North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-29

form, ulu not step forward, altnouSn nul
dreds were ng-Train-Train Iwa
annoyed to find the meeting cut and dried
annoyed to find that liberty was only for tht
black man and not for the white man-an
noyed to see Boston in slavery, Massachu
setts in chains. The meeting having adjourn
ed, knew in all civilized assemblies it was
quite in order to elect another chairman anC
hold another meeting, | stepped upon the
platform, or rather jumped over the railing
as the packed jury showed me off the stair
case and Glocked the way. Seeing angry
eyes behind me, and hostile demonstrations
from the enslaved committee around Mr.
Sumner, and being somewhat acquainted with
the art of self defence, while the audience
was cheering in front, kept on my guard by
looking behind. | call the audience to W.T.
ness that | struck no blow-touched no man
made no hostile movement; when two or
three took hold of me | shook them off and
put myself on defence. | was good for a few
OF the miserable poltroons who would strike
single man, but when dozens rushed upon
me, striking me right and left, and three diff
ferent hands were lifting me from the floor
| by the hair Of my head, at the same time, it
was difficult for me to reach the stage.
| however did so over the fallen bodies Of sev-
! eral, four times, when the officers of the law
took me in charge Respecting the law, |
| gave myself up, and although in charge of
two policemen, the miserable towards struck
me, tore open my shirt, and held me over the
staircase by the hair of my head, when
should have fallen over thirty feet on the iron
! stairs, had | not rescued myself by holding on
to the railing. Cries of kill him, the damned
white man-smash his head-knock him
down, accompanied by acts of violence, fol-
lowed Inc into the street. The policeman
seemed too excited or unable wholly to pro-
tect me from this most respectable commit
ee, who say that free speech is the chief plank
of the Free Soil Platform.
Mr.. Train remained at the station house
till 6 o'clock; employing the time chiefly in
writing a scorching review of Mr.. Summers
speech. While here, his friends assembled
in large numbers in Court square, honoring
him with cheers and various demonstrations
ofapprobation. The rough usage to which
he had been subjected did not appear to great
ly disturb his cquaDimity, though natural
| indignation was apparent IN his look and
manner. lie could not have expected, in his
native city of Boston, treatment so base and
brutal as this, and lt.can hardly fail TO re-
bound upon the authors Of it. Had Mr..
Summers friends been as fair as their cham
pion desired, and permitted free and open
discussion Of his arguments, there would
have been no trouble or disturbance whatev-
er. Still further after the meeting was over
and adjourned, had Mr.. Tram been allowed
to speak all would have been well. But
nothing Of this sort was permitted. Instead
of this, he was rudely hustled off to the re-
cepticle Of feons and similar characters, his
person outraged and himself grossly insuIted.
And this first in Faneul Hall, the " Cradle
of Liberty" the boasted temple of free speech
and next in the public streets of Boston.
where men citizens are supposed to be true