The New York herald., 1862-11-21
An Abolition ORATOR in Disguise.

An Abolition Orator i'm Disguise.
Wolves in sleeps clothing are by no means
rare. One Of them was detected at Irving Hall
on Wednesday evening. 7. Mason Jones is tho
name of the individual in question. Mr.. Jones
came over to this country from England to de-
liver lectures. He had made some little repu-
tation among Americans in Europe by being
wise enough to oppose the rebels, and upon the
strength of this recommendation he was most
kindly received here. He was advertised to
give orations in very fluent popular style,
and the papers did the best they could to pro-
cure him an audience and a fair trial. The sub
ject of his lecture on Wednesday evening was
"Curran and the Wits and Orators of the Irish
Bar" A lecture upon such a subject could
scarcely fail to be interesting and amusing.
Consequently. Mr.. Jones had a very good
audience to listen to him,
What was the surprise and indignation OF
Mr.. Jones' auditors, however, when, in tho
middle of his lecture, he dragged in abolition
ism by the heels, and began to upbraid
the country with the dreadful sin Of slavery
What had abolitionism in America to do with
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to be sure, once avowed himself in favor OF
universal emancipation and Mr.. Jones quoted
passages from his speech upon the subject
Such quotations were unwise and ill-timed; but
still no one objected to them. 1t was only
when Mr.. Jones left Curran's stills, and lee
tured the audience about abolitionism in pre-
pria persoa9, that the trouble began. 1t is BY
no means pleasant to pay fifty cents in order to
hear that you are the ''derision of the world"
especially when bargain was explicitly made
beforehand that you were 10 be told, not about
abolitionism, but about Curran and his COM
panions. If the public had been aware that
Jones was only an abolition orator in diguise,
he would have delivered his Grafton to very
beggarly account of empty benches. The people
know where to get abolition lectures in plenty
without going to Jones. There is Wendell
Phillips, who can talk Jones out of his boots.
There is Brudder Beecher--a much bet
ter speaker than Jones-who gives vent
to an abolition grafton, called sermon.
at Plymouth church, Brooklyn, every
Sunday evening; and any one can listen to him
at no expense except for ferriage.. II was pro-
csely because the public did not want to hear
an abolition lecture, and expected something
much better, that Jones was patronized. To
disappoint these expectations was very weak
sort of swindle.
Naturally, rs soon as Jones' abolitionism was
discovered all the respectable part Of the
audience left the hall. For some minutes Q
disturbance seemed inevitable; Jones was hear
tily hissed, and the ladies rushed tumultuously
to the doors. This is the first time that Irving
Hall has ever been disgraced by any such scene.
Beyond all question, Jones, and not the audi
ence, is responsible for the trouble. He knows,
if he knows anything, that this everlasting
babble about abolitionism caused the civil war
which is now desolating the homes of this coun-
try. He knows that the question of abolition
ism is one upon which controversy is violent
and feeling deep. Ordinary politeness should
have taught perfect stranger like Jones not
to meddle with this subject-not to touch upon
a matter which is now causing the shedding Of
the best blood and the wasting of the best
resources of the country. Ordinary busi-
ness tact should have induced him to select
only those themes which would seriously
offend no one, and to treat them from
tut Tosuun dccorulHSiy. Orulnary honesty
should have led him to announce an abolition
lecture, If he thought ii his duty to deliver one
and then he would doubtless have had an appro-
pirate audience to listen to his harangue. II
the abolitionists have brought Jones over here
fresh from England to do little of their dirty
work, 'let them pay him his wages out of Gree
ley's profits on guns, and not attempt to hum
bug the conservative people of this city into
supporting him. Greeley himself could make
quite as good speech, and would be too
shrewd to let the abolition cat out Of the bag
so soon. We advise Jones to 90 back to Eng
land, now that he is discovered and can be Of
no more assistance to the abolitionists. AL.
ready we have had trouble enough and talk
enough about abolitionism from our own citi-
zens, and are by no means In the mood to be
rebuked and scrmonized by an orator from
England. If Jones refuses to follow good ad-
vice, and persists in remaining here, however,
let the abolitionists take care Of him, and let
all good loyal citizens leave him very severely
alone.
GREAT UNION DEMONSTRATION IN MExPHrs.--