St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22
FaneuiI Hall on Louisiana.
Wendell Phillips Gives them Hot
Shot.

Boston came near going off - half
cock" on this Louisiana difficulty. la
rr>p"r~.. to the ,Indcprnd"nt" press. it
called Il meeting at Fancuil Hail. but
the prominent mcn of Boston we've CON
>piru"u~ 10y their absence. and the
meeting WAS run almost entirely 10y the
sore heads aud former rebel >}mpa-
thi>,l>. 1t waS IN old fashioned Dem
"cratic powwow. with the addition of Il
ttw "rc>pcrjahle" parties who proha
bly, wished Themselves out of it. Mr..
Wendell Phillips WAS i'll the audience.
and i'll response To repeated calls. took
the platform. after some others had
spoken. 1t was we'll known that he
sustained the administration in its
course on The Louisiana question. and
with the complexion of the mcctin"
being largely Democratic, or III least
anti-Grant, the only wonder is that he
was heard at all. However. 10y per
>iSIcnt talking. he made out To throw
some hot shot into the hulk of the
gIowlcrS. which struck very near the
water line
SPEECH RY WENDELL. PHILLIPS.
M. Chairman and FcIIOr (IH>sHN: |
came here this morning hcc;ruSc | SaW
in The Journal that the. voice of Boston
WAS to he uttered through Fancuil Hall
on the great national question. The
citizens of Boston were summoned tO
record her verdict. her verdict on the
conduct OF the Executive If the lmited
States. looked over the list of gen
! tlcmcn who summoned To Fancull Hall
| the people of Boston. and | said : If
/ this Ice the voice of Boston. who are the
! Boston men who summoned uStocNprc--
sion of Boston opinion Who are the
men that vote and pay taxes, and bean
the shame OF the glory of being citi-
zc.I> OF Boston. that summoned this
meeting !
The iISt named is Charles Francis
Adams of Q"incy tremendous applau>c)
a very worthy gentleman. Great con
fusion here prcNailcd.) If you will
only hear me You will stc that | mean
no diSreSpcct to Nj. Adams or ANY 9th
CT Signer. (CrieS of ''yuu can't and
hear him. | say that Mr.. Adams
allow me 10 speak that Mr.. Adams i,
Il worthy gentleman. applause ano
contu>ion.) If You will only hear me
gentlemen. we shnll save time. have
no intention
p. Here the noise was - great that Mr.
Phillips could not he heard and til,
President arose to restore order. -
great. however. waS the noise. tn,
words "QueStion" and Free Speech
being shouted on all sides, that for som,
time the President could say nothing
At length. the noise subsidized to IL Ger
tain extent. and the President said
Fellow citizens, hear Mr.. Phillips
hear anybody and every body who W iSh
eS to speak i'll Fanruil Hall. BE pa
:. tiemt and give them your ears. an,
finally. vote according to your owl
Judgment" The words were receive,
with great applause, and Mr.. Phillip,
continued. He said
observed on this list, gentlemen
. the nalncs of worthy citizens from Salcn
and Ply mouth and Quincy and Wor
ce>ter and Cambridge, but, gentlemen
| called up to my memory the hundre,
, men. lawyers. merchants. clergymcl
and editors who in the Judgment of tin
world would he understood to repreSen
: the city of Boston. (Applause.) An,
presume. fellow citizens. that if vo
| presented tEat paper to hundred q
them ninety would refuse to sign il
applause and misses and cries of "ge
out" &c.) These names are not there
: "a voice : That's Il lie.) No. deny il