Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-10
BEECKINRID AND VALLANDIG-
HAMIN BALTIMORE.


Breckenridge and Vallandigham were enter.
tanned at grand dinner given at the Eutaw
House, by the secessionists of this city. They
were serenaded by Blues Band and Mr.
Breckenridge attempted to make speech but
was prevented by crowd of Union men, who
cheered for Crittenden, Gen. Scott, tue Ken
lucky ell ion. and tor the Union. 1t was i'm
possible to hear what he was endeavoring to sa'
There were several thousand persons present
They called on the band for the Star Spanged
Banner, Yankee Doodle etc, but could get
nothing from them but Dixie and the Marseil-
les. All attempts to quiet the people were re-
sponded to by cries OF remember the 18th of
April, remember the week of terror" Mr.
Breckenridge continued his attempts to speak,
and among other broken sentences, he said he
desired to speak tor the poor and weak and
not fer the rich and powerful. A voice
"You lie, and you know you do He re-
ferred to the posiTton of Mary land, whose cit.
liens had been outraged in their dearest con-
stitutional rights, and to all inquiries as to the
charges against those who have been rudely
torn from theiI homes nothing but contemp-
tuous replies had been returned. Do you, lie
asked, call this liberty? (Cries of mo, no"
mingled with Kisses and shouts, "Dry up, you
traitor.
Cheering was followed instantly by renewed
violent disturbances. Mr.. Brecknridge-Y GU
poor fellows may hiss me, but your children
will bless me.
Voice-Oh go to South Carolina, and be
damned to you!
This met with vehement cheers. rush
by the police followed, from the right toward
the side whence the cheers proceeded. An
other scene of c0mmotion ensued during
which several men were beaten severely, and
pursued bleeding, from the street.
Il. I 4
allow me TO speak, then dispense the crowd
did not volunteer to address you. CHEERS
and Kisses. If did not know that the squad
of men disturbing the assemblage were not
the opponents of the sentiments of the people
of Baltimore, | should despair of your city.
(Cheers for JEFF. Davis and Gen. Scott.) lie
proceeded amid frequent interruption, saying
that "since the time when the constitution had
been designed as a limit to despotic power,
nothing so outrageous as the enactments OF
the administration had ever occurred. Liber
ty existed before the constitution was formed !;
and whenever the issue was presented between
that on the one hand, and mere form Of gov
ernmont on the Other, the form would perish,
but the principles remain" Kisses and
groans.) | feel personally responsible for the
POOR fellows SO rudely treated. | grieve to
think any one should be hurt on my account.
(Cries OF go on, " and cheers for Jefl Davis
and the southern confederacy.
An active fight now sprung up, occupying
the attention OF the crowd for several minutes,
and occasionally general stampede OF the
timid.
Mr. Breckinridgc-It is evident that the dis
turbers are few in numbers, Us they feared to
hear the words of truth.
This was met with renewal of epithets
directed against the speaker.
Voices-"Oh never mnd them. They are
Just from the Jail and the almshouse." lit is
only dog of a police"
This was replied to by-"You had us on the
10Th of April, now we have got YOU"
Mr.. breckenridge, after several vain appeals
to those whom he called "the squad on my
right" to desist, said, 81 have attentively
watched the faces of those around me to night,
and feel bound to say this disturbance has
been occasioned by handful of men carrying
sticks and wearing brass badges
Voices-"rhey are the dogs of police, damn
'en."
Mr.. b. concluded his remarks amid the in
cessant clamor of cheers for himself and JEFF.
Davis, and counter Kisses. He said that here,
as in the senate, he would enter his protest
against tile usurpation of the administration,
and trusted in God the day was now at hand
when the evil career Of these bad men would
receive a summary check.
Here the yells, groans, Kisses, and cheers
became 50 great that he retired, and the mul
titude commenced to dispense.
Mr. VaIlandigham was called for but he had
disappeared. About twenty prisoners were
taken to the station house, charged with acts
of violence in endeavoring to disturb the meet