The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-04

Alta meeting of number OF Citizens OF
Louisa county. at the Court .Hou-e' on
"Wednesday the 10Th day OF August
1876.
Horatio g. Winston, was called to the
Chair, aud Nicholas J. Poindexier, sppoin-
trd Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained by lhe Chairman, Charles I.
kimbrough posrd the following address
10 Philip b. Barbour to wit:
TO JUDsE 2. +. BARBOUR.
Sr.-We thr Undersigned iIfeholders OF
the county of Louisa, deem II our duty as
Citizens, 10 rndeayOuf again to place YOU
IN our political Councils, by the request,
that you will consent To become gu Rep
rescutatlse IN the Congress- OF the United
states, al The next election.
In tmrs of difficulty and danger To our
rights aud liberties, we have u right TO make
The appeal.
We have been taught by the fathers Of
our liberties, both by their example aud
precept, that we have a social right To re
qulre the sdryices of all our citizens par
ilcuarly those who are most emnent,)
when public caamitIes thicken around the
peopIe.-We acknowledge thai you were
long our able and iaithfd Representative:
W. would not not causelt-sh withdraw
YOU from the station OF comparative retire
nent, which you yourself have chosen.
But the cause of the country calls you to
the iield-n0t of blood but of opinion, where
the great and perhaps final effort is 10 be
made !; whether the rights of these States
can be secured by written constitutions
limiting the assumptions of power, or whe-
ther d government OF discretion IS 10 be
substituted. Ia this field you have Away
consistently fought under the banners Ut
the constitution. We confde IN your IN
tegrlty. We know your ability. Let us
not despair of final success" truth Is
mighty and must prevail" unIess disarmed,
by her weapons, argument and opinion.
We ask you then by the political relation
ahich formerly subsisted between us, 10
the name OF our country and lis consttu-
ton, the lights of the States and the llber-
ties of mankind, to come al the call Of the
people. Your FELLOW CITIZENS"
Which was unanimously adopted.
1t was further RESOLVED, by the meetins,
that Committee of correspondence be
appointed to concert with Committees of
other counties of the district. the proper
measures foI obtaining the object of this
meeting Whercupon II. q. Winston,
(Chairman,) q. NJ. Quarles, frederick Har-
rIs, Peasants Hackett aud Charles Y KIM
brough, were appointed on the said Com
mitlee.
ReSotred further, that GarlandAnderson
Blckelton T.. Winston, Col. Chs. Dabney,
Lucian Minor, Charles & Jennings, Nathl.
Perkins, John d. Watkins, Leroy Chand
ler, James II. Ellis, Peter VI. Daniel John
NJ Price, Edmund Prndleton, Elisha Jack
,nn, Nathaniel Thompson, jr. aud VIM.
Nelson, r. be committee to obtain the
Signatures Of the freehoIders OF this county
To the fore going address.
ReS0tUed, that the proceedings of this
meeting be published 10 the Richmond
Enquirer, Constitutional Wing, and Fred
erick ,burg Herald
II. q. WINSTON, Chairman
N. J. pom DEXTER, Stc'ty.
IN. Il. The address was signed by a
bout one nuudred persons, being all who
WIRE at the meeting, except a single midi
ndual, 1t is believed il will meet With al
most universal support throughout the
county,