Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-16
ANTI.ABOLITION MEETING IN HALIFAX.

ANTI-ABOLITION MEETING IN HALIFAX.
At meeting ola large number of the citizens OF Hall
fax, held the Court House, Monday the 2oth day
of September 1885, to express their disapProbaton OF the
efforts that have been made and making by the
Northern Abolonists and Fanatics to disturb the tran
quilty that has so happily prevailed among u.s. by crcu-
ating papers among such persons they be-
lieve will forward their unhallowed designs:
On motion of Thomas S: Flournoy, w m. B. Banks
was called to the Chair and Woodson Hughes appointed
Secretary. The object of the meeting having been
planned by the Chairman, on motion of DR.. Thomas ?.
Atkinson, committee of thirteen appointed TO re-
port Preamble and Resolutions expressive of the
Of the Meeting.
Whereupon, Thomas G. Coleman, James c. Bruce,
Dr. Thomas P. Atkinson, Thos. l.. Spragns, Dr.. Rcld
Thornton, Thomas J. Green, John H. Wimbish, Thos
Easley, James Atkinson, Paul Taylor, Edward NJ Car
rington, John r. Edmunds, and Boiling Eldrdgc, we're
appointed comm,tee who, after having retired for
short time, returned and reported the following:
Whereas, regular systematic and organised hostility
TO the rights and hcartless and dabolca disregard Of
the Ices of the good people Of the Southern States has
been recently manifested by portion of the citizens Of
the nonsuvcholdng States of this Union who under the
imposing garb Of philanthropy, and in the sacIed
Of religion have associated themselves together abo
tionsts, for the purpose Of disseminating their hesh
prncipes-hereby sowing the seeds ofdscontcn among
happy and peaceful domestics andexciling them
to deeds of darkness and Of DEATH and Whereas it be-
frcemen, determined to admit of no foreign
ntermeddling with concerns which we claim TO be pc
culary our to set faces US flint against all i'm
pertinent interference with domestic rcations-
therefore,
1st Resolred, That We hold our slaves by the same
tenure as we do our other property-that Virginia un
aided and alone protect her citizens the free
and disposal OF that species of property-and VIC will
hold it in perpeuity, COLOMBO emancpatc them,
US may seem best.
2nd. RcSotred, That the course which has been Dur
sued by the Postmaster General and his deputies in re-
ation TO the transmission Of inccndiary publications
through the public mails deserves the appreciation Of
eyery friend to the stability Of Unon but more par
.cuary commends itself to the hearty approval Of
Southern individual.
TThe following resolution offered BY Dr. Thos. II.
Ayerett, seconded by John R. Edmunds ESQ., as sub
sue for the 2nd resolution by the committee which
then under consideration. 1t advocated by those
gentlemen and opposed by Messrs. James c. Bruce DR..
f. P. Atkinson, r. S. Flournoy and Thos. }. Green,
in debate of considerable length and upon vote
jected with but two dissenting voices:
"Resoired That the Constitution has not vested in
Congress the right to prevent the publication or trans.
mission by mail any newspaper whatsoever, that will
not require the Post Master General any subordinate
ocer OF the Department to take upon himself the rcspon
nbity OF arrestng the circulation Of abolition papers by
means of the mall will ask any State TO put down
by legislative enactments the publication of those
within its jurisdicton."]
Sd. Resotccd, That the efforts of the abolition
lists of the North to circulate their incendiary publca
tons throughout the Southern States manifest cold.
blooded design against the security of property and
persons, and deserve the severest rebukc Of all who
would deprecae the caamies of servile war; or whose
feelings could in anywise be affected by contemplation
OF deeds Of cruelty and death.