Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-20

CR0WD-STATE CONVENTION.
MILLEDGEvLLE, Nov. l5th-The Hall or Representa-
tives was crowded TO sufocation on Wednesday night
last to hear Georgias greatest son. The galleries and
aes we're thronged with ladies' and every available spot
was occupied. The desks chairs, aises and windows
were unable to accommodate the vast ALTITUDE, and
hundreds left unable to get opportunity 10 hear. At
seven o'clock Mr. Stephens made his appearance and
with great difficulty owing TO the multitude assembled the
speakers stand This the signal for enthusiasm and
for five minutes the building shook beneath the cheers
and from the audience. Mr. Stephens arose, at
ter quiet restored-and quiet it was for pin might
have been heard to faland proceeded to address the
people, It is useless for to attempt to give even syn
opss of this great argument. We will try and give Mr.
Stephens position but our feeble pen will fail TO do the
great man justice.
He said that he came before that audience at the
gent solicitation Of his friends and respectable number
of the members of the Legislature II he had consulted
his own ease he would not have left his room, but the
invitation had been extended him. and to crafty his
friends he came before them TO exchange views and
opinions the best to be pursued. My coun-
trymen he continued perlous times upon u.s. Danger
Is at hand Tie greatest government upon the face Of
the earth about to be broken up HIS object was TO
consult with his feowcitizens and endeavor possible,
If We could maintain honor, interests, and our
rights keep that great government together be be-
spoke calm considerate hearing aud when he finished,
If he failed to show the by which honor might
be preserved he begged the audience TO pay no attention
to what he had said
He continued that had great government, aud he
warned his country against running by disruptng it,
He regarded Lncolns election Of ITSELF just
for dissolution. lie had been consutionally elected
No could gainsay that and though no one depreca
ted that event more than he did, his opinion was that
having Democratic Senate, the concurrence Of which
necessary in every appointment he made and every
official he performed had better wait until we had
better reason disrupt the government than the mere
fact of Lincon's election This government was bought
with blood the sun shone on no other ike 1t and II
we determined resist the disruption of every tie
that bound TO the Union, for Gods sake said he let
US act with unauimty.
Greece and Rome lost their liberty, not Mr. Toombs
had said because they failed TO fight for it. but from in-
ternal dissensons. So with every other government
whose history had been written; and such he feared
would be the history OF this unless we acted with una
nmity He favored the call Of convention OF the peo-
pie. They had the right to decide this matter Let the
Legislature follow the legitimate object for which it was
sent here As for him. he intended 20 bow the will
Of Georgia; and no man was farther from submitting to
what was wrong, or would sacrifice more to preserve
Georgiis interests and honor, than he He concluded
amidst laundering applause His speech occupied two
hours n delivery.
Hon. B Ii Hill speaks tonight.
A attended meeting of the joint Special Committee
on our Federal relations this afternoon. conference
was held this morning between several distinguished gen.
temen of all parties, to adopt middle ground course
of action in this emergency. They decided upon eav.
ing the matter 10 the people; that is call State Con-
venton. A day was not determined upon. This mat
ter was decided to be left to the Legislature think
that the first Wednesday in January will undoubtedly be
the day. The Special Committee divided upon this
matter some preferring earlier day, for post
ponng until that period. resolution passed. that
the mode OF redress which several meetings have sug
gested be left out State Convention will be called,
hiuk The first Wednesday Of January will be the day.
resolution passed the Committee to let all resolutions
and everything connected with our Federal relations that
have been introduced lie on the table. The members
Of the Conference Hons A. II. Stephens r. Toombs,
Thos X. X. Cobb, Chas j. jenkins, b. II. Hill, Francis
s. Barlow, Henry r. Jackson, Judge Lyon aud several
| others. A.