Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-30

ons character. and at times the women present
and there were many-were in Considerable DAN
Ger. As the excitement and noise grew persons
nj the back Of the room pressed FORWARD auu
the light chairs, 10 well known 70 tno'c VIZ
have attended Brighton meetings. "ere Passeu
over the heads Of tic crowdi Dy !ae room JUL
thus gained many outside youths snu
. rourhs" obtained entrance, and the Wooie
assembly packed in q dense mass Ioune
the platfoim, every inch Of which pore IL
fair share of hum Anity. A "Puseyite clergy
man named Perry, attached 70 the cnurcn " oc
Michael's aud All Angels, endeavoreo 70 auaI M
the meeting in answer to the remarks Oh mr.
Whallsy, NJ. p, hut he could not be heard, andthe
noise and confusion were 80 great mat the re-
heated propositions OF the chairman, asking the
meeting 10 signify whether or not tney WlBneu
the reverend gentleman TO go on proouceo ennel
diverse or unintelligible votes. Unaer tnese Oh,
cumstanceS, Mr.. Perry refused TO give way until
A rush was made 10 drag him from the platform,
and had II not been for the protection OIL soIns
sympalhizers and the exertions and Appeals OF
some Of the persons on the platform, serious
violence would, no doubt, have been IN
aic;ed on him. He was pushed to the psek
of the platform and kept there Wnile
succeeding speakers addressed the meeting; 10
wards the close of the proceedings, Mr. "haliey
alluded 10 this episte aud said the meeting Would
not hear Mr.. Perry because he had no answer 10
make TO what he (Mr. Whalley) had said respect
ing the Rev. A. ID. Wagner. Un this Mr.. Perry
nressed forward again, and said he could answer.
mfr. Whalley Legged the meeting TO grant near
ina. and having mounted the chairmans table,
the Rev. Mr. Perry began to speak. Had he pos
sessed the lungs Of htentor he could not nave
made himself heard In the now thoroughly OK
cited throng. He had spoken but few worcs
when simultaneously the table was tipped over
and his legs were seized. He fell on the table the
latter gave way and inkstands, candlesticKs, uocu
ments, water bottles tumblers, &C., came pouring
on 20 the heads of the reporters, who were sitting
lust bene 9TH. The majority OF the maetng rushed
with various intents % the platform, and Tor time
even Mr.. Whaley, the chairman, and Col. BROCK
man, were nowhere to be seen in the struggling
mass of humanity After some time, however,
the chairman's table was got into It's place. \
hymn was given out, but the attempt DToke
down, and the meeting was abruptly brought 10
an end. Tie Rev. MIR, Perry appeared WIN MS
coat torn almost Off his back, and was taken lnto
an ante.rocm. The crowd pressed IN with th9se
who sought TO shelter him, and twas only Dy
main force and standing shoulder to shoulder
tie reverend gentleman being III an extreme
corner ind against the wall) that q Few Of tue
respectable and determined bystandefs were
able 10 keep of the yelling and struggling crowd
The entrealies OF the chairman and Mr.. Whealley
for peace and order we've unhoeded, aad the as
pect of Affairs was really very se.ious, when Su'
perintendent BaTnden and file OF the borough
police ooportunely made their appearance, and,
closing round the reverend gentlemen, got MIN 10
the police office, and thence TO is home. The
"Puaeyite" churches and institutions were guard
ed throughout the night by policemen.