Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-25

COMuUNYC4TED.
AT meeting oi the people Of Powhaan, held At their
Court House on the 10 OF December, 1882 for the pur-
pose oil taking into consideration the present serious and
alarming condition of the Uuon Thomas Miller ESQ was
called 10 the Chair, and Benjamin W. Finney appointed Sc
cretary
The Chairman having briefly explained the object of
The me citing, Col VIM. Lyon ruse and offered follow
ing preamble and resolutions
This meeting, feeling the deepest interest in the peace
nd peTpetuiy OF The Unon have Witnessed with pain
perseverance I'D course Of federal legislation a once op-
pressve and urjus Gale Hated array one section of this
our once happy Union against another omenng dscors
the lamcniGble effects OF which seem now AT hand do
nevertheless express much regret that the State of South
Carolina, although suffering in common with our own and
other southern States, under The operation of laws passed
noPPos ion TO the true spirit ohe Constitution should have
ordained opposition TO those laws take effect 80 speedily
as TO preclude almost the possibility of redress from the
proper source, II so disposed and without communing wi
her sister States having an identity OF interest Under
such circumstances rely upon the Influence il
hoped the State OF Virginia in nterposng TO
vent actual collision betwe the authorities the u States
aud those oil South Carolina, and urge Legislature
promptly 10 represent TO the Congress OF the United
states the necessity OF abandoning in reasonable time
he whole projecting system TO reduce the revenue to
be wants o the Government, and make those ants as
lew as possible To impress upon south Caroline the ne
cessy oil suspendng her Ordinance and posiponing her
opposition TO the laws OF the u. States until further de-
veopement OF the views OF Congress upon the subject Of
the Tariff assuring her that when ali 90 ospecf Of Tedrsss
Soulhsrn grievances from hat hos fed that this
state WIZ commune with her upon the best means OF
maintaining her rights and liberties
We also resolve that cannot recognize the right OF
ae peny 70 resist me laws OF the United States, while
she caims TO he member of The Union hut the right Of
Sae 70 secede from The UHion, when she so wills it,
we broadly sifn and here protest against The doctrine
maintained upon that subject by the Proclamation of the
President OF the u States tending TO make these States
one great consolidated empre totally destructive Of all in
dviiusi in,lcp endence
hesoipea also, hat the true mode Of making this a
ang On'on and Of giving power both moral and physi-
cal 10 me General Government when power is needed
lor 'a Government 10 conne It's acts within the plain
oer OF It's authority, leaving states aud individuals to
out ihsIr own prosperity in their own way.
10 winch preamble and resolutions substitute was Of.
Mr. Lewis r. Harvie with the consent Of the mover bv
adding hereto second resolutou) which substitute, Sc
amended was IN the following words:
Resoired, That this meeting disapproves in the high
esq degree OF The Proclamation Of the President Of the u
states 40 utterly subyersye Of the known and acknow.