The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
FRESH SENSATION AT TIE HUB.
"reminiscences Of the 'sHnrd Times,, Of the
Old Abolition PRrty-Wondeu Phillips ON
the "Lyman Mob OF 1882

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"Reminiscences Of the 'Hard Times, Of the
Old Abolition PHrty-WendcI Phillips ON
the "Lyman Mob OF 1882
Itrom the Boston Post tdemocraticl Nov. III
The illtn lecture OF the Boston Lyceum course was
delivered In Music Han, last evening, by Wendell
Philips The subject Of the lecture was ''rhe Ly-
man Mob OF 1852
Al hafpast seven O'CLOCK the lecturer made his
appearance on the platform. Hts appearance was
fresh and prepossessng. and, Notwithstanding tho
arduous labors OF the campaign. he spoke with
yigor and freedom, and did 30 about an hour and
threequarters.
TuR LECTURE
IN commencement Mr.. Philips referred 10 his re-
cent effort to lit the politics Of the State higher
marxsl"ns me auuie3ce upon .no
ne SAID from forty to sixty representatives In two
branches CT me Legislature 10 represent temperance
hnu iaD0r; and We have done this IN the face OF the
Whoe INSCRIPTIONS journal ism OF the State. Then,
t0uchins upon the shameless subserviency OF the
press MT. PHILIPS quoted from Liebuhr:-
III there class In community upon whom rests
stronger obligations than any good
aaa sc'' men aud "u' senaensn tho editors Of
Two things In this canvass said the lecturer,
nave gwen me personally unmixed satisfaction.
rlrst nave heen permitted 10 put u noisy NEEDLE
some and selfish club into the piory, ana there 1t
wiii stand Tor few years; second, have lived 10
Zee, thank God, one OF that group that hung Ed
ward Greene brought 10 his knees before the Com
monweath In explanation aud apology. Ana II
mat group IN The same honorable attitude. And
with these PREDATORY remarks, the lecturer came 90
tle point before MN. fifst he reviewed the evil
| dence OF the Mayor OF 1888, Mir. Theodore Lyman,
and William Lloyd GARRISON In relation 20 the mob
Oh mat year, aud claimed the creuipllity or tue
latter; and then, in order that the audience
mgnt properly understand the question, carried
| them back 70 the time OF the starting OF tho
"Li5eratorn by Garrison In ls30-what ne Character
lied as the "mob season. which began Ia 1883 and
the election oil Edward Everett In 1885. Governor OF
the state and MS message 10 Tie eject that he be-
ieyed antl-sayery meetings TO DC an indictaDo Of
fence. Julian Han, said Mr.. Phillips, tenanted ana
| hired by the inhdels headed by Abner Kneeland,
| was the only han that was liberal enough TO shelter
| an anti-slavcry meeting. bounded out OF every
building, denounced by every press with the United
States government and the State government
against it, Mr.. Garrison, when ne sailed from New
| YORK IN 1885, was obliged TO be hidden in Arthur
Tappan's house Ia order that he might safely g4 on
| board. George thompson, In 1885, hidden In tho
county OF Essex In iarmhouses that are now histor
CAL from the MODS or Massachusetts,; from the sea-
board back TO the Mississippi, from the lakes
down to the Gull, one unDroken scene or violence;
| u price set on Mr.. Garrsons head by the state
| OF Georgia. demand from another State Tor the
editor OF the New York EpdnciDator, indicted for
words printed IN that clty-tnese facts Mr.. Philips
mentioned to show the nature OF the struggle lie
| then came directly TO the announcement Of the
meeting OF the Boston Female Ant-slavery Society
| at which George Thompson speak, on the 2lsI
OF October, In small hall belonging to themselves
AZ 40 washington street, in the attc the only one
raj weeks previous Mr.. Henry d. Chapman, the nus.
band OF Maria Weston Chapman, and other gentle
was apprehended and asked OF him the protection
Of the meeting. They waited upon MIN SO FIRE.
at last said "You trouble US great deal.n The &C.
| cupants OF the stores In the negnborhood OF the
anasiavsry room pettisned the Mayor to prevent
pretended. The ladies OF the society went around
| - It's members and warned them that unless
they were ready TO face mob they must net come
to the meeting. The whole city tossed with excitc-
ment. On the morning Of the day there appeared
! Thompson:-''T infamous foreigner, known as
| Thompson, WIN hold forth this afternoon at the
once 1s mo Ior s , see ns
Union to snake Thompson cut. 1t viii be contest
between Thompson and the friends OF the Uai0n. A
| purse Of 500 has been raised by a number OF
patriotic citizens to reward the Individual VINO shall
hrst lay violent hands ON Thompson SO that he may
| Of The Union, DO vigllant.n The Mayor was duly
warned and took warning, but took no steps 10
the Mayor was for dispensing the Society instead
| OF dispensing the mob He merely entreated the
20 obey hey . ne never
He consented II he did not assist 1t tearing down
rs sn e sps 70 the
the mob, but did not do 40 Mr.. Philips considered
ana
sarcasm upon the moment when, after the sign had
been thrown dswn and the mob were not satisfied
stairs they were the attic; they we're as high up
Of the back Of the building the mob seize him; the
Mayor hears Of u; ne PUSHES from - washington
mob; he meets them at tho entrance Of the
CITY Iall-thea the old state Housc-and
takes Mr.. Garrison into the City Hall. The
| second time the hunted man Is under a roof
and here comes the greatest offence. Two thou
hardly particle OF clothing on his person; q rope
had been round hts body. With immense struggle
actual fighting between man and man--ne Is gotten
into shelter again. What Is the duty OF the Mayor
He says "The Post once is below These are valua-
ble rooms. MIR. Garrison, you must 20 to Jai.p The
jail was In l<verett street, mile on. He committed
hlm again TO q carriage. IL was by extreme strug-
gle OF the most powerful men present that he could
be put into that carriage. The mob cut the traces
The Sheriff could not follow him int the carriage
They howied after IL. There was not one chance
10 hundred that tho man would ever reach Lev
tumut. Why were not the leaders OF that mob ar.
restedY Because, as the young man says, my
The law was not changed TIL $780," Well, IL was
different when Elliot was Mayor and the law
never was mob In this CITY that was not crushed
but pro-slavery mob. AIR. PHILIPPE next considered
dent OF the City Council 10 the effect that Mayor
Lyman had zone all he could TO control the mob
and passed on TO picture OF the future, with The0-
dore Lyman for Mayor. And this was all.
At the conclusion OF his charges continues the re-
port In the Posi-, Mr. Phillips was warmly congratu-
lated by his numerous friends upon the platform,
among whom were the weIl-known Abby Foster and
a number OF the Old anti-slayery people. Whatever
the i'm preston the audience BY Mr.. Phillips might
have been had bis dctum gone forth unalloyed, the
distribution OF paper entitled 'The Garrison Mobn
at the door, at the instance OF Theodore Lyman IT..
which was complete refutation OF the lecturers
charges mad wonderful effect In lessening the de-
gree and convinced many that there were two sides
10 the question.
A DREADFUL FALL.
Woman I'm Rochester Fails from Fourth