Our meeting was advertised to take place at nine o'clock, A.M.The pro-slavery parties hired a colored man to take a large auction bell, and go all over the city ringing it, and crying, "ho ye! ho ye! Negro auction to take place in the market house, at nine o'clock, by George Ore!" This cry was sounded all over the city, which called out many who would not otherwise have been present.

They came to see if it was really the case.

The object of the rabble in having the bell rung was, to prevent us from attempting to speak.

But at the appointed hour, Bro.

Dresser opened the meeting with prayer, and Samuel Brooks mounted the block and spoke for fifteen or twenty minutes, after which Mr.Dresser took the block and talked about one hour upon the wickedness of slaveholding.