The New York herald., 1862-03-29

bayard--but unlike the r0tten-egged apoiSioh-
ists--they have proven themselves sans pe'sr q
saasreproche.
The Culminat tion OF AboIitionism.
Wendell Phillips, the great Moses of abol-
tionism. was rotten-egged at Cincinnati the
other evening. Aaron, another abolition priest,
was treated to the same sort Of unsavory
omelette at Burlington, New Jersey, on Thurs
day night This Aaron Is surnamed Samuel. ID
dubbed reverend, and breaches to persons Of
the Baptist persuasion, at the little village Of
Mount Holly, not far from the scene Of his mar
tyrdom The abolition Noses and Aaron both
tried to do the same thing, and met with tho
same reception. They endeavorsd to talk trea-
son, and were rotten-egged. 1t seems that
Northern disunionists are in equally bad odor
in Ohio and New Jersey, and the people who
rebuke them choose missiles remarkably signi-
6oant of the general public opinion Of such
agitators.
OF course the HERALD cannot approve Of the
mobbing of these fellows, or of any interference
with the right of free speech, so long a.
that right is properly exercised. We would
greatly prefer that the people, instead of rotten
egging these agitators, should let them severely
alone, refuse to listen 10 their speeches, and
leave them to mouth treason to bare walls and
empty benches But, before calling the per-
sons "rowdies' and ''rioters" who interrupt
these abolitionists, we must remember the very
strong provocations to such disturbances, and
be careful TO censure justly and wisely. At
Cincinnati, it was not until Wendell Phillips
called all Union lovers Ignorant white men,"
and declared that he had been "an abolitionist,
and nothing else, for thirty years" and had been
''for sixteen years dsunionist," that rotten
eggs gave emphasis to Kisses. At Burlington,
it was not until Aaron denounced the
present administration aud the manner
in which the war was conducted" that
the audience Kissed and rotten-egged him. Tn
both cases, then, the provocation was 80 ample
that, while we may wish the loyal people had
stayed at home, we cannot pity the abolition
lecturers nor think their punishment too great.
Granted the right of free speech; but if man
exercises it only TO insult you by boasting that
he has been trying, all his life long, to iljure
you and destroy your country, and has at last
succeeded, no one can pity him if you knock
him down, though ali must admit that 1t would
be more Christianlike for you to walk away
and refuse 10 listen. Alas! we are not all
Christians yet, and in Ohio and New Jersey
they prefer returning bad eggs for bad words,
instead Of good for evil.
An audience assemblies composed Of the
mothers, fathers, wives, sisters, brothers and
other relatives Of men who are fighting for the
platform and begins by denouncing the army
and it's generals The audience manifests its
disapprobaton: but the lecturer proceeds to
tell them that for thirty years he has been La
boring TO bring about this war, and for the sake
of the negro he glories ia tie dead SO dear to
his hearers who strew every battle field, and in
the wounded, whose shrieks wiring the hearts Of
their mothers and wives even while he speaks.
The lecturer goes on to say that he is respon-
sble for this slaughter and these agonies, and
is proud 10 be so. He taunts his hearers with
the cost of the war; declares, and proves, that
he has made these expenses necessary, and an
nounces that hc will do his utmost to prolong
the war, until il ends in disunion. He says that
the constitution is compact with death and
bond with He'll, and avows himself a confirmed
disunionist, declaring that all who do not agree
with him are ignorant white men, He sneers at
all Americans and exults that he is not citizen
of this detestable country. If he is poetically
inclined. he quotes from the Tribune its hymn
TO. the Star Spangled Banner, beginning
Tear down tnat Haunting lie!
Blot out those bloody stars.
This is the staple Of an abolition lecture, as
delivered by Phillips and Aaron, and it sug-
gests rotten eggs instinctively. Could any pro-
vocation be stronger? Are the citizens of Ohio
and New Jersey more or less than men, that
they are expected to endure such outrageous
insults with sanity patience. Does loyal
blood run cool and thin as water, that
il is not to overheated by such incen-
diary words? The very stones in the
streets would rise in mutiny If the peo-
ple we're such stocks as to bear these taunts
and ealumnies calmly. Therefore we advise
all people to stay away from abolition lectures,
and let the stones rise Of themselves, without
the aid Of human hands; but, unfortunately, ths
people of Ohio and New Jersey will not take
advice, but will go and be insulted, and. throw
eggs, not of the very freshest flavor.
But the abolition lecturers do, not give the
only provocation TO such unlawful disturbances.
Whenever loyal citizens transgress thslaws it
is,very certain that the authorities arein fault.
So in the case Of these pestilent spouting
wretches, whom the officials at Washington have
hitherto refused to punish, but have trisd to
pet into silence, a. a silly mother spsnks all
her naughty children but the favorite-who is
always the worst--snd gives him astick Of candy
instead Of the deserved drubbing. The abolition
lists have been the only opponents Of President