Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-26


city.
Row IN BosroN Wendell Phillips Hootsd. and
| the Anti-Slartry Society SnEbbsd The Massa-
chusetts Anti-Slavery Society began its annual
meeting at the fremont Temple, Boston on Thurs
day, under rather unpropitious circumstances.
IL was evident at the opening Of the meeting that
the crowd meant mischief, and that unless great
caution was taken, there might be a row. Fran
els jackson presided over the meeting, and Rev
DR.. May, at the request Of VIM. Lloyd Garrison,
who was absent, read the goth Psalm From the
treasurers report, Ii appears that the society has
raised during the past year 81 ,20D and had ex-
pended nearly the whole amount for lectures, &c,
leaving only balance Of 1921 81. A Characters
tic letter was read from Garrison regrettng that
he could not be with them, and expressing an
opinion that the best abolition harvests spring
from violent Interruptions of their meetings
Wendell Phillips then took the stand and read
a series Of resolutions, quoting from many Of our
deceased statesmen, which resolutions being
deemed reasonable by the crowd the sneaker
stated that an additional series might be expected
Rev. Jas F. Clark was introduced as the first
speaker. He got along finely until he dipped
into John Brownism, and here he swamped Hrs
panegyrics and eulogisims upon Brown were re-
ceived with bisses and groans, until Rev. Mr.
Higginson no longer able to suppress his "rigbt-
ious Indignation" pitched into the unapprecia-
ting audience with stern demand that free
speech be preserved. Mr.. Clark then tried 1t
again, and after drawing a splendid picture Of
subsidized.
few cheers, plenty Of Kisses, and awful groans
1t was soon found that there was determinato on
TO prevent him from speaking, as every time he
opened hismouth the crowd set up horns of boot
Ing groans, cheering, stamping, and Missing, COM
pared with which ordinary thunder is nothing
MIR. Phillips bore these insults like a martyi,
however, aud after while "pitched inn in the
most approved style The noise increasing, Mr.
Phillips announced that ''the devil ALWAYS goes
out of men with great agony" and that they
should continue to have sessions until the noise
was conquered. The crowd then Joined in singing
1--WE won't go home till morning, &c
After a while Mr.. Phillips got In some more
anti-slavery doctrine and the noise again increa.
Ing, the Chair pitched into the boys for making
80 much noise, who Immediately struck up
"Pm going home,
Pm going home,
Pm going home,
To die no more,''
with an accompaniment Of cat squalls, groans,
MI. Phillips finally succeeded in addressing the
meeting, and was followed by Mr. Hieginson,
am id much confusion.
The noise increasing to a perfect tumult Mavor
Wightman, with the Chief Of Police and his
posse, entered the room, to the CONSERVATION of
the boys The crowd having become somewhat
more pacific
The mayor said. " FelIow-citizens. I am su,e
that you who are the citizens Of Boston will listen
to the voice of its chief magistrate loud cheer,
and cries OF God and Three cheers for Mayor
WI ghtman j Fellow-citizens, l can only saw
that You will testify your respect for the chief
magistrate whom you have elected, by keeping
silence and listening to that which shall saw
lNoices-We shall And now, inasmuch an this
meeting has been disturbed by tumultuous and
rlotous proceedings, ] am requested by the trus-
tees OF this building to disperse this meetingn
This suited the crowd exactly; and the swing
Ing OF hats, stamping, shouting and groans broke
out louder than ever, az they thought that the
ana.slavery meeting was "done for" but after
another appeal from the mayor the crowd dis
Persed with expressions not very hattering to Mr.
Phillips or his crew