The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-15
side but some one says
and OF the crowd go. s"Lcts 30 10 Helpers mousse

uss,wn,,s ,nos III HALL CLOSED.
Who remained a. persoos-about twenty in number
~ aaars os the ball engaged ia quiet debate upon
,imssis iSec she nation, French republican making
ra, this oo~ntry all the better, doubtless, by
% 9TH the institutions Of his own The debate getting
de-. and many outsiders crowding in 70 hear e i was
closed This was soon done, and before half past eight
all quiet about the building the great doors being
closed and policemen playing sentinels outside TO inf
inquress that the lecture postponed. There were
very inquiries about the lecture however. Under
the best of Helper would not have had an
audience Of hundred and fifty, and Of those who
caused what little disturbance there was persons
who dropped in accidentally and from curiosity upon
seeing The crowd about the door,
AT HELPER's HOUSE.
Mr. Helper resides in handsome brown stone front
at No. ISL West Twenty eighth street. Although il
seemed hardly probable that any attack would be made
upon him there yet the HERALD reporters hand
usual, in case of accident Mr.. Helper at home
and in excellent spirits. He said he perfectly will
ing to deliver his lecture but that during the afternoon
Wilson G. Hunt. Esq, and Edmund Coffin, treasurer OF
the Clinton Hall Association, had called upon him and
stated that in the present state of political excitement,
he ought not TO deliver his lecture and could not have
the hail. He replied that he would make profession
Of personal courage but that he thought there was
principle involved and that he would have heen willing
to lecture at the risk of his life He could not
have the hall however, and he could not lecture.
Mr.. Helper kindly afforded our reporters every nforma
ton. He said that II Rhett or YanCey had come here
to make speech, there would be no trouble but the
public would not hear the other SIDE He could not tell
when ne would denver Iectuae, Dut uau Inc
under Amusement No disturbance had taken place at
his house he said but all knew where TO lind him they
wanted him.
Republicans talk of making Helper martyr TO free
speech and letting him lecture at the Cooper Institute TO
immense audience. Perhaps he may. There had
been great deal trouble about the delivery Of this
lecture IL may turn out another illustration Of the old
proverb,
Parsaya 9. ridiculous mus nascitrr
After all, "musses" have nearly occurred already
AN ANTI-HELPER MEETING.
At late hour last evening meeting of about two
hundred persons was held at store in the Fifteenth
ward Colonel Howell in the chair II was stated the
name OF the gentleman arrested was Colonel H. j. TITUS
of Kansas The following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted
Whereas under notice circulated through the city
attended meeting TO be held at Clinton Hail. TO hear
Mr.. Helper deliver lecture, which, owing TO crcum
stances postponed; and whereas in the act OF dis
persng several gentlemen stood upon the sidewalk dis
cussing the event of the evening, one OF the number
gentleman Of high standing, summary assaulted
and arrested by thepolce Of the Fifteenth ward there
fore,
Resolved, That we, who were then present, do pro
most unhesitatngly and enphatcally that the
arrest Of the gentleman was made without cause without
any breach Of the peace having been committed on his
part and that the act OF arrest was wanton and most
despotc outrage upon an unotendng American citizen
And, further Resolved That bail rendered by most
responsible and respectable gentlemen; that upon their
offering the same they were most rudely and nnconr-
teousy driven from the station house by order Of the
presiding officer of the station house. and were informed
by the police that said gentleman was locked up for the
night.
ana De IL Resolved, lnat we neT6Dy pTotest OuudBcu
American citizens against this high handed proceeding
and call upon the inhabitants Of this city to know II our
privileges and rights to be trampled under foot and
that we are to be treated as dogs or slaves.
Resolved That the editor of the HERALD be requested to
publish the foregoing resolutions.
ABOLITIONIsTs ON Stewards SPEECH.
ANTIsLAvERY PRAYER MEETING AT DIR. CnEEvER's
CHURCH-THE PRESENT TROUBLES OF THE NATION
THE JUDGMENT OF GOD FOR THE SIN OF SLAVERY
sEwARDs SPEECH NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE
ABOLITIONIsTs.
The regular monthly anti slavery prayer meeting of
the congregation Of DR.. Cheevers church, in Union
square, was held last evening in the lecture at
tached to the church There but small attend
ance twenty twenty five persons only being pre-
sent including four or five ladies.
The exercises commenced by the singing hymn.
Mr.. HENRY ABEL, who presided during the evening,
then read the ftyeighh chapter of Isaiah Cy aloud
and spare not" After which
Mr. WHITING, in brief prayer, thanked God that they
were place where the sympathies Of the meeting,
small they in number, would not be shut in their
own bosom. He deprecated the wrath OF God upon
this land for the oppression practzod upon portion Of
its people, and prayed for the Almghtys assistance to
enable the rulers Of the land stand rm against the
Of blood who endeavorpg TO fix the crime upon
n frmer basis. Cod he thought, was in tho present
movements Of the country. The Mayor Of this city-a
grogshop Mayor-thought that New York ought TO be
Southern City TO be ruled by him and by the
Gogshops lie was sad to see Mr. Seward 50 yielding in
his speech, but Mr.. Lincoln would come out all right.
Mr. seward and Mr. Lincoln were both in the hands of
God, who would determine for the best.
Mr. ABEL, the President, hoped that they would not IN
their prayers forget the ten thousand free coored OF
south Carolina who if certain bin was to pass the Le-
gislaure Of that state would have TO expatriate them
selves within year IRON its enactment 20 into bond
age at the end Of that time
Mr.. WEsT next offered up prayer. We thank Heaven,
he said that permitted TO meet here prayer
the oppressed Of our land. God, Thou art cemag
upon with Thy Judgment threatening with dissolu
ton and civil war make this nation sensible of It's
countabty TO Thee deliver us from oursense OF caste
and remove our prejudces TO color and race. God,
make To stand up and declare that the
crime OF our land shall be abolished. peaceabiy and
without bloodshed If possible but all events Thou
maysi direct and whatever the ourselves and the
country may be-
After the singing of another hymn,
Mr. CHICHESTER stated there was another class-white
mentor whom their prayers should be offered up those
who had not the liberty of expressing their opinions
account Of their tongues being senoed by the oppresso
In conclusion ne offered up prayer that oppression
Of the land had been framed In such manner TO
tain niquity.
Some six or seven gentlemen followed in prayer or in
short addresses, delivered in conversational
Mr. SicsMoNp LAsAR said the speech Of Mr. Seward had
grievousy disappointed the aoolitionss was not up
To the point He Mr Seward) seemed to be going
to the side Of the oppresor Tho Mr. Seward Of 1850 who
proclaimed the "hgher law was not Tho Mr.. Seward Of
that an ex member Of their church had written TO the
Southern ministers say that the churches the North
not ypihed by that OF Dr. Cheever, but
servatve and moderate the subject OF the right or
wrong Of slavery.
The exercises then closed with the singing Of the Dox-
ology.
EX-SECRETERY FLOYD ON THE CRISIS.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Americana
srEEcH DlyuLGING CABINET sECRETs-wHAT CAUSED
GENERAL CAss' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SCOTS
PLAN OF SETTLING NATIONAL DIFFICULTIES
GENERAL CAss' DEMAND or THE PREsfDENr-MA-
J0R ANpERsoS's EVACUATION OF FORT MoULTRIE,
ETC.