Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-23
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LUNENBURd.
AZ a meeting OF the citizens of IuneDbure county
held at the Court House, Monday, the 18th Septe
her, 1881 for the purpose of appointing Delegates TO
the Anti-Tarh Convention, TO be held in Philadelphia
On motion, Capt. David Street was called 10 the
Chair, and Enos II. Barnes appointed Secretary
On motion of MIR. Thomas Atkinsom who explained
the jec OF the meeting, the Chairman was requested
10 appoint committee TO prepare a Preamble and Re
solutions expressive OF the of the meeting
Whereupon the following gentlemen were named -
homas atkinson, Malcolm mcfarland John T. Street
John a. Smith, Enos II. Barnes David a. Street and
hayne Ha,chett; who after retiring short time, re-
ported the following Preamble aud Revolutions which
were unanimously adopied-
That, in the opinion OF your committee TO those in
terested in the welfare of the Southern States and TO
the friends Of free trade throughout our country the
time for vigorous and united action has arrived We
cannot conceal from ourselves, a fact which we most
deeply deplore, that the cord which bound this Union
together, has dwiDdled down 10 slender thread. A
scheme OF policy, believed by many among us to he
unconstl'utional-by all, perhaps, TO be neSpeGent
which is carried into effect by legislation that feel
TO be partial and oppressive, has directed the thoughts
OF the most sober and patriotic rather 10 the evils
we suffer, than TO the blessings enjoy Seven years
ago when This question first assumed its present
pec we protested against the Injustice done and
what was Tire reply' After taking due time TO examine
and deliberate, by the law Of 1925 every evil Of which
we complained was aggravated every burden rendered
yet moro grevou, and that loo by bill in wi ich alb.
surdiiy and oppression intimately and ndisso-
iuby mingled, that s abiest If not its consistent
supporter, siigmatzed it chill of abomnatonst
We do not mean 10 ascribe TO the body OF those whom
We still recognise with pleasure our brethren, inten
tons as evil az their acts. But in political s5i f. in
tenon Is noihiDg-to the subject, II is perfectly nma.
tefia whether his ruler be Nero, diabocs in heart
as in conduct, or Mary, who conscienously believes
that she her love tor her people by burning them
| At the stake. Feeling, as do, cannot wonder al
though we regret, the still greater exaeerbation which
has manifested itself in sister State Of South faro
lima, whose interests supposed 10 be more dis
astrousiy effected by This policy than own. Flow
ever circumscrbtd in territory, or limited in popua
lion, that State is ye in all tie constituents OF mora
greatness, Of The first in the Union. She is animal
ed 100 by the conviction that in any contest in whic
she may engsge she will have with her the sympathe
Of the adjoining States; for hey must feel h 4 their in
terests are bound up with hers Should she be goadc
by fresh aggressons should her present an
excited feelings not be soothed by the concession
her just rights nothing Short Of inspiration can forete
the consequences II is then from the love Of peac
=. and union, az we'll from Just regard TO our owl