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Anti-abolition mob at Boston.

The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Convention, which met in Tremont Temple, Boston, on Thursday, met with a stunning reception. At an early hour the hall was thronged with men and boys, and about 5,000 persons assembled in front of the building during the afternoon session, the great mass evidently determined to break up the meeting. C. C. Burleigh, a noted abolitionist, was the first speaker. The throng present listened to him awhile, and then broke forth in such continued hissing, groaning and yelling that he was compelled to take his seat. The subsequent doings are thus reported in the New York Herald:

He addressed in the latest style of the infidel school; carries a formidable patriarchal beard, and is generally as hirsute as Esan used to be; wears his hair long and in thick curls behind his ears. He went straight in for doing away with the Union if slavery could not otherwise be abolished. (Hisses.) Abolitionist stood on a platform high at least as that of heathen philosophy. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. Not that they feared that the heavens would fall; for justice must be done. They had heard that demands were made that Massachusetts should repeal her personal liberty bills. (Loud applause and hisses.) It was proposed that the servants of the slave power might do true allegiance to the demon they serve; but these bills cannot be repealed except right be sacrificed to expediency. He was opposed to all concessions to the South, for men cannot always be making concessions; they must resist at some period. Therefore, let them resist at once. They must not repeal any of the personal liberty bills. (Hissing, noise and great confusion.) They must not divide the country between the slave and free powers, by means of miserable concession. (Cries of ,‘"put him out,"’ ‘ "out with him,"’ hisses, cat-calls, howling and a noisy demonstration generally. ‘"Three cheers for the Union,"’ given with great earnestness-- ‘" Three groans for the abolitionists."’ Three cheers for the white man," with a will.‘--Three cheers for the black man,"’ given with enthusiasm. ‘"Three groans for the police."’) The excitement in the gallery broke out again; hissing all through the gallery, and a repetition of the scenes in the morning. Poor Burleigh patiently digging into an awful speech, which only three or four persons can hear. A camp meeting hymn started in the galleries — police in a perfect state of immobility. Chorus in the gallery, ‘"We are going home, we are going home, to die no more."’ Laughter, and an uproarious applause, followed by loud hissing.

Burleigh continued his speech, not a word of which escaped the Boston reporters, who regarded it as something very fresh. The howling and yelling at length became so furious that even patient Burleigh had to retreat.

Such a hubbub and confusion ensued as is perfectly indescribable. It was entirely useless for the chairman to attempt to speak. Every word was drowned in continued howling, stamping, whistling and cat-calls, which the Bowery boys would fail to imitate in their most excited state of mind.

The chairman now attempted to speak, but the noise and excitement became as loud as the roaring of the sea when lashed into a furious storm. Some industrious fellows in the gallery had obtained some corn creaks, which they rattled about with unceasing industry, adding to the already intensely uproarious character of the proceedings. There were great fears expressed that the gallery would fall, the creaking of the corn creaks leading some to suppose that the building was giving way. But nothing would stop the furious disposition of the disturbers of the meeting.--The police stood quietly by, looking on. Presently another camp meeting hymn was started, and the people in the gallery having nothing better to do, began to pitch the cushions of the seats upon the audience below, in the midst of yelling and howling as ferocious as that of frontier Indians, the people dodging about to escape the blows from the cushions.

Then there was increased confusion, the meeting being at a perfect stand still. The Temple was completely in the hands of the mob, which increased every moment.

Mr. Edmund Quincy, the acting chairman, now came to the front of the platform, howling out as loudly as possible in such an uproar, ‘"If the police have been instructed by the Mayor to stand up and do their duty, they will proceed to disperse this mob."’

The police did not hear a word of this address, and so remained stationary, as before. The people in the gallery, being entirely uninterrupted, continued their riotous demonstrations. The yelling and screaming was perfectly deafening. Even the venerable folks who carried ear trumpets were forced to dispense with them, so terrible was the din kept up by the rowdies.

Another speaker came forward and endeavored to make himself heard, but he was treated to a hymn to the tune of ‘"Dixie's Land."’ As there was no help for it, the gallery boys were left to themselves, and such a storm of hissing and howling as they kept up for half an hour has rarely been heard.

At length Geo. H. Hoyt came forward to speak. Mr. Hoyt is quite a young man, and acted as one of John Brown's counsel in his trial for the Harper's Ferry raid. He commenced by saying, ‘"I think Garrison spoke the sentiments of the anti-slavery people of Massachusetts, when he said, 'I will not equivocate — I will not surrender a single inch.' That is what he would say to this mob."’

The noise was still continued, the crowd becoming if possible more boisterous than before. For several minutes the tumult was tremendous, when Mayor Wightman, with the Chief of Police, and a posse of officers, entered the Temple. The whole audience was now thrown into perfect consternation, in the presence of the police, who filled the rioters with apprehension, and the timid with terror. The Mayor and Chief came in front of the platform, and his Honor, with outstretched hands, appealed for silence. Presently the crowd became more pacific at the presence of the Chief Magistrate of the city, and comparative order was restored.

The Mayor said, ‘"Fellow-citizens, I am sure that you, who are the citizens of Boston, will listen to the voice of its Chief Magistrate. [Loud cheers and cries of 'good.' and 'three cheers for Mayor Wightman.'] Fellow-citizens, I can only say that you will testify your respect for the Chief Magistrate whom you have elected by keeping silence, and listening to that which I shall say. [A voice, 'We shall.'] And now, inasmuch as this meeting has been disturbed by tumultuous and riotous proceedings, I am requested by the trustees of this building to disperse this meeting."’

At this announcement loud cheers, cries of ‘"good"’ and tremendous demonstrations of delight arose from the disorderly persons in the galleries. A waving of hats, violent gesticulations and frantic outbursts of riotous individuals, continued for several minutes.--This, they thought, was the end of the anti-slavery meeting.

The Mayor continued-- ‘"Fellow-citizens, having announced my intention under the direction of a written order of the trustees of this Temple, I have simply to say to you that I am sure you will respect me sufficiently to leave this place quietly and peaceably."’

Loud cries of ‘"yes, yes,"’ arose from some in the gallery, while the anti-slavery men on the platform and in the body of the Temple, who were dissatisfied at the manner of the Mayor's announcement, ferociously shouted ‘"No, no,"’ and wanted the Mayor to produce the evidence of his authority from the trustees.

The Chairman, Mr. Quincy and other leading members had a brief conference with his Honor, and protested that the trustees had authorized no such promulgation.

Here there was continued excitement among the abolitionists, who were now foremost in making uproarious demonstrations. After repeated shouts from all quarters of ‘"Read it, " ’ the Mayor said--‘"Gentlemen, I am requested to read the document which has been placed in my hands, and which I regard as sufficient authority for my conduct."’ He read the letter, and shortly after the meeting dispersed.


[by Telegraph.]

Boston, Jan. 24.
--At the evening proceedings, after Tremont Temple was closed last night by Mayor Wightman, at the request of the trustees, at least five thousand people gathered in the vicinity, the majority believing that the closing of the place was merely a ruse to get rid of the mob.

After waiting two hours in a pelting snow storm, for the re-opening of the hall, the crowd broke into separate parties and gradually dispersed.

About two hundred of the crowd visited the residence of Mr. Philips, in Essex street, and threatened to ‘"clean him out,"’ but Deputy Chief of Police Ham, with a squad of policemen, prevented the outrage, and made several arrests.

The colored population became greatly alarmed, as threats were made by a few of the mob to visit their houses. No such demonstrations, however, were made.

The police force called out to preserve the peace numbered one hundred and fifty men.

It is said that Mayor Wightman was informed that an organized attack by a strong force would be made on the Temple from the outside, in case the Convention re-assembled in the evening, and to prevent the destruction of the property of the numerous occupants in the basement and other portions of the building, he was induced to close the hall.

The Mayor has decided that the hall shall not be re-opened to-day.

There was a large crowd about the Temple

this forenoon, and the streets had to be kept open for vehicles by the police.

The riotous demonstration, however, is now entirely at an end.


Boston, Jan. 25.
--The Anti-Slavery Society are holding a session at the Society's rooms, Washington street, to-day. The police are protecting them from outsiders.

The meeting adopted a series of resolves that the Society has proposed nothing, and done nothing, but in strict accordance with love to God and all mankind; that their constitutional rights have been trampled upon by the mob and the Mayor of Boston; that the entire responsibility rested upon the Mayor; and appealing with confidence from his mal-administration of the law to the country, the civilized world, and to God Almighty.

It was then voted to apply to the Legislature for the use of the Representatives' Hall to-night.

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