Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-03
Douglas Meeting At the African Church.


The friends Of Douglas held meeting at the African
Church evening before last L was large meeting,
over thousand persons being present abOu. half Of
whom were Democrats and the other half Wings What
was the number Of Douglas Democrats in attendance
have no means OF forming conclusion. We suppose,
however that there at least three hundred, and
perhaps more II what We hear be true there not
lss than four Eve hundred Democratic Douglas voters
Ia the city Of RichmOnd-or about hslf Of the entire
Democratic vote OF the Metropolis Until within the
LIS. few days had no idea that there a dozen
Douglas men in Richmond
The meeting evening before last, certainly very
considerable affair alike in point Of numbers spirit and
enthusiasm. The speeches the occasion, also,
Of quite high Order considering that they Demo
eratie speeches. The first gentleman called out was
Charles Irving, ESQ. Who made speech Of nearly
hour and half in length, and by long odds the abesl
speech We have ever heard from him. It was bold,
slashng dasbing and defiant speech filed With strong
and telling points and characterized by considerable ell
Oouence Wit and humor. He pitched into the Seceders
viii gloves on and sleeves rolled up, and made the fur
hy In every direction HIS e1cOriAton OF the Virgiua
delegates TO Charleston and Baltimore exceedingly
severe yet altogether just aud bis denunciAtOn Of Yan
ey and the Dsunonists seathng and crushing in the
extreme. We have heard no such Philippe for long
time.
His reference 70 the notorious fact that the Virginia
delegates refused to seeede Charleston upon principle
when they bad an opportunity Of doing So and then
eeding AZ Baltimore upon pary and miserable question
pertaining 10 the organization Of the Convention,
a reference which evidently told With tremendous effect
EpOn the audience judging by the enthusiastic and pro
Ioazed applause With which it received There VA
another thing too vbichh stated thar had escaped ID,
reoollectons Of all ourselves among the number, and
shat told with great effect upoa the assembled etoEd-
He read resolution offered BY Mr. o. J. WISE in the
Petersburg Convention ard promptly seconded by Roger
A Pryor to the ELECT that the Democracy Of Virginia
hailed sh unfezned pleasure the Of the "lOya
Democracy Of Illinois, in the contest of 1883. The
luton was adopted BY the Convendon-the Democratic
Convention At Petersburg in December ls5s-and adopt
cd il view Of Douglass FreepOrt speech and his anti
IseOmp:Ousu, and all his other hereses, for which the
Breekurdge men are nov denoancng the Little Giant
The point is that If Douglas worthy Of endorse
ment by the Virginia Democracy year and half age,
he Is worthy Of that endorsement in lsd0-as be has
done nothing SINCE December 1855 to fofsit the conf
denee Of the Southern people, that be hs not done be-
fore. A very strong and very conclusive point!
bis able and effective speech We can only say that
such speech delivered all the State would cause
tremendous rafting among the dry boaes Of the BreoS
inridge Democracy Nr. !. vas followed By Henry L
Hopkins, ESQ, Of Petersburg who also, made able
and telling speech for his wing Of the 'aarmonioas"
After Mr. H. came M S,ovau the old vheeborse Of TIRE
HALIFAX Democracy, who has been Deuocrs. all his life
and has never fl,ered in his devotion bis purity, and
!. a., off "a
Brecksurdgers be is Ell: sailing in the Regular Old Line
Democrats ship, that was commanded b. Jackson aud
Polk and Pere and other great captains Of the pure
and uude6led Democrats faith. In a word, Mr. StOyaTs
conviction is, tha, only those who supporting Ste
phen A. Douglas, real uuPoluted' faithful Demo
Gratis and the supporters OF Brecknrdge insurgents
and rebels Who have boiled from the Democratic party
and the regular organization and who deserve chastse
ent at the hands Of the deceived aud betrayed rank and
file Of the Democracy. Mr.. S;Oya made very telling
and effective speech, charging boldly and emPhatcay
that secession from the Democratic party at Baltimore
implied secession from the Union; that the object Of the
eceders i 10 elect Lincoln and then dissolve the UOiOn
On account Of the very thing which they, themselves,
vii have brought about We have no doubt Of the cor
reeuess Of Mr.. Stovas conclusion, and We unite with
him in caog the attention Of the voters OF all parties to
the REASONABLE designs and aims Of the IAScETBREcE
lNaiesE factiOni
In conclusion We may remark that so far as We could
nudge from the spirit Of the Douglas men, displayed
evening before last, there no such word surrender
10 their vocabulary Their position appears to be that
tbe Breckenridge men wish to restore harmony to the
ptrty they themselves renew their allegiance to
The party and come in 70 the cordial support Of Doug
Jas and johnson. Upon those terms and those alone
vii the Douglas men consent 70 cooperate with them in
the present contest They say they 70 nominate
an electoral ticket at Stanton, and support il with all
their might and If disastrous consequences ensue to the
party the responsibility for all the mischief will rest
alone upon the shoulders Of the DsOrganiEers and Bolt
ere Who are supporting Breckenridge. In word the
Douglas men here are a. firm the everlasting noun
talns.
We have done With Douglas. We have been helping
The Little Rebel" along for several weeks, under the
Impression that be very weak in Virginia and had
Hrtls or no strength except In the Tenth Legion We
have discovered our mistake and believe that Doug
ia u 10. stronger At the present moment viii be much
stronger than Breckenridge in Virginia in less than
month II he has four i've hundred friends here in
Richmond right under nose where thought he had
none what must be bis strength in the rural districts among
The hard6ssd yeOmanry OF the Jackson Democracy. We
have done therefore, sHording aid aud comfort 70
Dougas and we adnonsh friends 70 LEI him alone
Out Of mere generosity when be had organ here We
helped him along; and now, having warmed him into
vigorous Hfs We expect confront him as ts compel
IsOr Of Bel and Everett. II We had dreamed he vas
- Erong a. he really h should never have uttered
word In bis favor. We take il all back-We were
merely jOking-and hereafter take poor, shivering
Beck under our broad, warm wing Douglas and bls
squater Sovereignty heresy both extremely OdiOus
70 rs whe the Territorial protection theory is harm
les abstraction which excies special admiration and
ELECTS Warmest approval.
But allsmash0g and eternal curse upon both Doug
las aud Breckinridye We are for Bs-hOnes glorious
John Bell whose soundness on all the great issues a
the dAy Is unquesiOnable and whose patriotism and
integrity not even the meAnest Locofoco part.zlu
In the land would think Of impeaehiBg We art
for him-6rst ast and all the time and again earn
ssy invoke our friends TO bestir themselves like mel
and heroes, 10 his behalf OrgaRi-s, and set about The
work with Gnhaggng energy and enthusiasm!
A Timely Suggestion.
The Savannah republican says:
"The Breckenridge press particularly bitter agains
Bel and Everett and yet they consider most unrea