He was one of the "principal citizens" participating in the anti-abolitionist mob that broke up the 1835 meeting in Utica, called by Beriah Green, to set up a New York State Antislavery Society.
hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə "pɹˈɪnsɪpəl sˈɪɾɪzənz" pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈæntaɪˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst mˈɑːb ðæt bɹˈoʊk ˌʌp ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːɾɪŋ ɪn jˈuːɾɪkə, kˈɔːld baɪ bᵻɹˈaɪə ɡɹˈiːn, tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi səsˈaɪəɾi.