The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-22
Meeting in Monument Sauare.

SHOrtiy aItef Tour oc CLOCK, the people, TO the
number of thousands, assembled in Monu.
| ment So uare, where a flag bearing the coat of
arms of Maryland was thrown to the breeze.
DR.. ~. q. Robinson appeared on the wall CT
| the Court House and delivered an address to
| the assembled multitude, and was vocifer-
ously cheered.
As soon as DR.. Il. had concluded, Mayor
Brown appeared, and the people received him
with tremendous cheering
MAYOR BROWNS sPgECH
Mayor Brown said he had come TO tell the
people some thing which he hoped would give
satisfaction TO all, and hoped nothing would
be done to sully the good name of Baltimore
that they would show to the country that
they can maintain peace and order in their
midst. Here We're some indications of dis
content.J He asked them 10 hear him for his
cause Ihey knew as we'll as he did the
events of the day No man deplored them
more than he did In doing what he had
done, he had thought of the people OF Balti-
more. He did not believe in the call of the
President of the United States, [cheers I and
he would not have responded TO the call
tnough he knew that we are a part of the
United States. He was citizen OF Maryland
and he would protect his soil with his life -
He would do SO, rs would also his fellow
citizens. That was where he stood.
Since the unhappy out utbreak of the day he
had conferred with Gov. Hicks, and they had
telegraphed to Washingt on and to the North
to send no more troops through Maryland
aud they had received a response from the
President of the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Railroad, stating that he had ordered Mr
Crawford to send the troops back, and he
would allow no more to pass over the road
without the consultation and advice of the
authorities OF Baltimore and OF the Governor
OF the State. The authorities had te1egraphed
to send no more troops to Baltimore He
looked to men OF all parties, and invoked
them to forget all differences and act as
hr.,r rhap iah had ha tISfs
the people that Gov. Hicks cO.operated in the
efforts to prohibit any more troops passing
over the soil of Maryland. Gov. Hicks
thought, as the people and the Mayor think
that it is folly and madness for one portion of
this great tion to subJugate another por ton.
1t can never be done. [Cheers If the North
cannot live with the South, let us part in
peace, and each section work out its destiny
under the overruling providence of God.
He had received information from Secretary
Chase that lie did not believe in the right OF
accession more did the speaker, but when
the people Were oppressed, he belle we'd in the
right of revolution. Secretary Chase said
when independent, peacei ul States determined
to go out OF the Union, let them depart in
peace. He spoke OF the reports Of pistols and
muskets, and depiored it. The Mayor was
frequently interrupted by applause.
GOV. HICKS REMARKS.
Gov. Hicks said: Gentlemen and fellow
citizens of Baltimore, appear before you on
this occasion with feelings of qualification
to you who surround me, and to my fellow
citizens tor cheering me as / approached you
1t cannot be expected of me to make q speech
TO you at this late hour of the iay nor is it
necessary for coincide in what your worthy
Mayor has said. ! came TO your city on We'd
nesday, by accident, on private business, and
was detained beyond the time / eX pected TO
remain. There some excitement, and
have the pleasure to say TO you, after three
conferences with your Mayor, that we agreed ,
and bow in submission TO the people.
nf
tiyes, but Will cooperate with him. l am
a Marylander, and 1 love my State, and
love the Union, but will suffer my right arm
to be torn from my body before l will raise it
to strike u sister State.
After the remarks OF Gov. Hicks, the meet
ing adjourned, and most of the people returned
quietly to their homes.
TIE CITY AT NIGHT.
AT night crowds of people gathered about
the corners OF the streets and discussed the
proceedings of the day, and there was a good
deal of rejoicing at the enthusiasm N which pre-
vailed in the city. There seemed TO be q one
ness of sentiment everyw here, and but one
feeling seemed to animate the whole people
There was but.little disorder, but many peo-
pie armed themselves and walked the streets
with their arms in their hands.
About y O'Clock large crowd went down
10 the President street depot and broke some
OF the windows and one OF the doors, when
one OF the employees made his appearance
They then demanded muskets which We're
SAID to be IN the building, but were told that
there We're none there. Ii the crowd would
appoint committee they could examine the
building and satisfy themselves. The COM
| mittee was appointed, and satisfied that no
arms were there, left. A large portion of them
Then ar ted towards Slemmers run, where it
was rumored the volunteers had stopped.
Ex-Gov. Lowe addressed the people from
the portico of Barnum's Hotel, under the flag
OF Maryland. The Ex-Governor was enthu-
siasticaliy received, and he told them that
Frederick county would lend assistance to
Baltimore to the extent OF their power.