Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-13
FROM MARION COUNTY.

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HALL AND JOHN $ BURDE1T-"A FREE FIGHT ASD nigh
| OLD TINE"
special reporter Of the Wheeling Ieiiigener fur
nishes that Black Republican sheet with an account OF
the proceedings of Union meeting at Farmont" on
the 9th instant at which speeches we're delivered by
Ephraim b Hall and John s. Burdet-the former one
of the Delegates to the State Convention from Marion,
and the latter the Delegate from Taylor county We
copy the following extracts from this report to put up'n
record the utorances of Hall and Burdett The descrp
tive passages are characterized by the y, and
supprsssio ueri peculiar the enemies of the South
This was Court day here and had been set apart for
a great rally of the Union men of THU county.
II was expected that the Court would organize rni
give way as is usual here on such OCCASIONS But 10
there was a concerted determination to break up me
meeting if possible and the Court went on with ls Of
sness The crowd collected in the street IN front oil
Ben Femings hat store and after dinner an effort was
made to address them from elevated porch Mr.
Perpoilt ascended the porch and began to address the
people and his appearance the signal for yoley OF
vile and abusive epithets from mob OF secessloulsts
s1me forty or fifty perhaps who had congregated on
the outside of the crowd. This the Union men didn't
Ike to stand and series of scrmmages began to sway
crowd back and forth, and threaten serious hight
The secessionss tried TO get up row and draw The
crowd away, and for a time partially succeeded But
the people would listen 70 Mr. p and they returned 10
the charge hoong and groanng, so that 1t was lmpos
sbe for the speaker TO be heard They had threatened
for some DAYS that Mr. Carlisle should not speak, and as
he did not come, they resolved to vent the oack
gnardism on the other speakers. Mr.. ?. spoke some
time with most telling effect, dealing the blackglards the
most terrible blows, while they booted and groaned
and the Union men cheered The uproar at length be-
came so deafenng that Mr. p desisted ne having how
ever accomplished his object in drawing the crowd to-
gether.
"YeIs then arose for Hall Hall' aud he came
forward and began to address them. Hardly bad he
commenced when the rain began to pour down, but the
crowd yelled for him to so on They ddnt care Tor the
rain and they stood there III the street. Obvious oi the
torrents while some one held an umbrella over the
sneaker and he proceeded. He told them he had been
elected to the Convention Union man, and he wss
one vet Union men did constitute
more than onc-thrd Of the Convention. When they
went there they had found tremendous ontsiCeApess
urc brought bear for the purpose OF dragoonng them
from their position into the measure OF the s'cesson-
lets and assuming that Richmond was the Whole Com
monwealth of Virginia They brought every influence
that could be brought bear to drive tue Convent on
into seces ion We subject, he said to all sot' 81
insults we were Kissed at and grOaned 1T.
We were insulted by the galleries some OF US were
sfit upon. We were tod that would be driven out
al the point of the bayouet He had thought II some Of
them should even fail by the bayonot 1t might be the
best sacrifice they could make Tor their county
lCheers) For himself lie bad determined to stand at
his po7t though he should f, in dir 20. Applause
81 come before you TO day, he said, with the Com
mo wealths muzze upon my mouth (Cnes OF, Take II
Onl") When had been found that We were not 10 lie
driven by ordrary means, you know what followed
We were finally forced ito secret session had read CT
these things was unwilling for Virginia to do any
thing but Nhat she could do openly, Oh the house tops
We demonstrated, but to no purpose. majority IN
sisted upon it, We went into secret session against my
protest aud vote. They told that before the Conven
ton adjourned the Injunction OF secrecy should be re-
moved and they would retain reporter and keep al
accurate record of tie proceedings. We continued IN
ret session till last Wednesday night, when we ad-
burned Before we adjourned we brought forward q
re solution to remove the injunction OF secrecy. am
not D. rfnt ed to tell this CGc6p that ! dare to
take the r,spous bity" (Out with it) We asked
that this Junction be removed They refused to
DO it, WHY Did you not promise us you would
O. yes but then great mlny imprudent things have
been done hsre. But what the farther argum
TIE venerable exPresdent Of the United States Ina
came forward and gave reason, and made speed
appealing to the fact tina: he had who had been IL
Pnusyvauia ard had been driven out, and he dd hot
know hat had become Of him or where he Was-anG so
non mas, not re,goge this injunction! | was on
who voted against the ordnance Of secession, aud WHO
would come home and against its ratification, and
beg my people IN the name OF liberty 10 do Likewise
and that had right to say VITO had voted against IT.
to show th4t Il vas moi universal i"Soun1! Good ~
told them if thcft one man IL the Convention
who would not sign it, that man was myself lChsers)
81 nrsdct now YOU will see if you watch the opera
|
ct moment into Southern COuiodeacy, not with your
surroundings but to take Virginia alone, aud without
,xnressCn from YOU consulta Ion with the oord'
slave State. And Why Because they are abolitor-
z,r Clruot trust sH.ucSy, Maryland, Delaware aud
Nilsson ri thew are all dJ3 tyui-sE (Llughter) What
do they mean? Why, If you not ready to sing
plens Of praise to the negro G.oae aud allow him TO
swallow 10 every interest," you are an I5o'1tio"'st.
lave as strong pro slavery sentiments as anybody out
nave ct soul and body outside CT the negro (Cheers
| t.I.,.a I holt of IA one m
prOud Of such negroes a. yOu-wsl we had thousands
Of them" Here the rain poured down still harder, aud
the spcaer .u.ted that he would not keep them stand
ing in the rain, but the CT Mas, go on 90 ca J
lie resumed ! i you it is matter OF iect, and any
man who was in Richmond this winter, will bear M cut
in H. that tue expression Of any opinion that was ad-
verse TO sacessou-nJt Sssscn merely not resistance
20 aggression only but ggressiVc cessonwas booted
a. aud 10 permitted to e%pesi any sucl sen
| timents Were persons driven away kno" II had
regarded their th,ests should EaYe been driven away
long ago HheG they struck representa-
live OF the p, ope there was mountain arm tnat they
might encounter. Cheers , And It was you, gentle
mon who pl OF, cted there. Applause II any man
had described to re before hand, such scenes as ga"
there never would have believed that they could have
been enacted in civilized country. spoke without fear
-Isad what believed and was ready to take the conse-
| ouences (Cheers) l warned ny members OF the
Gopvention-eecs son ment by other persons,
| that WAS imparing my life. thought II | died IN
| ihi'''0N' ~-~i
and saw the whole elephant. (Appl4usc,)
"You thought you going to have Congression-
io,aI election here, but in cur wisdom said no
lIaughtei) we will 10 that for you.
Ne hid IT, aud eip;ttG five del gae3 to Montgomery.
c.That knacKs kldwe!l OUT Was that right Are
we cut of the Government? (Nol MOI Are We to lie
reo.cseped down tbe,e before you say whether you vi"
- .Ai4 ordnance Of secession? l thought not, and
Fr ny .5 a.; .n, ';"' tod them they had as
| much ,.ut to send dregats to japan no -
| The first one elected was Hunter Tho next rOmiHa-
lions we're Seldom and VIM. q. Riyes. The vote was
taken aud resulted in tie. couldn't resist the temp
tlton TO hit Seldom the old soce'sunst with brick
bat SO cas-. my for Rive, and he got by
Senator Mason was nezt and BrockenbrOugh beat him.
Then John s Preston in the Southwest aud Samuel G..
Staples beat him pretty badly. Then they nominated
Charles Russell aud Judge Camden and their vote was
| ilst CGntl | couldnt resist the temptation 10 vote
again. So | got up aud h.t Charley with biickbat,
though should like to have had los both of them.
Il may not have been rght for me to vote at all a
tMng protested against, bgt could not rtlist the
| temptation ia th, &c two cases. You are nov repre-
sentcd in the Southern Congress. do not know how
soon the delegates pro to go bat be assured they
will take you South fast YOU sal il. Eeyer!
neyer!D
Let M tel you, that while deprccate the idea ct
drawing lnes among ourselves, through the State and
iuou yet there It time coming, when, il are to
b thrust into that j, r. Davis Conteleracy 10y Eastern
Virginia that the law Of self prseTvaiontbe first Law
Of nature isiH drige N, Lg necessity that kRors no
Ag into a separation from her. (rremC ndous and pro-
onged cheering | want to keep oil Il issue till Il is
proposed 10 trans permanently, crd then act as
| must act (Applause) We haze the e-amrle boforO
iect, if we should be driven to the necessity
, After Mr. Hall had concluded, Mr. Bufdeit came