The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-25
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispa4ch
Prompt action in the Southeast E7ooue,i
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ABINGDON. VA, April %. 1851
IN letter 10 you few days since stated
that the people OF old Washington county were
arousec-enraged against the powers that h.
at the Federal city. A salute was fired here
When the news was received of the SURRENDER
vi Z oi , sumter, ana also when the fact was
mace known that the Convention had ssed
an Ordinance OF Secession A worthy citizon
mr James warren, was severely iniured nv
an accidental going Oft of the cannon on that
day.
Yesterday (Mondavl was great dav in All
ingdon. At least two thousand people had
gathered in from all parts Of the county-from
the valleys and the mountains, from the
creeks ana the rivers. About IL O'Clock A
M, two regiments, besides the old citizens
ana members OF another regiment under
command of the Colonies, repaired to an onnn
Hela Ior the purpose OF enlisting yolunte
stlfrlng and eloquent speech was delivered
by Joseph /. Campbell, ESQ He told the
people that he had been one of the men who
had believed that the old Union could ba recon
structed-that sufficient guarantee conld be
oottlned from the North TO satisfy the South
But IN all this he had been mistaken tha,
whilst Virginia was doing all in her mover
10 bring about an adjustment of the ditticul
ties' Mr. Llneoin had been practicing decep-
tion, Tor the purpose of preparing himself to
BIND us hand and foot. But now the last
nope for the existence OF the giorjous old
Union had been bias ted; arguments had been
eXhaus ted patience had ceased IN ha a viz
tue, and we must now fight it out. He had a
Wlie, but he would now volun teer to fobt
Mr.. Lincoln and his Black Republican hordas
ne Appealed TO all 10 come up 10 the contest.
a. HE, liberty and honor were at stake. Many
then rushed 10 the different flags which ba1
been prepared.
lhe people then returned to town Notice
was gwen that speeches would be delivered in
the Court House. A general rush was made
TO hear them. Messrs. Walter Preston. la
w. Humes, Joseph T. Campbell. Jonathan
Richmond, Isaac b. Dunn, Col. f. S. Martin.
Gov. McMuflin, DR.. Jas. L. White and VIM
w hlte responded to calls made upon them hv
The crowd. Each gentleman made eloouent
a anpeais 10 the people-each said that he was
"lillng TO engage in the fight. Col McMulIin
rr1atea an anecdote OF young married lady,
{ Mrs. Pleasant Hagy,) who is here on a visit
from Texas 10 see the parents, &c, of Mr..
Hagy. Some ladies had asked her how she
could consent for her husband to go to war
now would she feel If he got killed? Mrs.
Hagy replied 'Let him go would rather
be the widow OF a brave man than the wife
of 4 coward" Immense cheering was given
when this was related. Gov. McMuliin said
that he had been candidate for Congress but
now he was candidate for Abe Lincoln's
scalp,
Col. Martin said that he had been a candi-
date for re-elect ton TO Congress-that he had
nopta ior an honorable settlement of diff
culties; but as peaceabIe efforts had failed
ne was now ready to fght He would 90 |
home to Lee and endea vor to raise q comutrv.
II he FAILED, he would join any company that |
IT. haf
he had been administering blue pills TO the |
people here-now he wanted to give doses of
blue pills of a different kind to Abe Lincoln |
and his Black Republican myrmidons Col. |
Dunn. Mr.. Richmond, w. Burton, Esq, and |
Mr.. Humes. of Knoxville. Tenn, all were |
ready TO do their best The war spirit of the |
descendants Of Kings Noun tain is stirred ND
The Temperance Hall and the building for
Martha Washington College have been con
1erted into barracks.
Five companies of volunteers have been
aised i'll this county the Washington
Mounted Rifiemen, under command of Capt
W. T.. Jones; the Noun tain Boys, under com
nand of Capt. VIM. White, an Artillery Com
'any OF DIR. White, Glade Spring Rifle Com
'any, and the Goodson Rifle Guard com
,any, under Capt. Jno. Terry. Our best
'oung men have volnn teered The ladies are
'usily engaged in making clothes for them
AT night, Abe Lincoln was burned in effiey
I the Court House.
Our boys will fight like young devils Abra-
lam had better look out for squalls. Let him
afher up his Scotch cap and cloak and sneak
ut of Washington AS he sneaked into the
lace.
Oh what n war, brought on by a set of long
tcei, sharp-faced, canting, whining Puritans,
Vho pretended to leave the old country ON ac-
ount OF religious persecution-then came to
ms ana established one more intoierant
hey wouldn't allow man to kiss his wife
u ! SUNDAY, nor woman TO kiss her child on
m nat molly day Oh what hard set of hypo-
rites From such "Good Lord deliver u.s."
WASHINGTON.