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Exciting Times in Fredericksburg.

--They are having exciting times in Fredericksburg, Va. On Monday night a Union meeting was held, of which the News says:

‘ G. H. C. Rowe and J. W. Hunnicutt addressed the meeting in favor of "revolution and fighting, not secession and retreat." Mr. Lacy was called, but the noise and confusion drowned his voice. Dr. Blankman was also called on, but could not get a hearing. Resolutions opposed to coercion and in favor of fighting in the Union were declared to be passed amid the greatest confusion. It was very disorderly throughout. One man had an egg smashed on his head. Anarchy seems to be upon us.

’ On Friday night a secession meeting was held and resolutions adopted, urging the immediate withdrawal of Virginia. The same paper says:

Messrs. Gilman, Herndon, Braxton, Barton, Rowe, Lacy, and J. L. Marye, Jr., made speeches. The American flag was hissed and thrust out of the door. One man who proposed three cheers for the Union was threatened with expulsion, and it was said he was "joking," but he dared an attack.

The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 14, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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