Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-10
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 10, 1865.
THE GRAND MASS MEEfiNH

yesterday wa1 one Of shS lI1ss ialui5nsG oil.
enthusiastic popular dsIoastratioas oi 10:
age. Ths building wsS csowied, ami 1t VA:
only taroaghs the sxs.iior,s pel;ce a.sangs
msnsa, shst tha building III! -. bsseins in
jammst. 81 least ms tt@oaaNl
psrsSns were compelled to rsnt,ii. GutS.5e, .a.
tho coast qaence WAS tass There Has 81 on..iti'
vail for speakers, which, We D-!;.y.. nas a1ati
fad by tho RESPONSES OF Hu,dSy goad i'uuy:-~
partlcn, rips 70. fun and rssdq 10: a di4 ',ag ol
satire upon thi Yankees. Eho rsr=a.*d .;,.n:.
Of Outside gpplauD. csve esidtrrc :ha. q: $,
orstors were succcar.ui III their ffJrts 10 esnp
tho growing c,na.q lsat upon tho d;,arp1iat-
monS Of thri: h.iccss in 40: getting into tic
church.
BY half past toa O'clock in the forenoon, the
bniliing wss iillet with persons, including
several hardrsds OF lsdies, ana ut twelve there
was no Logger room TO stand or ri. within its
walls. At This hour the Committee of Arrange
ments entered the church, ecc0r,iug Gnyernnr
Smith, Hon. r MT. Hnntsr lion. Hugh w.
Sletf,y, Hon J. P. Benz ,min, Hon. john a..
Gilmer, Senators Henry, Semn,es. and Spsrrow,
Captlin Raphael Semn,es. and many other dis.
tinguished gentlemen, all of whom took se2ts
on spacious platform prepared over the floor Of
the pulpit. After u stirring cir from the AImory
Band, the meeting WY, Then: called 10 orior by
the President, Senator Hunter, and ferve,t and
eloquent prayer was offered by the Rev. DR..
Moses d. Hoge, of Tho Presbyterian church.
Senator Hunter tlon nfost snG Gdarenaed
the nesting fur about hnsF an hour, ard gave
a view of tho inception snd results IF the rn
cont peace IN esion 10 Hampton Rysds. lie
commenced by aiiut:ny to tho monsnt"us
nature Of the struggle. ent ail ihas it iiv0lv.
liberty, the nigh! OF Hs'f government
I'LL thet was sacred in hua!an all 'atiors-
8ll that was dear to car hear!s and iavCAed
tue @ ID of nations 10 giant rs eanrsy and
titmoaes 10 tho crest otiais which "a. 5slora
US. Itwould 10 saying Ill when he sl.I tina:
oOw, alto. oil had ba:n done - indI3. our
enemies 70 agree 20 pesco thnt ctu'd
DO done, Lincoln had ssiI thst tharo shall DO
no peace bstwesa Us s1.optupon iks condition
shas We 10y down our ara:s sad sobn;t abgo
lutely to to authority tl tho Ua:ttd 3.r!cs
We ws!o TO return 10 the Union ~ rebeis. 20
acknowledge that va had waysd wicked
war, submit 10 laws Hhioi tao enamY he'd
made during ite BrcgreFs against W, to con
isGaLion, tu sudden emancipation, ard son,s
Of cur ci!:zsrs were TO bs surrendered
to suffer the penalty os dnatn. We
were told that, Hav, upon Condition 81 absolute
sub ,uisuion, wo wsre to lave ~ t.en.; 'hs.
bstWesn seven and ten millions If nsopi- uo:,
atitnting tbs psop!a Of thu ssEersl S:sts, OF
Shin Chn !cdaraHy wsro sUbj>c:a &c tho Ul:sad
States end oout! syFeat 60 iarfnl in giving
themselves up, uaTa VIDA: tia .nsrcy Of thc
d,sp1t might dio!ats. LII IT'S. tie British
aOveiKment sant commissioners 10 AWsrico
70 :r.at with :bo Co!oii=e, then IL Tstr:liinn
with distractions ~ treat 10. 3uiy viii; any
common government ihEt might 10 fHn@d
but with tho CUiunics themselves. Il had
5.sn tho habit Of Ill gosernmsLt: that wnre
Iuec.sstul III wagi"g wsr. t. eadesror to soften
tho jus5 Tor s?tG:4 up6n Mhum th.y .htec.'nG
10 pifc, il. But rosnrg Vas # Fred b. 'as
Pr, sident .! thu Un 81 State; 40 totins by
which tao sniferii.g ot tbs cgnqlefpi nigh!
b. BiIe,istsd; nothing, bat si,,s We rivss ~
in Sd robsls sa5 aeotr: tho pan.s.n:,et t'::t
Federal C9ngfass. DID Us tn,ak thai :!i;ss
huudtei thousand u;en, satch men - s.T.
now in tie treaohts iaoiaS taa Fgtc;a!
armies, Esre over going to return III lie
Uaiuh rs rebeis s-io assume That thNy
~ets rsspcnsibls for all tho Hiaad N;;,lt i, ih-
wsr. II lay down their arina snd nn,,u!l "a
armies tnat ihsy had Geiatt6d 10 olt,nr Il
&as tlus that Linuoin ssid &c would grans
mesuy &c some. but what was the iieoraiicn O.
one nan, and how far could his discretion 90
against tbs Laws thai w.rs paIo Tor Llni t.
oxacute2 In answer 10 q guse.Gn ~ 10 tho
status OF the Confederate States IN cnaa u
Submission, Lincoln hiAd 10 hiu, that 1t ee&;et
with Congress. slone to soy whether VIC sa9uld
b. received back in.o the Uni.u HI S.-es q;
not A suhldgatsd peonle. VS. wGaiG liss
continually under su!v7iilstco, tuhjecssi "a
degi sda!ioo, and KEEP. ia CONSTANT diond OF G
tireling svldery; from three to tou: iii lin. Of
slsves would be thrown upon boc:ctY. MD
those slaves, wandering about, would bsto.ls
tho pests Of slcie,r, against Hhiu'; IN: > 'i:h-
srn people could hAyn 40 p2Ttr 70 rr"t-c
tLo:nselve5-r0 pr;vi!ry, to arb s1; th.Ia 1t
a,y laws Of their ow.. by which ,hey m.gh'
lie trained AID slu l!.si lGr ia, Il eojo.l .asy
pVtsoBstd.
Tho spsaker t:sn drsy tho DIRK iat.i ii
Tho paCple Of tESt co0m:l rscc, i'na ';aa'
LOOSE upon The world, botef; vi $50 k:';'!E'ss
and tho Import Osn,nw.H NJ Oh ti.em by .':eiI
nastcIs, pesishinr III the "trn"h,i!oie u n3S-
loot a. encn.h The hot blast L! tho siscc:o
ard disappearing eventually from tie Hians a;
III, mounsain mis-. Lelorc thu golisn beams o.
tho sun. The world had folded i:s a.ms il
c Id ind.f.rince go ware n"t in tho rnngs
of iss sympatby, ho.auso our eEcnlis1 has
uisiGel that thhy, a'.d not W., ...re Lha poo
Mo in whom the euL!ls hjEu u, Thu Llauk rae.
rested.
H. then turned with ssti .iac,inn 80 depict
what ". p'.ou.d vim. f. hY tho blessing II: God
We should rucc.ed II this rtruSgie-nr! only
oar Ibsrty, hsrp,Gsss and prosperity, DE: q glo'
~ yhiel would Cutsi,iLc iha! Is he revolution
4 FIG; fo. our iureiathcrs had tbs French fol
ali;ss: greater than that Of the DutcJ Republic
Tor tho = bad c. umacd Of the En6; create" than
Cha, 6f any nation OH eerih, having Hohieret
indie pendsecs pea. net n pa0pl, trsb'e Cor Eum-
be.r, and while tefmstrianIy scaled E0d shut
ont from ill the wGrlJ. LIS would hold ont
m d.iusiye hopss bat would tel! the psaple
10 prspars for Sacrifices. Suoa interests w: c
now ct Utaks that it w:r9 bstter TO iGsa bic
itself than them. TIE people wers aifcady
encouraged, aud he believed thu thsir -:
awakened zsal would inspire tho taousarla, oi
msn who were hiding and sknlkisg Tfctth 81
army IL Seiurn 70 th,ir posts
Ate. foS furtass rt:aarku she Epsaket ~
suu,ed hia ssnt an,i;is. easEusia.tic ;,pI, lanse
Mr,. Sb.ifay was ahen introduced, aaa pro
Hsat.d e. the meeting tho following preamble
and r,so!utiGn7, a! tbs r'qucn: Of gentlemen
present:
Whs1.ss. Wills: sl,s .Sio:ins s'aH bsise.I
t,,b United S.slss nrri tho Confederate H'ntc:
han bs.n aud s,ill ii IA Wrr 0; Honqies. ~ thu
purs Of tho fJsn:,r. Il has bsor %ag,d bf ils'
.intlor 10 d.itru. of life Liberty hIn! pr0itrY
and to secure tho Iipit Of sell EJrsrnmens fel
lhs ueorls; zGJ, whGtead. the Pissidns Of
tho United Satss HIS rrcurtlJ debated 'ha
thsrs is no guysruuent or authority, siihsl
STAG or toafnlsrsts, With tbs Confederate
3 stss, with which hs can niass any terms
;od that Tiers oan ba no peaoc until tha ON
rslerate Ssstcs shalt lay 'lnSn sheiT arms Ant
submit /, the autharisy Of th7 ttlrtrn,neit o
Ia. UaitsI 8 atoa, Esd aG;eps Tbs laws % The
ssr.c, nane Of v t,iri {, rtalsa our p:np'n VII!
all thss is degrading in ru!iugst,on, sn'i nj
THAI 10 c.uel in oorq aes:; noI, taeraf!ro, b.
it
RESOLVED, Tha; liz svs',ts w!ica have &C.
cur,ed du ing thu i.c2Ta's OF TIA Wiz ha@