The New York herald., 1864-08-25
Exciting Scene at Toronto.
4 MICRO RELIEF MEETING INTERRUPTED BY REBEL


from the Montreal Herald, August 23
public meeting was held At ST. Lawrence Hall, TO.
ronso on Friday sveDDg IN ,s q the Ssi0ra @ n.d freed %
very respectable audience who took great Interest In
e. the s.ss sa.1.: ~s ias y pm mn
The Hon. CHARLES C. LEIGH, Of New York, Chairman Of
Association then explained that tho object OF the Asso
citation was to educate, elevate and improve the negroes
As soon as M LEIGH had concluded, person named
ST. LAWRENCE, said tosbe q Major Of the1Conedsrate
States army, advanced, and commencing TO speak,
when the CBAmxAS interrupted him saying be hoped he
woufd.say nothing improper.
ceptng those invited to take part In the proceedings
Of me meeting. He hoped the gentleman would sit
Mr. 81 LAwRSscs (vesy loudly and excitsdly-l shall
not sic down am sp Eugshman, and havea right TO
not 3: .spSs !. So ossr
gentleman did. We are not in Massachusetts, nor New
Ua They put %s 70 s S ia eo.
they cannot touch us The American hordes
nere there was renewal OF the noise. There were
Kissing and cheering and cat calls and general uproar
during which the speaker Kept - but no one could hear
The CHAIRMAN after considerable di,culty got the au.
depce quiet and hoped they would conduct
properly e also requested Mr. ST. Lawrence TO speak
10 the point else 81, down Cres Of "s down. "shus
Mr.. ST. LAwRur-I shall not slt down. VII! be
heard, as the gentleman from New York was. u iaany
right as an Englshmsn.
me noise and uproar sti continuing, the CHAIRMAN
said that order NOT kept he would dismiss the
meeting. Tho confusion subsidus, the Chairman sas
Mr.. ST. LAwusos-If you viii keep quis. win mot ds'
tain you i've minutes.
Nr. RIxo-Let him have I've minutes then.
Mr. ST. LAwasyp-The gentleman from New York has
made remarks about an institution OF which ne knows
nothing; tHisss and ugDroarl g ,,o ,,,. ,.r.,sn.n.
never saw him before 10 my knowledge; but ask the
coored people here 10 listen TO him. viii the coored peo.
Prs,brep dh:,u %sS.'as wss Ssrs mans tongue,
cocrsd man 70 the audience 60 ug ana Az ,ns
o.. sios ms Ssrs Sns' about dozen trying
get hearing After considerable trouble the chairman
s0Ms M e sr AWnsses-i am an Ensshmsn and have lived
in the SOUTH and know more o. slavery than he eve,
\ can know He spoke Of men thieves and slaves but
\ would ask him who are these men thieveA
Here . oolored man advanced % the speaker 10 :
threatening attitude while several others com menced 70
sna Is: 'os G.p back Tho whole
dience were Al this time standing and many women ls
mr. ,: ST. LaWs"r--rhs prsssn. war IN the States !.
simply gigantic raid Of en stealers INTO sne souansr
q IS. ssn s Ssy ever susrsd ssr
| in ths whole hkssry Of slavery: Re would ask thcs
s% -s1 s and
ss Wno was shsi sossS sAs Sruss towards ss nssros
sssp,ssa @ and cSnSs@asd q ali the svii,sa wosiSs
| h q massachusetts, mao.
m s:ss, Ts g sy s..:: a .s. s
ysnOsd towards tie plaNovm, wls ihe spps.sn. mae
police sos snosS them "a seps shem ssc.; Are, !,
disturbances had ls.,ss ts9sv -, an hour ns "a. e u
After few closing 'tsmeyxs nom Mr.. Kms, !. which
expressed his regvs the scene thai had aissn on'
the n,.s sirs nae appeal In aid q abe s,sss n. Oh
A collection wxs theu taken up, after ~hlcu tav - ~ \
dren sang NJ sro hymn a. suna by Tho oesroes W
J scush. and vos meeins then adjcarnas