The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21

nave numbered. Blu, pa, no, expired. III. hols fame
yet lives, and will yet burn with undiminis 4 lui-
tire.
Nations, we are convinced. nun ccafe TO expect
'aie'y nom the councils of !erve poi,c, war olyht
TO he regarded by them as an evil Z, he G,E may
'n'roe ont there tisle when appeal so the God
81 odttieS is uoc on!y sxpe6ient, IT., nec.iiI. IN.
az ehpreierva,ion written upon the hearts of
ven iavases aud trutes is paIsn,nus To every other
ana we believe that .kis k7V will nuw iunfy US il,
making the awful appesi-it better then luce the
f'ioe OF rational rrientment is routed, and bur one
ienment isfet Throughout, the Union at once to re-
pei iorse By force, than wait the iue of protrs
negotiation. With a nation whole tyranny knows
u" o'"er limits than her power. Open war isto be
preferred to All iniecure aud perfdiuus peace With
ieeh nation, had rather 6sht than treat
Who. cfore,
Ut. Rgo!UTa nna,i.vo,ycy, That while we lament
.ne neeeih'y o. war, we mould be INV orthy the
ee',"ry we ciaim, were NOT, when our national
rights ana nacra honor ar. violated to meet tina,
eaIamniiy with the forttude OF men and the 6snnet.
OF Americans
-H". Hti"!rad uaanimouGy, That we will, with
F'ohiPttude, repair the i,andard of cur country
orc win our lives a..d fortunes, uphold her rig hts
Whenever the voice of our government may proclaim
'i'a. our lerVices are required.
3rd. Refolve9 unani,r..Gr, That we approye and
adnlre the patriotic pr,, which dictated the reiolu-
TONS OF our brethren and fellow citizens of Norfolk
Richmond and Fredericton
s'h' f5ef1fd rn0nimoaRy, That a committee be
appointed to eorrefpond on the fubeS of the fpreo-
'hg reioutons, with iuch other committees as arc or
may be appointed in the town. or counties of this
Rate.
'tn. R.10fped DHanimsuly, That the Chairman of
'his meeting, be and he is hereby rsque ed TO ,ranf
mt I" the Preden of The United States one copy of
''e foregoing proceedings and reloutons al oter to
the committee at Richmond, and third 10 the edi
.or 0i the Enquirer fer publications igned oil behalf
oil the meeting.
John Campbell, Efq. moved tina, Handing COM
hii'tee mould be appointed PURITAN, to the foregoing
'e'o'ut'onr which was agreed to and the following
se".eniah were accordingly appointed: Samuel
i"mpiemaI,, Richard Stuart, Tohu Campbell Rich.
arc = Parker and Thomas Rowand.
RICHARD PARKER, Chairman
BALDWIN M. LEE, Secretary.
is tn'1sn @at wsJaasvelaai eouatv, esa, be bi,.b
place Of Gen. NJ
t numerous meeting OF The citizen. of the county
oil Richmond, at the Court Houie of The faid coun-
~ on the 9th day of July, 1907, for che purpoie
oil taking under their confederation the late outrage
committed on the Friga;e Cheiapeake, by Brt:ih
fqsadron. ...
Col. VINCENT RzDMAx, wa. unanimoulv an.
pointed Chairman. And,
bARIHoLoMEw McCARrY, appointed Secretary.
me Chairman proceeded to appoint the following
eentismen, committee TO draueh, refolrtious es-
Preh'e oi the fenments of the Ctzens of the Coun-
~, ana report them Immediately to the meeting, TO
wiz V'ncent BramEam, Peter Ruff Ezekiel Lew.
John Darby, Vincent Shackeford, Clement Shack!e-
lord, John Sydnor, jr. Moore f. Brockenbrougb and
Thomas Brown, who withdrew, and in fhort time
returned the following refoludons which were NM
| nnlouily adopted
| fsiove9, That the Citizens Of this County have
heard ws horror and indignation, of the late dar;n
violation OF their national independence, by the Bri
t'h mp the Leopard, in peridioufly attacking aud
.e-iIh"ig the Ameriean armed Vefel, the Chela-
peake.
Ra0fVed That although we deprecate the horrors of
war; yet We had rather encounter them, than iubmt
longer to naughty and infidous TO-, who whila fhe
earses us IN LONDON, murders our citizens ON our
own coaa.
HtfSsVfa Iha, we iiaeerely participate nthe feel
ss o' our ieiiow-citizens 10 juRly excited by the
OF our common wrongs and zealoufly
a''e with them heart and hand in their patriotic re-
iouions 10 maintaipiour national homer at the r f
erlune and of life. :
R0EVed, That the citizens of this county, will with
all their energies, operate with the conlituted au
hores IN iuch meaiures they may think it exped
snt to adopt, in order carry into effect the obies
OF the foregoing rei0lutions.
-NIN'''"i d haiuiiH committee be appointed
to correspond with other committees that have oeen
OF hall be appointed Oh this location.
Hg0!7.d, That copy of tx proceedings of this
meeting be forwarded the PRECEDENT of the United
states BY the Chairman, and that another copy be pub
liihei in the Inquirer.
On the motion Of Capt. Vim. Bragg, feeonded by
capt' bdward Notion, Ii is unanimously Reiolved,
that the lame gentlemen majority of them be APP
pointed a corresponding committee.
VINCENT REDMAN, Chairman
b. McCARTY, See,eta,y.
IA so;sfsente vi the outrage lately committed up on
the American frigate Cheiapcake Of SO guns, by
the BTithh Ship Leopard Of so guns: the citizens
OF Amelia convened at their Court Houfe, on Sa-
turday the ith July, 1907, for the purpole of ex-
Prehhg to their government, and to the world ,th=
injury and niuit which they feel mas been offered
to their natiOps character. Vim b. Giles, EGu
was nnanimouily requehed TO take the chair, and
James NObertiOr. j.. was appointed Secretary
ordered that the PROCLAMATION of the freiident of
the United States be read, together with the pro-
eeedngs of our fellow citizens Of Richmond which
was accordingly done in eloquent aud animated
hrln by the chairman. A Committee was then