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be true to the honor, true to the credit, and true to the ancient renown of Virginia. He was in favor of the withdrawal of the State from the Union before the 4th of March, (applause,) unless, before that time, ample guarantees were given for the protection of our rights within the Union. Mr. S. was opposed to any compromise unless it should be acceptable to those States which had already seceded. While Mr. Steger was speaking, the crowd in the Eastern gallery commenced whistling "Yankee Doodle" and beating time with their feet. The patience of those below had by this time been exhausted, and forbearance ceased to be a virtue. Accordingly, some fifteen or twenty muscular young men made a move towards the gallery, seeing which the crowd began to surge to and fro; some leaped over the front of the gallery to escape the anticipated collision, but the majority remained until the party from below ascended the steps.--Then there was a whirling of sticks, with shouts of "clear them