The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-11

canron--the cannon to be repeated at sun
rise. At II O'Clock, three signal guns viii;
be hred Tor the assembiage OF the citizens
ana military. who are requested To be poin
ted IN attending at the hour specified, The
PETERSBURG "a. FoLUN7EER are also
particularly solicited TO assemble at the
same place and hour, in manner and for,n
most agreeable to themselves. After re.
ceiving and saluting the Volunteers, the pro.
cession will form, and move III the follow ing
order to Poplar Spring -
An Advanced Guard of Cavalry.
The Senior Poiunteers.
BAND OF MUSIC.
THE PETERSBURG VIRGINIA VOL
UNTEERS.
he Company of Artillery.
THEINFANTRY.
The Residue Of she Cavalry.
The Orator supported by his Friends.
Citizens, tao and tsvo, zciH close the Pro
ceSSton-
lnthis order, the cavalcade will move
from Centre Hill aud proceed TO Poplar
Spring, by such a route as the weather, :,
other circumstances, shall render advisable
When the cavalcade shall arrive on the
lawn i'll front of Poplar Spring, temporar,
halt viii be ordered, and the Ladies re
ques ed to take station near the Orator.
ne Peteraburg Virginia Volunteers, pre-
ceeded by che band, viii. as soon as the La
tieS aave ken their station, withdr. "
from the Line, and form a circle around
the Ladies. The Military and Citizens
Will then move forward, and from an outer
circle enclosing the Volunteers and Ladies.
Inc Orator having concluded his remarks,
which will be pr coded AID followed b,
appropriate music. tie cavalcade will be
dismissed, and the Volunteers, Citizens and
frl
the table precisely at three O'Clock. The
procession will be conducted by an officer as
Marshal of the day.
AT meeting of the Citizens of PETERSBURG.
at the Court House, on the 81 of January.
1914
ROBERT BOILING was appointed
Chairman,
AND
WILLIAM PRENTIS, Secretary
lhe following preamble and resolutions
were adopted, with one dissenting voice
only
WHEREAS, the present exorbi,ant pri
ces OF Teas, Sugars, and Coffee, must result
either from the real scarcity of those ART
cies, or from monopoly Of them by compa
ratVely few spectators in the one ease
1t me laws Ui the United States be duly en-
forced and faithfui,y observed, those prices
must Continoe to advance during the war e
an extent that viii render it impossible tor
any bat the wealthiest individuals to ppr
chase them In the other, il is equally Ger.
tain that the same effect will result from
the combination of the holders, and the pro
Sress CT the speCulatons And III either, as
there appears no reasonable prospect Of a
speedy &c rmination Of the present war, 1t is
necessary and proper, that the people by a
1rr a l. i
spite of the authority Of the fashion and in.
ve'eracy # habit. discoa5inuH the purchase
or those articles at prices which are prcdn
eng, and mus continue 10 produce, national
lnPoverIs 'ment and ividuai ruin; prices
winch VIII rende the war oppressive in the
highest degree. upon all classes of the aGr,
munity prices watch, if prcduce ed by scar
city, add to the resources of the enemy
or II ny monopoly, increase the wealth
"!iiuent spectators , which inrease
our indie endauce upon foreign nations
and dimipiLh the resources from which t,
support our own government which hold
out encouragement and reward to the viola
ton and evasion of our laws, and the DIES.
truction OF their poiicy-by fraud and force
on the part OF the enemy and by cunning *
corruption on the part of our citiz ems 80
Therefore,
I ReSoiUed. That we earnestly recon
mend TO our fellow citizens not to purchase
any OF the before mentioned articles, until
the prices of the first quality of them shall
be reduced to the following retail rates. to
wit: Tea $3.50 per lb.-Loaf Sugar, Is cts.
Coffee IS c.s.--aUd Brown Sugar. 80 cts.
--uDless the same be necessary in sickness
And for the purpose of reducing the price
as much as possible, we Recommend that
dur ing the war they be used onIy at break
fast. or at most once day.
II. Resolved, That we request orr fel
low citizens of all the neighboring eountics
at their next court DAYS, or as early after
wards as possible, to take the subject into
their consideration aad to Cooperate with
us in epdeavorin5 to reduce the prices. or
to discontinue the Consumption of those gro
cerrs.
III. ResoiVed, That those of us who ap-
prove the hr5tresolution do pledge ourselves
t. one ano her, II be governed by it.
IT ReSoiUed. That we will not purchase
of rnonopolzers. nor Of those who knowingly
do so, with view to sell again any Of the
above enumerated articles.
]. ReSofved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the newspapers of
the town Of Petersburg.
70 BERT BOILING. Chairman.
WILLIAM PRENTls, Secretary.
From. the B'l6'aioe Gazette oEDec. 81.
LEWISTOWN AND SCHLOSSER
BURNT
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