The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-10
cor oSEL BALDwIN's SPEECH.

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COLONEL BALDwIN's SPEECH.
,.1 pAIpwlN, in the beginning Of his remarks,
90 % his course iii the Convention Of 1850, and
fe'esseh which he made In that body against the
H.'Ss,ation Of the Union. Separation. he said, WAS
80 Mi, 70 hin, bat 70 be compelled to 30 back
80 ~. erai, would be the bit,erest which could
hVo,,~cpIyc,; Of He adverted TO the oft-repcated
..s,or,s used by some people. Shat il was imros-
tSEE ~, 10 be suhjuga.cd. He thought il mis-
An.tn say that II was impossible for us to fail
- .bo,sh Il created false security to so represent
49, sfTsirs For himself, he felt called upon TO say
80. here was danger OF cur being subjugated and
'a,,.,rai: hl., y: the same time. We shout do
.-n',-e - meet the issue, instead Of singing no.
.,qs over victories that had mot been won and
SITS tha: had not been fought He thought it
hest for every one 10 know the situation which We
,,, IN and 20 consider wha. to be done. There
was feal.l difficulty in the dangers shat besct us,
a,t he called upon rybody TO walk up boldly
or! fesi,o>sly 10 the work. Every army was com
frontpi hy All army greatly exceeding IN numbers,
.r5iralents, &c, who were backed by u Government
,,>siss.ng every advantage. and having access 10
q y Power on earth. We needed men i'll the field :;
:{sv were IN the country, bat not in the army. 1t
ws> the fault OF the people that they We're no; there.
md not Of the absent soldiers themselves. Men
5n sh; 10 he IN the army should be made by the
rsore 10 60 there and do their duty. Congress had
,,r,aav voted every man III who was over seventeen
t2i nader fifty wears OF age, with the exception OF
fy exemptions OF certain classes, which, iil told,
a.! no: exceed fifteen thousand. Leaving ont
rrea,hers doctors, and soule others whose services
8 the country are necessary at nome, every one
Is, II the stipulated ages ought to be III the Held,
aui :Ley had ~ business out. Congress could not
4: mach more towards accomplishing that object;
i he duty Of tn people and the State Lesisla-
tuTee 70 force them IN, ana no man could say he
v4s doing his duty hy merely urging Congress or
n, legislatures 20 do theirs He thought that, il
tn people would do more themselves 1t would pay
better than holding meetings ndShearing speeches
.fon the subject OF our resources Colonel B.
1t m
vlcd they were used economically. Our soldiers,
h. said. had nothing 10 eat but bread and meat and
the community at home should also endure self
denials, and live on half rations. No man was
doing his duty to his country by living sumptuously
IL home while the soldiers in the field were suffer-
:as for shoes and clothing; and II the I7oIe priced
liberty and independence 20 that degree Whith they
ray they do, they should come down 20 tle sCd!itss
living IN order 70 aid our soldiers; they should be
wiling 10 live bread eUd water. ana wear less
tio.hes, in order that those IN the held, who are
eaoeless and hungry. and exposed to al the hard
ships incident TO cam? lite NIGH: be made comfort
able.
! great deal had been said about the failure of
on financial schemes and the condition OF our cur
rerav For h!. Part, ne thought the financial his
~, Of tLe.ti ovtrnmsTlt most remarkable success.
W!.hol., dollar 70 begin with, ana With everything
- bay we had engaged IN this war, supplied our
selves with All abundance OF ammunition and IT.
element. e warfare; had fed and clothed our SOL
'i;ar4 and had been enabled, up to this time, to
sand up against q most powerful Government, pos
.cssiu- every advantage over us. But now our
credit had given out and money had gwen out
L was necessary 10 restore our currency, OF Con-
trIera,e credit WAS gone. How was that TO be done :
IL order TOGO SO, every person IN the country hoic-
ing Confederate securities should be Wiling to hr1ng
ITEM forward and burn them, thereby tightening
tte hurtheus Of tho Government. This Was the
spirit which ought to actUate the people; and II the
Goyegnment and the people went On as they had
teen, could and would be suhjugated; unless
something done to bring the people up to their
duy would be overcome. II we would be free
ANA independent, We must come up to the assist
nnce Of The Government and do our part. He did
not value public Inecngsand hurrahing speakers Is
much as chew CT tobacco; had often heard men say
that they would rather die than be sub uyatcd-
heard such remarks every day; tus sl!
there We're a great many Of that CLASS who acted
very differently Some had, indeed, shown q
disposition 10 act up to that principle. Our young
rue!! and others in the field had manifested ouch
determination by risking their lives in the cause ;
hut ye; needed more men to do likewise; and II
held back, contentlng ourselves with SIMPLY
talking about willingness to die, until General
Lees army wastes away from starvation and cold,
Owing for our country would then do no good the
diving must be done now and living must be done
how. Each man, woman and boy must 20 away to-
day determined he must give up the idea OF gen
er1 patriotism and take up that ofspecial patriotism
Fifty pounds OF bacon and q barrel Of flour, the
speaker said. would sustain a soldier TIL the sum-
megs campaign over. Let every man so home,
overhaul his shoes, clothes, provisions, etc, and
divide his all with the brave boys in the army
The speaker closed his remarks amid the widest a-
PAUSE.
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN GOODE.
Hon. Mr. GoonE, who followed Colonel BAL OWN,
sas' 10 dependency among our brave defenders IN
III army. and wished 10 know whether the people
were prepared 20 fight like freemen or submit as
slaves We had resources and men enough to win
cur independence, and our success could be accom-
lsbel II Te bat did our0uty. Eight millions OF
people could never be sbug,ted, if they were vor-
thy Of independence We had not suffered as other
people fighting for their ssts had and lie saw no
reason way we should de-pond. We may be COM
Ic.le3 10 contract our lines yet there was nothing
Gl'cou.aging iii that for was not our army III the
days ot the Revolution driven from place to place.
and dl they not eventually, ragged and bareiOoted
as they were. compel their enemies to give1heni
peace ana independence? He pointed to the exam
pleof General Washington, that brave and good man,
who, when asked where he would go il driven out
of Pennsylvania, replied that he would plant his
banners upon the mountains Of West Augusta and
defy the united armies Of the world. The North
went 10 var upon the adjustment Of slavery; We
~ the main tenance OF our rights the North foI
c0nquests, We for existence. lie referred to The
atrocities Of the Yankees as unheard OF III history
they had burnt our houses stripped our fields, out
RACED our women, and had committed every Other
tarbarsm which the ingenuity Of demons could
invent Our OILY alternative 10 fight it OUT OF
ave slaves. The speaker, III conclusion, said that
nc had been taught By holy writ that resistance K
tyrants Was obedience TO God, and he believed thai
II Virginia and her sister States would be true ".
would be victorious III the end.
SPEECH OF COLONEL. FUNSfEN.
Colonel FrssTHS followed in a speech of abou
twenty minutcS time. lie thought the disposition
o! the people OF Richmond at this time to hea
speeches was the most Unsuitable; they were read,
10 give eager attention to whatever might be spoken
After some further remarks relative to the enthu
siaem which Iervaded our people, the speaker then
edYeed TO tie state Of feeling manifested through
out the country He said that the scornful rejec
ton by Lincoln Of the humane proposition Cor peace
winch hot been offered through our commissioners
had siven an evidence that day was breaking
Since then the darkness Of night had given way t,
Tie Brightness Of day, and he thought We should
lejoee il the brillancy Of its beams All the de