Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

mcnts Of the State than TO pay their share Of the costs
OF constructing them for The benefit of others.
On recomme ndation OF Judge Walworlh, it was
ReSotted, That convention be held at the Court
house in this village, the first Tuesday in October
MEET for the purpose Of making county nominations,
and that said convention be composed of three delegates
from each town. ee~.
On motion of A. II. Camp it was
Resotred, That the proceedings of this meeting be
signed by the chairman and secretary and published in
the republican papers Of the county, and that copy Of
The resolutions be sent 10 the Albany Argus and New
JOSEPH WAIT, Chairman.
HAssox A. R,sLEY, Seeretarx
We have besides signs that the ud;e;a' at.ori
ties are about to interfere. The Grand Jury of On,da
has already presented the Northumberland the follow
ing shows that the Grand Jury of Hartford Conncc
tcut, is taking the course:
(From the Hartford Ti,neS.)
.. "FHE GREAT QUESTION:
ln consequence Of the intense excitement which has
prevailed at the South since the commenc ment Of nc
tive operations by the Abotonsls several of the most
prominent editors in section of the Union have
made use OF language in writing upon this subject,
which should consider criminal in the CHEST degree,
made public at any other me-or on any other sub
cct but their anxiety for the safety of their property of
their houses and lands of the civil and religious nsttu
tons with which the country has thus far been blessed,
and Of their very lives and what IS nearer and dearer
to every patriot Of the lives and honor OF their wives
and Notwithstanding this well-grounded State OF
der their rePoachcs aud threats, for season, being
satisfied that the great body of the people in this section
Of the Uuun patriotic, and that they would show
themselves to be so by openly opposing The proceedings
of the ncendiaries-and after faithfully trying to put
stop to their efforts By resolutions passed public meet
ngs if unsuccessful like the old in the fable they
would next try " what virtue there is in stones We
have cautioned friends at the South that they should
be yioilant and firm, but not rash; and grafcd
TO- hatcason is about being restored its empire
The almost unanimous voice of the people, expressed
at public meetings. in opposition 20 the abotonists and
in favor Of drfning all the rights guaranteed by our
invaluable Constitution to the people of the Soulh has
been proclaimed and will continue to rcverberate from
hill and dale, from Maine Missouri and from the great
lakes to Gnnrgia
"Siuce public opinion is so palpably in their favor,
friends at the South do we'll to calm their fears and
speak friend ought speak to another in whom
he has the utmost confidence. That there has been
great trouble and affection brought upon them Justly
by the conduct of a few misguided wicked men,
are well awarc-and pure patriots have risen up, and
will continue TO rise up in every section of the country
assist rened ying the evil and that they will remedy
it, there can be no question.
1--WE hail the following, which copy from the Rich
mond Enquirer rs the har6ngrr of good understand
ing Of this question The rash threats and expressions
Of Indignation made of by Southern editors although
they might nationally have been expected from men
situated they wtre only tended to cool the ardnr OF
some among Us. We joce 10 sec these feelings dying
away now that they Informed of public opinion at
the North.
sit will be seen by the following proceedings Of the
Gram Jury, that they have voted unanimously to pre-
sent the publication Of the Aboltioniss injurious TO
the best interests of the country:
" Grand Jury Of the County Of Hartford, attending the Su
prcmc Court September Ttrm a D., 1885.
"VuTED. that whereas Country is at present greatly
excited by the cxerons and publications Of certain per-
sons called Ahoton:ss, which threaten to destroy the
peace and quiet nut the safety ofnut country;
do thereupon hereby express unanimous opiniun
against the proprety Of their proceeding, and full
belief that with mistaken motives and misguided ZEAL
they taking dangerous to the peace Of
country, injurious to the slaves, and preudlca to the
cause of euancipaton.
I@ed, That the foregoing be signed by the Foreman
and Clerk and published.
"NATHAN JOHNSON, Foreman.
J. NJ. GOODWIN, Cierk'
So far the late indications from the North and from N.
York cheering. The only dark cloud, which has
lately appeared the horizon is tho proposition Of the
Fanatics to hold Convention at Utica. This, we
happy to ser has drawn down upon them the dcnunca
tlons Of Of the Presses of New York. The 4iJany
.7rguS scathes them in the following indignant terms:
"MoRE Of THE lNcENDIARIEs.-We publish below
notice cmanating from Alvun Stewart Of Utica, pur-
porting 10 be "a call for State Convention Of the friends
Of immediate emancipation, TO be held at Utica, on the
Dist proximu. TO which the names of 300 persons
have been affixed We have done SO, boil, with view
expose the citizens Of this State the designs ofa few
busy and bad nqn among us. and to inform individuals
Of tho and ntentS to which their names have been
prostituted. ~
"Imp6,ent and empty as this movement will unques-
tionaby prove 10 be, it may be regarded, in its conccp
,on of the bndest of the presu,nptuous and wick
ed schemes against the tranquility IF the country which
has characterised the present times. U pom no sub
ject, MT even i'll relation the hercsy of Nalliica
tion-have the great body Of the people of the North
manifested such Immunity Of feeling and action,
as in relation to the designs and conduct OF the
Abolitionsts. From every quarter OF the State, our
citizens have come forward, regardless of party differ
ences, and under the impulses Of duty and a high
devotion to the public veal expressed as one man,
their Reproduction of the proceedings OF these mis-
cheyous or deluded men, They have ayowcd at the
time their determination to maintain, every ha-
Zard the constitutional Of their Southern brethren
against the efforts of sinister fanatics and Inccndlary
politicians They have shown that the agitation OF this
question could lead only to positive. perhaps rr1nedlrss
evl!-that it has already been productive of results,
alarming every friend Of the country and cacu-
lated to ill the mind with apprehenslons tor the duration
of form of governmentand that while II has threat
the peace of the republic and the permnnency OF the
unon i, has led and lead only TO the worst conse-
quenccs upon Chi condition of the slave if not to the
af the hope Of gradual emancipation
These opinions have been expressed with great earnest
in all quarters They have manifested themselves
with rvof strength and unannity that have few pa
raels in history They arc literally the pervadns
sentiment In the midst of all this few men, (Pos'
siby single individually, Drawing and drtylng the
public sense, ambitious OF notorety ana eager IN le
pursuit Of any plan of mischief that advantage
those whose aliment is excitement and agitation and
to whom prosperous public tranquility Is dratn OF
oblivion have started this scheme ola State Convention
of the friends ofmmrdate emancipation. And gIosser
outrage upon the moral of the people of this State
or boder defiance OF the popular feeling, is not within
knowledge Of passing events not to be doubted
that it will meet every where with the most pointed con-
demna,ion and we'll will it be for its authors and insti-
gators if outraged public feeling shall allow them las
We trus it may 10 rest simply, under an expression OF
contempt and rcProbston.
"But impossible to mistake the object OF the movers
in this scheme Of mischief Your Stewards and Bemans
are not only fanatics the ultra Of the word but
thew have personal designs which they seek to carry out
by any means, however reprchensihle. They come,
therefore, with ullzeul and love to the help OF Du
Green and other desperate p1rtisans, who prefer any