, 1873-03-17
NOT HARMONIOUS,
Tile Free-and-E Easy Meeting at Rico
& Jaokson's Hall.
A Variety Of Opinions Expressed on a
Variety Of Subjects.
Foeble ProtestAgainBt tho Imprisonment
Of the Nasty Train,


In rogponso to call published in The
BuNDAY TRIBUNE, about fifty people, including
threo women, mot at Rico nnd Jackaon's HILL,
Oh West Randolph street, yesterday afternoon,
to discuss FREQ apocch froe pross, md equality
before the 1nw." Auotionocr Reynolds called
tho meeting to ordor, and nominated DR.. Butts
for Chairman. Tho Doctor dcclinet, and tho
position being offered to a Mr.. Watson, ho ao-
coptol 1t. Ho said thoy were to consider tho
meeting representative ono OF tho City of Chi
cago It was not largo mootiug but II tho rooplc
Of this city did not value thoir liberty lo couldn't
help 1t. They should do what they could to &C.
euro llborty, and draw othora in to
Bcok protection from ontragcs. The meet
Ing had been called to. ontor
protest ngainnt certain illegal proceedings
which Ind takon place in Now York In regard to
tho arreat OF certain editors and propretors Of
certain paper, which wero contrary to the spirit
OF tho American Constitution, md callod for tho
intention of all FREQ American citizons, both nalo
md fomalc.
DR.. Butts remarked that tho noeting was
called by him in the intercat of George francis
Train, who Ind boon arrested In Now York md
cast into tho Tombs, whoro le Ind romained for
oloyon weeks without bcing permitted to have
trial. His dungeon was loathsome, and he was
treated as unklndly as man could 10 troetod.
Unlcss protest was made, they dil not know
how soon any ottfzon Of the United States could
ee eho noasrs Of sho @ olelasp w,theus
o trial. The arrest Of Train was naenaee ngainst
tho liberty Of speech and tho liberty of the pcr-
son and Of tho preBB, and ought not to bo toler-
atod. Ha Ind prepared q protest, which he
read. It is subioined:
wnrnE4s, ~ tho recent contemplate Outrage by
TeaaR asM IL aTresns ito
olttor s1d rropretor 9f tho Train Ags On tho rdic-
snaen @ u u assss ea S u y s
a In % n bsos sos s r III nat
American Constitution, sna I direct menace % ths
Rtsalssd, That ~ ttxens Of ths profe.sedly fsce
government feel called upon in iho Of l,u-
a o e. ho
crcisn people, and to demand for al Iorsous accused
comfortable plaza q confinement where tAoy naay
COVE kind and considerate Treatment, tnhtead OF tho
Tersona arc considere innocent Until proven guilty,
hence have no right 70 be puniahcd before found
% e. n9a q hss asPsa Pssss ss s e. pssa
eyory American citizen.
hlr. Butts Thought tho protcst covered tue
whole ground. Train was before the world; he
right ana Freedom, md against oppression and
oil kinds OF villanics. Ho (Tlain) was always
ready to open hp mouth and ospoao tho fraud,1-
as o1 s S bsd Of s na 5 n e pd 1a af
Bail had been offered, but he rcjerted
it. Woodruff md Clatn and Blood Ind
he hsSq ssat to sca 5S i fSs wa ne pp9SS p S
incarcerate them for telling tho truth. lhoro
was nothing obscone In what Train published in
bis paper. Tho American bible Society sent tho
same language all over Christonlom and leath-
onlom every day. Why should they Escape
tho Bible, and tlleir publication by lin was no
crime. The Bible soeisty was equally culpnble,
Mr.. Neither said there was frcer. country
than Au,orlca. and editors were not allowed to
pu,eh everything, thero. The publication Of
81. M "Sr There wa was no no proof pro TINT i IL
true, and houce its insertion in tho newspaper
Mns doubly pernielous. It Was wrong to defauae
Tie laws Of the country did not al1oW man to
scaudalizo his noighbor. Those who didit, how
eyer, always had T. fow aynapathizese. He do
sirod 4 FREQ presa, but 1t Should not be free to
attack tho character OF every mau and woman
tho editor iie1ketl. The newspaper men would
be moro respected, and the editors escape incar-
cora.ion in prison, it they minded thoir own
buBineeB.
Mr. Reynolds, after boing elected Secretary Of
the moeting, trusted that other meetings Of a
similar character would be hold loroaftcr.
There waB uecessity for all looking after their
fntorests. # the object was to simply paaa q
.censuro others, he did not dosire to take part.
Philosophers could not stop to tallo up isolatod
casos. Ho was in fayor OF any movonlont to
benefit humanity nud bring about reform.
nIr. Farrah defended George Francis Train
An attempt had been made to choke him OF, boz
cause what he said waa Questionable to corrupt
Government officials. He had merely pub
1ssea feT 9a passagsa s1a from to n1o
read in n decent family. Tho speaker would not
road them to his family. Flo knew they were
nasty, because ho had read them himself. Train
was arrested because ho put something IN hia
paper for tho gleptics to read. " Some skop-
ties wero skeptieal and cared nothing for tile
Bible, and wouldn't know these wore such pass
speaLor nlludod to tho Credit Mobilicr Congress-
men, and said they were considered " smart, u
bccause they hlohod tho peoples money. They
and the otlor villanous government officials,
his opinion, DO hung up to treo, just aa horse.
thioycs are in Missouri. [Applausel.
Mr.: Butts nude another speech, pitching into
everybody connected with the arrest Of Trai1,
test. Ho clpi,ned Mr. tGreoloy had boon pois-
.oned by tho doctors and hurried to q l,lilatic
asylum, where 1t was proposed to send Train.
Frain !Bhouid DO allowed to publish h,H paper,
and bribery Of Congressman ought to DO stopped.
For Gods Sake" said lie, - Let us he detern,-
lllod that will no longer put up with tho vile
acouudrels WHO administer tho atfalrs Of the
Goyornmont."
Mr.. stoner could not ait quietly by and hear
tho nation asaailed In such unqualified terms,
particularly when no solution Of the difficulties
under 'shfah they laborel was proposed. Human
untnre MIS- human nature, wlotl,or il be II,
America or anywhere elao, md where men hvc.l
wrongB would exist. Thore waB o remedy, and
evory citizen should do his duty Mt tho polls.
All know what tho laws were in relation to the
Ind no control over IT, The State unle laws