Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-01-19
TFrom the New Orleans Delta, Jan. 9th !

TFrom the New Orleans Delta Jan. 9th
Immaterial Aid to Turkey-Fumny Scenes.
The following notice appeared in several of the
morning papers yesterday and also in fan ing arts
ically executed posters. put up in every bar-room
and prominent place throughout the city:
PATRIOTIC RUSSIAN MEETING.
meeting OF all who sympathise with the noble
and heroic efforts of the Gar of Russia, in defending
the integrity of his Empire against the combined in
yasIon OF the royal robbers of Europe, will be held
THIS Thursday EVENING, January 4,h, at 7 O..
clock, at Banks Arcade, Magazine street.
The friends of Russia have learned from the En-
peror Nicholas that he requires funds He is able
and willing 10 support the widows and orphans of
the brave fellows who have fallen, or who NAV fall.
IN defence of their nationality All he asks is an
honest expression of the sympathy of the American
Fretmen Of the great Republic OF the West, and this
he shall have by the EternGi"
Long before the hour designated in The placards
crowds of all classes nations and politics might be
seen vending their way towards the Arcade, and by
seven O'Clock that spacious bar room was completely
damned, while hundreds outside, unable to OBJ
lain admittance. About half past seven o'clock the
crowd outside seeing that preparation had been
made on the usual orat0rlcal stand for the aCcommo-
dalton OF the officers of the meeting or the press and
that being made in that direction, began
to murmur. and finally to denounce the whole thing
as humbug. After a world of noise and confusion
and calls for several meeting orators among
whom the name of General George Washington Dix.
on was prominent, the laLtef cnletlan hnailY
ted the rostIum amid cheers yells hisses and all the
internal noises that could be manufactured by an ex
cited assembly.
Fer several minutes after the General mounted The
stand it utterly impossible to hear word be
said. He looked daggers at the excited crowd below
/ him; and as luIl would occasionally occur in the
cheering and yelling, could catch such express
ions as d" ! know id well you're all drunk :
" You're not Americans - 80 You're BASH Bazouks
&c, &c. One of the audience, Col TORI finally
mounted the stage, and we could see by the panto
mine (for could not hear word of the dia ogue)
that that gentleman urging the General to retire
and that the latter determined to hold his grccnd
! Col Torr failing 10 persuade, caught the Genera
with one hand by the nape of the neck and with The
other on his mouth tried to enforce his silence anC
this not succeeding, Col Torr at last picked the Gen
eral Up in his and tried to carry him off tn.
stage nolenS vOenS. The General resisted and kick
ed like and untamed colt The result was that he
and Col. TORI down together carrying with then
in their fall several beautiful embelished plans
swamp lots, that had been placed on little wooder
horses the auconers, stand.
After General Dixon was put hOrS uu combat there
was a ull IN the proceedings for few minutes Tht
audience, however, soon became inpatient. and lou.
calls were made for " Dreaux," Christie" Dixon
" Roberts," &c. After some delay and most terri
bic noise and confusion, Col Roberts mounted thu
stand amidst the most vociferous cheering He be
gan, as well we heard him from where we stood
by stating that he came there believing the meetn.
be humbug, but was proud of lending his in6u
enCe in making it reality. He would first promise
to the audience that he an American, [cheers
but in the present struggle in Europe he was Rus
sian. Vociferous cheering He held it to be po
litlca ruism that there could be hutwo gov rnment
on earh--an absolute despotsm and IL republic =
Prolonged cheers with such expressions among tn
crowd as we differ in that '-'' we'd like it'll
betwixt and between,' &c He hoped 10 see tn
day when there would be but two such governments
and when the final struggle would be between tn
freeman and the dcspOt-a struggle which would
terminate in the floating of the stars and stripes ant
Tremendous cheering Col Roberts, after denoun
cling The alliance between France and England, AM
pronouncng Louis Napoleon the greatest man in Eu
rope, closed his speech by giving it his opinion
that the people OF this country had nothing to d.
with the European war, and that they had better at
tend to their own business.
Col Carman next took the stand He said he cam
there with the ideas of his friend. Col Roberts, tina
the meeting humbug. The immense mass be
fore him, however, showed that the feeling of III
people was right and e felt satisfied that If ca
had been sent round it would have been signed b
thousands. He did not get up to make speech, an
having had no hand in getting up the meeting, h
did not wish to steal other peoples thunder TIL
Colonel resumed his seat ami 'st the most vehemer
cheering, and cries of "go ahead Carman,' 90
z old boy g that's the talk
r After Col. Earman retired from the stand, the AT
dence became impatient for speaker, and lou
= calls were again made for Dixon" "Ric" Ricardo
Christie" 'Maginnis," Gen PaIfey," "Wood," ID
Hines,' Wal err" &c but it like calling spIr
from The vastly deep: none came forth, and the va
Z crowd alter dispersed, in apparently good h'
e NOR