The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-18

vac zee sshe eawaraice of the Eiee,..TAc
Ylea,sasa Battery. sc. ~
,sxysAns 10 aovEsSos elcSsSs,
,,.1ssl,,,yi,, might last, a large crowd of !
eri seuiih iine band % music, serenaded |
sS s,aas 81 the Charleston Hotel. The |
sd. q. yiesnade a thrilling speech, in the
nd. rse Of which he said
said on fhe l7lh Of December last, on an |
,,.ssi,n sira4lsr 10 this, that true South Car |
zl.us stood alone, but IN this there was moth |
&c 10 fear. Tor she had oa memorable occa-
IN previous 10 The declaration of ladepen-
ia,ss itself stood alone and fought the bat
,Is of Fors MoRitrie, where she had sunk the
nm. OF oue u the prcudest nations of the
.,rtb iGreat 5pplause,l And said TO you
.hst an tAs bloois battle field of Churubusco |
gtir noble regiment had marched across that |
6eld under fiery storm, such as has seldom, |
ben ssea aud that. IL need be, she could now |
,i4o6 Sioup again and fight alone for her in. |
decendenee aud her liberty. And now, fell |
iow-eiuEcns, ON this, the 18th day of April.
,>si She has again fought alone and defeated |
81 arrogant and assuming power, and she has
.lJflou>ly trump phed alone, aud thus again
tgrt Moultrse, which was so dear in our in.
e,pendsnoe OF 1919, has again answered, and
s, cousetTsied aud baptized over again in our
tsgePeaaence and freedom of 1851. Zap
t.tHse
ls;uaioasly declined receiving volunteers,
WHO 50 pohty aud so gailantly offered them
selves, from other States, because we had so
dagger Snd oi peril, and demanded 1T as a
right, L besides desired, as We had begun it
frst and alone, without eousulta ton, and, as
some said, rashiy, desired, under these cir.s
tBMstauces, tha. II We had 10 fight for our in
6rpendence again that the battle should be
.ogght ana won by Scuth Carolina alone,
upon the same bloody field where she had
t1aght Tor her Independence IN the days of her
frst revolution, lGr.at applause True,
rue, we o~ much TO science aud to the gal
lAauy of Gen. Beaursgald, who was sent TO
Us by the PRESIDENT Of lhe Gonfederat te States.
We do owe 10 him all homo aud ali gratitude
.oT his high and manly bslliAg aud noble con
duct but ss far as our own companies, our
btttailous, our regiments 3ad our men were
concerned, the triumphs of ii.is day have been
aue literally 10 South Carolina troops alone
The applause was CREST at this Tim that
!. WAS some moments before Gov. Pickens
could proceed l 30 not mean 10 say this
s,id the Governor) by way OF eNultation, but
IS due to the truth OF history, and say II be-
cause South Carolina has been peculiarly sm-
sled out and abused and traduced and suee.ed
being 100 weak ana 100 small 10 defend
herself and WAS accused OF arrogance and
resumption. But tins day shows that weak
as we were supposed 10 be, we have defied The
power OF our enemies, and dehei them upon
their sought and chosen battle HELD.
And now l here, in the name OF South Ca
rolina return the gratitude cf the State TO
those gallant and intelligent officers who have
come forward and so generously served their
State IN this, her day of trial. And they are
too numerous even 10 mention in detail; and
/ return the thauks and the gratitude of the
State 10 those brave and true, and patriotic
Young men who have left their business, W ho
have sacrificed their greatest i'll terests, TO come
forward and seek eagerly 10 defend their
country, when il was supposed that peril,
danger. aEd even death, were inevitable III
-, indeed, 10 them rot oniy giorions day ol
triumph, but I, too, wi tn feelings of deep gra-
titude, am enabled To return them back 10
their fond homes ana kindred nninjnred, and
with the proud consciousness that the honor
Of their State has been unstaine0, and thai
their gallantry has been shown by the noble
manner in which they have manned the bat.
t-ries for their country's independence. Ii Is
to those men, aud those officers, that we owe
everything; and do not pretend TO claim any
thing myself, except that my heart has been
Iilled with deep anxiety, and have spent my
nights In painful and nstant examination o
ali the details and all the points that migh
be necessary lot only TO save the lives OF oul
brave men, but to defend the Independence o
my country, and when the day had come 4
the proper time To strike, and 10 strike for hel
Independence, at any and al every hazard, le
the conseq quenees be what they may. Pro
longed aPpiause .
We have now taught n great lesson TO thi;
Confederacy. IL is now clear that for all pur
poses of justice, of equality, and of common
liberty, cur American institutions are Il:
strong as any that have ever been offered to
The goveruinen: OF man. But when they aT'
lerI erIed 10 the PURPOSES Of Injustice and ia
naticisln, OF insult aud wrong, ihat thos
same institutions are poweriess; and ina
when they lose that power which comes iron
right that as far as the American people ar
concerned, they are Impctent and lmbeclle
because the heart, the great neart OF The Anne
rican people IL reality, beats for what is right
Immense cheering We then stand upon Ii
ilshI. Ne stand upon the inalienable hight c
=, n.onie to choose their own inslltu tions, an
thar all just government rests Epon the con
sent of the governed, and that any tToferI
Inent thar attempts 10 exercise power with"t
Ihis consent not only rs anJusI TO bfaf'
t.ue, ana patriotic people, Out that peop
can defy that power, and they can conque'
ana they can triumph. ,fAppiiuse-l
WAR FEELING AT TIE NORTH. u -
reign OF terror has been inausurated
Philadelphia. The papers OF that city giN
detailed accounts OF the lawless proceeding
oftne mob on Monday. We extract the 70
lowing:
The crowd proceeded as an organized bod
10 the custom house and mint, ana ordert
the national coiors TO De raised upon the
ntg-staifs which was done. -55
At one O'Clock the Argus ONCE was su
rouned uy an infuriated mass OF human b
iHgs who would have Torn II out had not II
proprietor promised 10 hing out the Nation
coiOrs as soon IL he could obtain one. Inc
laWiess proceedings caused mnch alarm TO III
order loving citizens, reyiying the memoirs
OF The r1ots Of lsi4. The mob WAS mostly con
posed OF fiery youths from the outer oi
trIcts.
After visiting the newspaper offices az
Government properly, they marched IN
BODY M2Taet street, bearing Il lldR.
ali points Oh the Tonte We'll known CDit
men were obliged 10 make all haste to DO
row, beg, or steal something red, white ar
blue TO protect their property with. Search
were made for the publication rooms oil u
Southern Monitor, but as that paper h
suspended the mob were unable TO carry o.
| their intention Of des stroying the forms Ih'
satisfied themselves with breaking the slsl
10 pieces. The ripgleaders were furnishs
with ropes W tn which 10 hang the editor,
caught.
Between eight and nine o'clock on Monda
evening, several thousand persons asseihpi
around Major General Patterson mouse,
Thirteenth and Locust streets, whe anus
themselves by shouting and groahlng. oo'
after thik a number of stones We're thfo"
and several windows broken IN ms uWeiii
and green house. The General appeared III
tcattered the assailants by snort speech
lie said You have come here TO hgnt II a
I-ars now, il YOU Will enlist yourselves
viii lead YOU wherever you wish To go. III
police having arrived in large numbers, u
crowd slowly separated. The house oi u
General was visited At an earlier hour oy
mob much smaller In pumoeF. nahy VI Nno
were boys, and who gave great annoy anee
the neighbors by their rnde condnci IN
demanded that the General should exhiDit
American nag which he willingly did, sta
ing that he wondered that ANY { ne shou
doubt his loyalty 10 the flag he n;td ioaght
der and was willing TO fight under again.
Ibis appeared 10 ease their MINDS oI era
doubts TO the Generals sincerity, ana
moment left them without target.
The mob then visited Gen Cadwailade
who made Union speech and threw out
nag. at least 0Voo people gathered In Cnes
nut street all day. Happily, heavy ra
commenced 10 fall in the evening, and u
crowds dispersed
Several prominent Southerners, with seee
| sion prociiyities including Robt. Tyler, ha