Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-06

Mr. Douglass was forth with ordered 0y vote 10 stop
motion TO adjourn was then put Rev. ID. u Eddy,
De- KNOX, and several other persons attempted TO speak,
but without success.
Amid the greatest confusion and cries OF Douglass
90 on keep the floor" &c, the motion was declared
10 be carried. Cries Of friends Of the slave remain,
"Let the negro drivers leave" Goodbye, North
street"
Rev D. @ Eddy got the floor and proceeded to say
that be had "for the purpose Of looking in the
faces Of the who have, in sight OF Bunker Hill
when he interrupted by free fight upon the plat
form Immediately behind him. Everybody rushed TO the
platform and scene Of the most intense excitement
continuing for ave minutes followed. One Of the
combatants showed bis weapons. The upshot OF the al
fair was that Dr. Knox (white physcian) and f. b. San
born we're elected from the platform by the police-the
former much against his will backed up by good deal
of muscular force After some further attempts by the
police 10 clear the PLATFORM the meeting subsidized into
mere unorganized body Of excited men.
Alter some twenty minutes Mr. j. Sella Martin called
the meeting 10 order. Mr. Douglass then attempted to
speak but his voice drowned by cheers hsses and
| All sorts Of demonstrations Of dsapprovaL
Mr. SAnborn called for order, and was answered with
cries of 'Put him out" Half dozen speakers, black
and white, essayed speeches from the platform at this
time. -
cd for a new organization He was received with great
applause.
i
sons took seats in the Of the PLATFORM and the front
| portion thereof soon cleared
Loud calls for Glove" "HoWe"-alludiDg to Mr. J.
Murray Howe, who, it was claimed, was elected chair
man under the organization proposed by Mr. Plunkett
The chief of Police called for order, and Personsin the
audience generally took their seats.
s. Stella Martin attempted TO speak, but the audience
would not listen. small row took place on the PLATFORM
which attracted general attention.
Mr. Martin declared Mr. Sanborn Chairman ofthe meet
| ing but Immediately upon his taking the chair,
Mr. Christopher Plunkett appeared and said that Mr.
J. Murray Howe had been chosen chairman Is he in the
| hall!
Mr. Howe appeared and was received with tumultuous
applause He said he kHeW not why he was called to
occupy the chair. He informed by person stand
ing by him. that's SAnborn)-that he himself was
chairman but If he could guess he should say that the
audience strongly in favor OF its own craftsmanship
Two or three small rows which had thus far occurred
during Mr. HoWes remarks, we're eliminated In grand
melee Il happened 10 this way Mr.. Sanborn attempt
ed to say something to Mr.. Howe. Cries OF Put him
out" arose.
Fred Douglass arose at the time, and went tow.
ard Mr. Howe when person grabbed his chair and
passed it over for Mr. Howe TO use.
Douglass went after il aud seized it. and Immediately
there was struggle for the chair Friends OF both par
ties rushed to the battle aud the police also rallied
Some smart struggling ensued, and the next that was
Douglass hustled pretty smarty from the plat
form, and elected from the hall Two or three other
negroes we're treated in the manner amid the u-
multuous applause Of the audience.
lu again ensued and the police tried again to clear
the hall The Chief went around quietly asking men 10
60 but there was no well organized effort to get the au'
dience out,
Mr. Sauborn remained on the platform, and after be-
ing asked two or three times TO leave and refusing to do
So an officer took hold Of his and tried to remove
him. sanbOrn held back and the officer then hustled
him of the platform in manner more forcibe than po-
lite He put out OF the hall and prevented return
ing.
The Chief of Police then again ordered the hall to be
cleared.
Mr.. Martin went around among his friends and urged
them 20 leave saying that the Chief of Police had order
ed il on his own responsibility, and be should do az be
was ordered by that officer. Quite number OF colored
men then left but remained they said, TO see
the hirg OUT
A monon was then made that Union meeting be held
Immediately.
The meeting here took a season of rest. After nearly
half an hour Fred Douglass again appeared upon the
PLATFORM and was greeted with cries OF "Put him out
Another lull, interrupted occasionally with cries of
"Giye EN- Hail Columbia on the organ" &c.
After another half hour OF comparative quiet, Mr..
Howe called the meeting 10 order and announced that
K ~ Daniel Foster wished TO address the meeting.
Mr. Foster said he wished to know the precise obec.
of the meeting
The audience being then entirely in order the Chair
read the call. The uamc Of John Brown therein was
also therein that letter would be read from Gov
ernor Picker OF Pennsylvania received with cheers
TIE Chair then reced the record of the meeting, and
in response call read the resolutions which had been
I'D opted.
The reading of the resolutions was greeted with rounds
OF applause, q Finally be interrupted by the APP
pearauce OF the Chez OF Police d BY HE request Mr.
BE- cleared and that the rustees believing that
log such as ought be held could be held had
red in the request aud bad promised that the hall should
no, be again opened during the day or evening.
de therefore requested the audience to perform the
part OF good citizens and comply with the order Of the
Mayor.
These remarks were received with applause and The
audience straightway commenced leaving he hall-the
police finding difficulty with but very few persons.
A large aud excited crowd gathered in the street be-
fore the BALL. where a small free fight was caused by q
discussion about the election in the Fifth district
We are requested to state that the Rev. Mr.. Eddy,
whose appears in the above report the
pa form in sympathy with those who called the meeting,
aud that in his remarks he intended only rebuke what
he to be attempt to trampe the right OF
TELEGRAPHIC.
BosroS Dec. Sc NJ.
The summary dissolution of the John Brown meeting
at fremont Temple to-day is vie sed with general salts
faction. The Aboitonsts largely outvoed through
out by assemblage embracing many leading business
men.
After the Chairman had pronounced tho meeting dis
solved Fred Douglass Sinborn, and few Others mani
fes ed resistance to the police, and tcIed
from the platform aud hall.
During the uproar Rev. J. Stella Martin announced
that meeting would be held in his church in the eve-
ming.
In response to this announcement the Baptist church
(colored in Joy street, was filed early hour The
edfce small and large proportion OF the audience
were black. Here Wendell Phillips, John Brown, Jr.,
Fred Douglas and other leading John Brown symplthi
zer ventilated their opinions freely with little interrup-
ton.
man named Chapman appeared to preside. Several
policemen stationed in the church Outside there
immense crowd and strong force Of police The
disturbance confined to noisy demonstrations,
though the crowd seemed very anxious to get hold of
Redpath
The meeting BROKE up 10 o'clock, and the audience
dispersed quietly some of the leading spirits boot
ed at in passing through the outside crowd but yo
lence was committed.
Frank Sanborn acting President of the meeting.
In anticipation Of possible riot the Second battalion
Of Infantry held in readiness at their armory by
der Of the Mayor The police force, however, was amply
sufficient and the day aud evening passed simply with
good natured but quite patriotic excitement.
EXTRACT FROM GOV. PERRYS MESSAGE
Governor Perry's Message the Florida Legislature,
after rehearsng the wrongs Of the North to the South
says
Such feloW-citiEens il meagre outline only Of the
pictures Of wrong aud outrage that expected to
endure INCREASINGLY. But shall endure il? Heaven
forbid! Forbid it the memory and example Of those no
bic patriots who pledged their elves their fortunes and
their sacred honors 10 maintain their liberty and their
rights. Shall We the descendants Of such sres reln
quish the rich inheritance thus acquired? Must
leopard present security and future existence
free people by stopping now to re-argue the abstract
question OF the right Of secessionY have already ad.
verted 10 the important difference between the political
responsibilities OF the people Of the thirteen old Colonies