Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-02-09

silence Mr.. Phillips at the Music Hail. ends at
last full Development at the Twonty-Ninth Anti.
Slavery Con vention.
We hsd every reason to expect a stormy time.
The declaration of Mayor Wightman ,ba, we
should not be protected In our meetings, and the
incendiary articles published in the Boston Cour-
%ier-which could hardly fail Of producing their
desired efect-caused us to look forva ard with &c.
rious appreheusions to the result.
Our annual Subscription Festival" passed off
very pleasantly on Wednesday evening. We miss
ed the familiar face Of Mr.. Garrison, who was pre-.
vented from being present on account of illness,
but the assembly was large and the social inter-
course was cordial and free. Next morning COM
menced our meetings nj fremont Temple. You
have seen BY the papers how Boston rufiauism
manifested itself, and how m~anfully the abolition
lists trium2hed 10 the forenoon session. But the
storm was only quelled for a moment to rise again
with greater fury and violence. Toward the close
Of the afternoon MEETING, during which a %riotous
tumult had prevailed, drowning the speakers vol.
ces, and rendering all attempts at being hoard
%abortive, the trustees Of the Temple sent a note to
tho Mayor, asking him to dispense the mob. In
the mean time, the scene in the Hall beggared de-.
s%cription. Cushions we're thrown from tho gallery
upon the heads Of Those beneath; tobacco Juice
was expectorated freely upon the seatsj with foul
breath the rowdies cent forth cheers, gruans,
shriekinss, howlings, cat-calls, curscs, in short,
every discordant and uncouth noise. In the midst
Of this the Mayor entered with a large police force.
and made his way to the platform. Addressing
the rioters, flor be knew we'll His constituency be
/ FpnuaRtpd than B. n lietaH a. Al "a II Al 49,
magistrate whom they had elected. IN a bland
manner and insinuating voice. he announced that
be had been requested by the Trustees to disperse
the meeting. This announcement was received by
tie mob with exultaut cheers for Mayor Wight
man. The rightful occupants Of the hall; daring
to doubt the truth of this statement, called for the
reading of the note, upon which the slightly mis-
taken, if not downright lying Mayor, smiled sweet
y and produced the written request, which, in
stead OF supporting his baseless assumption, mere
" called on him to quell the rio; and protect the
property. The president Of the meeting then ina
structed him that bis duty was to clear the hall of
the rioters.
Whereupon, finding that his haste had been in
decent, he actually took a step in the right direc-
ton and removed the disturbers entirely from the
galleries. but still left the body of the house large
ly filled With his rowdy constituents. lie then
placed about thirty policemen under control of the
president, Mr.. Quincy, and took his leave. AL.
though tho remainder Of the meeting wac accom-
panied with very little less disturbance, it was
brought to a triumphant conclusion, and we adj
journed until half past seven.
Imagine our surprise on returning ct the ap-
pointed time, to find that the Mayor, upon his own
responsibility, had sent . large police force to
clear the hall, and close the doors, thus pilrering
our hall and crushing down the right of free
speech.
The rioters fearful of being deceived, stJod on
guard at the door OF the fremont during the great
er part of The evening, to satisfy themselves that
there was really to be no meeting, then vented
their brutality upon harmless colored people who
CHANGED 20 pass them. Later in the evening they
adjourned to Essex ST., threatening to mob Mr..
Phillips house. but the presence of q large police
force compelled them to withdraw. Thus closed
an eventful day in our history.
The next morning, there was a meeting Of the
Anti-SlaveIy Society at it's rooms, when i. was de-
cided to hold no meeting that day, as it could on
ly be done under Mayor Wightman's permission,
which he might give or withhold at pleasure. The
forlorn hope left, was, that the Legislature, then
in session, would proffer to the Abtlitionists the
use of tho Representatives. Hall, in order that the
right of Free Speech might be vindicated. A mo.
ton was made to that effect by one of the mem.
bers, but was defeated by d vote Of 1876 to 60; so al
present. AbolitiOnists, if they would speak public
", must be at the mercy Of q mob.
Well, let US not despair, but trust firmly In tht
rightfulress and strength of our cause, which
must at last triumph. to the confusion Of its enc
mics. Let US thank God that We have SO man.
men and women who will dare all for Truths sake
among whom, surrounded by the glories of q mar
tyr spirit, stand those two noble souls, VIM. LloyC
Garrison and Wendell Phillips, before who's,
righteous blows the slave power trembles to it
very centre. w.