Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-19

A Il Meeting OF the Ctz.ns Of Eli. be tn CIV
Eo"n.y, convened a, 'ss Court House. pnr,uan,
express their di"ppfobaon VI and dissent from re-
'ouion' lately published In The NmfoIk Horsti. in
'ho +. wrsy was called 10 the a.ir, and westwood
s. Arniaesd appointed Secretary.
George W Cooper addressed the mee,-g, snd com i.
mi tee appointed consulting Of ,h. olo wing gen.
,lsmen, to wis Samuel Watts. sen. Jacob X. Way,
John c Wiring. William Face, Teaekie Savage,
SAMUEL wa't. j. Charles C Copper. within Hickman,
mas g. Whiting, George W. Topping John Tabb. Ths,.
s. Arni"ead, john w. Keeling, II, ebert A. Armisiesd
Joseph PHI lips, Edw. b Parrish. VIM. II an. Jane.
Webb, Charl,s Watts, Thomas Peek, George L.timer
Mathew Watts, Joho Parrish, William S'ors., SEN,
James Parker. Sen. George T. Randolph. Solomon
Powell and George w. CoOp.r. 10 draft and repor,
Cooper, Cb'irnan Of the Committee. offered the io
lowing Preamble and Revolution. the Ciiiz ,ns OF
Eiz,b.th Ci.y County, convened TO take into con
slider a,ivn the unexampod conduct OF The person al
fsienJs of C. j. ID. Pryor, lac Teacher OF the Hamp.
ton Academy. view with Indignation and sorrow, tho
very partial publication smana,ing from that p,riy.
Their Assembly purporis to be a meeting OF tn.
Citizens TO express so opinion upon the general and
PARTICULAR soodoe' Of The Board Of Trustees IL con.
sisted ct eighteen or twenty persons including the
diseGt.I Tfusees. Their notice required tho at
tendance OF those only, who disopproped he Of
tbs majority OF tina, board uAsnimiiy of sentiment,
lbytsors, il consequence OF easy deduction.
We assent 10 the hrst three paragraph of their p-e
aDtle 10 affirm or deny the fourth, 10 left TO The
gos9d nss Of our community Were the materials ef
I- t.
| capacity Of the majority OF the Trustees, would re
quire defence. Tho ability OF that Inse,iug and
the moivs promp,irg H. would render such defence
unDs teHary. That they have evinced a determined
purpose 10 destroy the lasiiiu'ion over whish they
preside, does not appear 10 this Assembly All we take
easure 10 publicly s'ang, that this siltt alton 10
assumption entirely void OF evidences. That large
mi re.pecisbe number OF the friends and patrons OF
OF the Academy requested permission to enter that in
stituton 10 advise with the Board upon the expedien
OF the measure they about pursue; and that
they were uncoueousy rejected is denied by that bo
dy the Teacher requested, nay demanded, admiiance
which his courteous conduct on former occasion com
| PEELED them TO refuse.
We believe that tho Trustesp, ,a,i,6ed that Mr.
Pryor was obnoxious 10 large oriiy OF the pc, pe
OF THIS county, or whore particular benefit bis school
was intndd; that he was incapable Of di, the
duties rendered necessary by their rules and that he In
an unparalleled manner set them at defiance, pursued
she My ian Left them, in which they cur cords.
appr ba'ioo We believe moreover, that The board in
tended % have effected his removal In the most de ica,.
manner, had as cnnuet he other than IA was Tina,
his frank and independent mind should have produced
p"rsool hostility, would argue deporable state OF
nora' IN our society," for which, il may possibly
IT'S sincere and unqualified thanks F." That his pre-
ence in the Academy should ARE" the people Ia fur
herring their particular views, is absurdi and pre-
.umpiion as frivolous az /, L. mpoea,.
b. IL tber.krc, RESOLVED, That the conduct OF the
Trustees OF the Hampton Academy, in removing Mr..
]. ID. Pryor, eonsis,. mt with their DUTY and /,
newt, our appreciation.
| Resolved, also, That we, too, regard the Hampton
Academy as an Institution of inesmable utility, both
TO this and other sections OF lower Virginia. and we
believe that the absence OF the late Principal is not
calculated TO lessen that useiuness--Tha his friends
should Withhold patronage and support is the effect
of very natural cause.
Resolved, That we believe the late teacher does no,
possess the necessary qualifications TO constitute an eff
cent instructor of youth.
| Resolved, That Messrs. Kennon " Whiting. Dr. Chris
topher Hubbard, John Herbert and Dr. VIM Hope
requested 10 resign their appointments into the hands
OF the majority who have executed the will Of the peo-
ple-Wbich, having been read, were unanimously
adopted
| Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published once week in the Richmond Enquirer and
Norfolk Herald for one .nonlh-And that t,e rbair,nan
and Secretary be appointed TO carry these proceedings
/ into effect. And then the meeting adjourned
| JNo. +. WRAY, Chairman.
| w. III. ARMGsTEAD, Secretary.
! August 16 28-vAw