The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-31
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispetch.
The IinT SPIRIT in Beckteaburg-BGr6 &
Eloquent Speeches. y0hn $. CdTLite, &c

The hnT Spirit in Becktenburg-B0r5ecu E.
Eloquent Speeches. John 5. CdTLiie, &c.
CLARKsyILLE, VA, May 2S, 1861.
Having seen yonr request that your friends
should furnish you with all important news,
viii now endeavor TO supply you with all
news transpiring in Mecklau burg.
The war spirit is very contagious through
out the ehtire county, and beileve il is more
prevalent mere than anything else The for
nation OF volunteer companies is now u
prominent GtiaraC terie tic OF Nee Ken burg. Dn
Saturday last had the good pleasure OF being
present at n barbecue, given by the people oI
Blue Shore, for the purpose OF forming 4
volunteer company. y large number Of persons
were present, and mani ted a desire that the
company should be immediately organized. As
soon as dinner was served up, we had the
QuiSite qualification of listening TO the Stump
eloguence OF Messr,. Boswell and McPhail. -
The subs tancf OF Mr. BoswelIs speech was,
that every young man should come forward
and enroll hrs name with those OF other vol
unteefs, and that If he now refused 10 serve
his country when his services were needed, the
finger OF scorn would be hereafter poin tod
him, and won id be stigmatized with the brand
OF cowardice. As soon Rs hs concluded, calls
were made for "McPhaH.' That entIendu
came forward. and, like the eagle in hie career
through the skies, assembled higher and high
er, till he reached the summit OF eloquence.- .-
lie said that he WAS born upon the soil OF
Charlotte, and there were embosomed his pa
rental ties nevertheless, he had migrated to
Mecklenburg, and hoped that the people .oi
his adopted land would sustain him III rlising z
volunteer company. They did sustain him
and shortly after, the com pany organized and
unanimously elected Mr. Thos. L. Boswell
Captain. On the same day company was or.
organized AZ this place aud Mr. j ohm =. Word
was elected Captain over T. CarriugtoD Esq
a Rifle Company has been organized, and Mr.
Nm. loWnts, .Ir., elec ted Captain. Old
Mecktenburg has sent three companies to the
Held, three more have organized, and tive
more are forming. The spirit which aniIna-
ted our Revolutionary fathers still burns
anew Ill the bosoms OF Mecklenb buTgs sons
The thunderings OF their musketrY and til.
flash OF their swords and hayo nets will he dis
tinctly heard and seen il the bat ties rage -
Your humble correspondent can faithfully Is
commend the Charlotte and Mecklenburs
companies who have gone forth to battle. A
residence OF four years III Charlotte has ri yer
| him almost a perfect acquaintance will tht
majority Of the members OF the Chariot,
companies, and / can positively assure yot
| that there Is as much genuine spunk in then
ranks as is III any other.
Much animoeity prevails here against Car
| lille, alias Catiiine, who has eEdeayored Z,
sever the Uld dominion, and If possessed
favorable opportunity l would be the Pc
| treius who would rid the State OF such
| treacherous individual, and would crave II,
| greater plandit from posterity than 10 5e con
| sidered the destroyer OF one engaged III such
diabolical conspiracy. HENRY.