The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-28
TELEGRAPBIC NEWS
SPEECH OF HENRY A. WISE, IN WASHING

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| WARRINGTON May 27.-Last night about mir
O'Clock, tremendous gathering of persons tooA
place al Browns Hotel, accompanied with music
from the Marine Band. Mr. Wise was brought &c
the front part of the hotel aud Introduced To IN.
crowd, but the Storm Of applause hisees aud boot
inss tnat greeted him,Prevented biI being generally
heard. After slight lull had occurred among the
crowd, he commenced as follows:
Fellow citizens: never regretted, at any time
during my life more than at present, that had no.
more physical strength. 1t is not gene rous TO
trample on defeated foe, but if that were ever
tolerated, might be pardoned for doing it now.
II there ever was an opponent domipeerIug
and yranu ica, 1t is that illiberal party that has
sumed for it's motto, Americans shall rule Anne
RIGA" He has boosted that he was invincibIs and
Invisible. but have met the Black knight with his
v1or down. and his shield Is broken, and his spear
shivered into fragments.
He crossed the line separating the North
from the South, stamping bis foot SO terribly
that nations might feel the earth tremble:
but he travelled at night-dark lantern in
hand-and did his Boosting between the
hours of midnight and daylight. Men be.
came appalled-their blood curdled in their
veins-their muscles chung to their bones,
and fear came over the minds of the peOple;
but knew he was conquer&ble, and that
the rock of Democracy was the defence
which should stay his progress.
The speaker then related his travels du-
ring the Canvass, and the trial and suffering
he had gone through, and said that though
Sam had achieved victories in the North, he
knew he could not meet the masses of the
people in primary sssemblage in Virginia.
L knew that he could not stand before the
shrill pibroch and ringing trumpet of liberty,
lie might liue in a land of secret ballot, but
he could not survive the open viva voce vo.
ting of the people. Immense cheering,
Kissing and groaning. By that voice Sam
was conquered in the Old Dominion, as l
have been told by my friends, and tell you.
Great sensation and confusion I suppose
thatls demonstration of Americans ru-
ling America" The ear of the people is
not allowed to listen to the language of lib.
Griy-not only are these Sans huzzaing for
the destruction of religious liberty, but would
traLnple on the freedom Of the press.
10 Know Nothings would say, you have
found your match in a purified majority,
which consists Of conscientious conservative
meA of both parties. "a voice "Give us
some holy water'') | would / were the
Lords anointad, to give you holy water
You sYLo are crying for it are hypocrites -
% isf.s THAT'S lie; you don't mean
thSk' Seu have joined the abolitonists in
their war on the institutions OF Virginia.
(lnterruptiOns.) l thank you, tie said in an
ironical tOne,) from the bottom of my heart,
for your orderly conduct and decent beha-
vior-you have demonstrated your WORTH
ness to be masters of this country What
laws are to guard u.s. if such as you rule-you
who will not tolerate discussion, nor the
freedom of the speech?
My lungs are too weak to contend with d
rabble like you. A mob of Know Nothings
has seized upon the capital of the country,
and L leave it to conservative Wings and in
domitable Democrats to say whether this
disgrace shall abide here.
MIR. Wise refused to say more, as every
sentence of his speech had been Interrupted
by hooting, Kissing, huzzaing, and exclama-
tons.
When he had closed a rostrum was erect
ed in the street, and j. NJ. Bryce, an Ameri
can, made sundry attempts to be heard, but
the noise was too great, and the crowd and
confusion continued upwards of an hour
after Wise had retired.