The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-10

not lees Ten people assembled last night At
crowd choking every Of approach TO the building
and spreading over All open ground in s vicinity
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The following we're the resolutions adopted by the
meeting, having been prefaced by patriotic re-
marks Of Governor Smith, who called the meeting TO
Whereas the Commonwealth Of Virgins IN council with
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whensoever the same might DO perverted to their
virginia aid sovereign convention in Ap iss aeeds
and determine that The srcumsaness had arrived which
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thoes ars invited 20 conference with view 70 the eb
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nothing should Terminals the esistng war but
their absolute authority and tho for
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who for four have our people and ayassd
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has been made add 70 the outrage ard stamp designed
and nremssdiss a.. lndisni;y = our people
oilers who for four years have maintained liberties
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we VIII sustain our efforts BY every and
Resolved in this presence and in the face Of the
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snes and 70 this end We mutually pledge our lives, for
Jsrr. DAVIS srruu
PRESIDENT DAVIS appeared the speakers stand and
addressed the people for aoout half honr He said
would have been pleased II the meeting had bccn called
10 commemorate victory. But II not only plea
sant DO felt proud and ecstatc Joy to his country
men looking whatever disasters there had been in tho
face, and puckng from adversely pew courage and
luton and 1t was at this spectacle that hrs hear, beat
high with hope: II was well that there should com
mon. Of Tho people in preparation foy new
proclamation TO meet the demands o. the hour Al
mus nov % lad o. u. alta feopntry such feeling
should now take possession Of the hearts If the people
u they should give h ariy and answer to
the demands OF the present oxigency upon them then
he could say stood upon the verge OF scc sses
which would teach The insocns enemy who hpd treated
our propositions with conumey, that in TINT eonf me
:; .of,cs he had 80 planned him with Arrogance he IN.
Gdo 4, fGksfg to h1 mosteYs tremendous cheers ]
BE said he had never hoped anything FROM
Of peacc made to the enemy unless accompanied with
veto 81 of our arms hat the true hope OF The confcde
acy in brave soldiers In snci nj number Ia contcst
hcr claims IN the military ed hit he would have been
more or less than man not to have yielded to natural
anxiety, his yearning anxiety for pence ne he'd
received notice notice. from Mr. Lincoln opening the
He did not feel at liberty 10 decline the invitation
which IT implied. In the motto which passed between
Mr. Lincoln and himself In the matter there was ono
marked difference He PRESIDENT Davis) spoke ALWAYS Of
two countries Mr. Lincoln spoke Of n common country
he could have no common country with the Yankecs
His life was bound up with the confeiercy and II an
upp sed tat under any he could be an
agent q &c reonstr~ ton ofhe chi he misook very
lisc or die. Thank God he represented . people too
proud TO eat the ieek bow the neck to mortal man.
6reat chccr,ng Although he anticipated that nothing
In the way OF peace could conferences
with ts enemy, vet he prepared for such Extra
yagance OF nsclcncc az they had shown They hal not
so much az proposed that these States might come
oven on those conditions which the s. occasion az
their separation from the Union but they were to
back as conquered people submitting 10 all tie recent
sgsl.noh OF the Washington government including the
abolition clause In the constitution recently
uongres and pushed with tho greatest haste through
Fortress Monroe And bat few days before this one OF
Mr. Lincolns Cabinet had the feet OF Beecher in
baltimore goating over the picture drawn by that Yam
zee artist Of words OF long procession Of the public
oil the cohfederscv moving 20 the gsows eapae the
crime Of ''Isbelon" Perhaps Llncon's sof,ened
NJ the length Of the procession when he suggested
that, In case Of our Submission he nigh: be morci.
inl tLaushiorl lie woaid have occasion 10
show hat mercy. Words of cheer and epconrage
ment had recently from the armies OF the con.
iederacy. II only half the absentees were back IN
General Lees army he was sure that Grant would he
"A Ia hal
eventual rote rom the Rordan 10 the James Bcaure-
gard held another army in Sherman's path and II might
soon nc shown thar Sterm0n's "a Er uq, 60 a
his tat (Chcers) II there had been mistakes In IN.
past let rs accept them lessons OF wisdom for the IN.
infe obeers) ie; rs improve the Of bygones:
let ~ rnlte our hands and our hcarts lock shields
together and we may well believe that before the next
summer sosiiee falls upon US IL viii DO the enemy
VIII be asking VI for conferences anil oc asics In which
TO make known our demands Great chccr.ng)
OTHER srEEcsEs.
Governor SxrH called upon Senator Hanry, Of Tenn,
VINO rose IN hs seat in the midst OF the audience who
called Justly for him 70 ONE 90 the stand; but The hon
oralo Senator was anahle 70 roach IT, He begged the
audience 10 let HIN OH tins time; he was not we'll aud
could not make speech 10 su.t the great occasion
Senator OLDHAM OF Texas thereupon called 70 the
f'ahd ny the Governor, and gave utterancc 10 a telling
speech. He counsel revival OF the martial spirit Of
1901 and rebapsm OF all efforts " tho end that
our Independence, aud nothing css than Independence
Rev. DIR. DuscAs. who upon NC stand and being
continuously called, responded in some telling and ap,
proprIate rcmaiks c!oqrent forciblc and powerful
Rev. pr. BURROWS followed Or. Duncan In some re-
marks and the proceedings closed BY the MAyoe propo
Ing that when the meeting adjourn Il adjourn 70 meet at
twelve NJ on Thurrday, tho Capitol square and with
request that the Congress Of the Confederate States and
The Legislature or Virginia adjourn that day
meet the citizens In council
A. half ten O'Clock the meeting broke up and the
edlfce was slowly emptiod OF It's Immense thrnng who
cheered the speakers as hcy retired from the stand
The Purpose OF the Mission to Unite the
Southern People.
from tho Richmond Sentinel, Feb 81
Ncssrs Stephens, Hunter and Campbell have returned