measurea Municipal Police o
for Boston-appause and hisses) measure which no
one would have dared TO suggest, which for one,
know should have voted against had been in the Legis
ature, under ordinary circumstances. There are hun
bred that gallery yonder to-day who are working
with all their heart and son working 70 pass that NUM-
cipal Police bill More applause and hsses) 1t is you
that do il. As shaksperc says
You 90 the deeds and your unworthy deeds
Lend us a word
Indeed during the few years we have been grossly
remiss know ] have for one, IN not coming to our
least might be spared, for much of the battle
gained. Your silence kept ns quiet, but your noise
GAYS 0e US e, h aa :, aha 0as
is that il las brought me here to speak against my
VIII If speaking becomes crime, If speaking is TO be
put down by the qnadrupcdm sounds we hear this morn
ing. why the begin to talk the better. be-
eve nobody denied the aboonsts the use of that
weapon al least we not here to day to debate any
Of the issues Of The past We here to-day
contend for de slave. The slave to-day must take
Of himself for the moment, while we are lighting the
rights OF the white Of Massachusetts, (Applause)
We thank these rioters who have placed guch pc
stion that we sure Of the victory at last Whether
right always. (Apclause) We have come back TO po
sition which IS impregnaoie. They have driven
Us out y may be, for moment from the
only 70 enable US to fall back upon tina, Fort Sumter
q our right which he sons OF Massachusetts, viii sus
tain. applause The time for putting us down is past
These who try TO disturb occupy position far behind
This age. 1t Is behind all TO attempt to put down
tree speech by law Those who try II too old
be the grandahers OF the hunker, To call it dead is
nothing. II is like the Eobleman in England when he
knew he bad held his Office too long, he said of
peer "Why, TROLL and dead these ten years, but
we won't acknowledge IT, daughter and ap-
plause,) How idle 10 attempt TO carry IL ont
today, when the large majority OF this meet
ing are the friends q free speech The battle
has been fought here THIS morning, and IL cannot be
waged again. II Is not fcr the wealthy that appeal,
bui for those who are unable to help themselves. Ts
there any degraded class who persecutedf is for
these that this society must labor Aud il s because
this society has done its work and by the noble beraty
81 rs platform has called u who not denti-
fed with either Mr.. Garrison Mr.. Philips that IL has
been opposed strongly and is that which will make
this secretly be vcnerated hereafter, and this day
glorious tho history Of free speech MassachI.
eetts. Cheers and hsses)
On motion, the society tLen took recess til three
O'Clock =. NJ.