The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-10
LOCAL MATT6R0.

Obnoxious .Sojomnsrs.-The mau, John
Frost, arrested few days since Tor declaring
his belief in Back Republicanism, ana the
lmmaculacy Of Abraham Lincoln aud his pes
tiferous crew, was carried before the Mayor
Yesterday, AGAIN His Honor took occasion
to explain to the prisoner the powers, rights,
duties, and ordinances, passed by the soser-
eign Convention of Virginia, affecting the po-
litical status Of the people and their preseh,
relation to the Government oil the late ohl.ed
States of America. He said the Convention
could make Constitution for us, or uptuIn
the Government and erect new one. lie
read the Ordinance of Secession. The obser-
walton of Frost that no Southern man could
90 to Washington, and that Lincoln could not
be removed therefrom-that he was Black
Republican, and did not care who knew II
was calculated to throw distrust on our efforts
to free ourselves from the tyranny OF that
man /; and in the attitude Mt present occupied
by the State, it was giving aid and comfort to
the enemy, and was treason. He felt 1t to be
his duty to remand the prisoner, as one OF the
guardians of the public safety and peace. The
prisoner solicited his release on the grounds OF
ignorance of the meaning OF the words Black
Republican, &c. He was very drunk when he
used them. He could not read-was born and
brought up near Elicott's Mills, in Maryland
was good citizen, and worked prior to his
arrest for Haxall, Crenshaw 4 Co. The plea
of the prisoner did not avail. He was sent
down as an enemy of the public peace.
man calling himself VIM. II. Frear, was
also arraigned, charged with being person
of suspicious character-One having feelings
and sympathies with the North. Mr.. John
w. Davies testified that he had heard Frear
| use words in conversation calculated to pro-
duce that impression on his mind. He had
| Wanted the superiority in numbers and eth
cheney Of Northern troops, and said that if
| Lincoln sent his army into Virginia the people
would be so frightened that they would vote
| down the Ordinance Of Secession, which he
| alleged was passed by very small majority.
| Frear said what he did was done to put the
| people or their guard. He was a resident OF
Boydton, Mecklenburg county, Va. Had been
to New York on business and returned; had
lived seventeen years in the South; some of his
children were born there; he saw the prepare
ton made for the subjugation OF the South,
and thought they should be acquainted with
the extent to which they had been carried
Was as good citizen as anybody. Could
furnish reputable references. In reply to a
question Of Mr.. VIM. w. McCreery, he said he
was born in New York. Mr.. Nee.
| said T. was an untaithful scamp,
he would not believe him on OATH
regarded him as an itinerant Yankee;
| had boarded at his house, and had been only
gotten rid of by the generalship of his
Mr.. McC.'s) wife. Frear did not see what
the testimony just given in had to do with the
case. The generalship of the lady was not in
question. He was a good citizen, and demand
cd the protection of the Court from insult
Was not Mr.. Nee. a Pennsylvania The
Mayor said he believed he was, but he had
been in Richmond 10 his knowledge for about
40 years. He would observe, however, that
because a man an incorrigible liar it was
by no means a reason why he should not be
true to the South. A liar could take straight
aim with a gun as the most truth telling man.
Amy reputable citizens. as in this case,) had
the perfect right, and it was their duty, to ex-
ercise the privilege of having suspected parties
arrested. 1 he defendant had not been injured
by the proceeding, as he should discharge him.
Mr.. Frear called upon the bystanders to take
notice that he CAME when summoned, and had
been honurably let off.