, 1860-09-20
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT HAM
NIRAL, no.


Hon. F. P. Blair and \. T. Glover, ESQ.,, Of
st. L>uis, spoke in Hannibal, No., on Thursday
evening LIST. Prier to the arrival cf these
gen'lerea, e handbii1 was issuet from the OF.
tice Of tho Hannibal Democrat, signed "yigi-
lance Committee" icciting The people Of Ma
rion ard Rails counties to prevent the holding
Of Republican meeting in tlc:r midst. Mr.
Glover spcls first, and denounced this attempt
to sup2rtss free fpeech, as i.properl5 deserved.
Hs was permitted to 60 through without dis.
tutbauce. When the gallant Lair look the
stand, there WAS r. oucs manifested deleYui.
nation cot 10 permit him to speak. Eggs aud
stones we're thrown ut tue speaker. L cor1e-
spoadent of ths st. Louis Eptnin3 Ntrs (I,rll.
ETe!ett) gives Ii. following description Of the
srcne:
ar. Blair spoke under ex!rere!y adverse cir
cumstaocea. His prominence io the Republi
caa rarty Of this State, his vide spread 1epu.
tatiou, lis xhole life, m mede him ma3 Of mask.
and ere he had even uttered one word, he was
greeted with yelfs and cries, and only by solci-
tstion oa ths pert Of Mr. Hatch, could he hare
spoken at I'll Oar citizens are rather singular
in 1lis rcspect; they will bear the Ekirnnishes
OF the Lepubl.ca7s, but wtea the heavy guns
begin to open. they Immediately spike them,
and though Ar. B:air certainly rpoke, yet it was
under such circumstances - 10 hare materially
d'sturbed ITO eqoaumity Of a nervous gentle
uan, and to hare made g determined one feel
uncomfortable. Imagine, it you please, in the
outses Of Jour discourse, from m assembly Of
several hundred on dark night. cries Of. ~
vii! MT hear him." AID yells Us though Pande-
noaium had Lroke loote, and when this ceases,
and you ,h.ak the syren fp.ll Of eloqaence has
charmed The crowd, and pervadcs the stteutiou
Of ell the disgusting crash Of NJ hhominsble c1g
tshetrd sp!ashtng and spatter;ug ali around ,aod
possibly one IN your lace. and NOW st,ne
comes huTilng from some unseen hand. Then
pistol shot to make the excitement more ic-
tense, then The cry Of "clear The Way" and tho
cla:,ering Of feet on The stone pavement a.
though . troop Of cavalry were charein At lu,l
psllon. the stampede OF 500 men sm1tten with
panic from m unknown d2nses-2nd you haro
tho advantages thst were presented to Mr.
Blair for making favorable appearance.
arid Ill the: disturbance, Mr.. Blair remained
c1lm andcnllccted. No nnguarded word escaped
him. and manly ndopeu front was pre septed
by him daring his whole disccurse. His voics
never once Havered. and WAS ns clear as th2uah
On the floor Of Congress.
It WAS this c,o1 and resolute bearing of M..
Blair that enabled him to get hearing as all.
He mun!ully stood his ground and concluded
hts speech. The correspondent Of the ASrs
continues:
4r Hatch erose amid tremendous cheering.
and proceeded 10 the complete demolition 81
Blair and Giarer aud ercrJ thing they ssid-..so
was informed, ~ LEFT before be got through,
Alter Mr. Hatch concluded, Ar. Glover attempt.
ed reply, bat the egs-ariillery opened their
batteries, and the misales few thick and fast,
and these being rjectiles before winch The
bFsvess msy well foo without compromising