The Liberator

MOBS IN XENIA.

When the Female anti-slavery meeting of Boston was broke up and dispersed, the pro-slavery presses said the mob was composed of the 'wealthy and influential' class of the community. That portion of the 'wealthy and influential' in Xenia, have a more safe way of getting up mobs. Instead of exposing their own precious persons, they have only to condemn the object of the meeting, and express their serious apprehensions that a mob will be raised, and forthwith all the boys in town disposed to use them, are furnished with eggs. Such was the course adopted last summer, when Mr. Allyn exhibited masonry, and being attended with tolerable success, it was again resorted to last evening, when it became known that Mr. Birney would deliver an address on slavery. One of the 'wealthy and influential,' who said he would as soon take a rattle-snake by the tail as Mr. Birney by the hand, expressed great fears about the raising of a mob. He would be very sorry to see it, but he had no doubt but there would be one, for he had heard threats to that effect, and they were made by men who would put them in execution. The consequence was that, during the delivery of the address, a few of the tools of these 'wealthy and influential' were prowling about the court-house, occasionally throwing an egg in through the door or window. After the assembly was dismissed, they followed Mr. B. and his escort to his lodgings, throwing eggs after them, but taking care to keep at a respectful distance from them. These slaves of the dough-faces, not having used up all their arguments upon Mr. B., and fearing, as we supposed, to return to their masters until they had used the last one, came to the office of the Free Press, and bestowed upon its walls quite a liberal shower. A few eggs were thrown through our window.—Xenia Free Press.