Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-01
ABNER CRUmp, Secretary.
Communicatea for the Enauirer.

At a respectable meeting OF the citizens of the
county o! Halifax, at the courthouse. on the 1914
day of July, in the year 1926, for the purpose o
expressing heir sincere sorrow at the p.ovideniioI
di-pensaiion, which has deprived them of then
revered and ustrnus fellow citizens THOMAS
JEFFERSON and JoHN ADAMS, William b.
Bank was appointed chairman OF he meeting
and Thomas II. Averett Secretary. On motion,
it was resolved, that Edward Z. Darlington, Gran
vile Craddock, Daniel l.. Dunscomb, Henry f..
Scott, William B Banks, and Thomas IL. Ave
rett be appointed committee for be purpose OF
preparing Preamble and Resolutions, expressive
OF the feelings and sentiments of this meeting on
The subject ; and that the committee do prepare
preamble and resolutions he submitted o an ad-
jO-lrned meeting this Evening at j O'clock
The committee TO whom the su iect mentioned
in the foregoing resolution was referred, made the
following Report, which was unanimously adop,
ed {:
The people of the county O. Halifax have heard
with the most profound sorrow and regIei, Of the
Provdeniial dispensation WINCH has deprived them
OF two OF their most illusrious fellow citizens ia
iTos and statesmen, Thomas Jefferson and John
Adams, both of them signers OF the Declaration
OF IndependeDce-boh OF them contemporaries.
compatrots, and fellow labourers in support OF the
glorious cause, which terminated in The Inlepen-
dence and Freedom of the United STATES. On this
occasion cannot express The extent oil our gfief,
or testify by language, the profound respect and
veneration we feel for those men, who were among
the most active and intrepid defenders of the rio hts
or their country who signed the instrument ,ylcl,
has consecrated their names, and will transmit
their fame TO the most distant posery, a. the Ben
etactors OF their country the yoaries of Liberty,
and the Friends Of mankind. Between these two
men deem it improper 10 make invidious com
PARSONS, by contrasting their talents, their virtues
their principles, their speculative opinions or their
services they have both gwen the most unequi-
vocal proofs of their devotion 10 the Interests the
happiness, and the freedom of then country they
both have rendered the most signal services both
have received the highest testimonials Of the corh
dence, affection and gratitude of their fellow tu
zens. We DO not intend TO write the Biography
OF these illustrious men or TO erect monuments
TO their memories The history OF such men will
be read in the eyes OF an afflicted nation their
highest & most impressive Euogium will be the
pen of the impartial Historian, who will hand down
TO pOslerity faithful narrative of the magnificent &
1 glorious events, ia which they bore noble aud
conspicuous part. To erumeraie their services,
would be to write a history of the Republic 10
/ attempt to estimate them, would be to set value
on the nestimable privileges Inch are secured 10
US by those invaluable Institutions which are the
guarantees of our property, our lives, and the
! greatest oil all human blessings-OW LiberfU
1t seems to be a very peculiar, ii not a miracu-
ous dispensstion, that hese tlusrious men, shoulc
have closed their mortal career on the anniversary
/ OF our independence ON the same day cu which
/ they signed the ed instrument, which has Civ.
en- independence and freedom 10 their country, an,
I has secured immortality 10 their names II iht
9TH Of July has heretofore been regarded as form
Ing an important epoch In the annals OF the world
IN all future times, it will be regarded with stll
greater reverence and respect by the recollection
Of IT'S being the day which two Of the drst an,
greatest OF our Revolutionary Patriots have close
.beir mortal existence covered with honour wit
lame, and the aiieciionate regards Of free, vir
tuous and enlightened people. we consider
especially 3us % Mr.. Jefferson, az native Of Viz