The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-04-11
The Mobbing of Wendell Phillips.
rHE prsaRAoEPuL SCENE 1N c1NcINNArI.

THE D1sGRAcEFUL SCENE IN CINcTNNATT.
The Cincinnati papers Of the 25th ult.
contain full accounts of the mobbing OF
Wendell Phillips at the Opera House in
that city. The Enquirer, a Democratic
paper, says:
The announcement that Wendell Phillips
would speak at the Opera House, last
night, caused much speculation upon the |
streets. Threats Of disturbance became |
common, and the prediction that he would !
not be permitted to address bis audience,
was in the mouth OF every one. Yet itI
is apparent that no one believed that any
serious attempt 10 molest him would be
made, for large audience Of ladies and
gentlemen, representing all shades Of po-
litical faith, were gathered soon after the
doors were opened. How soon these
hopes were crushed, and how outrageous
the disturbance, will soon be seen.
Mr.. Phillips was accompanied by the
following gentlemen who occupied seats
upon the stage: Messrs. Samuel Reed, ed.
itor Of the Gazette; John p. Foote, VIM.
Goodman, Judge, Stallo, Orson Murray
and VIM. Green.
When Mr. p. stepped upon The stsge
he was greeted with a tumult OF mingled
groans, Kisses and cheers, the latter pre-
dominating greatly, and subduing the for.
meT.
When they had subsided Judge Stallo
walked to the stand, and began TO intro.
duee the speaker TO bis audience. The
remarks OF the Judge were facetious and
fu'l Of pleasantly. comparing Mr.. p. 10 a
piece of artillery, the report Of which has
disturbed the quiet of the Potomac.
MR.. PHILLIPS SPEECH.
When Mr.. P. arose TO speak, he walked
| to the foot amidst a volley Of Kisses which,
| like the first, was drowned in the cheers
of his friends. He said:
l have been invited, ladies and gentle
men.to speak to you on the war-the con.
vulsion which has divided the Union for
a year, and threatens, in the opinion OF
some, to divide it forever. No more seri-
Gus subject can enlist the attention of the
American people, for believe that within
six months, perhaps within the coming
hundred days. we, the people, are to de.
eide what the future of these thirty. four
States is 10 be. Certainly no question Of
deeper import can be presented unto en-
American audience. 1t is easy TO say the
war came no man knows how, and that it
was the fault OF this man or OF that party,
and that it will end in ninety days or a
year. But believe that the war is no
mans fault, that it is the work Of neither
section. Il will not end in our day, and
it will be fortunate Providence if our
children can look around upon a clear SIX y
and united country.
believe the war 10 be the result Of sew.
enty years struggle with one idea. Il
comes 10 US as a duty which God lays up
on this generation. Two or three ques
tions spring out Of the present condition
Of things. How long will! the war las,?-
\ What will become of Slavery? What will
: become OF the Union? In regard 10 th,
first question none can answer. We ar,
entering upon the great struggle which
no people have ever avoided-a struggl,
between the few and many-a struggle
between aristocracy and democracy. The
North represents democracy foupded or
industry, brains and money; the South ar
aristocracy founded on slave labor-an ar
istocracy whose right hand is negro sla
very, and whose left is the ignorant whit
man.
, BEGINNING OF THE DISTURBANCE.
At this point heavy boulder wa
e thrown from the third tier Of boxes. ]
e struck few feet from the speaker. ]
a came crashing along The fooliights like
e cannon shot. simultaneously with tn
e boulder came a couple Of eggs, that burs
II like bombs, dispensing perfume NOR
D potent than fragrant. One OF these odor
Gus missiles struck the speaker. Th
' eggs were thrown from the left Of th
second tier, and were accompanied by
Z, series Of yells, like nothing unless it b
u the war whoop Of scors OF infuriated In
Q dians: Down with the traitor Egg lh,
nigger Phillips and dozen other oppro
n brious epi;hets. Ii is due TO Mr.. Phillip
10 say that he stood calm and collected
Il without moving muscle or Alnching a
r inch.
t, When the tumult had somewhat su bsideC
s the speaker resumed his discourse. "Allo
II me one word more. do not know wha
n that fellow man meant who sont that ston
is but meant no insult to the non-slayt
holding white men of the South. symp;
thize with them, for they suffer from de-
. potism whose right hand is power an
whose loft hand is ignorance. If Sout
Carolina ever sees the utmost exaltation {
her masses, il will be when tho Stars an
Stripes guarnty freedom to every membC
q of the thirty .foCr States. Thore are man
n things which American citizens cannot d.
:, and one thing which know they cannot d.
~ and that is to prevent this belt Of th
IL American continent from being, in sovent
- years, or less time, one country, goyerne
Ie by one sceptrc. indissoluble as granite
70 For thirty years havo boen an Abolitioni'
NJ and nothing else" THE. hisses, which ha
If been intermittent, here became like POI
foct hurricane.
A TREMENDOUS TUMULr.
m As soon as his voice became audible M
,e Phillips retOrted:
4 "Before we Yankees went to the Roanok
ot and Potomac We tutored ourselves to r,
spect free speech. aud know that you wi
! !. grant it to me. For sixteen years ha
OF been a disunionist." rAt this word the ro
OF became general; eggs were thrown dd u
d, itun, aud the stage was odorous with the
I'd disgusting fragrance. Sulphuretad-hydr
Q. gen was tho popular perfume, and it "
ID long before Mr.. Phillips could gain
. hearing. When he attempted to expla
T. the obnoxious phrase, he was so inaudh
: amid the general tumult that We could
40 report his words