, 1864-11-19
YGUEG MEMS ASsoclA1ioN.
Second Lecture Of Edmund Kirse,..Jes;. ns4s
and Richmond During the S!cse--Sons
Of LIbtrty--Prcraratiors for Rey-
elrtaon In the Eertb. Etc,

The second lecture by Edmund K.ke failed &c
draw as lsrgc an audience az was expected. MOI
more taan hundred persons were present in the
hall-all told. The snbject Is one which has been
@ extensively ventilated IN the public psints-"JcG
! naSas .a nha Kcamond during the Siege" but this
and possessed peculiar interest in as much as Il
was the narrative Of the personal experience the
MI. Gilmore said: When Judge ould, Col JAG
guess and TIC speaker parted at the Union lines,
esns s4s eeR tsat
be DISCLOSED, and this he gaze as reason why be
should say nothing Of the defenscs Of Richmond.
1he spcakc! then T. his happicsi vein drew por-
State, and Jcf Davis, tho rebel President, dilier.
ing but slightly from the Impressions all hare
formed 81 them, ard we shall NOT reproduce them.
these gentlemen, giving especial prominence to tho
assertion of Mr.. Davis that the responsibility Of
sai s9 w f
guess with great cordfallty, and accorded to them
more consideration than he would hare shown tho
most distinguished southcrners He characterized
Mr. Davis rs 4 naturM dcspot and said II he sue
eeeded In eatablahing the Independence Of the
South. he would soon make Of it despohsm..
d.a; Here NJ Gle.e related several amusing i9e!
Jacquess maintained with the President
The important points Of the conversation had
said he vas indifferent to the question Of slavery
That subject would <ake care Of itself Subjec-
ton WINS the normal condition Of the laborfng man,
whether white or hlack.
After Further conversation, Col. jacques asked,
when, Mr- Davis, Is this war to endI' =
ting" he replied. "How much phle6otony will
This was said In 50 cold and hard a tone that it
sent shtvcr through the speaker. He dared not
publish It before ne election, lest people should
III. Davis defined the territory We must consent
TO abandon and evacunto preliminary to peace. ne
EHne, including tae States OF Maryland, Virginia,
Col. Jaequess aaEed II the South would return
TO the Union II the Constitution we're amended 20
e to peStgats slavery forever IL Al soaths1n
Wis replied. "No. sir. We viii i've alongside Of
yon az peaceably as we can, bnt we will never be
united 70 you again, for II We should be, thespread
Northe1ntze us-make race Of peddling Yankees |
Of us like yourselves"
When the speaker said that he thought Mr.. Lin |
ssd ase IL ha
Northwest more than 50Q 600 men ready to take up
arms IN favor OF The Contederacy." I told him I |
thought he was misinformcd, but he insisted that
there were over half amilion OF men, waiting only
the progress OF events, to rise and ovcrturn the
United States Corcrnmcntand establish the Con-
federacy.
his passage from tho Union lines to the Spots
wood, and then epokc at length Of the Appearance
OF Richmond. and the evident disposition OF It's in
habttnnts. Hc said the masses were unquestiona-
bly, Tot peace, and peace On almost any terms. The
desolat1on Of the South bcggars description Over
the whole South is written sAceldema," the Held
of blood. Hc eeid he could not honornbly reveal
armies, but when the shall be over, the Amer
lean people will blush to learn at what shadows
they have been frightened. He eave. as his
TINT soon bright-winged peace would shed is holy
Influences over IN united and happy country.