Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-19
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BgrYALo April l6-At meeting here tonight to sus
tain the government, tx President Fillmore made a
speech in the course of which be said civil war mas
been naugurated and we must meet It, The govern
ment calls for aid and must give It. Our lnstituons
are in danger and we must defepd them. The ship oil
State is in the breakers and the muering thunders and
darkened sky indicate the coming Storm and sne SINK
we must 90 down with her. We have common lot ana
we must meet a common fate. Let every man, there-
fore stand to his post and like the Roman Senator at
gate of Pompeii let poserity, when the storm s over
ind our skeleton and the spot where duly re-
oursd US to stand You know, my friends that my Owe
OF country embraces the whole UIon. In all that iel
20 the administration of the government know no
North no South. Each md every portion is alike ent'
ed to is protection and have that confidence III TINS
I'D nnisraon believe that it will receive H. tneie-
fore think our Southern brethren have made great mis-
Ike in arraying themselves against the government
fear it will be improperly Administered ana hoIeu
that if peace cou be- maintained Tor snort ume uull
they could be convinced of their error that they would
voluntarily unite with Us again; or II that we've
impo ,-ible that time might BE- gained for National
Convention which might so amend the consuiuhon as
to enable us to separate without war; but they com
m fence AN aggressive warfare we have alternative
but 70 raly arould the constituted authorities and de-
fend the government But no language can express my
admi alton of the whoe-souled patriotism displayed by
the Union men of the border States. Tney stand IKE
rock in the midst of the against which the surg
of secession beat in van not moved By terror or Sc
| duced by an unhoy ambition, they have formed q
| rampant for the protection of the constitution
| Their pariotism is as pure the unsulled snow,
and their LOYALTY as incorruptibe virtue ITSELF II
they ask further guarantees for any constitutional right
which they NAV think endangered in consequence OF
their relative weakness, by secession, would cheerul-
" grant it, feel that they deserve it, and no me- 0
Abstraction should induce withhold it; but speak
only for myself The meeting will speak lts own senti'
| ments and await its further pleasure"
The evening was stormy, yet there were 2OOO people
presen Many prominent citizens made brief addresses
Resolutions we're adopted denouncing secession, the al
tack on Sumter and favorable TO the preservation oil the
Union.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Il is stated that Major Anderson will be tried by
court of INQUIRY mot court martial in few weeks
This does not imply suspicion of his honor, bu' IS
merely military rule. If the court deems bis case one
for court martial he will then be arraigned before ~
IL is said too that all the commanding ohcers oil the
feet reported to have been OH Charleston will be brought
! before a court of inquiry
The New York Express says that over eighteen army
and NAVY officers will resign this week. -Four at "
| York are certain TO throw up their commission Inc
result will be necessarily the rapid promotion OF juniors
and the consgnipg OF rgltes % the care OF lieutenant
commanding OF the home feet, the foVhataD, Crrsa-
| der Wyandotte Mohawk, WsterWitch and Pocahontas
are commanded by lieuenauts.
There is rumor that Commodore Pendergasfs being
superseded in command OF the home squadron had more
TO do with lis Kentuckan birth than with the leaky con-
dition of his flagship Hs sueoessor Commodore String
! ham, is n New Yorker.
The Wide.Awakes of New York, who so distinguished
themselves BY their night parades during the late Pea-
dental campaign are about to form a regimen for T.
war and have opened recruiting Office. The Esrub i
can Central Committee of New York, are also endeavor-
| inc n organize a regiment,