Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-17

a, a mss.ins Of the Gle Ms Il Ro.,ou .. rau.ua
Hall, yesterday afternoon. 10 psrsusnce Of no,i6estious
to that effect, The Hon. H. g. D !. was called 10 the
chair, and Martin brinn,er aud Thomas b. Curtis ap-
pointed secretaries.
The following Resolutions were cfsre by The Hon.
Daniel Webster, and aeoi ted.
Received, That The great calamity which has recent.
" fallen on the inha bitants OF Fayettev vile. iustlv ep,i.
Ties them 10 The sommis. ration ard s, mps, nv Of The
community. and ,ha, this meeting 10 Of opinion that :
eon,ritu ion for their relief :. loudly called Tor.
kesolved, That a General Conn ittee OF 81 v msmbeys
be appointed by this meeting, with power to sdopt al
measures which they may link proper and e~xpediens
20 give TO such as may be disposed TO contribute an OPP
Resolved, Tia, all monies collie c,ed by the committee
os oy hem forws rded TO proper persons IN F .yetteviMs,
u me use o, the destitute sufferers
Resolved, Tat the following gentlemen be ,ppoiut.
cd a. committee: (Here follow 'hs,r name..)
Martin B'immer. s.,
Thomas b Curtis, ''e"''es,
PUBLIC MEETING
For the re'iJ IF the sufferers by the late fire at Fay.
e~t'eu,Iit, ". G.
NEW YORK June IL. - 10 pursuance Of rre vious a
,ise' a highly respee,ebl. meeting Of eli i'm, wa, hei6
last evenirg at the NJ sonic Hall, for the purpose Of A.
coping m's'ures for ex'.n ing speedy relie, 10 ,he suf.
,erers ny tho la'e FIRE at Fayetteville, N. C. o, mo.
was called 10 the Chair; Cna.lss Aug. Davis aud jsmss
Donaldson, Egg. were appointed Seere,ares.
me NEE lag being organised. The Chsirman stated
'he OBJECT Tor " hich II was eorve ned.
nr. Hone In a neat and appropriate speech sa,,f
'na' me recent IRE had created much 70 sr-., here.
ana excited the sympathies Of our ciix Ms. The "a.
ssses ot a Obstructive hre are al Ill lines ealamit me.
Out from the nature OF The building. IN Fave,.sviiis- n
was rendered more 80 than a 6re could possibly he v;,bl
u.L'heIe' hsy have not a class Of en,srprisins men.
'rainsd up by ambition, and whose ser vice. are ,.cd.,'
ed gratui'ous TO lessen the evils of A Ere. N -. b,v.
among us. (H.re Mr.. Hone paid a ceserysd eomnIi-
men, TO our meritorious 6remen) II 10 true, addict Hir.
aone' that calls made Ia such cases upon the symps.
tnies OIL Q people, o'ten encourage come 10 omit sysiIin~
thcmseIves OF the means OF prote ction bv insurapcs
rom 1885, out II must be remembered :hal In Fsye,te.
WHO, the citizens lave mol the same means NJ .vsil,r.
themselves Of this projection, az we have hare M
The late IRE most OF the inhabitants have suffered ~.
vS'ey-and many have lest their all-New York, on
al occasions, has extended liberal aid TO the diairessed.
sven 10 those in a foreign land. which has been sratofuI..
y aokncwiejgsd-shsIl che then deny assistance An 1hc..
Oh sur own country! We are blessed with unusual pros.
PeiNy' me call therefore 10 at a time peculiarly p,o.
pioous' We should organize our.elves Tor the pn,po..
OF carrying into effect the objects Of this meetipr. ,oS
,as sa w. give, be it great or small. should be given
"ouid DC 40 prompt as liberal.
INC Rev. Mr.. snodgra',. after The Chairman had
e1no.uaeu' rose and stated, that such a call required no
eloquepes to touch tbs feeling, of a meeting Ike this.
or a city like ours-ths subject i,seIf was peenIi,rIv ~
equen', and appealed to- the hearts Of ali. He si,,.a
~, . spesia' interest on this occasion, for he
use 'Pen' Two yesrs in Fayetteville and was familiar
WIZ every spot over which tho raging element had
sPrsss-it may be 'sid that this come, near an ,n,;,.
81 n'g'a,on' rom 90 10 10 families have beon deprived
81 'neir all: He had jus, som from Philadelphia q
lew hours before 'hi' nesting convened, from Tia, Fl.
y, ne said, $4,000 had been rrmi"ed to the aid Of the
'unerefs, With q promise Of $4,000 more; he hoped ne
S,tzen, OF n. York would rot DO loss liberal ihsn tho,e
of Philadelphia. WV"
MT, DAVIS offered The following revolutions which
were unanimously sdopted d:
nesoioea' That with tbs view Of CARVING into i'm.
hsu'a'e eneet the object Of The meeiipg-Tbat a Conn.
mi.ee OF D De appointed for each Ward of our civ "A
roh'i' donations ir the sufferers by the late dlsa,,reu,
he 10 Fayetteville. Aud that ,s.d COMMITTEES h,vs
power 70 oil vacancies, or to increase the humber az
sa'd Committee, az circumstances NAV eounssi-and
mat said Commatiee do proceed, without deIsv. n IN.
9"s ION OF donations, and to paw The came over 10
MOTIFS hobDson. E'q Cashier OF u s. b. WIN Ia hare.
ny appointed Treasurer, with instruction. TO transmits
tame d,fte' 10 he proper authorities in Fayetteville
appointed % receive and distribute Ii among the suf-
ferers.
Resoiued. That with a yi.w Of facilitate md ,x,.a;,.
u correction oil donations for those of our fellow ei,i-
zens VINO may reside 10 the vicinity OF The civ, or who
may De temporarily absent, or on whom the CommIt-
lee may fail TO call, they be re spec,fulIy reouested 10
fsrsmt me donations direct to the Treasurer.
ne following gentlemen were then appointed by Tho
oh"r a committees OF their respective Wards:
~ Here JoHotc their namesl.
The Committee. being approved by tho m. edpr the
'oliowIng resolution was offered by Proper III. Wet
more Esqr. and adopted.
Resolved, That the Ward Committees be y,oue,t.a
10 meet without delay in their respective Wards for The
purpose OF commencing The discharge Of The duties con-
hded TO them.
On motion Of Silas Brown, E.a. the resolution. v.,.
ordered to be signed by the Chairman and Sesre,sri..
ana published in all the daily papers.
n vote wa passed that the thanks OF This mse,in~ n.
given to the proprietors of the Masonic III al for the IRA
'uous ue OF the room.
PHILIP HONE, Chairman.
CHARLES AUG DAVIS. lSeere,aries.
JAMES DoNALDsoN,