Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-13

The Union party seei gentlemen and fellow Lens IA
rectfy this evil seeks TO do il In earnest with zea
which Is in its way as the Whirluind hurres tho
chat from before it. (Appause) You can do il if YOU
will. Do not tel me that Bell and Everett cannot be
elected. Why not | should like to know Where i
the million OF cast for Miard Fillmore last wear
(Applause.) Where are now the broken columns OF the
old Whg party that stood by CLAY and Webster
(Cheers.) III know anything Of any party, | think
know something Of the Whig party IL was made up in
old times of who think loved the country for the
sake Of the country Where are they now Scattered
off into other organizations; woTshipping st the
shrine of proslyery others at the rne of anti
Gentlemen invite you back aid Us in the restoration
Of the government. | call upon the old Whig party,
that carried the standard Of Clay aud Webster to do
Justice 10 the memory Of these great men | call
upon them to do Justice especially 10 themselves
but more especially TO be faithful TO the coun-
try. (Cheersl | call upon the Democracy who
are willing to stand by in this hour Of difficulty
bear back the torrent OF anatcism which threatens 10
overthrow the country aud 10 overlun It's Institutions
Appsale) cg apon them 10 stand by Us in this hour
OF difficulty and death G heers They saw that we have
10 platform What il the reason we have no pa form
Why you What thing the Republicans have put up at
Chicdgo-a plank Of rotten wood here and of slippery
elm there Their papers di'putng the
meaning ol the platform Tue Democrats Charleston
dissolved their OrganZ because they could not make
platform. While vas broken down upon the shoals
the sands of 'irrepressble conflict" Cheers) lille
he waters rising upon the right and upon the left
tossing the bark of Repubcanism here and of Democracy
there the opens calm and beautiful before the vessel
which bee the ortgues OF the country, commanded by
John Bell and Edward Everett and that vessel let me
tell you shall "walk the waters Ike hing of life
Prolonged applause Look at it. Which il the party
that you ought 20 sustain. A vcice"TGe party Of the
country The party OF the country hear responded
Surely il is So
John Bcl Is tie most popular South in the North;
Edward Everett Is the most popular man North IN the
South. lfhe were a Republican or Democrat he would
break the chains that bound him party and lay his
party On the altar OF his country. Tremendous ap.
plause)
Music from the band
Mr. T. Brooks read the following extract from letter
from sillard Fillmore :' regard the Of my name
by the Republican press fraudulent and mi-chevous
three cheers for Mlrd fiimore)an shall vote for
Bell and Everett whether any else in the State does
or not" (Applause)
Hon. Mr.. Vance of n. G., the next speaker
Three cheers for North Carolna lie said that he had
already addressed the crowd outside two hours ago aud
his voice brolen down; but he would prefer to re-
tire. go on, 20 on" This the first time he had
bchcd tLis metropolis and he had been asonished
by its grandeur. He felt proud that he a citizen OF
country with such magnificent capital and lie felt
proud that there those here who had bowed
the knee to Ba.l He hal come from goodly land in
luc sunny HOubll Iut ptOlc VI tuc GOutu HAu sun
reverence for the Union. They were now consulting
with New York know what to do to avert
the danger 10 the Union and to sllay the excitement.
This could only be done by supporting a conserva-
tive national ticket. The great political parties
could not now be trusted. Tie Republican party vas
founded upon geographical line. When Jenkins came
home drunk and turned bis face the wall Mrs. Jeu
kns said that he need not take that trouble for he
drunk clean through and smelled much on one side
as the other uangher) So with the Republican party
it negro clean through. The negro question the
whole life OF the party lie told the story Of the preacher
who after twenty years absence returned 70 his congre
CATION and preached second le mis- old sermon from
the text, "Petef's wife, iather lay sick OF fever"
when old rnsa aesr the pulpit cried out "d-n that
woman, aint she dead YETI daughter The old woman
oil the Republican party had been sick ever since 1915
and the country would be glad when she We, dead
daughter lie said that any party lLat had been lon,
in office ough. to be turned JGt. He referred to the
trouble in the Democratic ranks Charleston where ma
tiona men ere discarded; illustration Of which
they had refused 10 recognise Mayor Wood Of " York
Applause and hlSSes) Az a natural consequence the
party split all into pieces. He said that the Repub.
can party founded upon agitation upon the slavery
question, and upon sectionaSn. At the South there
were many who thought every man at the North vas
John Brown ready for a raid upon them The country
going down rapidly and the oElT way TO save il was
between SpYs ana Vhasy yhdis aud elect Bell
and Everett ,Applause lie said The Republican par.
were hadly alarmed at the nomination. Notwthstand.
ing the noise and the buster they alarmed because
they know that those gentlemen patriots who had
given sectional committed sectional act
they know that the people woSd use IN their might and
would yndicate ths country from sectionalism They
az ,nanY thugs cheer them. The Democratic party
would not ulite upon available m.u Baltimore and
n such case nine tenths Of the South would go for Bell
aud Everett, The question: then at the polls next No
yonber the only question that should be- Ia care you in
favor Of the perpetuy of the Union?" Might God help
them all TO answer that question rightly.
The speaker retired amidst great and long continued
cheering.
After three hearty cheers each for North Carolina, for
John Bell and for Edward Everett the meeting ADJOURN
ed.
large outside meeting held in front of the Insti
THE, where number Of speeches delivered, and
-qme enthu asm manifested Canuons were discharged,
rockets let Off bonfres kindled and good deal of
element prevailed generally,