Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-15

the time is not far distant when deverance shall
dawn upon US, and regenerated Freedom be the rich
legacy transmit cd 10 children. Loud aud enhusi-
astic cheering.
Hon. WM. +. CoLcocK was next introduced. When
the hearty applause by which he was greeted had subs-
ded, he said
sPEEcH OF HON. W. y. O'CLOCK.
Friends, CoWntrymen and Oaroiindns: think see
before tonight two thousand men. am not salts
fed There is more that should like 10 see in
this crowl tonight. And who do you suppose is that
mani Way, it is Abraham Lincoln. Laughter and
cheering Ny countrymen, il he were here, would
take him BY the hand and bring him TO this platform,
and would bid him Look, sir upon that people, and
tell me- in the presence of God do you believe you will
ever wave the sceptre Of President over the heads of
that people: Applause He would retire with down.
cast head and be would answer: 81 am called Honest
Abe and must tell you, in the honesty Of my heart
doni believe eUsr piH" Renewed laughter and cheer
ing And tell you tonight, he NEVER will Loud
applause
can be question: that these United States are great
nation that stand before the world as great peo-
pie. And the work upon which you have this day de-
termned enter is to overurn that great Government
and TO establish for yourselves another and better Let
me tell YOU my cOuntrymen that you are about to begin
work which requires all your intelligence, all your vr
tue and all your courage. tell you to be prepared for
difficulties and dangers aud you owe it to yourselves and
TO posterty TO enter upon with deberaton and with
determination to carry it through successfully It is no
easy task pull down Government and build up an
other But the work has been done before by your an
cestors and you would be false 10 your lineage you
cannot do it yourselves.
Loud calls for Col CUNNINGHAM followed. That gentle
man finally made his appearance and said:
Fsiov-C Citizens This is bright day for South Caro-
na-this is bright day for the Southbecause on this
day have naugurated the independence OF the South
ern people aud the independence Of our own beloved
State Charleston last night, full Of spirit and full Of
feeling comprehendng the exgency OF the case before
u.s. deputed three OF her best known and most reliable
citizens TO to Columbia to-day to confer with her
delegation TO what should be done While that noble
deputaton travelling with railroad speed to
Us ia counsel had already devised consummated and
carried out that which they desired And what that
The Inauguration Of this great revolution in the defence
Of Southern independence Here have of that depu
tatiou one who lately the ermne OF the United
States He tells u.s. that that august body the judiciary
Of the nation and the last resort which we had in the
defence and illustration Of Southern rights is de-
graded not only in secondary and subordinate posi-
ton but into 10 which it could longer maintain,
in their strength the foundations Of the temple ofour lib
critics. And when this announcement comes from him,
il is indeed significant. We have TO fol back not
upon the Judiciary, but upon ourselvesupon our own
good arms-upon that great first law of nature aud right
to maintain our own happiness our own liberty,
own independence. When also a distinguished citizen
of South Carolina Indignantly throws from his shoulders
the appngS OF feuefhi ONCE ana es you tDat ne VIII
no longer the Government that he will longer
levy It's tributes the port of Chareston-here GENES
another high testimonial another high proof that it is
time TO assert independence. And here comes the
Law officer Of the Government-he who TO embody
aud represent Federal authority in midst He tells
US that the time has when the laws must not be
ecuted any longer and when Federal power should
on the soil of South Carolina Nobly have these men
done their duty--noby have the people of Charleston
sustained them and noby has their representation in
this body responded in the spirit and in the
tone to the wishes Of the Metropolis of our State.
Felowcitzens sublime was the 10 the Legisla-
ture to-day. Sublime was the when the came
up for the earliest day for the Convention There was
one universal response-AYE! Not single No broke
the harmony OF the occasion. The occurred
in your Senate Chamber tonight. Now, for the first
time in American history, have we the fact OF great
people presenting unbroken front to the enemies Of
their country Ii remains but for you stand by what
your Representatives have DONE and so help Heaven
success is in our hands and deverance in grasp
Applause.
The Hon. r. B RHErT being called upon, delivered a
stirring speech which received with repeated rounds
Of cheering Those passages his remarks in which he
alluded the fright already spreading the Abolition
communities of the North and to the merited retrbu-
ton aud ruin to follow, particularly applaud
ed.
A number Of other gentlemen, among them Messrs.
GREGG DARLINGTON, CALHOUN, BUIsr, W. WHALEY, Raj
LEY, GARY and Gen. MARTIN, were called out and deiv
ID brief and appropriate remarks congratuating their
elowcitizans upon the great which bad that
lay been happily consummaed. Want Of space pre-
vents chronicng all the interesting features of the
demonstration for it close upon midnight when the
meeting dispersed ard the companies OF Minute
Men marched off to the lively tune OF "Dixe's Land"