Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-01
Whole number Of votes cast
Majority

| Mr.. y. B. Hill then moved that, rs Mr.. Ran
| dolph and Mr. Steger had received q majority,
and a. Judge Robertson came next to them in
point Of numbers, he should be declared unan.
imnuslv elected.
Mr. Randolph Fucker also made like prn.
position, and nil the candidates having less
number OF votes than Mr.. Robertson having
withdrawn their names, Mr. Robertson was de.
clared unanimously elected
Speeches expressive Of determination 10
have the rights OF Virginia at all hazards and Of
going out OF the Union in the event of those
right, not being most fully guaranteed were
made by MesSrs. Randolph, Steger, Tucker,
Wise and Crrnshaw Mr.. Watson, too address.
ed the meeting in a speech, in which he assailed
and rciulcd the positions lain down by Mr..
Bats concerning citizens Of foreign birth.
Mr. Wise, during his speech, offered the fol
lowing, Which was unanimously adopted:
The following resolution offered ut the meet.
ing by O. J. WISE was adopted amid great en-
| thiISaSn
Whereas, the Legislature Of Virginia has
formally declared that any act Of coercion Iii.
rected against Southern State, will be rr.
gar,ied by Virginia as ali net Of war, and i'm.
mcdiatelr Resisted with 3ll the means in our
power; therefore, hr il
Resolved, That the attention Of the LegiSla-
ture be hereby called to the fact Of the overt
act of coercion nov actually perpetrate1 at
| Fortress Monruc.
SIr. Maruladuke johnson addressed the meet.
! inc lcinrr the "atc was taken, and sud he d..
sired n take no par! i'll the proceedings. lie
expressed himself opposed to any interruption
| to the proceedings
About 12 o'clock the meeting adjourned.
There were many scenes and incidents at
the meeting, Ii description OF which would
be interesting. hut we have not room
| for them. One scene, however, inust not be
omitted. Several times some rowdics from the
left gallery, interrupted the speakers in most
black guard fashion; this was continued so long
that the people in the aisle lost all patience
and trr,uen,ous rush was made, and large
force Of excited people uIade their way to the
gallery. i cry was then raised that the riot.
Gus rcuyic in lhc gallery were Black Rcpubli.
can operatives. nnw employed in this city; this
increased the exasprlati0n Of those who storm
ed the gallery 10 tho highest dcgree, and the
gallery was cleared in the twinkling of an eye,
the drSnrdery few dying for their lives. COM
plctc o:haI WAS then restnre;i, and the speeches
were listened IL with great attention, occasional
bursts of enthusiastic applause greeting every
secession sentiment And when the speakers
expressed their heIief that Virginians would
do battle to the death in her own defence and
defence ui Southern rights, the audience broke
out into such wild tempest Of applause as
plainly showed they scorned submission and
were fully prepared for the issue.
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Especial Despatch to the Richmond Enquirer.
important from AIubuInu.
| ALABAMA OPPOSED TO OPENING TIE AFRICAN
SLAVE TRADE
MoyTGoaEgr, JAN SQth.-Alabaua is 0ppos
ed to re,opening the African slave trade. She
stands with Georgia for free trade in negro pro
perty between confederated and slayeholdne
States, but wants no more negroes from Africa
Last night the Convention instructed the Ala
batna delegates III the ieS Southern Congress
which meets at Montgomery on the 4!h proEI
mo, to prohibit the Aricsn slavs trade Oil th'
grounds of State policy. Only three votes were
cas-. against the proposition.
Hon. VIM, L. Yanccy made strong ant:
slave trade speech.
The seeding States ere anxious for co.ope
ration with Virginia. God granlthey may &c
it! Reconstruction, which includes New Eng
land, is impossible. Without New England i
is possible. No Stale in the Gulf will trus
Plymouth Rock. Can we Of Virginia? No
This Convention adourns tomorrow at t~'
o'clock. to meet again on the 4th of March.