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Story October 26, 1835

Lynchburg Virginian

Lynchburg, Virginia

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In Boston, Julien Hall owner prohibits use by abolitionists due to opposition to British agitator George Thompson. The Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society postpones its annual meeting amid threats and crowds. Thompson attempts a private lecture but is thwarted, and he is reportedly bound over to keep the peace.

Merged-components note: Sequential components covering the same anti-slavery event involving Thompson in Boston.

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A Stirrer.--Julien Hall, in Boston, has lately been hired by a new Abolition Church, for the use, a certain portion of the time for their religious worship. This privilege was seized upon by one Thompson to harangue a company of ladies. But the lessor has given notice in the papers, that he shall close the avenues to the Hall, and that no assembly for such purpose shall be holden at it.

From the Boston Gazette.

The following notice appeared in the Daily Advertiser of yesterday:

The Boston Female Anti Slavery Society have been informed that the proprietor and lessee of Congress Hall, forbid that the annual meeting of said society should be holden at that place, under the apprehension that the building is endangered by the determined resolution of men of property and standing, to put a stop to the meeting, let the consequences be what they may.

They therefore notify the members and the public generally, that the meeting will not take place on the anniversary of the formation of the society, as was at first proposed, and has hitherto been their practice, but will be postponed until further notice.

By order of the Board,

Mary S. Parker, President.
Is it not altogether too bad that our peaceable city should be kept in a state of excitement and commotion by such a foreign vagabond as Geo. Thompson? Yesterday upon a mere rumor that he was to lecture before the Female Anti-slavery Society, that part of Washington street in the neighborhood of Amory Hall was filled with a crowd of people waiting his arrival. What their intentions were we have no means of knowing, but thought we could read judge Lynch quite strongly depicted in most of their countenances.

Verily, "the curse never fell upon our nation until now." After having been forbidden the use of Julien Hall, it was publicly announced in one of the morning papers that the lecture would be postponed to another opportunity, and yet the impudent scoundrel privately engaged Ritchie Hall for the same afternoon, and at 4 o'clock, about forty women were collected in that room, over Mr. Callender's store, to listen to an address from him.

But to the credit of our citizens he was not permitted to hold forth, and his weak and deluded followers retired to their respective homes. Mr. Thompson was nowhere to be found.

It was reported last evening that, on complaint of the mayor, Thompson had been bound over to keep the peace. This perhaps is the best disposition that can be made of the scoundrel by the city authorities; but the "citizens generally" would like to use him up in some other way.

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event Curiosity

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners Misfortune Justice

What keywords are associated?

Abolitionism George Thompson Boston Anti Slavery Hall Disruption Crowd Threat Meeting Postponed

What entities or persons were involved?

George Thompson Mary S. Parker Julien Hall

Where did it happen?

Boston

Story Details

Key Persons

George Thompson Mary S. Parker Julien Hall

Location

Boston

Story Details

Opposition to British abolitionist George Thompson leads to prohibition of hall use by the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society; meeting postponed amid threats from crowds and men of property; Thompson's private lecture disrupted.

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