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ItftnI We, 1likess ard 1I4Qo.hol1sn o.
CitIfo Conn,y, II ~ oiafs Il yir<iri,. have
iong ben aware that Unfair end unIsu fnl nsans
are tsksn b evi tisposei persons u his and %
adjsini1g ccuntics, either resiie.t q irssslline
snoss -, e make he |serSann dissaiissed win
lheir ccntiliDa, md ~ fails rebrssen,aiious II.
dncs them % nbsnc1d nm oaf servies and AZ.
ford hon ever facility a. 1sc,ps, ana tei.r
conscisus Of The hind 81 nssineii a1i esrs m.
most univefsnl in eur eva nnd he aaioisinr
ce11iies) uhich ear slasss sttssiss ffoo ,hr;r
masiers, that II f1ci Ne src tbs slasss--lkatI, q
. lsborinS class, they are bauer q ssd m3re
free from care ihan ~ are, Rnd ffsiisr anr-
selves AID err fishls o. property d<rpiy involv.
led 10 ihis nal,sf-- fhersfors,
Rssolpsi, That Ne uill Join kean and hand for
he mutual prolseiion Il eur property. IN Cur
slaves, snd DO hereby beee1t Responsible In e
qual proporiions Ger ths paynsn, % he reward
LOT $3.50 % any person Or perstcs uho viii ei1s
arrest ana eonsittion, before 8 Court o. Jasties.
Of any person or psfso1s, uhile % black, Of 10
lduei1g, aiding o. soettiDs The sseaps q slaves
from car csansy: Ard further, ne pledge our
selves 70 use every exeTtioa q detect I'll stiI
disposed o. suspieious pssens Waiting offssidine
| 10 he county, Who may Be- disposed % invade cur
rights Of properly. and 70 act pronpiiy and sps-
tain each other On every oecasion, when such
aeiion Is necessary.
Resolved, That Ne, ibe sigusrs or these resolu-
tieas, pledge ourselves 70 zee paid 10 any one Ia
OF out IT The State, the sum Of $50. iuelndins
The legal reward Of $50, for sseh and every 3D.
IsessAing slave bsieasing %. one Of us,taken ~
by him beyond the limits oflhs Stale, OF 900 il
taken within the State, and setaraed 10 his own
er, or secured in Jail 50 10 ensure his recoye-
Iry, and ell reasonable charges paid.
Resolved, Tha, in the opinion Of this meeting,
The present system Of Patrols Il 1 defective one
and ihsl Ne petition the Legislature TO give our
County Court the power TO lay . tar Of snal
snount upon each slave holder Gin proportion "a
ths number Of slaves owned, 10 our county, fol
The purpose Of paying compensation 10 steady
Eeicisnt persons to act a. Patrol, TO Be selected
by the sheriff Of The county. whose duty il shat
Be 10 turn out the PatfnL whenever required b.
lsne or more Justices ofthe Peace 10 the county,
end shall pay each man per night such compen,
saiios - he may think proper, not preceding %
Resolved, That ve petition The Legislature, T.
and invite our felloW-eiizens Of the adjoin ina
Icounties 10 do likevise-1to pass such Law a. il
present session, a. in is wisdom may appeal
best, 10 free orr STATE from the free negroes, and
10 prevent any free negro who shall leave tbs
STATE Of Virginia from returning 10 il under hsa
W penalties.
i Rssolved, That We recommend 10 The citizen,
Of The adjoining counties the adoption or similaI
resolutions, and urge upon all personsfin and
out Of our county, 10 keep sharp lookout fol
strange negroes ct ell times.
Resolved, That memorial offered by John E
Page, ESQ.,. peiiiioning the ef;slsture 10 pass {
Law In reference 70 free negroes, Be adopted b,
this meeting.
Resolved, That q committee Of three be ap
pointed to invite eo-opersiion Of committees
from the adjoining counties, (Loudoun, Erede
rick, jefferson, Berkeley and WARREN 10 NEE
at Winchester or elsewhere, rs may suit them
for the purpose Of devising SEINE means to pre-
vent the escape Of slases. Whereupon DR.. W.
| d. Mcclure, L Lewis, and john z. Page ver,
i appointed said Committee.
4 Rssolvsd, That the proceedings Of this meeting
be Published in the Hagsrstovn, Frederick, aot
Cumbsrisnd, md. J ne sspapers, and also 10 ihs
Winchester and Charlestown newspapers, 40,
in the Baltimore Sun.
CYRUS MCCORMICK, Cha.
s. 3. MILL, See'y.