New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-19
MORE sLAvEBREEDlNG PRESCRIPTION.

by the latt mall, received lIOm SAi NH""
RYE. delegate from Virginia 10 the Pniladelphii
Convention, a graphic sketch Of the p'oceedings
az an moi. nation meeting held BY the mallgnants
on occasion OF his tbus serving as delesa'e. MI
Rye is lishly esteemed in Woodstock his place OF
RESIDENCE ard hs-, by frugal industry Che Is
saooler), secured competency. For nineteen
years pat be has openly and without cessation
ma n:aintd the caufe of d" freedom for oil men,
aud by bis frmne,s On tue one rand, and gentle
uaDly department Oh the other, has won the
respect ard confidence OF the whole CO nmumy.
He has placed his narrative at my disposal, AID l
present it to your readers:
"WoopsTocK. Shenandoah County Va,
Tuesday July %, l-56. :
AT room, on the 7th OF July Ia being Conn doyl,
a gent eman stepped up to ne ID front OF my house,
where was sitting converting with several per7'nr'
and remarked to me- They ,re sbou: to hod aa IN
'digus ion, cure onoughr With TIL, | seLt TO tae
CCuit House.
"I walked into the bal and finding no sea- 10 erit
The floor, stepped upon the Jdcse oen'h, ahl
tmk char wtcre cOU u zee iu,O every corner OF
tie room. Thi touGL * at the back part Of the
bul0ng extending fum one eide TO the ether IL
foIt G oircnlnr fIm and raised about three iee RON
Il 1oor Above the center il picture Tepresenlne
Our int par NJ. Adam he7riDg the cap ~ liher-y
on staff and Eve holclI III &C lies OF Jlstlce equl-
po'sd. In font Of this be ch, nd mmr1iaey sb)ve
the on'rar ce-cOor, Is gallery, which Is entered by
side coos.
Is,oh dscovelod that my presence h.d no' been
laid down in the programme for when cas-, ny e."
al, urd the room j. met by peri'c -tere, a.
though tbe crowd laI never seen me be!O'e
lever sa~ the human face as %" II that daV'
II had assumed neaily .very possible twist. There
wa- the blank stare, as thoug the mortal bio" hdd
been gver snd Death was at the gate; there vas
tie Indifferent, careless lnce; ,be thoughtful and cal
cuatIIg lace; there was the face with -D- aud an
occnsi n8l wink; ard the con'u'e1 fsce-sGcn a.
m6n wea1s wh,D caught ia wrong act-ant this lace
wa p,cu lar 10 the sanctimonlous canters wa0
,fiCihieO st the ceIemOIle-.
&" Many of the fac | did not krOw. There ware
some from Al, AaI dGa, Rockingham AMI New. Make.
(Nbtti'r they w,r, Mt tere as coe gaes or on any
Other bus hers can't say but If they came 20 nsdl;
gcItl,utD by telling them II hDi theit m .uhs =
would lave been he ter he &C and quicDe.s Jt
our town aid tier credit il they 1s STAGED 1t
bone Among them | rccos-iz the Southern
MethoGst preach fro lirrisonLarg who put W Al
the jail with Mr.. HoushOUr common known as
Extra Pete, who fol oWs j-ilkeepng, negro-rading
COnstablIg, LOre-rduins, ~c., and not member -.
biz chuIcn ~ other. There were hen under that
rooi SOul era Metro 10, preacher oee sub-hego-
trsd.r aid tour booDtG rll away LegrJes
"Wel, afer sI,tirg tie rome tme took The
Baltiaore Sun from my pockct and onI eHced rea|-
i,g. looked through i pr t'y well ani tb n lad
upon ny knee, and eating my eye around the room,
found That many d the faces saw snen entered lad
csappeared, while others had changed their pac5s.
Theie seemed to be considerable oe-arcy. Indeed,
legaI to think they had relinquished the game.
"Fralls, --, DemOcat a memoee of the
Southern Methodist Church, and who hi himself 10 tle
late until bis father could 6pd substitute called
the eetiIg to order and nominsteG Join j. All-n as
Chairman, which was earned. Mr. Allen came UPON
TIE ber,h. We shock bands, passed tle usual c m
plmepts end spoke of the weather. He then took nl5
seat in .tely under the picture above described
John Haas then nominated Samuel I. Nililsms as
Secretary. Canied.
"The CHARM all arose aad remarked taat he did not
kRolo ne OBJECT of the meeting, aud that some one
wonli have to state il. The Secretary, Samuel L.
llliams, performed that part oi the service Ana
as YOU may not remember the by n.me, viii
otscrlbe hin. lie IL man of medium size, with
black Gully hair and black eyes, sharp, ssi'ow face,
stoop.- ouO.red, long, boDy trPers, and may be
known by Is frequently disgusting the Company he Is
il by pich ing bis with pin ani smelling i. HS
whole appt arabce as mean az the act le was then
He arose much agtated, snc commenced with
perfect wrdn,l rilt against ,he Ab,li~ohlsts, Bllct
RtpubhcaD-, &c. He reminded ne of the BOY reta'
lang upon bis psym,tu Uy calling lin btact ne
gro. He seemed to have q cOnt-mp uOus Opinion
Of ev1y'bnc black for "hen ho His I'd to appIy nm
oCiOJs epitlt he invariably used the word olac. IL
il surprising to that hos not had the color OF his
hair and eyes changed to sut his taste. lie i'ei
that G., orge R' had rveo as ore % the ice Pr-i'
dents il Tie Black Repuo.can CDn0en lOa Il. Phia-
CelpLia, and bad done many wonderful .nlugs. lhN
tL.s community had CHERISHED his viper IN ther
boeon-, III d that 1t bad COW become int"-siate aud
mus; be cast out. Indeed! And the tlme BAD come
when they uus, take the law into then hands, or
step ousice of law and constitute tlen1el Is tue law
mok ers the uOges and eXecptlOners OF the laF for tie
County OfSLtbardoab. Bal! Tue mos remarkable
fac OF all Mas, that is man, though attempting - ca
IL Leu his BE- aIeT did lOt touch upon the Questions
now btfoie The people Of tle United States. lie di
ot Dsmr kansas hor Gid be read article o. the
II publican Ltfvlm, or anything bom tepubltan
psp-r, for il was The very last thing lie dared do, De-
cause sucL u aoIg would have p.Osei - the sit.s
IT 4, N,r o. - he 4
CC truth IL any LII ie said H. concerted 4in--
~b Tepta Tg sci Of II. "i cha yes that We beel
exp, dtd Throughout all 'Ni'ilaou long ers aso.
II rad IN ob Ique vi W Of THIS eu,emsns face, and
bs el.s tuIied N every dirccion bu TO The pont
at wlcA at. Tic ic0sor. peh4gs, FGs tat hs Vas
afraid Of = ia Z oi Auanes anc Sapp.irl.
a; ;he CONCLUSION oi dis short speech tie orator
nov, hat cou m!'ttc b. appointed oy the Ch.ir
O., 70 Graf re-oiutiou- &c. Tie comlit'ee WAS a..
rdirgly IppoLico and re.I,l. While III y we're our
TIE Chaiim-n passed by ne 20 90 off tle bench, and
!. marked that I vas Wy wa IN up here Wei, l
ougit 20 myself out es te was eng:gei IN very
VAIN busre-s il peshsps more oppre sive 10 him.
TIE m.tee re'ured slc replted .re-
amb.e az resolutions calling on NJ. Rye - leave
c. ". Mr. Ch.ies Ve,rl, on o. thr g nri,,.=
moved heir ADOPTION, and tts Motion vas clTl q 5y
d Y. ~ III, agcr VOTE 10 Lo, think there tea
peIsois at al y time who 'oob part IN t55 meeting
The StcItteIy If the meeting d ch..rmal o; re
com lfrte n.oved that the pro --5nSs Ut the o-
| e published in the papers OF the state, -. When
tie Chairman xa- ABOUT pu this t. vo'e ren4rSed
TO rim r su undtf'oIe Il t hey n; II SD M
COPY He b,sltat,d = m,n en,, anu then a. lc--.4'
hinstl 10 the Secretary in a mlu1|ng VS. ~. |
warted copy. Tn reply could not ds..,ctly hear,
hat sm tvG by a fltnd who ~it neE the Secretsy
tbaf it was tat 'ud get !. 10 the papeI-. -
qu,st on wss tL,n pu, anu carried sl:o, NOT on %
adjourn.
At tn. stage OF the proce sdings vas eII ec.1ya
r, eulsr hr.akd VI: but 10. d1ula b-dTi .. =
fuL.ral not, Friend mi Toe -eemed - 0per rank
n silence TO let those bucks,rs j. other meas s.s
pa. INTO eternal political ioiamy k'p' my sea. un'il
ne,e good ID, ID. crate X publ cans skulked o.. 0f
tie la of Liberty and Justice; fof, mark y0I, ley
were all profeised pemocrste-Bpctsrsu Lo4I. l. Bss