Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-17
pI1BIIC NEE TINGS.

,;,o has been held in Powllatah, on the
,avemcnts in the North, and commit
AO'''' consisting of William Old, John ". Nash,
n ','.,,.a, GRIMM. Henry l.. Hopkins, John Gil
" r,,,,,a Scott and Thomas Millcr,-rnen of
II ,olcal crecds,-appo'nied' TO report 10 aho'''-
,oo,;,o TO be held at the September court.
u pa,arshnrr. a meeting was held on the Sth
.o,,,osod of men of all parties We sub
,>o resolutions adopted on the occasion.
81 Resolved, That we cordially respond to the
- aud resolutions of our fellow citizens OF
~. n.',ond exnrcsscd by "A public meeting IN that
49,, ,ho 1tb instant and that we viii ilrmly CO.
''' y" ,,,;,l, Them and our fellow citizens OF the
San,b generally in such measures as may secure
,ho undistnrbcd enjoyment OF Qur common rights
'"I Resolved. Thatwe view with the utmost scorn
;nl;gnaiion the late attempts of abolitlonists
",;,;rc our slaves to Instruction and massacre,
h,, honc that the intelligent the vrtuous and the
,I;l,nthropic of our Northern brethren, either by
nrce Of public opinion or by municipal regulations,
.; cxpose their hypocIitcal schemes, and trample
aar toot their ncfarous and diabocal purposes,
.nJ thereby save us the alternative OF teaching
In,, either By faithful execution of our laws,
- e need be- by the use of means well adapted
~ ho airoctv of their offence, our own estimate o!
va r;ItS and our fixed dctcrmaion at all hazards
=, ,lo;,nd them, be the consequences good or bad
> Resolved That VIC shall rcposc no conf
, :, tho GOOD feelings OF our fellow citizens
# ,he North, however strongly and unequlvocaliy
VI WV f they conine their cxcrtions in our
'lf IN mere declarations, as Inefficient as they are
,anallcd FOR instead of arrestng by prompt and
,;rorous acts the unhallowed proceedings OF those
,,nnrincipcd inccndares, now engaged III organ
;,;no AMONGST them, under the public eye, system
4 ,l,l,
ofins,rrcction, massacre and piunder, intended to
bo directed against the Southern states.
4 Resolved That a Committee of Vigilance
and Correspondence be appointed whose duty it
Dhau ho IN cnonrc into and detect the designs of
tho Abolitionists and to report such information
a, they may deem important 10 the civil author
,;os nj the town & to the Executive OF virginia.
!. Resolved, That it be recommended to the
merchants Of the Slavcholding States, and OF tins
Town particularly, to find out and avoid dealing
With any merchant in the Northern cities who may
bc reasonably suspected of giving countcnancc, in
any manner, to the Abolition societies.
E. Resolved. That the Postmaster General be
informed that papers of a seditious character are
frcoucntly forwarded by the mails to this place, and
that he be requested to adopt such lawful regnla-
ions in his Department as may be calculated to
prevent their dissemination through that channel.
:. Resolved. that itbe recommended to the Com
mn, Hall Of This Town to cause Our Police rcgu-
atons to he carefully revised, and to organize a
more efficient Police.
S. Resolved. That the Magistrates, Police and
other civil Officers of this Town, and the citizens
generally be requested to exercise the utmost Vi
glance in detecting any cmlssarlcs OF the Aboll-
lion Societies who may enter or Turk about our
CORPORATION in order that they may be arrested and
handed over to the officers of the law, otherwise
dealt with in a becoming manner"
The preamble and resolutions having been read
and the question taken separately upon each, they
were unanimously adopted with the exception OF the
eighth resolution, to the last clause OF which three
or four gentlemen objected.
Thomas Wallace, Esq. offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted.
"Resolved, That, as resort to summary rem
edcs beyond the law is painful to the feelings and
decterous to the interests of every community,
and only to be resortcd to in cases OF stern ne
cessity our Representative be instructed to use his
influence and eXcrions to effect the passage of laws
which shall reach, and punish in manner more adj
eqIac tothe offence and more thoroughly those who
circulate or are connected with pamphlets oalculat-
ed to stir our slaves to sedition, and nnict upon
the horrors of servc war.
The following resolutions, offered by John
Thompson Brown Esq were likewise unanimous
4 y adopted.
Resolved, That we not only uiSudih disoHsSloll,
on hi, subject, but claiming to be, to all lntents
and purposes, the exclusive Judges of our own con-
Germs, we scorn to make terms with our enemies,
and declare our purpose to retain property Just
as long as we please, without pedging ourselves to
any form or measure of concession Moderation,
orbringing our free action and voliton under any
constrant whatsoever.
Resolved That we will abolish, or COLOMBO, or
hold in perpeutv Just as it may, in our own good
Judgment, compatible with our interest, and
we warn our Northern ncighbors against listening
to those, whether from the South or elsewhere, who
seek to quiet abolition by giving assurance of CO.
fon'>dton, to which latter, whilst express
opinion for the present about it, we will not pledge
ourselves at any timc much less when there is the
Hlghtest show Of intimidation in any quarter of the
Gnon."
we confess that we like the spirit of these reso-
1 a'lonS' They speak the rizht langnage-plain
anu decided. II is a question which cannot be
emporIed with, and must be met, if reed be, by
ara blows Instead of soft words.
we would respectfully invite the attention OF the
'"m"n council of Lynchburg to the 9TH resolu-
"o' Ought not our police regulations to be care
"''y revised? 1t strikes us thai we are entirely
w lax IN their execution, if they be not too mild
"l enient III their character. Ought our streets
W. mronged at all hours OF the night, by the
unions OF the moon," who should be in their