Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-14

tual men Of .he highest culture, literary and sci
entfc men, who would seem 10 be born 10 bless
their day and their generation. Wendell Phillips,
Applause and Kisses, Lloyd Garrison, applause
Applause and hisses. and cries Of Go on and
name them" l-and Gerrit Smith-Icriss Of
Good" ''0o en" who by constantly brooding
upon one esingls idsa-that idea right one, il you
please, 10 its objsct--but by constantly brooding
upon single idsa have become monomoniacs up
al relations Of right and wrong. Applause. j..
In their private relations not one Of them would
injure hair even Of my head laughter ]-un-
less upon tho qusstisa Of slavery and then such 10
the atrocious ferocity Of mind into which they
have been betrayed BY this monomania that they
declare in % many words-and, thecpfore. may
say ii 10 so-their readiness 10 break down all
ence of this monomania they have set up in this
Commonwealth religion Of hate-aye, Of hate.
such belongs only to the damned devils in hell.
Boisterous Laughter. uproorious applause and
waving of hats l say they have set up this re-
lgon Of hate. Oh. bissphemyl Oh God that
up this religion Of hate, and they blasphemiously
call that Christianity Aye, that this religion Of
hatred--to this den,oniao fanateism--to this fe-
rocity ON tho subject Of slave institutions-thsy
have sacrificed all there 10 Of devotion in the hu-
man hoart-all there is Of aspiration TO God and to
neaven.
but speak for no party now-f speak for the
Union, and would that the 100000 registered
voters who do not vote, but leave tho destinies OF
tho country to q minority Of 1900, would now
arise and act. If you do not like the opinions Of
either Of the parties thss are now dividing tho
country. arise in your majesty and strength and
smash then. them all; Loud spplao.:' a -
time.
Mr.. Cushing.-I would rejoice OF such on event
il it brought peace to the country would rejoice
at any defeat myself 90 long ~ unity and concord
bo preserved. lCheers.l So that this Common
wealth be redeemed to lis proper place in that
Gentlemen, band Of drunken mntineers have
seized hold Of the opinion Of this Commonwealth
the avowed and proclaimed enemies Of the con-
sttution Of the United States, nay, even as clamo
rous enemies Of the constitution Of Massachusetts.
IVoice-True.l ! say party of drunken mutt
neers have sessd hold Of the control Of the State.
Where 10 the hemsmAn
A Voice.-Burnham.
Here there was one unanimous roar Of laugh
ter. in which oil persons joined. the speaker in
cluded. Burnham is the liquor agent Of the State
who has lately been imprisoned for refusing to
deliver the account books Of his sales.
Mr.. .CushiAg.-Where 10 the hemsman say
Has he sold himself to the mutineersr No, gen.
tlen,en, but the mutinsors stand with pistol at
his head saying, obey our commands or die
lApplause.1 And so the good ship Of State drifts
drifts, drihs-with the storm still bowling around
her-drlfts into the gulf Of perdition, with tho
black flag Of the pirate hoisted at the miseu-aye,
and the pirationl deaths head at the forc-blsck,
black. from deck to koelson, say the good ship
Of State drags on to perdition. But where are
you citizens Of Massach usetts, who should be her
crew. Applause. That good ship is freight
cd with oil your earthly hopes; you and your
wives aud your dear children are thoie as pAssen-
gers. And you all sit in apathy. or oowardly in
decision, stolid despair; you all sit and the
drunken mutinsers as they are about to blow up
the ship and all il contains and you do not move
u hand nor on arm to redeem her from ruin, and
carry her back to the path Of peace and prosper-
ty. [Applause.l I appeal to you citizens of
Massachusetts; I entrsat you to awake from this
lothargy. Arise, say. people Of Massachusetts
arise in the majesty Of your might and redeem
the honor and fame Of the good old commonwealth
Tho speaker retired amid load and continued
cheering and applause.
Letters were then read from number" Of dis
tinguished northern msn-including one from ex-
President Ferce-all cordially endorsing the OBJ
ject of tho meeting, which adjourned with three
cheers for the State Of Virginia.