Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-08

,SSHtAOu hPPOluIRu u c0Lntntttee oi three to
determine what to conceal aud what 10
make public. How much they propose to
disclose do not know; but if they do nor.
will at some future time disclose more of
this thing. After some of thes Western
members went home remained, and voted
against measures till was called neg
attYe pole. ! voted no. ApPiGuse L
knewiI could do do good by rernaining
there. but anticipated that perhaps this
muzzle was not to lie removed, and ] de-
termined to stay and see the last prancc of
the elephant and now, after having stated
to you the leading features of this matter.
you will excuse me. shmll be able vcrv
soon to say abomtull know.
MA BUaDErT's RExAnks.
After Mr. Hall had concluded, tile crr
went up for .tl}urdettl Burdett" AMI In
ohCdience. to the call, John S. BGrde;t.
Delegate to the Convention from TuyIor
comfy, came forward and attempted to adj
dress the crowd. But his appearance was
the siSnal for perfect storm of hootfng
aud grooming from the scccssionists iu the
crowd. The Union men however vheercd
him loudly, and it vas evident that there
must som be Il collision of forces. Some
one called him John Brown.n He told
them he would rather be .Iohn Brown
than n Benedict Arnold tChcers from the
Union neu.l He told the men WHO wer..
trying to loot him, down that thcy were
hlnchgnnrds-oif of the sumo piece with
the rutiinns wlO tried tie same game in
NIclimond-where there had Lcen Il crowd
OF 100 assembled intimidateL the con-
Senil"n, not Que of whom bnId taxes
or his board while there. Within an hour
alter the ordinance of secession had passed
lTOO. OOOlN at iNo
said Mr.. Is were in the Capitol grounds.
tNppta6sE.) They went to the Arsenal,
got out the cannon. and paradrd round
tue capitol. We 'nIj2urned, went To our
oonrdlng houses tu got away from the
mob. lfelt for the first time. when
siw them break open the doors of
tile cnpitOl nnd plant on the ton of IL
while II sovereign convention was In scs-
SION, the secession flag, how decDIy dis
grHced was the ensign OF the nation. A
portion of this dirty mob, with IL rome in
ineir hands, went to the bonrding house of
mr. " Carllie. ("Wtsh he WIS here to- o-daY.r'l
ne tLs, Is IN better business, replied Mr.. Il,
lGneers.) Aud in this connection, let inc
IciI you. men of Western Virginin, fear
not. kl0r Irhdf speak. YoV ,rrs mn
lo be iatimiIdtrd here. tChccrs from the
Union men md grOuns from tbc mnb
wouldn't they be pretty crowd 10 rule
country. (Mingled applause an,l Crnans.
rus exhibition affords better argument
than could make. When n free ueonle
hfe TO he handed over to such hands. don't
you see where we would be? CAupinusnN
AIR B. went on, notwithstanding Tho unz
ronr, 10 pell the seccssiOniSts with tie
mostunrclentingS severity. They continued
TO yell hn'l groan and shout, so that it was
impossible for the reporter to hear only
detached PORTIONS of his sentences. Bmt
ne IL. stlll went on, and Ht every hit the
unlon men would cheer, and the secession
ists wonld grUan, until it was evident he
tne repeated demonstration in the crowd.
Tint this state of things would not lie en-.
sunred much longer. y Union man tnrnrd
round to the secessiOnisIs, aud sni,l he
could whip the best mau thrv had. Tile
pest man very speedily presented him
sen, and THEY went into it real bull dor
fashion. with fists aud finger nails. Then
the excitement WAS intense. Al least
tEree-IOnrths of all the men in the street
We're armed, aud everybody cxnrrted
weapons would be used freely. The fght
went on tiercely, and the crowd swaTpd
back and forth like Il turbulent tide. $40
in' jenkins" and give it to him, Stevens.''
WAS the cry TINT rose above the din
Inc two principal cOmbatanis were mower
Lni nI, men, and fought blindly and snrageIy.
OtheTs began to join in. One Oli man
near seventy threw off his coat md nre.
pared to participate. Bur the crowd was
SO thick that there was no room To f;TtI
ana none but those Immediately nronnd
Tue cOmb"tants could join in the meeIee
WITH any certainty of hitting the right
man. Nnny rushed in with Clubs and
citnesI and reaching over the heads of the
others struck wildly and Mt rnndom-
others who could not reach over contcnt.
Cd themselves with punching the combat
ants with the ends of their canes. Tho
leading antagonists were both evident
" meh OF pluck, as well as muscle, and
n. neither seemed disposed TO give un.-
tney ionSllt on for at lc!tst fen minues till
they became SO exhausted that thav ySzcrs
separated without difficulty. win ,Ee
blood flowing freely and their faces
hnd heads cut up and, bruised dread
tnlly. As soon as they were separat led Ire
rest OF those who were 6ghtinp ON their
own hook desisted, and in =ery. si,oEt
Tine the hoarse roar of the exas6erated
crowd subsidized, aud to the surprise of cy.
eryIody tue row ended without Il -Nye,,nop
having been drawn or single man ian
gerousiy injured, though some haif-,lozen.
were badly brnissI up. ..E .s.f -
!, but the Speaking was broken up for the
day, and the resi- orthe evening was ~ snspi ami
IN discussing the merits of the respective
pugl!tsts. As soon rs all danger was over
ASide-de-chmP Thompson ordered Out the
Marion Guar'ls, and very soon the ttTnmn |
OF soldiery was heard back of the Court
lioHse, and tile military, with FURNISHED
h'nt-locks and fixed bayonets, to the mum. |
Der ol some iitteen or twenty, were parntieG
on the porlieo withalI the pon5p andl cir
rnmst'hee ofWar. But nobody wasalSrrb-
cd hyi the terrible display. and what .was /