, 1875-01-16
THE BOSTON MEETING,
1HENt1Et I nIIIt ftax 1z..t,rt.a1u

tSpec.ai Dispatch tn Tic Chilean, TribHn..
DosTos, Jan. 15.--l'lAat the meeting in Fancui!
Hall to-day was Ereat anl imposing demon
Etration, it il naeloss 10 deny. This morning II
appeared to 10 quito uncertain whether OF not it
would amount to anything. 1t was beloved t.,ak
tho conduct Ut one or two gentlemen who're
iames had been uhed. they asserted, without
thelr consent, would discourage aud lculuIa'izo
tao leaders i'll tito movement to great extent;
but when Tho hour of IL nrrived. the hall was
quito az cIoeely filled as was comfortable,
With standing audience OIL tile principal
floor. Tic organization waB Objected, and tho
speeches Of htr. Stnckpolc, who called the as-
Eenbly to order. and OF the Hon. William Gray,
who presided, discovered no whit OF abatement
Of tho conviction of tho necessity Of d protest
against tho scLion in Louisiana. The uamcB OF
tile officers, when announced, Vere app1au[1ed
ono by one, prominent Democrats aud Eepubli-
cans rccoi,ing d nearly equal ovation. Tho prc-
pondUraucR OF 14an,ea in tho organization and
tuo list OF speakers was Republican, and it waa
quickly evident that. whatever might bo said
Ut tho character Of tho New York meeting
tho Democrats ~elo not tie control
ling itlnenca In this onet either on
tho platform or on the floor. Tie tono Of tie
speeches was temperate but firm aud serious.
When Gen. Quincy reterre,1 to his omn expert
euco With New Orleans mob aud expressed his
eniiro conviction Of Tho Rir1:e.itY OF purpose Of
Gcn. Slor..au, the uttefa AGO was heartily ap-
plnudeu. Nobody acotne' to 10 animated by
anything like malignant feeling toward eithor
him or tue President. John Quincy Adams
stoatly asserted bs bclief in tho honesty Of tho
rrcsidonts motives, and rcpoatcd 1t with empha-
sis wi,on a laugh Of incrodulity was 1asod He
took no stock. Lo said, IN the opinion that
Grant aspired to u Dictatorship, but he did be-
Hove tho commission and repetition Of acts OF
military domination over tho civil authority until
the people ceased to regard them a. reprehensi-
bio would land tho nation in military Imperialism
sooner or later.
TIE EVENT or TIE EyESIxG
Waa Wendell Phillips speech. lie Eat all through
tho moatsng Oh tie front rail Of thn gallery, in
plain Fiow Of tue whole audience, aud tLs
scattered diescntc,a from tho purpose ot
tho meesing frequently raised q eslt for
him. Jost as tho question Oh tho
resolutions Was about to be- put, to roso to
slaeak. The Chairman repressed expressions vi
dissent. and ha Cattle 10 tho platform nn1 spu9e
irfeGn!ariy choahr speaker 1sro TEN Of tho Leg
iHla.ure It ceased to lie . LegpIature anu he.
came mob, which 1t 'sas perfectly legal a.nl
proper that tho army. under sno direction Of tho
not for Grant Or for SAeviJan. Ills onlY rara
WIS for tho freedmen, who would tonight
10 cast down with dis11ay II Boston.
thronGh Fancnl nhn should semi up
10 u hAbtinrk0n 1ue FGst1lNtlcHb hGuAH(Ieu, hllGQ
ho had finished, Mr.. JOHN 4. Novel;, who has
hot a very aayoVy reputation with Nlassachu-
setts Republicans Gil account Of l,.B connection
viii. butler ard the Custom. House ring. otfered
n resolution ludoreiu6 Graut's actun. It looked
NJ II pliiiips' speech ana sLis reyolHsen were
part Of d sot plan to capture tic meeting
bnt. II Buch was tue casc, It failed. The
nnbslituto resolution VAS roioctod decidul-
ly, aul tle original resolutions we're adopted.
although tho nays wore numerous and loud. THO
yrYa ~ 1 II raut,t,,t;En n1or
evenly divided than tho former vote. There
waa inue.l confusion In tile weary audience,
cauacd by those who considered tho first yoto o.
sottling the matter Wishing for tho doorh. The
lncetiug lasted over three hours, was co.l-
asa1,.ly full, aud. at .tmos, w4s intensely e1-
cited.