Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-22
TO THE EDIT0RS or iIfE E.A,ol1lREn


circumstances over which have couroul prcc lde
me The pleasure OF seeing regularly your paper 1t is
ohiy ~ intervals, and those " few and that
have II IN my power To read the communications of your
correspondents This is my apology for falling to reply
SOONER your ietter-wr1ers from Caroline, who have UNI
dcrtaSch 10 enlighcn the public mind as 10 the number
ana responsibility OF the aniiJackson Meeting held at the
rowing Green, on the second Monday in last month";
One OF them says, there were only seven or cht
enueu mat meeting that the gentleman in whose
houSc the meeting held knew nothing of it, and thai
no previous notice had been given" Ii is matter of
but h,te Importance, either the individuals who chm
posed inc meeting nor does il materially affect the cause
which they met advance, whether these hinrs he trc
OF ialsc ror myself Gas member of that mceiing) il
gives me NOT the slightest should feel as well
contcnted il every word had boon true as am notr
knowing mat every circumstance (unntenonay hopej
mas oeeh g,aringiy perverted and mssiaed. You MIR
fd'or wen KNOW that meetings gotten up i'm that way
cannot be made test of public opinion Such is The IN
herehce oil The people TO calls OF this character that
what's conceived every mans business is made ne one
not uree months since, an anti-Tarf Meeting was
held at the Bowling Green No one who knoys ,ho
sentiments oil Caroline county, will pretend to deny that
'Ee majority oil ITS citizens are opposed TO the present
Tariff This meeting proclainea-runncrs were nut
iori-an esnabc and talented gentleman was mounted
upon the husngs by whom we were recalled some or,,,
or nifty minutes, with learned and statistic address upon
the Tariff Notwithstanding which, when the vote was Ia
ken upon .he resolutions not thirty voed--what were
the circumstances OF the anti-Jackson Meeting An adj
vcrtsemcnt was inserted in the Frclericksburp pancs
notifying The mcc,ingno other effort was made fill we
arNe" al 'ne Courthouse. few of conferred as
TO the time suitable Tor holding the meeting-thc hour
was agreed upon--the gentleman in whose house the
meeting was held was consulted-Yes, Sir the gem
ucmans consent was gotten 10 hold tbe mccnr i'm
ms house. His room, which he himself dcsignat-
ed, was granted us, and granted by him in propyia
persona Tor the truth of which hold myself rcsponsi
BILE We sent forth no emssares collect our scattered
lorces Wepostcd sentinel TO sound the signal of alarm
we mounted no orator 10 ring the changes of prescriptions
tyranny misrule, mental aud physical disqualification
Nothing OF this done. At the hour appointed some
seven or eight of us repaired to roo appointed our
Chairman and Secretary, selected Committee presented
our resolutions, and when the was taken upon them
had some twenty thirty substantial lreeholders to vote
yes ycomanry, bone and sincw of the county-mcn who
were not afraid 10 hold and opinions-men true
and loyal'-not faint-heartel who skuk when
they called. We have such among us 10 disbonor our
party but they TO be found in that meeting on
that day If present. they had ensconced themselves be-
hind their own nsgncancy like Peter were
found among the enemy, denying that they knew us
Such we wanted not in meeting. We bid them God
speed in forming other associations more congenia with
their spirit and their feelings
Inc resolutions were acted on and our dele
gates appointed. We hope they now in Baltimore
and in few days will be engaged in the DISCHARGE of he
duties for which they sent. That their alours NAV
terminate auspciousy and in its results secure happy
and prosperous administration the country the ardent
and unfcigncd desire of A RUSTIC
December 10, 1881.