Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-05
Inmense Bell aud Everett Ratification Meet
I'm. in New Orleans.

There was en- immense and enthusiastic meeting in
New Orleans on Wednesday evening last convened to
r.ifv the nominations Of BELL and EvsREr. From the
glowing accounts gjyea OF that meeting by the various
newspapers OF the city joub; whether larger gath
erug has assembled there any occasion, for great
many years We rjoce hus to find our friends in New
Orleans douuug ieir armour iog the great battle in be
asIf Of the Constitution and the Union, with much
spirit aud zeal That louisiana with proper efforts on
the part Of the Wings and Americans there may be easily
aud trilmphanly carried for BELL and EyEEErI en-
terrain not the shadow OF "a doubt
The following account OF the great Ratification meet
-g on Wednesday evening take from the Bnlls.in :
Gss,r OrrrorRr,s og THIS PEogLE The Bell aud Ev-
ret. demonstration last evening al, Old Fellows Hall,
was ruy grea- oIVour,0g OF the people, an immense
uhravug OF the masses such we have not seen before
or wears The representatives, Of the bone and snew,
aad industry and Intelligence and worth OF the commuu
O., we're there. Nobody, We VIII venture TO say, who
loSeC urOn that sea o. UpErnei faces, viii dispute this
statement single impulse seemed 10 animate the vast
lsscmtace, determination 10 rise 20 the iu hegh, OF
the eu.raercv chat is upon US and come 70 the rescue
of the country iu it present distracted condition. The
Hall was packed 90 its utmost capacity, and hundreds
stood durug the whole evening while hundreds Of 9th
ers came and went away being unable to find place ev
en- 20 stand AZ every mention OF the ulOu and the
Constitution aud of the names OF Bel and Everett the
sails sIno. treubed beneath the thunder which follow
ei The meeting was great emphlucaly great in mum
beers great in enthusiasm great 10 character and great
Sublime .a its object
That st.uueb, noble Old patriot and urst Christian
E5ss.rs presided aud electrified the crowd by "a
rrgu fcsut aud earnest outhurs- Of glowing national
sentiment which was received with cheer upon cheer
Chat compelled him 10 stop az every sentence He was
followed Lv Rludc Hunt, worthy Coupeer who drove
home De be- only can 90 the elevated and glorious train
ot Thought with which the audience already enchaut
cd.
Eutsis useless to attempt 20 convey to distant
readers any adequate idea OF the great Bell and Everett
Constitution. Union meeting hedu New Orleans the
r.,ht of the g0th Nav New Odesus sends greeting, a
s1Ud enthusiastic greeting her sister cities through
our the length aud breadth of the land and long
trst and e1rec. Louisiana will send similar greeting
G her sister atcs iu the interests Of the Union, the
e Constitution aud the enforcement of the laws.
The meeting thus referred TO- also, by Que Of the
Democratic organs in New Orleans;
.The call for the Bell and Everett mass meeting last
evening was responded 70 in mos, extensive style. Odd
p Ioe- Hal. was immed, more crow ied o. respecta-
Die meeting never on Any occasion, assembled within its
walls.
The Ptauus, an abe neutral paper contains the fol
lowing
THE audience pu' us in mind both account Of its
numbers and Ga, enthusiasm, of those with which il other
times the mos. enthusiastic Presidential campaigns
u.bsred In. Tie men and the seemed TO have
touched responsive thro5 m the hearts Of the people
Thus goro.-ly starts OIL the great commercial empo
rilu Of the South in support Of BELL and EvERErr'-
Nav all tn, citizens in the Union initiate its prompt and
D,fra py4-,rfs