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The Daily Dispatch: March 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Dramatizing Novels. (search)
Union Demonstration last night. The Union meeting at the African Church last night was very largely attended. The American flag was displayed on the platform, and a considerable amount of enthusiasm was displayed by the assembled throng. The first speaker was James B. Dorman, Esq., of Rockbridge, and the second Col. John B. Baldwin, of Augusta, members of the Convention.--They urged the claims of the Union upon their hearers with ability and force. A resolution was offered by John H. Gilmer, Esq., requesting Messrs. Macfarland and Johnson not to heed any paper purporting to be instructions, signed by persons who did not vote for them as delegates to the State Convention. The question was taken by "ayes" only — the negative was not put — and the resolution declared adopted. Marmaduke Johnson, Esq., was then called out, and delivered a brief address. The meeting, in point of numbers and enthusiasm, may be considered a success. The equilibrium of the Union men was