Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-29


rim essored yccsrousIy, aui waved thels bats VIII
the viIdest erthuolas. Mrp j. Harris rose ercn the
nlstform and VAS understood 10 second the motion,
hui hs sad anything 1t certainly vas not heard by
ihosa Tho y,se within few fest Of him. Mr. Warren
hsyi.s assumed The chair, stood up with the pisSsta
ccryspir the meeting in his hand, upon seeing Wnca
some ptrson a. the lower end Of the room oommenoed
sin0ins the baochAaalia song, We won't go home
tH morning, ill daylight eoss appear, when was
In by the great majority OF those present, ana
WAS ompslied by stamping OF iees abe osne,
noises. Toe refrain Was sung aealn soo sgan, ana
the charmsn's pstiencs having been exhau'ted, ne
resumed his seat, and was loudly cheered tor having
thus admitted s defeat and again the refrain OF the
bacokanalian ditiy was taken up. q, =.
Am occupant of a seat upon the platform here cane
forward, and putting his two hancs 10 Lis mouth,
shouted, u Hear both sdes!" Bat Inc N seting nae
eyidt Nv made up their minds TO hear nei'h'r Side
An elderly man in tho middle of the room, standing
upon seat with frantic gestculstons and the WaV-
ing of kia CAP demanded something upon the rights
of an Engisnman but what it was DO desired 10 one
could tsl for evsn to tkose mm ,ciately around him
|. WAS but dumb show The meeting, concerning
<hat they had found FRESH food for fun IN the I'm
prcnptu orator, crowded around MIN. esoois were
thrown down; a scene of great confusion ensued,
and an attempt vas made to iorce him on to the pa.
form, but the clio gsnJ imam declined the "honors
they would thrust upon him." Lubeidsd into silence,
and was lost Ia the crowd. A cry was rased in the
BIO " of the to clear the platform oil the fympa-
thixsrs with President nooln, and no sooner Was the
suggestion made than ssysfal hundred persons came
surgng over the seats like im mense wave, aud In
the foremost rank 3is,ins form
Of grenadisr. :.
Tue promoters of the meeting clustered sIouno
each other and fer mG sort Of ett ooIcavei dis-
cussnR it wac presu ned, tho course bsst 10 be pur
tued but what resolution they came 10 We know not,
exec ptlrg that they their ground for some ten
minutes or q qdarter OF au hour after the enemy had
srccsrsfuily assaulted their "poslii, n D." humber
OF Lincoluiies endeaVored TO improve The occaelon
of being b ght in cents With their opponents by
arguing in favor o." Old Abe bat II Was throwing
WcTdi away. With nook earnestneas publican I'D
yanced teWarss tGe cture OF the PLATFORM and seelrg
him come, those in the vicinity Grew bSck IN either
side IseV:ug a space by the chairman Gear. Bshind
tie table, aud great In defeat, wsrS the devoted
baud Of F,dsEals, aud Mr. Oossham, ioTemt 81 amor
Ia, M seeing the bully form approaching, Courteous
sly removed his hat, aud went forward 20 ask what
Vas Wsn.ed. The publican, Instead oil proposing any
plan for quslng Ihe disturbances, a. Mr.. ooeshLm
psThsps expected requested 10 know he could have
tus pence which he had paid tor admis III retnfn-
I'd, upon " hioh some Ole Inquired ironically whether
Two three penny pieces would 30 instead. al TIE
midst OF ths sol I'll tue table Was se'zsd aud tufled
upside down, AID huried 1t The pati' I'm, ahhe, To
show the wreck which he'd been M 10, CLAIR Illus
legs was hud Up. aud benches be IT.. OF supi orss
were ihroEn doW0.
willis this tcene was being esactsd, Dumerousin.
old, ms of al amusing ctsrtc Were witnessed in va
rIopa mar Of the rJOm. Some one tuggests That
Rlasf beer shosld DO sent for Tor Handsl u si am
a rematkWh ch MAS proVl kal.ve oil ntcn latSlier,
apd two respectfully dressed parsons immediately nn-
dsF the plat Crm niuged in eCme ttroi expression!
a, 10 tie merits aud dement's OF the North. atd
seuh, and au animated conversation wss brought 10
a CONCLUSION by Gle challenging the other lust To
me outside Sun ii shot aud dEied pas Hsre1hrohn
in great quantities. al pat tie ball. TO the discomfort
nj sm,py timi persona Cheers vero given fol
Gal era Iee aud rssOunded through the rot IN again
sad again. aud n sn exotic individual in the MD"
ala or the room declaring that he wished TO al
drass II meeting In favor Of the Sou loud cries
ior t.fepc. vel IA sod, and many teemtd sfosd 10
Viye him ht slinS bun when the sIurbance hsd tl-
mo5t been u.led aad the meeting had tubsded iito
somekiJg apIrO. ching order, the gas Was loWeaed,
va tn, re vas general rush towards the door.
VA 4 number however, remained In t'e room, and an
individual N the tack gallery ctmmenced singng
some dity-A Iaoay on 'J1hn DLo.9s Doay I,ue
Lurthen Il which was that they would hang Abe LA
eoIn 10 sour apple Tree, land thu chorus which was
he,r ,Iy Joined n CORY, glory lalflpjlh.' Three
e r, o- the defeat Of CodshAm were oil dsmaneed
aud responded to- aud The gas Was further lowered,
hut the ise did not this time succeed and very lev
/ {, The room. person fcn the platform suggested
that now they had the room ID themselves 1.-THE pro.
met "a If the meeting bsyng Ief) they should
mss VOTE Of thanks to President Davis, ard give
three cheers for the people Of Biistol for the noble
manner in which they had ehown their true s,ntmeIt-
tIat night List them slso sys three groans for ABB
In coin who knew how to use the bowie knife, bu.
not The bsyone go that he might learn what vas the
feeling OF Eaglishmen with regard 10 him. The samf
pdiyju Il GlJo proposed vote OF csnsurs upon those
who had convened the m5sting, aud though heTpake
amid great confusion, he obtained hearing, which
was refused to the many others Who a'teup ei to
spsal The gas vas once more lowered to point
III cut barely served to make the darkntss VISIBLE
ard still large number fingered in he room, aud the
noise al uproGr still continued With unaoih Jury,
InIil eventually the gas vas tuned completely OF,
uheu stools we're thrown dot aud the room was
speedily cleared CT nc noisy occupants. ct.