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state of the mob, which, as far as I could judge from
the place where I stood, increased continually in
numbers, and being exceedingly anxious for Gar
rison, for whom a cry was often raised, I went up
again to the upper part of the building, and in the
Abolition Koom I now saw Garrison, and about him
his friends that I have mentioned. There were also
in the same room several individuals that had ob
tained admittance before the passage-way was occu
pied by the constables. Whether the latter knew
Garrison or not I cannot say.
I spoke to him, how
ever, and as his friends had told me that there was
no means of escape for him by the roof or the rear of
the building, I asked him if he could not find $ place
in the garret where he could remain concealed. He
said that he would see, and went up the attic stairs
with alacrity. This is all that I said to Garrison
during the afternoon.
I returned to my position
at the bottom of the
staircase in the passage-way, which I did not again
quit till the mob rushed up Washington Street.
From the time that the females withdrew I ob
served that the sign of the Society now and then
attracted the notice of this angry mob, their ill-tem
per displaying itself in the shape of shouts and yells.
I suppose it was the only thing they could see that
reminded them of the object of their vengeance. I
thought, too, that as soon as it became dark, it might
occur to these rioters, that, if they could get stones
(and there were plenty there, as State Street had
been recently macadamized) they would commence
a pelting of this sign, and from the sign proceed to