Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-10
8g Oelegtaph,

breckenridge and Yullandigham in
Baltimore---The Former Tries to
Speak.
BlLr1NoRE, Aug. s.-Breckinridge and
Vnllnndigham have partaken of grand
dinner at the Eutaw House this evening,
given by the Baltimore Secessionists. At
IL O'Clock they were serenaded by Blues
band. Breckenridge is now endeavoring
to sneak, but is constantly interrupted by
cheers for Crittendep, for Gen. Scott, for
the Kentucky election, and for the Union
/ 1t is impossible to hear what he is endeav-
/ orinp to saw. There are several thousand
persons present, majority of whom are
/ Union men. They call on the band for the
"Star Spangled Banner" Yankee Doodle"
I &C., but can get nothing from them but
Dixie and the Marsellaise. Attempts to
quiet the people were responded to by
4 cries of "Remem5er the 10th of April"
"Remember the week of terror" Several
\ fights took place and some of the seces-
sionists were roughly handled. He was
/ finally compelled to retire without speak
ling, and the cheers of his friends were
] drowned amid groans and Kisses. Yallan-
digham did net attempt to speak, and the
/ crowd dispersed with with cheers for the
Union and groans for JEFF. Davis, inter-
rupted by counter cheers and Kisses.
BALTIMORE, Aug. s.-Mr. Breckinridge's
/ efforts to speak were continued half an
hour before he was compelled to desist.-
Among the broken sentences heard were
that he desired to speak for the poor and
weak, and not for the rich aud powerful.
/ A voice responded, &" You lie, and you
know you doF'l He referred to the posi-
ton of Maryland, whose citizens had
! again and again been outraged in their
dearest constitutional rights, and to all re-
spectful enquiries as TO charges alleged
| against those who had been rudely torn
! from their homes aud families nothing but
contemptuous responses had been heard.
| Do you. he snid, call this liberty? Cries
of mo" mo" interningled with Kisses,
and shouts of sob, dry up, you traitor"
&c, Gel Mr.. Breckenridge enquired why
they were present if they did not desire to
hear him [Cherring followed by Kisses
drowned his voice. violent commotion
was now observed among the crowd,
which swnyed from pavement to pavement
as under strong excitement, and the espan-
toons OF the police were piled with vigor
upon the heads of those who seemed to be
resisting Mr.. Breckenridge, speaking
amid tile din, said that those who inter-
ruPted him with opprobrions epithets and
with Kisses, were the poor fellows who
were tightening the degrading letters
which bound them. Renewed cheering
followed instantly By renewal of violent
disturbance
Mr.. Breckenridge-Yo poor fellows may
hiss me now, but your children will bless
me- T"Oh, go to South Carolina, and be
damned TO you."7 This was met by We.
| ,ul 1,t.ft a
followed by gang of men from the right
towards the side from whence proceeded
cheers Another scene of confusion en-
seed during which several men were bad
IT. beaten and hurried bleeding from the
street. Mr.. Breckiuridge-If you dom
intend to allow me to speak then disperst
the crowd l did not volunteer TO address
you, remember. [Cheers and hisses.l L
/ did not know thnt the squad of men dis
turbing this assemblAge were no opponents
OF the sentiments of the people OF Balti
more, / should despair of your city
TCheers for JEFF Davis and Gen'l Scott
amid frequent Interruptions. The speak
CIR proceeded to say that since the tint
when constitutions had been designated a
limits to despotic power, nothing so out
rnFcous as these enacted by the Admins
tration had ever occurred. Liberty, hi
said existed before the constitution wa!
formed, aud whenever an issue is present
ed between that on one hand and mere
form of government on the other, the form
would perish but principles would survive
THisses, groans and cheers.l Mr.. Brock
inridge-T feel personally responsible 70
the poor fellows so rndely treated.
grieve to think any one should he hurt OF
my account. [Cries of go on" Cheer
for jeff. Davis and the Southern Confed
erncYl