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Anti-abolition Riot In Boston

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Day
1
Month
February
Year
1861
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Public Domain
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Boston, Jan. Jan. 25. After tho Tremont Temple was closod by the Mayor last night, 5,000 peoplo gathered in" the vicinity, a majority of them beüeving it a ruse to pet rid of tho mob. The crowd broke nto part ies after waiting for two or three hours, and gradually disperscd. About 20O procoeded to Wendell Phillips' reaidence, on Essex street, and threatened to clean hini out. The pólice prevented anJ attaok, and mado several arresta. Tho colored people became greatly ahrm.ed, in consequence oí tho threats that a mob would visit thoir hauaes but there waa no such demonetration. t is eaid that Mayor Wightman was iníormed that an organized attack by a strong: forcé would have beeD made onthe Temple from the out 8de, had the Gonvention reassembled in the evening, and he therefore closod tho Hall and deeided that it Bhould nat be reopened to-day. A large crowd wro gathered about the building. dur ing this forenoon, and the polioe were required to kaep the street open fcr vebicles. The riotou3 demoDStration, however, is at an end. The Anti-slavery Society this afternoon ro-elected their old ofBcers, Edmund Quincy, ÍPresident. They exonerated the Trustoes of Tremont Temple relativo to. the proceedinas last night, and pronounced Mayor Wiglitma of no consequence. The conven, tion thon adjnurned tint dit.

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