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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1838
Page
2
A large mob of 16 000 to 20 000 people gathered as a hall was seized by authorities after the mayor took control. Anti Slavery exhibits were ransacked and the building burned while engines were blocked. The event underscores fears over slavery and property rights amid the unrest.
A Philadelphia crowd fractured order during temperance and anti slavery meetings at a hall. An agitator demanded the building be torn down while others stirred mob action, breaking windows as speakers and women audience members maintained composure.
The article notes violent acts and public uproar reflecting racial tension, with critics blaming city officials and the mayor for failure to maintain order. It cites observers from Boston and concerns over abolitionist sentiment influencing social norms, urging firmer leadership to prevent further trouble.
The Philadelphia unrest is blamed on Mayor and civil authorities for failing to prevent clashes. Critics say suppression of abolitionist meetings allowed mobs to act violently against citizens, including women, risking deadly outcomes and public outrage.
A charged editorial condemns slavery and urges action against the system. It argues freemen must oppose the blight, citing outrages and the complicity of magistrates. The piece links abolition to national moral renewal and the defense of private and public rights.
The piece questions the Mayor and Police actions during a Thursday riot, noting that the building remained unprotected after eight o'clock and that a lone watchman faced the mob while others did little to intervene. The account cites eyewitness observation of police restraint and crowd intimidation.
Witnesses claim fifty resolute men could have prevented the fire and spared the city from disgrace and repairs. Civil authorities are blamed for failing to stop the riotous incendiary act. Reported from Philadelphia passengers describe destruction of a hall and a schoolhouse and a women’s Convention concluding its sessions.
In a pointed rebuke, the writer dismisses sensational stories of interracial marches on Chestnut Street as fabrications for base ends, then declares that anyone who refuses to walk with a colored brother shows inner murderers at heart.
The Pennsylvania Gazette describes a large crowd seizing a hall in a night of disorder. Mayor Swift led police to the scene but the mob, estimated at twenty five to thirty thousand, protected the builders and prevented arrests. Firemen joined the sentiment, water was not used, and officials lament the violence while noting broad unrest and public concern for law and order.
The Boston Courier argues that if people persist in outraging decency and social courtesies, they should not expect anything but a riot. The passage condemns the abolitionist position and warns of unrest due to provocative actions.
A May 17 mob in a Kentucky city formed from Garrison and other abolitionists in a hall costing $40,000. They denounced opponents and pushed abolition and amalgamation. The crowd broke windows and set the hall ablaze as firemen and the mayor did not intervene, heightening anger against Garrison and his views.
The Philadelphia burning of Pennsylvania Hall by a mob linked to abolitionist activity sparks strong reaction. Garrison and Weld cited. the event shields civil rights debate and may shift legislative stances in Pennsylvania. Officials and onlookers witnessed the blaze as a dramatic clash of liberty and order.
A regional editorial critiques Fanny Wright and the rising Garrisonism movement. It argues that errors in opinion threaten civil institutions if not openly challenged and questions the motives behind modern democratic reforms sweeping parts of the United States. The piece condemns demoralizing doctrines and laments the spread of lawless sentiment while probing the causes of reform currents.
The author argues for legislative cures to national misdeeds and cites a recent city incident where residents handled a nuisance themselves after lawful avenues failed. The piece reflects on enforcing order when authorities provide no remedy and emphasizes lawful, orderly citizen action.
The Richmond presses denounce mob action in Philadelphia over abolitionist halls and defend mob rule as a last resort, while praising punitive sentiment against abolitionists. The Philanthropist notes an anniversary gathering in Granville with speeches by Rankin, Blanchard, and others focusing on anti slavery and moral reform.
Report of the Third Anniversary meeting at Granville Ohio May 30 to May 31 1838 with delegates from multiple counties. Recitations by Rev Beecher Rankin and others, committee appointments for enrolment resolutions and political action, and calls for immediate emancipation and abolitionist unity.
The Journal of Commerce and the Commercial Advertiser denounce modern social mixing as a vice and warn of public disgrace. They condemn interracial promenades in Chestnut Street and urge women to avoid mixed gatherings while recommending husbands and fathers police moral order.
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