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rginia will be swept of the Vandals who are now polluting its atmosphere. (Cheers.) The band then struck up the air of "Dixie," which was followed by, "We may be happy yet;" during the performance of which Mrs. Davis, the wife of the President, appeared at one of the windows, and bowing to the multitude, was received with demonstrations of delight. She then retired. The music done, with its usual pertinacity, the crowd insisted on having speeches from Hon. R. C. Toombs and Hon. J. P. Benjamin, but both these gentlemen being absent, Hon. Ex-Senator Wigfall also being called for, appeared at one of the windows in another part of the house and said he must be excused from discussing the questions of the day. The time had come for action. The time for talking had past. Virginia having taken her place among the Confederate States, her sister sovereignties were sending troops to her border as rapidly as possible. Nothing remained to be done by her citizens except to organize