Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-24
CnhuIEsroN, August !.
Great and Important Public Meeting.
IlrNn, Epuor, Secretary


Croat and Important Public Meeting.
One otihc most imposing assemblagcs of c-
1cns IN respect ot numbers, intelligence and rc-
sprclahliN, that We have ever Witnessed met ycs
tcrdav morning At the the CITY Hail. 10 receive The
Report of thc Committee Of tcenfu-on,, nppoint.
Cd by the Meeting On the 4tl inst. ON the inccndi-
ary IN ,cllration> now in progress against the
prd"e ln1 wleiaru al the southern States Tho
CLERGY ol all denominations, attended in a body
len hng their ,mctlon IL the proceedings, aud adj
dne, hv lhcir presence 10 the impressive cbarac-
ter ot The s'rne. His Honor the htcndani resl-
mel The Char and " iIIlam Patton, ESD his pos,
IL Secretary. The Hon. {. j. Cocock, Chair
n,,a oi the Committee of Twenty One, then rose
AMI after few prcalor, remarks, in the course
oi which h announced tho fact that the CLERGY of
thc. Citv bal, Al the instance of a Committee of
The = nth ttlolna Ns>ocailon, suspended certain
SrhoolS under their charge, which had created
%a s'a% @S@ a d tine es sgee e. aha ,hs ,s
informed The Meeting that the Post Master ot.tbc
t'ty lad been engaged IN free conference and cor
lill corporation with the Cpmmiltce, submitted
the ,uhioInrd Preamble and Resolutions winch will
bc found Ia combine moderation with energy and
- tltlSc Il course ol measures, which conmcnds
itN'li Ia tlir appreciation of every Southern man.
nl vail doubte>s call forth the unanimous re-
spouse ol tine entire South ron,j,r
PREAMBLE.
The Committee of Twenty One, 10 whom was
1'I'ii'd M h'P"lah' Aible'i o. winch the cili-
Us ~ II ..l' SION n"h IL CIV Convened, beg leave
10 ,P"'- ~ ''9 '.'a" II ~ the matter referred
10 ~ ~ o2''t an. "' Ho''diloh, and recommend
:. ~ i,'''| =, ", '''' yea RESOLUTIONS. The
.''''' "''' ~ i'a'.N sustained from any Ia
M = ',t.''e va nv s''Je'' OF slavery, mol from
''N '''"'.'H - >"'''" y" moral and scriptural
L,'p; SD. s',',;' '''' ii, now osiab-
il'''a u, 9o'' 'afo'l"a, hii from deep conyc-
h'" o' "' 'Ned resolution oi the people of this
H'"'f I" lhIm', u" aN 'ns>oH, within her limits, of
l'Hu's' VIM " sir a,'h's inherent and lnscparablc
""'' "e W. 'NNuh'c oi The Sntc--Riphis
","'h existed before The mon was formed. and
"'He" were R1''ah'ced 10 her by the Federal
'"''s'''''''"' N''li' az J" sovereign State she be-
~ y -, - ~ ,'' "nie1,Iacl' The Com
60 ,'''''a ''' '"''"'he hesolntions
''''' W Wv ''1o"S' without further
Comment
/ "'A'''ta' l hai We i'oid II 10 he an unqucs-
"loie nun mai me subject oi slavery as il now
f>'',' IA 'n' ai'>en'd'ns States ot This Mon, is,
:" al ~ ~ u M "oh'''ilc question, belonging
- Wv ,"N ~ 'leSr States that
i' ''''' s''''e nave any right
,,.l H., ,,.,.I t,,., ''s '''"',r whatsoever
I'oI ''''' SUI" ''''' '''n'e Is utterly inconsistent
',n '"' t'''''' '"'l''''' ard cannot be submit
'' :"
;..i.'',;5' '','' wv ''2",n Win The utmost
! ,,''' ','''" ana ap''o'fenee' the proceedings of
US rs III s'',c OF our sister States,
N''', TIA 81 ,"c n''"e OF ANTI Slavery Socie
q" o''' sl''''''o' expectations, are cndea-
~ "'i'' ''c our ,ne i'''lons, regardless Of
,1, ''' f,on, ,, winch must inevitably
sun from ilie prosecution of their nciariou.
y %y vs., % S'n sSse.ss'nl' could not fail to in
,,, ,I'''cS IN rum and produce the
"'lrr obstruction OF that class of persons, for whose