The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-01

proper to be taken for ridding the city Of agent
OF the "underground railroad were published 1,
full. Another meeting was held on saturda,
night, and the exciting scenes occurring there
are described as follows by our correspondent il
that city:
tcoRRESroSpEScE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DIspArcH.
NORFOLK, May soth, 1858.
There was another large and excited convention
of the people of Norfolk last night Asland Hall wa
deusely packed, and IL is matter Of great salts
faction to mo to state, that while the most in
tense excitement prevailed, and every breast wa,
filed with Indignation at the repe ated and exten
sive depredations of the Northern negro stealers
the utmost GOODNESS was manifested In the delibe
rafioDs Of the assembly, and the more excited
portion kept within the bounds Of prudence by
the cool and clear-sighted judgment Of the par
ties who had the controlling influence in the meet
ing.
As this was an adjourned meeting from the eve
ming before, the same officers offciated. After
the meeting was called TO order, Mr.. Saunders
the chairman of the committee of twenty three to
whom was entrusted the carrying out the resolu.
tiOHs Of the evening before, carre forward and
reported that, in obedience with the commands of
the previous meeting, the committee had seen that
the obnoxious parties, Willett Mott and VIM Dan.
denberg had been sent out OF the city; the fotmer
had gone by way of the Roanoke to New York city;
the latter had taken the Baltimore boat and had
gone North, by way of Baltimore. He fMr. ST. far
thef stated that the committee had givenihese tvo
men potice, that if they were ever caught in Nor
1olk, or its vicinity again, they would surely be
furnished with gratuitous coat of tar and fea-
theirs.
During the day it had been whispered around
that one b. Kayton bad been implicated In this
matter, and after the above report, some mention
OF this matter was made. Mr. Ksyton, who was
in the house, Immediately walked to and stationed
himself upon the stand, amid shouts, jeers misses
and applause. The President called the immense
body to order, aud stated that MIR. Kayton had a
right to be heard This was received with mani
festations of various feeling some were willing to
hear Dir. K, and the more excited were unwilling
Good order, however, prevailed. Reason was tIi.
umphant in the struggle, and Mr.. Kayten was
permitted to speak.
Gentlemen, said he, you all know that am un.
accustomed to public speaking; but as my name
has been mixed up in this matter, respond to
the call made by some of you, to clear myself oi
any imputation that may be cast upon me.
voice in the crOwd.-Co-l -le to the point come
to the point.
Kayton.-Well, gentlemen, In the first place, ]
would like to know with what am chergeds
An excited voice.-You know id we'll.
kayton-There is not man in this house who
is better citizen than am-there is not man
to the South than am. was born in the South
was raised In the South-I was
voice.-Where were you bornf
Kayten.-ln the city of Baltimore and. gentle
meu, my relations are all Southerners; aye, they
live in this city. My fathers remains repose in
the same sileut city, where your departed friends
now lie buried. My feeling aud interests are
identified with the South and her institutions;
and if there is man here who says am in any
way connected with these vile negro stealers he
heSE fgreat applause) aye, gentlemen, he LIES Il
and he dare not face me and tell me (Tremen.
dous applause.) And let me tell you, gentlemen,
l would be the first man TO put rope around any
mans neck caught stealing negro
voice.-Tel us what you had to do with pay.
ing the money for nberg when he was war.
ranted for the price of the boat.
kaStop.-dT. Dandenberg came to me with the
money aud requested me to pay it to Peter Moore
saying that he was not friendly with Moore, and
did not wish to have anything to do with him.
Mr.. Saunders, chairman of the committees, here
interrupted Mr. X, to explain and corroborste his
{ K 81 last statement
Kaytou-I do not think there is a child or a
grown person in this community who can say
ever wronged them. / am true citizen of the
South, and would assist in hanging any man who
would come among us to steal our slave property,
as soon as any man ia this assembly. Yes, gentle
men, would be one of the first to place the rope
around an abolitionst's Eeck. invite the closest
scrutiny of my actions, and defy any man to say !
ever acted in concert or sympathy with these abo-
lition scoundrels.
Here MIR. KS feelings overcame him, and he was
forced to stop. voice in the crowd said, Don't
cry, Kayton; you shan't be hurt" while others
bdlu, 'uO Oh, KO o. MT. IA, however, le1L the
stand and was followed by MIR. Saunders, who was
by the committee to offer the follow
ing:
Your committee have reason to believe that a
free negro, by the name of Edmond White. and a
slave, by the name of George Washington, are act
ing in concert with the abolitonists of the North
and should be driven hence. Your committee also
that special committee of ten be ap-
pointed to ascertain what free negroes are now re
siding in this city contrary to law, and that the
per authorities to enforce the law Immediately
A resolution embodyiDg the above being offered,
was passed by acclamatiOu.
On motion, a committee of one hundred
twenty-five from each ward-se appointed secret
vigilance committee; that the chair appoint the
committee, and that no one but members thereof
now who constitute this committee, whose duty
il shall be TO keep look out for these under
ground railroad operations, and report through
one of their members to the President of this
meeting, that We may have some security for our
slave property.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet again
the lst of July, or sooner, If necessary And thus
terminated a series of the most excited meetings
it has ever been my fortune to attend.
The entire community bave been greatly excl
had been gradually kindliBg in the public breast,
had now become too intense for longer suppress
sion. and had burst forth, aud like the devouring
Confiagration, could not be suppressed until some
Wilett Mott has been suspected for long time
as well as Dandenberg, and about one year ago, an
effort made by Peter Moore, constable, of this
city to bring the parties to justice, as will be
by the following statement made by him through
the columns of the Norfolk American, and pub
lished some eleven months ago.
The statement seut by our correspondent, shows
that Mott had acknowledged TO Moore, some
knowledge OF operations in running off slaves by
Dandenberg, in 1857; also, confession that he
lad firm skad
ground" vessel, and had a slave in his kitchen
ready to send off on her.
The above statement, together with the bill hnd
receipt SO far to prove that the action of the
meeting, in driving Mott and Dandenberg from
the city, is but act Of justice to the community
which should have been done long since.
take occasion in this connection, to remark
that IL is the wish OF the meeting that all papers
South or friendly to the South, publish the action
of that body.
French, together with his crew, was to have taken
place yesterday morning, and curious and ex
cited multitude filed the Court room to hear It
but owngto the fact that the owners of the vessel
had been telegraphed and were expected, tho ex
animation was Postponed until Monday or Tues
day.
The boy Anthony was brought into Court and
identified by MIR. James Scott as his slaye saying be
bad owned him since he was boy of 10 OF Il
years ofage, he also says that he had every conf
dence in The boy, and would not have believed it.
If he had been told that the boy would runaway
He WAS renamed to Jail.
The schooner Frabeis French has been particular
ly unfortunate. She went ashore about five year,
ago, on Cedar Island, Aceomaek County. The
Commissioner Of wrecks got $500 TO get her Off
She went ashore again last winter an Old Point
beach, and was gotten off At considerable cost
But she has now gotten on reef that will cos,
more to get clear of than all others combined: In
deed, far her are concerned she is Der
feet wreck and total loss, against which all ths
underwriters 10 the country csnuot inden nifty her
Percussion.
Affairs I'm Appomattox County.
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