Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-26
wendell Phillips at the opera II Ouse,
Cincinnalk.

4 We take from an article in the Cinciunal
Gasetts of yesterday (Tuesday) morning, Marc
25, an account of WENDELL PHILLIPs's re,eptio
on the preceding evening, at Pke's Oper
House, at which time and place he had been ad
Vertised to lecture. The house was filed at al
early hour with persons of all shades of poll
tics. The Gazette says:
Mr. Phillips appeared upon the stage abou
8 o'clock, and was introduced to the audienc;
by Judge Stallo.
Mr.. Phillips commenced HE lecture or ad
dress by saying, that within the next four or si1
monthN, or perhaps sixty days, we are to deter
mine the future of nineteen millions of nine.
teen States by the policy which the represents
tiVes shall force upon the Cabinet. The speak.
er touched briefly on the causes Of the war
saying that it was nobody's fault; that neither
section or any one party were to blame for it
nor did it spring out Of the ground, and they
could not expect it to end in q day. It woult
be fortunate If it ends during the lifetime of oul
children.
Mr.. Phillips aaid there we're three questions
which he would ask: How long is the war to
lsst7 What will become of slavery7 And,
what will become Of the Union7
Mr.. P. then went on to say that he had been
an Abolitionist for sixteen years This remark
was received with hisses and few cheers
Presently two or three rotten eggs were thrown
from the second tiero one of which struck the
speaker on his right side and covered his coat
and pants with the filth. Several other eggs
struck the stage near where he stood.
Apparently unconcerned, Mr.. Phillips Contin.
ued, when q paving stone, thrown with great
violence, struck near his feet. He still contin.
ued his remarks, but was frequently interrupted
by hisses and catcalls; and at every remark
distasteful to the roWdies who were present, rot
ten eggs were shoWered upon the stage.
The confusion In the second tier, where The
party was apparently three or four hundred
strong, began to Increase, and gave signs ofseri-
Gus trouble. Numerous blows were struck, and
several persons were severely injured. No police
men were in the building Rs the time, and no
attempt was made to put the roWdies down ex-
cept by few persons in the gallery, who we're
soon 0verpowered.
Some one took bis stand OF the head of the
stairs leading from the dress circle to the gal
lery, and called for cheers and groans alternate
ly for probably ten or fifteen minutee, complete
y interrupting the speaker.
A number of ladies also became frightened
and left the hall, but the majority kept their
seats.
A rush was presently made down the stairs
and into the middle aisle, and the cry "TO the
stagel" was shouted by the leader of the gang.
Mr.. Pike used bis influence to prevent their
gaining access to the stage, and many hurled
stools and canes at the crowd as they advanced.
Finding that it was useless to try to stop them,
Mr.. Pike came on to the stage and reported to
,ome of the friends Of Mr.. Phillips the condi-
lion of affairs, and in accordance with their ad-
vice Mr.. Phillips Withdrew aid shortly after.
yard left the building by the back entrance.
A good deal of complaint was made at the
Ibsence of the police force, wh,, it is said, were
leither 10 nor around the building.