Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-17
X. ,. STOCKTON,
R0DMAN N. PRICE.
JOSEPH =. RANDOLPH,
A. X. SPEER.
CHARLES d. DESHLER,
DAVID NAAR,
SlNifET. 4 RANlRD
Committee.

Mr. Halstead objected, or seemed TO object to some
part Of the address He wished to condemn the fanatics
aud incendiaries of the South well OF the North
Both parties to blame, and he wished say in the
Resolutions and Address.
Commodore Stockton then at great length defended
his address. To end quarrel il not the way TO be-
gin TO weigh and measure in balance the relative
wrongs Of parties. The way was il you were in the
wrong to begin and back right out, and then demand
that others back out Do right yourselves aud then you
ask others to do right It is miserable device
be crying out Others are wrong, when you know
you are wrong yours, l1s. The hour Is near when
the moral forces of the people must do right the bay
Onet Of the people would be appealed to to enforce the
right. l am against all secession and rebellion, and
nullfcation- who have been the first nullferss-
Where disqualification begny Ia Massachusetts,. And
the South is only resistance TO Massachusetts, laws
Cheers. The South may be never so wrong, but
cannot expect a man, when a burglar is in his house
hrea ening death to his wife and children to do aught
but strike The South striking for life, is pro-
erty and strike would for household gods aud fan v
il the enemy removed. The North as not only
teen making war upon its own courts, but upon tie
Supreme Court whenever iis decisions did not suit
the passions and the prciudices Of the North.
1t easy to see continued Mr.. Stockton where all
this thing would end il it not stopped-n civil
and anarchy il certain. When thousands fam
iShDg, thousands would be this civil strife
on some ambitious demagogue wound organize army
of these ismished men aud society might seek relief in
him. . soldier from the anarchy its own ioies and
crimes had created. If New Jersey and Pennsylvania
would only do right the other States would have fol-
bV.
tThen Mr.. Stockton asked what is all this suffering
and strife to be for but for tbe Niger and then he
discussed the character OF that ngge" here and in his
native land Of Africa lie drew pictures of him at home
brutal, abandoned, couardy-he had seen them there
aud worth none OF that great consideration and kndn
the white gave bin. lie mkt drew cture and
contrast of the way the white OF the United States
had renorseessy eIermnated the abOrgiues of Auer-
icI, tie gr,a; Teeums hs, Logans aud Phip5,-shle it
shed crocodile tears negroes ucomparaby better of
here than ia their native lsnd-Of negroes achieve
for whom an imaginary liberty, proposed
rifce liberty, and beloved country too.
NJ maisead replsA 20 th. Commodore good ,cm-
ihem VIM. Halstead Esq, OF Tien,on. Mr.. Pe also
spoke-and gentleman uho announced himself as
Mr. Russlng, Of heic ?, Republican, abotionst
he turned TO be- desired TO SAY something,but no
opportunity given, though he struggled hard, with
quite lite cohor OF Republicans shout him. Ali this
however, passed over, and in little
sion, the meeting went on.
The following resolutions were then passed, and with
the address adopted.