Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
PUBLIC. MEETING.

A. an adjourned meeting the condition Of Texas.
evening OF Tuesday, Nov. i7ih lo:s5 the Chairman, !.
Calvin Fletcher being absent, Nicholas Chopper, Esq,
was called on 10 preside The Report oil the Ward
Committees being called for reports fran, four of the
wards were had and further time given for the bu.r,s
IN hand Edward Woodruff. Esq, chairman Of the 5in
Ward committee, making his report gave some very
interesting reasons upon the proprety ef cheering
texans ia their struggle for Liberty. Alter Mr. had
cioseh there were many and repeated calls for Rubt T.
Lyle, Esq who finally appeared. MIR. Lytlt offered
the Following resolutions, preiaccd by hrilnI
and eloquent appeals in The oi human Liberty,
lie was repeatedly and che~red by
OF the largest mes tings held in city for tic.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resofred, That this meeting cooperate h sentiment
and feeling with the Independent Citizens of Texas in
the manly effort now making in that Territory, by the
late citizens of the United States in maintaining their
rights and resisting the aggressIons upon Them by
unpfncpled usurpsr
Resoiosd, That as American Citizens, do no
less than applaud the SPIRIT Of Freedom, wherever by
Whatever people Il may be- displayed.
Resoir.d, That the violation OF the natural and
regarded by this meeting with adherence and Just i'm
dgnauon; aud that they do especially commend in this
Instance, the measures Of resistance which have been
sorted To, aud confidently hope and believe, that
OF United America, the lessons OF fathers will not
| be ! 8 upon their dcsecndau
R.sofrtd That as in the of the Patriot Greeks
the South Americans, and the Poles we have right Ia
cheer them by our sympahirs, aud to ud then, ny sup
Plies of clothes and PROVISIONS sI,tr'.,s
Rcs0red, That approve of, and END 10 the
citizens oil this meeting plan by winch the citizens
Texas shall be supplied through their agent, Mr.. Smith,
|
WARE as he may deem sufficient TO contain profi.
SONS by which they shall be filed according To his ,udy-
ncmt and sound discretion.
Resulted, That this meeting have every condolences in
the integrity and patriotism Of MIR. Smith, and no
wish orn,enon to violate any law of their Co
yernment. I'D.
Dr. Daniel Drake being called on, entertained the
mecung by some very appropriate remarks. .aAfirr
which, William NJ. Cory, Esq bciny called fur in
cresied the meeting in perine on
the course taken by those opposed the exercise Of
sympathy towards the Tcxians in their struggle for
liberty
On motion of Robt. r. Lytc, Esq "A central commit.
Tee was appointed To correspond with the New Orleans
committee IN relation To Texas. That committee was
hed by appointing DIR. Daniel Drake, WIN. NJ CORY
Esq, Nathan Seaman Col Charles Halcs and Isra.l
Ludlow, Esq, to be that committee. On motion Of Ed
ward Woodruff, Esq, the following rcsolu was adopted
by the meeting
hesotted, That the respective committees heretofore ap-
pointed tor the purpose OF assisting i'm
Texas, be requested Ia at the Court House on,
Monday next, at half past o'clock and confer with MIR
Smith, agent from Texas the result of their efforts
! On motion
Rssoired, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published After which, motion, the meeting ad.
journed.
NICHOLAS CHOPPER, Chairman.
j. w. PiArr, Secretary
- CoIUmBrs, Nov 90.
| TEXAS VoLuSTEERs.-A company of thirty or forty
volunteers left Columbus Wednesday last To ioin
neir friends IN Texas in throwing off the despois of
santa Anna They go to Montgomery on foot thence
by water to Mobile, and acrw ards az may
direct. They are hardy set of boys mostly Young
men, and well able To endure the fatigue Of the cSnarr
, we understand that company from Macon are on
Their way, and will probably pass through this place ON
Saturday .-Enqaiycr