The New York herald., 1862-03-29
POPULAR TuMUlT At BURLINGTON, MI
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Rev. Samuel Aaron Attempts to De-
liver an Abolition Lecture.
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ROTTEN EGGS THROWN AT HIN.
An Account Of the Origin Of the
Difficulty.
Statement OF the Mayor Of
Burlington,
Co., &C., Co.
POPULAR TuMulT At BURLINGTON, MI
ROTTEN EGGS THROWN AT HIN.

Bunluoros, n. j., March -, lse2
riot Of magnitude expected here last night, bss
the timely precsutoas OF Mayor Anen prevented
disturbance. The origin ef The dhGcuy end iss resss
will be ascsrsinsd by the psrusaiof We following fse,
cleaned from ofhcia SOURCES
On the 22d Of February Colonel James ". Wsk yD
invited by the Common Council Of Hurngsos - asiv~
an address the Compromises Of Ne Ceastisstion"
Colonel Wall, II will be Yecellsessd. was asrsstsd
here a. . rebel sympathiasr, fnsarssrsssd Ysst
Lafayette, and subsequently, released without parole In
his address, he took tho ground that ths constitution
compromise. Tho hall was crowded, many sspob-
cans who opposed his vsws being present. There wss
NO disturbance.
Aaron, clergyman Of Mount Holly, was invited. 1hs
following copy Of the notice published In the Bss
lington paper
free. :. the City Han, next TSsrsSsy :.:siss Is
aoar sn %ss Constitution" . p-H 4. means .sssssss
the idsa that the constitution < she United
wrong but covenant the whole nation and all
It's parts TO establish justice sud secure and cherish
liberty, to protect patriots and punish traitors.
The invitation extended BY the Mayor Of Burlins
ton and other prominent citizens Of the place, and Was
understood TO be reply to the arguments Of Colonel
Wall.
Last night, when the lecturer commenced HE dis-
course the hall was crowded, twothirds sf the
congregation being ladisS There indt
cations Of disturbance. Mr.. Aaron proceeded,
and among his FIRST declamatory remarks was an
au upon General Mcclellan, who, he said had been
frightened BY wooden guns. voice demanded "what
have you to say. aganst McCeanf The speaker said
he was only ommenting upon facts. eyes," replied BID
interrogatsr, "H Mcclellan had black stripe down his
back be would sv you better" Mr.. Aaron proceeded
again for some ten minutes He spoke Of John Brown
being q martyr to prncple-as . meek, heavenly
minded man, who went down South with pesceful
Intentions whose sole object free the bondman
from his shackes and the bloody aasassins murdered
him. He went to say that Colonei Wall had recently
delivered lecture in this hail. in which he had charged
tho abolitionists with dsnouncing the constitution
"lcague with hell and with DEATH" Ho did
not believe this, uncss the declaration Of Judge Tsnsy
was correct-that the negro citizen. thas
decision true, then no (he Rev. Mr. Aaronl did ~
hesitate declare that the constitution "lsa9se DA
Ad1 and cousnant ,OttA death" and the
| abolished the better.
Here there was blast Of eggs aimed at the speaker,
| but of which touched him. The confusion which
followed almost ndeacribable. Ladies' became fran
tic with alarm, and some jumped from the hall windows,
eight feet from the ground None wers however,
seriously Injured spraned ankle being about the most
serious damage The lecturer stopped during ths
romeo, but subsequently resumed his remarks
He dwet with severity upon the last administration,
denoancing with particular vehcmence President Bu-
chsnan He spoke Of William Lloyd Garrison as very
much abused man. described him great defender
| Of liberty. Hc declared that tho who abused
woudol Ph,p~ were unworthy tie his shoe atshss,
and said that r Aaron had beon for years laborins
70 bring the public mind 10 right way Of thinking on
this subject and that the people Of the North be was
proud 10 say 1ocking 10 tho platform he had
| stood upon for mnny years.
Here thero another vocy Of eggs and intense ex
ctenent. Tho Mayor, who the platform with tns
speaker left for the purpose OF suppressAg the dis
tubancs Is he proceeded to the entrance Of the hall
he found blocked up by sxssperatsd people. city
constable discovered In the condition OF being
thro:tled by ono OF tho rioters Constabes Charles
Williams and Thomas Richardson were in the melee.
The Mayor nterfered with energy separating the oom-
batans and succeeded n arrestng and securing Of the
offenders shoemaker named John Firing in the employ
| Of William Bunting.
In the mean the rioters attempted TO roach th'
gas and turn of the IN this effort they failed
The audience was then dispensing ami had the rioors
succeeded in their intentions loss Of ic would undo"oS
edy have been the consequence.
IL is proper state that extreme violence was pre-
vented by tho attendance OF Especial poc detailed for
the srvico by Mayor Allen the city constabalary NOS
| being under his orders or control.
Firing given rocognizancc tho charge Of
| disturbing the peace.
| STATEMENT OF MAYOR ALLEN.
On Thursday evening there call for meeting ~
tho City Hall, issued by the friends Of Rev. Samuel
Aaron of Mount Holly, TO hsar q lecture from that gen.
,esn explanation Of the proper construction OF the
constitution The attendance argeladies and gen
| tlemen. Mr.. Aaron opened his discourse BY laying
down the proposition that the constitution plain,
| simple instrument, designed by its trainers 70 bo
| plain as the Now Testament; that It did not require
lawyers doctors OF divinity TO expound u. There
were only parts of the constitution easily
pretended by Of ordinary attanments, viz First
The ex post law secondetors OF marqus and
| prisal thrd-That Congress should not pass bills
| OF sttainder. Thcre only hundred and
twenty sentences in the constitution. They shors
and concise Every part Of IL expressed with clear
ness although at the pressnt day many might DO at
loss TO know what some OF Its provisions meant Tho
rramers o. the constitution had designedly omitted 10
tho word slavc" hr. Aaron had probably spoken half
an hour whom no said what state is truedocs any
one deny itr' somo perscn near the door replied ~
deny ~ Confusion followed The speaker continued
| and repeated his inquiry, "Does any one dcnx
i,, Hero thors another interruption, garnishsd
with eggs. The Mayor, sitting the platform, Oh.
served the person who made IT, lie proceeded ~ once
,owar the offender and said there should be spesch
and no one should interrupt The speaker anybody was
opposed to him thoy should leave the hall. Al the lee
turcr about closing soms person from the back OF
the gallery threw egg toward the speaker II did NOT
| hit him, but foil within few feet OF the Mayor. Tho
| gallery was filed with men, The Mayor made
| his way thithcr, and demanded to know who
committed the Disturbance his own words, Who
| throw that eggp' Hearing scuffing below, he wsns
down aud found the eonstabes and psopls Dshtns ~
| before mentioned.
Aaron is known as q violent abohonst, Of the sarri
\ son and Wendell Philips school. he is some seventy
Years old, srda man Of marked ability he was FOR
m.rlv temperance lecturer and was cowhidsd In Nor'
,.,on some years ago for some vitups'
| ya,ivs language. lie 10 the superintendent OF
| biuh,y respectable seminary ia Mount Holly
The wounded at Newbern.