Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-07
PUBLIC OPINION.
SrNrNToN, December q.

STANTON, December y.
The Meeting ON Monday one of unusual
interest Athoi IA ,sei several hoaS, there was
scare Il any appearance OF WEAKNESS or lnra,cnce
tlrouehoa the asscmbly-but on the contrary, a
fern., of dep ani lively engagedneSs vas dcpc-
ted III almost every countenancc Few lett the house
until the proceedings we've concluded
We have uever known the peofla 80 united on
any political matter here beforc-indecd we mny
say there is no division among then. And, rs far
as we can learn, this Is the throughout all
this region W. believe w ostern Virginia is rea-
dy to rise up, as one I'm, to sustain the Union al
every hazard S'onnt'a Spectator.
PUBLIC MEETING.
At a large and respectable meeting Of citizens of
Augusta Cou0ty, Of al pa ties, convened at the
Court House Monday the 9th day OF Deem.
Der, 1882, to take into consideration the pfaps ty Of
expressing their seniim MS in regard to the doc
tfncs and course of rou,b Carolina, and the Pro.
t,lmation oftho President OF the Un,ied States in
relation thereto.
Gen Briscoe G Baldwin was called to tie Chair
AID kenon Harper appointed Secretary.
Ga motion of Robert ). Brooke, ESD prel'ced
by some eloquent, remarks on the alarming crisis
in our public affairs, and the necessity of prcser-
vng the Union, a Comalttee appointed by the
Chair, consisting OF the following gentlemen, TO
prepare suitable preamble and resolutions OK
piossive ofthe sen,n ints ofthc meeting = M.ssrs.
Robert s. Brooke, John II. Peyton, William Kin
ney, Jr Chas A. Stuart Col. Joseph Brown, Col.
James Crawford and De. J. *. Moore.
The Committee after having retired for short
time, reported the following preamble aud reso'u-
tiols, which were adopted unanimously, except the
third resolution, 10 whlch thctt were Two dssefl-
ting voices.
We, the citizens of Augusta County, here assem-
/, n, II ,,,1,, fails Al
ceedings of the late Convention OF South Carolina
and have read with astonshnent and alarm the Or
dnance Of that body declaring the revenue laws OF
the United States null and void, aud prohibiting
their execution within the territory OF that State
after the lst of February next-Ihe doctrines nd
vanced IN that document, the violent and revolution
ary measures of the Legislature of South Caroline
in support ofthem, and the late Proclamaton of tho
President of the Uued States, declaring his firm
resolve to execute the laws of the United States
within the territory oftha State, by all the mean:
which are, or may be placed in his hands for tina
purpose, have brot about a condition of public at
fairs which must agate the mind OF every Amcri
san and assure him that an emergency IN the tor
tunes of his country has arrived, upon the happy
or sinister issue of which depends lis peace, IT
Union, and its liberties. We believe that under a
government depending upon the will OF the Peopl
for its existence it is the duty of its constituent
upoh such tonjuncturcs of difficulty danger and tr'
al, to unite in the public expression OF their opn
ions, to the principles and conduct which 1t
constitution ustifes, and the occasion calls for
that the public authorities may know to what exten
til ey will be sustained by the people, and tnds ADJ
to the force of CONSTITUTE onal power that moral ener
gy viii n will resu, from the appreciation OF ma
ton of free and enlig htened men-Under these dc
iberato impressions, and for this purpose, we nav
convened and concurredn the following resolutions
as expressing our opinions in relation TO this con
fct betwscn the Federal Government and the star
authorities of South Carolina, and publicly decla
ING the conduct which we Individually or colec
lively, intend to pursue In defence of the institution
of our country. :, :.
l. Reslred, That the Constitution ofthc Ur'te
States adopted by the people Of the States ner'
of, acting in their highest sovereign capacity I'M
it divides the supreme powers Of Government u
tween the Government OF the u States al