Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-29
-MEEIIS;I liz CAslpnELLI.

c. Bruce, Robert Sr.uplr. AeSaudvr <. Phillips ana
John Trsnayhouy:
- MEETING lN, CANPnELL.
Al meeting Of p,r,ion o. the cit Gems Of Ca:npoe!i
County held pnrsua.t to notice the Court house o.
said county, Monday the 18th # Srptemsrr. ltni'
being court day. for the purpose of expressing -
MONS OF, and adopting some resoia.'Iis VIZ SmnI
the proceedings Of the Northern Abo"nsts' Sa'u"'
Pannll, ESQ was called to the Chair, and Robert w.
Withcrs appointed Secretary :,, :.
The Chair then proceeded TO appoint committee 10
draft preamble and rss,iu"ns: wnc. "i s,d
following gentlemen: Capt Adam Element KGna1d
Perk;ns' ESQ. Col Zacclens Z. Cheatha.n, William
Daniel, Jr., ESQ., D.s. WIN. L. Lambeth and Robert W.
Withers, and Henry B Ely, Esq;-.'ho, after reT'nga
short time returned and proposed 10 the meeting, that
nc il was 100 late draft resolutions that night and not
wishing to adjourn the meeting without acting the
subject and concurrn in the sentiments set forth in the
Preamble and Resolutions of the people of Richmond,
the sr,ne should be adopted BY this meeting subject To
such alterations as would adapt them to this portion OF
the State.
The following preamble and resolutions then read
aad unanimously adopted:
rREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
In common with very respectable portion OF our lei
low-cZens we deeply lament that stern necessity and
regard for our just and constitutional rights and the
peace and harmony of country have required of US
public expression Of our opinions, and some drc
sive action this moncnous and delicate subject No
considerations short Of these could have induced in
primary character TO bring into notice the measures
whci associations TO the North have adopted, the
drec: effects Of which are, the destruction Of excel
lent farm OF government 10 nverwhelm tins lair cout
try with civil and serve war, and TO these
prosperous States with gloom and desoaton thut ns
tier patriotism nor wisdom remove repair. We
approach them this delicate subject. with every convic
ton Of the temperance and forbearance with which it
should be treated and with the 6xe design Of doing and
saying nothing, but that which the exgency Of the
sion shall demand.
1t is longer to be disguised, land we make the
encouragement with establishment, regret and ndigna-
ton) that systematic and perseverng efforts have for
time been making in the Northern States to pro-
duce direct interference with the Slave property Of the
South.
So long, however, these efforts confined to the
proceedings of few unprinciped and reckless fanatics,
sustained by misguided, yet clldcsignng Phan-
thropists, willing rely solely the liberal,
intelligent and temperate Of fellow-ctizens of the
North restrain and destroy these Irregular unknd and
disorganizing movements No good or rejecting IN n
among desired to add any thing to the excitement,
which the past feeble and vicious Of the North
Aboltionss we'll calculated to produce and
none of US could reconcile t. duty to ourselves 10
our beloved country to do any act that might in the lenst
degree ALLEVIATE tend to ALLEVIATE portion oour
mon country from the o,her-Acuated by these senti.
tnens, in Virginia with all the other Southern States
have foreborne noticing the associations in question:
doubling but that their further increase and dangerous
tendencies would be controlled either by the public
tment Of the Northern people by the legislation Of
the States in which they formed Recent develop
ments have however, shewn TO satisfaction, that TO
remain longer passive, TO neglect to the peo-
pie OF the -slaTe-holdng States against the ire
peope with this subject, may produce to all,
woulG be wanting in frankncss part. as
1t would be unjust towards them. Connecting it TO
be true, land have disposition to bring into
doubt It's perfect trulh that very large ory Of the
entire population Of the non-slave.holding States
denim all interference with the subject Of slavery either
by legislation on the part of Congress- in any other
err yet it cannot be denied that the Aboltonisls
have formed and organized societies in those
States-have raised large Of money disseminate
throughout the nation their disorganizng, seduus and
ancendary doctrnes-tat they have established prcsscs
and are printing and even distributing in our own
and the Southern States the dangerous and nan
lnatory publications. for the undsguiscd purpose of pro-
ducing by fraud by force the immediate emancipation
Of our slaves
Numerically small, as this band Of despcradoes now is
they possess pecunay resources, energy Of character
and rcckessneSs Of purpose, sufficient 90 much mis-
chief They beyond the reach Of laws and with
1mpuny throw or attempt 70 throw, among US, materi-
ais which designed and we'll calculated to lead to in
surrcction, plumber and murder With such men we
cannot stop to reason, 10 demonstrate but to those of
our Northern tllowctizens who wisely and virtuousy
reprcbae all Of these attempted outrages the South
We may suiely appeal in the existing that they
do, BY strong, yet lawful By nlld yet constitutional
means, terminate and all just CT
complaint
Were these States separate and independent nations
and such associations tolerated by the existing
governments Of them, it has been held among all
civilized nntions that the whose peace and rrpuse
might be threatened by such MEANS has unquestioned
right to demand Ler removal If this be true between
foreign States, how much stronger is claim for like
remedy upon those who belong and constitute and
we terveny hope will ever continue to constitute, part
OF the same nation, bound together by every tie Of in
and affection. If the power and force Of public
opinion BE- not strong enough in the non-slaveholdng
States to put down these mad disorganzers then we
of the South have every fair and reasonable claim
these States TO attain this end by the passage of ecual
unu constitutional laws We cannot doubt tina; so Just an
appeal will be promptly ucquiesced i'll; will anti
cipate attempt to depict the consequences which might
from failure refusal yield such acqurs-
cence II is entirely in the power vi the South, by
change of policy. greatly annoy the Northern States
for to pass laws to all free negroes
dsturEers OF the peace, from borders, send
them to be let loose sister States the North and
the East Of US, might not Infringe any of their laws
but we should be Justly charged with the of courr
~, terality, and friendship adopt no MEASURE
TO embarass those States, which are more fortunate in
the exemption tIom large cUlored population.
1t just however to brethren Of the North,
lemnly to warn them that right Of property in
slaves is guaranteed by the Constitution and to remind
them how sacredy they have in all time past regarded
this right. that the least attempt to impair the value of
this guarantee by endeavoring to procure the abolition
Of slavery BY Congress in either OF the States in any
of the Territories District, where slavery exists
to regulate the manner in which slaves may be sold
from Stale into another shall hold TO b. wanton
violation of the compact between the States aud dcstruc.
tive Of the whole frame Of the Government.
We cannot permit this proposition to be discusscd the
converse Of 1t Is startling and garingy Ubiquitous,
that the Southern People tolerate its argument
The continuance of slavery, its wisdom, justice ex-
pedency, questions for ourselves, and ourselves
y; and the days Of this Republic will have been num-
bered that when shall have conceded any others
than our people the discussion OF these questions
We admonish, then, Northern ellow-ctzcns that,
they value the blessings bestowed by Constitution
and the continuance Of the UDom they estimate the
peace of County they would guard against civil
commotion war, and bloodshed, to make all within their
borders, influence O dpSSt