Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-16
ANTIABoLITIoN MEETING ciH IN HHTTEH e

ANTI-ABOLITION MEETING IN HALIFAX
AT meeting ola large number of the citizens of Hall.
fax, held at the Court House, Monday the 25h day
OF September 1885, to express their dsapprobaton of the
efforts that have been made now making by the
Northern Aboonsts and Fanatics to disturb The tran
guilty that has happily prevailed among us by crcu
atng incendary papers among such persons the
heye will forward their unhaliowed designs:
On motion of Thomas ). Flournoy, VIM II Banks
called TO the Chair and Woodson Hughes aopoinsed
Secretary The object of the meeting having been
planned by the Chairman, motion of DR.. Thomas r
Atkinson, committee of thirteen appointed TO re-
port Preamble and Resolutions expressive of the sense
of the Meeting.
whereupon, Thomas G. Coleman, James c. Bruce,
Dr. Thomas p Atkinson, Thos. l.. Spragins, Dr. Rich
Thornton, Thomas J. Green, John II. Wimbish Thos
Easley, James Atkinson, Paul Taylor, Edward Nj. Car
ringon, John H. Edmunds, and Bolliug Eldridge were
appointed commitee5 who, after having retired for
short time, returned and reported the following:
whereas, regular, systematic and organised hostility
10 the rights and heaess and diabocal disregard Of
The lees of the good people of the Southern States has
been recently manifested by portion Of the citizens of
tue Notwithstanding States of this Unon who under the
imposing garp OF philanthropy, and in the sacred
Of religions have associated themselves together as abo
toniss, for the purpose Of disseminating their hesh
PrinciPeshereby sowing the seeds discoRten among
our now happy and peaceful dOmestcs and exciting them
to deeds OF darkness aud Of DEATH and whereas
comes us as ireemen, determined TO admit of foreign
inermeddlng with concerns which we claim TO be pc
culiary olon to set faces flint against all i'm
Rertlnent interference With our domestic relations
LIST. ResOt5ed, That we hold our slaves by the same
tenure as we do our other properythat Virginia IN
and disposal of that species Of propertynnd we will
hold II in pcrPeuity, coIonize emanepae them as to
may seem best.
End ReSolued, That the which has been pur
sued by the Postmaster General his deputies in re
laton 20 the transmission Of incendiary publications
through the public mails deserves the appreciation Of
every friend 70 the stability Of Union but more par
cuiary commcuds itself to tho hearty approval Of every
Southern individual.
ffhe following resolution offered by Dr. Tbos m
Averett, seconded by John n. Edmunds ESQ as a sub
situte for the End resolution by the committee which was
then under consideration. II advocated by those
gentlemen, and opposed By Messrs james G. Bruce DR.
y. r. Atkinson, T. s, Flournoy, and Thos j. Green
IN debate Of considerable length and upon vote was re-
Jected with bot two dissenting voices.
"hesoiued, That the Constitution has NOT vested i'm
congress the right to prevent Ue publication or trans
mission by MAIL any newspaper whatsoever that we will
not require OF tue Post Master General any subordinate
officer Of The Department TO take upon himself the resooo
sibty sf arresng the circulation Of abolition papo b
means Of the mail, will ask say State 10 mi 49,.
~ legislative cnactmeDts The publication Of those popeys
within its Jurisdiction II
a. Res0tced, That the recent efforts Of the abolso,
tsts OF the North 10 crculate their incendiarv publc
tons throughout the Sootkern States manifest cold
blooded design against the security Of our property ard
persons, and deserve the rebuke Of al Who
you'd depreeate the caamfes Of serve war or whose
ieenngs could in anywse be- affected BY contemplation
Of oeeds OF cruelty and death.