The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-26

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ALARM OF TIE C0LORED PEOPLE
BOSTON, January 25.-The meeting of the Anti !
Slavery Society last night was dispersed by the
Mayor, in consequence of disturbance among the
audience. Afterwards crowd of some five thou |
sand persons gathered in front of the Temple but
gradually dispersed.
large crowd appeared in front of Wendell
Phillips house threatening to do him violence but
none was committed. The colored people became
alarmed and are in fear of attack their houses.
This morning a crowd gathered in front of the Tenn
ple but the Mayor has forbidden the re-assemblinr
of the Convention. Some rotous proceedings have
occurred, but nothing serious. There is a large
police 70: ce present.
We take the following report of the afternoon
proceedings from the New York Herald of vester.
day:
:. The resolutions read in the morning now came m
Tor discussion. Charles c. Burleigh was introduced
as first speaker. Mr.. Bureigh is well known IN
New York audiences. He addressed in the latest
style OF the iniidel school, carries formidable pa
triarchal beard, and is generally as hirsute as
Esau used to be; wears his hair long and in thick
curls behind his ears. He went STRAIGHT in for DOING
away with the Union if slavery could not other
wise be abolished. (Ilisses.) Abolitionists stood
on platform high at least as that of heather NH
osophy. Let justice be done though the heavens
TALL Not that they feared that the heavens woulj
fall; for justice must be done. They had heard
that demands were made that Massachusetts sbould
repeal her personal liberty bills loud appause
and hisses.) 1t was proposed that the servants of
the slave power might do true allegiance to the
demon they serve; but these bills cannot be repeaI
ed except right be sacrificed to expediency He was
opposed to all concessions to the South for men can
not always be making concessions; they resist
at some period. Therefore let them resist at once
They must not repeal any of the personal
liberty bills. (llissng, noise and great confusion
They must not divide the country between the slave
Nv. e Il.
(Crles OF put him OUT ''out with him. Kisses,
| cat-calls, bowling and noisy demonstration gen.
orally "Three cheers for the Union," given with
| great earnestness "Three groans Tor the Aboli
tionists" "Three cheers for the white man." with
will. "Three cheers for the black man." given
with enthusiasm" ''Three groans for the police"
The excitement in the gallery broke out again
Kissing all through the gallery, and repetition of
the scenes in the morning. Poor Bureich patient
y digging into an awful speech which only three
or four persons can hear. camp meeting hymn
started in the galleries-pOlice in perfect state of
immobiity. Chorus in the gallery, awe are going
home, we are going home to die no more'
Laughter, and an uproarious applause, followed by
loud Kissing.
Burleigh continued his speech not a word of
which escaped the Boston reporters, who regarded
it as something very fresh. The bowling and veil
ing at length became furious that even patient
Burleigh had TO retreat
Such a hubbub and confusion epsued as is par
| fectly ndescribabe. 1t was entirely useless for
| the chairman to attempt to speak Every word
| was drowned in continued bowling, STAMPING
| whistng and catcas, which the Bowerv hoys
would fail to initiate in their most excited stateof
mind.
The chairman now attempted to speak, but the
noise and excitement became as loud as the roaring
OF the sea when dashed into furious storm Some
industrious fellows in the gallery had obtained
| some corn creaks, which they ratified about with
unceasng industry, adding to the already intensely
uproarlous character of the proceedings. There
were great fears expressed that the gallery vouId
iaI, the creakinp of the craaks laadino
to suppose that the building was giving way. But
nothing would stop the furious disposition of the
dlstprbers OF the meeting The police stood quietly
by, looking on. Presently another camp meeting
hymn was started, and the people in the gallery
having nothing better to do, began to pitch the
cushions of the seats upon the audience below, in
the midst OF yelling and bowling as ferocious as
that of frontier Indians, the people lodging about
to escape the blows from the cushions
Then there was increased confusion, the meeting
being at perfect stand still. The Temple was COM
every moment.
Mr.. Edmund Quincy, the acting chairman, now
came to the front of the platform, bowling out as
loudly as possible in such an uproar, off the police
have been instructed by the Mayor to stand up and
do their duty, they will proceed to dispense this
mob
The police did not hear a word of this address,
ana so remained stationary, as before. The people
IN the galley, being entirely uninterrupted continu
ed their riotous demonstrations. The yelling and
screaming was perfectly deafening. Even the ven
cradle folks who carried trumpets were forced to
by the rowdies. -
Another speaker came forward and endeavored
to make himself heard but he was treated to a
hymn to the tune Of "Dixies Land" As there
was no help for it, the gallery bows were left to
themselves, and such storm of kissing and howl
ing as they kept up for half hour has rarely been
heard.
At length Geo. II. Hoyt came forward to speak.
Mr. Hoyt is quite yonng man, and acted as one of
Browns for tha Horp D.,
Ferry raid. lie commenced by saving, ~ think
Garrison spoke the sentiments of the ant-slayery
people OF MASSACHUSETTS,, when he said, q will not
equlvocate-l will not surrender a single inch >
That is what he would say to this mob"
The noise was still continued, the crowd becom-
ing II possible more boisterous than before For
several mi minutes the tumult was tremendous, when
Mayor Wightman, with the Chiefof Police and a
posse of officers, entered the Temple. The whole
audience was now thrown into perfect consterna-
ton, in the presence of the police, who filled the
rioters with apprehension, and the timd with ter
ror. The Mayor and Chief came in front of the
platform, and his Honor, with outstretched hands
appealed for silence. Presently the crowd became
more pacific at the presence of the chief magistrate
OF the city, and comparative order was restored.
The Mayor said, "Fellow citizens | am sure that
you, who are the citizens of Boston, will listen to
the voice of Its Chief Magistrate. Loud cheers
and cries of good and three cheers for Mayor
NIghtman.' Fellow citizens, | can only say that
you will testify your respect for the Chief Magis-
trate whom You have elected by keeping silence
and listening to that which shall say. A voice,
'We shall. And now, inasmuch as this meeting
has been disturbed by tumutuous and riotous pro-
ceedings, | am requested by the trustees of this
building to dispense this meeting"
AT this announcement loud cheers, cries of
"good" and tremendous demonstrations of DELIGHT
arose trem the dsorderly persons in the galleries
waving Of hats. violent gesticulations and fran
tic outbursts of riOtous individuals, continued for
several minutes. This, they thought was the end
OF the anti-slavery meeting.
The Mayor continued-f'F elbow citizens. HAVING
announced my intention under the direction of a
written order of the trustees of this Temple have
simply to say to you that am sure YOU will respect
me sufficiently to leave this place quietly and
peaceably."
Loud cries of eyes, yes" arose from some in the
gallery, while the anti-savery men on the platform
ana IN the BODY OF the Temple, who were dissatis-
lied at the manner of the Mayors announcement,
terocousy shouted "No, no. and wanted the
Mayor to produce the evidence of his authority
from the trustees.
The Chairman, Mr.. Quincy, and other leading
members had brief conference with his Honor,
and protested that the trustees had authorized no
such PRONUNCIATION.
Here there was continued excitement among the
aDoHtlonsts, who were now foremost in maxine
uproarious demonstrations. After repeated sboufs
from all quarters of 'Read it." the Mayor said
"Gentemen, l am requested to read the document
which has been placed in my hands, and which |
regard as sufficient authority for my conduct
lie read the letter as follows:
Boston, Jan. a, 1861.
Mr. Jos. N. WigEtman, Mayor Of the City of Bos-
ton:
SIR-We hereby notify YOU that a tumultuous
and riOtous assembly of more than thirty persons
is now engaged in disturbing meeting of the Mas
sachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at fremont Tenn.
pie, and we hereby request you in your official ca
pacity, to que the riot and protect the property
Wnere the meeting Is now held. ours, respect
fully, W. H. JAMESON.
GEO. W. CHPMAN,
GEO. A. DEXTER,
JOSEPH STOREY
Il. GILBERT,
Trustees of the fremont TEMPLE
Shortly after the meeting dispersed.
PReGREss IN EURopE.-The Journal de8 Debats in
pointing out the immense progress made through
out Europe since 1850 says:
Ten years ago, from one extremity of Europe
to the other, all the liberties which the civilized
world thought it haddefnitey acquired were again
thrown into doubt. They are now again revived,
or everywhere appear to be so. No one can say
that their present victory is work of force and of
surprise. Where did there appear to subsst anv
force or any instrument of struggle out of the es
tabshei governments? And, nevertheless, those
apparently distinguished liberties revive and do so
suddenly, as by sort of concealed necessity, in
the midst of universal silence, and in spite of the
compelled inactivity of some, the antpathy of 9th
ers, and the Indifference of great number They
burst out when they are least expected, even on
the side of Austria.
"Via prima salutis,
Qua minme reris Graia pandetur alb urbe''
Does 1T require anything more to show that
Qra Dotr in tI.ao L.