and the blind men at the The consequences of infamy and blind hatred from their South.” detractors, North and South, of deterring, precipitated determination, and nerved these “instead men to strike quickly, and in a manner to give the blow the greatest possible effect in all Loguen concluded, only treatment the law directions.” “It was,” “the deserved.” While the abolitionists plotted and schemed, the streets of Syracuse continued to be thronged with onlookers and rabble rousers. Some stood in a great crowd, flooding across the western extent of Clinton Square. foundations of the city now seemed to be “The shaken,” Loguen remembered, all the men and women Clinton Square, both sides of “and assembled.” “on the canal, was dotted with hats and The crowd had assembled to witness what Loguen bonnets.” characterized as, most daring and stirring event that had occurred on the “the continent.” Women and children stood on balconies and sidewalks ringing the square, of the reach of “out danger, to see the battle which they prayed would set the bondman free, though it periled the blood of their sons, brothers and excitement among them was But the husbands.” “The intense.” ring of spectators were not simply observers, but catalysts, surrounding, two or three “the thousand actors at the Police office as a celestial guard, and stimulant of their manly and heroic stood on the porch of the police office, inciting the crowd to action. qualities.” Orators The rescuers, filing out of Doctor office, began arming themselves for combat, Hoyt’s with clubs, and others with axes under their overcoats, while others were arming “some themselves with rods of iron from a pile before Mr. ten Wheaton's Hard Ware store.” About minutes after eight, of the rescuers, anxious for an overt act, and pained intensely by the “one delay, cried out at the top of his voice from the crowd, him out! Bring him A stone ‘Bring out!’” let fly from another of the hands and shattered a light of glass in the police organizer’s office’s window. Soon, more projectiles were hurling into the office. The investigators, still
and the blind men at the South.” The consequences of infamy and blind hatred from their detractors, North and South, “instead of deterring, precipitated determination, and nerved these men to strike quickly, and in a manner to give the blow the greatest possible effect in all directions.” “It was,” Loguen concluded, “the only treatment the law deserved.” While the abolitionists plotted and schemed, the streets of Syracuse continued to be thronged with onlookers and rabble rousers. Some stood in a great crowd, flooding across the western extent of Clinton Square. “The foundations of the city now seemed to be shaken,” Loguen remembered, “and all the men and women assembled.” Clinton Square, “on both sides of the canal, was dotted with hats and bonnets.” The crowd had assembled to witness what Loguen characterized as, “the most daring and stirring event that had occurred on the continent.” Women and children stood on balconies and sidewalks ringing the square, “out of the reach of danger, to see the battle which they prayed would set the bondman free, though it periled the blood of their sons, brothers and husbands.” “The excitement among them was intense.” But the ring of spectators were not simply observers, but catalysts, surrounding, “the two or three thousand actors at the Police office as a celestial guard, and stimulant of their manly and heroic qualities.” Orators stood on the porch of the police office, inciting the crowd to action. The rescuers, filing out of Doctor Hoyt’s office, began arming themselves for combat, “some with clubs, and others with axes under their overcoats, while others were arming themselves with rods of iron from a pile before Mr. Wheaton's Hard Ware store.” About ten minutes after eight, “one of the rescuers, anxious for an overt act, and pained intensely by the delay, cried out at the top of his voice from the crowd, ‘Bring him out! Bring him out!’” A stone let fly from another of the organizer’s hands and shattered a light of glass in the police office’s window. Soon, more projectiles were hurling into the office. The investigators, still