New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-28
Angler of Atlanta, Georgia, letter published IN
Che Georgia Literary and Temperance Crusader
= Ian ~ of which the fOllowiug is an extract:

Of IAN. 81 of which the i0lo"iug is an extract:
eve have 70, our fanatics they tsve had sir dsv. An1 as
.hey are pow eres. Snc co @ Assn M have
doe time"
may add that The Boston Courier, the day
after Mr. Everett's friends broke up the John
Brown meeting, predicted that Mr. Sumner and
MIR. Wilson would not b. allowed 10 speak in
Boston again. have not ITS precise language at
hand, but do not misnterpret 1t.
The Massachusetts AUt-Slavery Society being
about TO hold its anouai meeting, procured the
use of the Temple, aud Mr.. Hayes, the SuPerin-
tendaut Of the building. III view OF the official
and unofficial threats "f disturbance applied TO
Mayor Wightman tor protection. The Mayor re-
piled that d" he did not consider any action neces-
sory" in reference 10 holding tue meeting and it
was ior Dir. Hayes aud the Trustees to decide
whether the meetings would be uf such character
as TO render breach Of the public peace probable.
Ii You anticipate (said hc) ally result OF this
" ture the responsibility will rest upon you, as you
"cannOt BIZ justified IN viii al! putting the peace
" of the city in peril" Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. r. IL.
Haywood aiterward waited upon the Mayor laid
before him the facts which have stated, and thus
rendering it probable that there would be disturb
ance The MAYOR replied, tAat " he knew nothing
- of the character OF the ueeting or OF the threats
"tO 'summarily abat1 such assemblies as nui-
sance' but II the OfIgiuatOrs Of the meeting and
the Trustees of the fremont Temple thought that
anything would b. SAID dlring the sessions of the
Government, or likely to peril the peace Of the
{" city, then uORld be responsible for any disturbance
% uhieh nlghf f0iiOa5 :" lio also said nat since in
I" the present excited state OF the public mind it
" was evident an AHt-Saycry meeting could not be
I" held in Boston wituOui serious aAd perhaps VIC
lent opposition, we Ought not TO hold one, and III
. hgll md au,.h t.1
he should arrest hoSe Uh0 cdtted and conducted the
meeting, as the GggTtSSors upon the pubic peace ~
He furthermore =" thought they had no right to let
:" the Temple for meetings TO discuss exciting sub
''jects but they must decide that matter for them
f" selves, and take the consequences"
Two DAYS atterward III reply to a committee of
the Twenty-eighth Congregational Society, who
asked Tor protection, IN patton Of disturbance
be said +" Ii yOu have reason % expect disturb
ance, you are not authorized to hold the meeting"
Whitman must have said great deal more than
this for he is an InterInlnible taker and no
tOriOus bore to oil men who have any business with
hin; bit no more of ms choice and wise Observa-
tons are recorded. l think yon cannot help admir-
ing his position Will lot stop 10 comment OH IT.
hut, since the DAYS OF Waterman DOgbcrry, think
we have not had richer specimen OF perfectly
less guardian OF the public peace. Wightman is an
old Wing turned Democrat and this, as you know
is the worst Kind of politician. There Is always
q
aid the Democrats, retaias from absolutely throw
ing himself into their AIMS hat is to say, they
oenerully retain some ace OF Responsibility, which
leads them to Keep tOler;biy good company and
wear clean clothes But wien man goes clear
over, hbe Wightmau, and surrounds himself with
gang of ronehs shOulde -bttcIs, and gamblers, IL
stead of gentlemen there is of course, help for
him. He is, III the expressive language Of the day,
ga goner." When saw Wghtnaa come INTO the
temple, / thought he wOHlG disperse the mob as he
used to do the House Vi Representatives by max ng
speech He has great knack IN this way. /
have seen men, Oyertahen ~ one OF his speeches, as
fbcy were hunyng 10 escape fan benumbed ana
senseless The Clcik OF the louse, recOiect, u sd
TO employ the page to stick is into one 1T the ieshy
phrts of his 1.-THE Clerks DOdy, IN oder that he
might keep awake Members would fall forward
fiafteung their noses IN the most grOtesque way
against their desks; and on one occasion, when
Wightman closed his speech, there was not mein-
ber awake to move an adjournment, and the Speaker
had 10 take wink from the Sergeant-at-Arms, who
had kept his faculties about him by the use Of a
smelEng-bOttle. But he was remarkably silent
when be app, AIRED in the Temple this afternoon, and
it would have been better for him ii he had been al
together so. After preliminary palaver DC an
ncanced that he had been requested by the Trustees
10 difperse the meeting. Several voices, among
which was that of Mr. Geo. w. Chapman one Of
the Trustees informed him, in more or less polite
phrase that be- was telling alSehOOd; so, to prove
his assertion, he read the following letter; .s,
Hon JouS NJ. w,eHrssx. Mayor Of he or Of Boston
We hereby notify you that tum0nou. and ooqs assembly
% q. ;.S SSS y
we hereby equs you IN your Ises esPsey % qIs
Gns hsi, to Wit. fremont realPe
''S 'e'peCw.iT Why! H. JAMESON
GEO W. CHiPMAN,
M GEO. s. DEX1ER Trustees.
JOSEPH STORY
r. GILBERT
ondianep said AT that this did not bear
out his Insertion and they raised shout of derlsion
He seerned for a considerable time at loss what 10
do and fortunately for him the tumUlt allowed him
TO collect his wandering thoughts little. After
awhile being tiven distinctly to uDd rstand by the
Trustees that they did not want anybody but the
rioters removed be gave orders 10 clear the gale
ries. where most of them had gathered. This was
done, and he then gave The meeting into the hands
of its officers directing the policemen If there was
any disturbance, TO remove the dlstnrbers. They
did So and the meeting proceeded to us close, WIN
fOlerable quiet one LUIsy i'liOw being handcuied
and reInOI ed. ard Zee spec remaining triumphant
The Mayor however aiterward returned to his
original PURPOSE if he had ever abandoned II, aud
gave orders 10 have the bail closed. He probably
Ind this sLvish intention from the beginning, and
biz action in the atteIBOUu fortunately afforded the
requisite evidence that there was no exgency what
ever requiring such GcspOtic acton. lie has not
now even the excuse ri nbcciil1y, ior he queled t'e
disturbance when he undertook II, without me
slightest difficulty and the evening meeting "Oula
OF probably have been halt 50 dthcult 10 cohtro as
that of the afternoon Five or SIX hundred deS-
ner,te fellows were in fifteen minutes expelled rom
the galleries, aid police force oi q buhdIed couiu
have oueled any disturbance likely To occur The
- s,i,l,tv rests IN NiphtInous own