The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03

could induce him to join US. found him
at his office with his partner, Judge VIM,
Law, an ardent Unionist. / told him of
our meeting, the difficulty we had in franz
ing proper resolutions, and asked him as
favor to come over and aid us. II don't
ask YOU" said ito identify yourself with
us nor to accept our views but come over
and help us do some literary work. You
can then retire if You choose" Rejecting
for a moment, he said, "Al right; will
go with you" and We went over 10 the
room where the others were awaiting us.
Leaving him in conversation with Major
VIM. S. Basinger l took Jackson aside
and suggested to him that 1t would be a
good stroke TO let Barlow have as much to
do and say in framing the resolutions as
possible, to accept every suggestion he
made which did not endanger our plans,
because it was natural for man TO sup
port his own work and his own resolu-
tons. He asked that copy of those res
olutions which seemed TO us nearest our
ideas be read to him. Calling for paper
he made notes and when we had finished
reading them he asked Major Bassinger
to hand him the Morning News.
Barlow Writes Resolutions
There is an expression in the message
of Gov Gist to the South Carolina Leg
islature which I read this morning. he
said, "and II struck me as very happy
one, viz: 10 determine the mode and man.
ner of redress Now, It appears to me
that this is all you need say"
With that he read over what he had
writien
Resolved. First That the election of
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal HamlIn
to the Presidency and the Vice Presidency
of the United States ought not to be sub
mitted to-"
Resolved second, That the Legislature
t..
Convention al as early n day as practica-
bic to determine the mode and manner
of redress"
Those two resolutions covered every
thing and they were the work of his mind.
There were TWO other resolutions calling
upon the people of the state TO hold meet
ings and adopt similar resolutions etc,
but the first and second were the main
portion of our work. Just as soon as he
read them, they were put to vote and
adopted unanimously.
Don't let him co., Keep him with
us" was whispered around and some
one with view of OBTAINING him ana
identifying him with us asked, "Bartew,
whom ought we 20 select as chairman"
"If he can serve, / would appoint Mr..
George B. Cumming" he said "and II
he fails Lee us take Capt John w An
derson.',
Ills suggestions were adopted at once
File had framed our resolutions and nam
ed our chairman. From that moment he
was with us, and seemed to enjoy 1t. II
was natural All of his best friends were
in our party, and he didn't want 20 be
cut off from them politically. Before we
broke up he was laughing and joking
with us and had promised TO speak at
the meeting indorsing the resolutions
Mfr. Cumming acknowledged the great
honor rendered him. but he was too fee
BILE to risk the physical and mental
strain so Capt. Anderson was chosen
chairman and the Rev. DIR. /. 8. X. AK
son was requested to open the meeting
with prayer Everything was prepared
and ready for that memorable Tuesday
night
some Uuionlsts.
| 1t must not be thought that we were
| all of one mind we had a small but
| highly respectable body of Unionists,. who
| declared that they would go 10 the meet
| ing and oppose the resolutions. They
were led by Hon. Judge William Law,
Col. ], r. sneed. editor Savannah Re-
publican; WHY Wood6rtdge' rr,,, Cot
]. way They tried to increase their
following, but recruits for their cause
were few and far between. How they
resented our capture of Frank Bartowl
Judge Law was his partner and they
determined that he should follow Bartow's
| speech by one denouncing the resolutions
We didn't like this, because we wanted
TO present an unbroken front at the out
set. However, we waited as patiently as
we could the action of that meeting.
The meeting was called for s o'clock.
/ have seen many public meetings quiet
| and respectable. rowcy and uncon-
trollable. have seen men at
and moved to tears, but never
never has it been the fortune of any one
not present that night to conceive of or
to imagine any such assemblage Of men
acting with more dignity. enthusiasm.
wish had preserved a copy
o. my official report. which took me three
DAYS to prepare for the journals of the
dav. but when Sherman entered Savannah
he confscated the flies OF the newspapers
containing it, so that che North might
have written and printed testimony when
they began to make treason odious.
Great Meeting.
About two hours before the time set
fol opening the hall crowds of men from
an parts of The city began to gather in
front of the doors, corner Bull ard
Broughton streets. They increased in
numbers until It was estimated that by 8
O'Clock some 1900 or 5000 people
were grouped within one hundred
Yards raaius, taking the hall as q GEN.
ire Finally the doors swung open and
there eusued a rush, scramble, a wild
effort upon the part OF every one to get
in front. A tightly wedged. struggling
mass squeezed themselves up the STAIR
way slowly. Within a few moments every
souaye foot Of surface-every aisle every
| window and all the balconies were filled.
Men had lost hats, hed their garments
nearly torn from them. but were glad
enough to have reached the inside. But VI
the hall was filled what shall say of the
thousands that filled Bull and Broughton
streets Despite the size and the enthu-
siosm of the crowd, when the nonina tons
| for officers were made you could have
| hoora :. rrrl,lennr Cant Inan w MIR