The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-28
about, make rs more united and more happy,

about make us more united and more happy,
because more free people.
Col A. y. Brewster was received with hearty
cheers He said he was prepared 20 make clean
breast Of isi tCheers.l Under the dag Of our
country, floating over our National Capitol, Se-
nstor of Massachusetts had been cloven down by
dastardly coward He trusted that voice would
20 forth from FaneuiI Hall tonight, that would
shake the country from bsttlement to foundation.
tCheers.l He knew not what course others might
take but as for him give him liberty or give him
death. Enthusiastic applause He also quoted
the remark Of Webster, that there was blow to
give IS well as to take and said, IF it comes to
that, fellowcitizens, I say, let it be war to the
knife and the knife to the hilt" Terrific cheers
If the South wants to play 1t that game, let her
remember that two can play at it. 1Cheers, and
arm TO the teet and suJmi. more to such iadigRi.
ties as hare been heaped upon her, Repeated cheers,
and cries of Good good"l lie concluded by
eounseiling frmness on our part. and when the
time does come, the North would come out Of the
battle as she did In the times that tried mems souls.
with victory perched upon her banners. His re-
marks throughout were warmly endorsed by the
immense audience.
Col Brewster was followed by John A. Andrew
and Peieg w. Chandler, when the resolutions
were unanimously adopted, and at ii p NJ. the
meeting adjourned.
A number of ladies were present in the gal
leries.
Large delegations were present from Charles.
town, Roxbury, Cambridge, Chelsea, and other
suburban towns
Several of the Boston clergy, Sunday, made the
recent outrage at Washington the subject Of fer
want prayer to the Throne of Grace. to avert the
dire evils which threaten our country
At the preliminary meeting on Friday evening,
Rev. Theodore Parker had slight "go:'
He did not blame the South or the slave States
for the assault brt the respectability of Boston,
Where were the democrats? where were the
whigsl They were not here. Nay, very sober
citizen asked one of the men of eminent gravity
what he thought Of the affair Of Sumner, when he
said "he was id glad of it"-for "what business
had he to insult Mr.. Butler in the Senator" Yes,
he was id glad ofit-this respectable citizen
(Cries of name him) No, Mr.. Parker would not
name him; but he might say that the name of the
party was legion. The same respectability of Bos.
ton sent Anthony Burns into slavery, and it also
assaulted Charles Sumner. The boys of Boston
went about approving the capture of Burns they
were running about to-day approving the assault.
Had they repudiated the fugitive slave bill it would
seeing men dragged into slavery over the very
ground that had been sanctiied by the shedding OF
the blood of martyrs. A good deal of kissing aud
confusion greeted the attacks of Mr. Parker on
the democratic and whig parties, which showed
that some of both were present. He left the OBJ
ject of the meeting altogether, and made an anti
slavery speech, and the audience became very i'm.
patient No dissent was manifested when Mr..
Parker spoke In order" He concluded by eulo-
gising the representative delegation fl ON Massa.
chusetts, in Congress-