Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-05
PUBLIC MEETING IN KlSG WILLIAM


alarming proceedings in Congress, on the subfci
OF slavery, on tho motion Of Capt. Junos 3.
Roane, Cul. 3. F. Dabncy was appointed Char.
man lhsieu, and Major Lewis LlIlepaee Srcre
airy.
Major w. S. Fonlaine was requesei to ex-
plain the Officer OF tie meeting; AM, al III con-
clusl5n q. ms remarks ne moved Inst The PIesi.
den appoint a cnmmee OF FIVE 10 rrpot PFC
anb!r and resolutions suitable TO the OCCASION
which motion being carried, the President ap
pointed WA. S. Fonlaine. Thos. W. S. Gregory,
b. B. Douglass, Dr. John ). Lewis anu Dr..
Lemue Edwards sal committee.
P. Heury Aylcu, Esq, was called upon to de-
liver an address, (whl>i The committee retired, J
when was much app!auced.
The committee, through their chairman, VIM.
S. Fonlalne, rep.Eed he following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas the people 0. the slaveholdiug States
have been Subjected, for number al years, 10 q
constant, hafa.sing and dangerous agitation q
me utj.ci 81 slavery on ;re par OF large proper
lion OF me people Of n iee states, an agitation
uncallet tor, impairment and insulting, and cal
culaled 40 enieebe the sacred lies which nos
ink together The various pats" oi lhr Union :
an agitation which has Created and iosiercd a
spirit OF ianalcism in The Tree States mat ha>
rendered null AMI void the provisions Of The Cot
slitution and laws made in pursuance thereof
for the delivering up persons held &c service in
one State and escaping 10 another-an asiia.
ton by which societies have been raised lor The
purpose OF entlclng such persons 10 escape, whist
our citizens have been mareated and even mur-
deled Tor attempting 10 recover their property, III
the manner authorized BY the Constitution an
| laws.
And, whereas Inc late procec 'ings 10 the
House oi Representatives Of ne United States
IN ela,ion 10 slavery in the District of C"lum-
! bia, aud ier the exclusion q u and our pOstefi
! " rom a tn country recently conquered from
| Mesico--d conqu.s, mainly achieved BY Tn
/ arms Of the Souh-ars The Legitimate fruits 0
! the agitation OF lRe slave questions and unles'
arresed, will destroy Inc equality among ta(
! States ou which this Union was oa,et, and or
! which alone Il can be rreserved;"-are deslrrc
live OF al the constitutional compromises COZ
corning slavery, and Of The spirit uf The Nilsson
I ri Comp which was only acqucscet il
bv lie Scnh for he sake OF preserving hi
Union, and in the hope of u!nre peace.
And. whereas, these proceedings, 50 far as the,
edec, the Interests of slave owners in tie Dis
tricl OF Columbia, are gross wan,on, illegal att
unconsiilu ona invasnns OF Toe right o, private
properly, ami altogether display well.selte,
purpose in The dominant sectional majority il
Congress 10 violate all their obligations 10 hi
Southern members of this con'ederacy, BY assum
I ing 10 themselves an auogan, supremacy owe
subjects belonging exclusively 10 State jurisdic
j lion whist imposing upon Us badge q infeTi
orily and positive degradation more diseraceiul
il less CALLING, thai the bonds Of slavery itssif:
! Therefore.
1 !. Resolved, That i is the imperative duly Of
4 the SouneTn Sta,s 10 resist any !urher laletftr
elce on The subyfc; OF slavery, either in the Sta e
o. Territories, by The Congress q! the Uniet
States, "a, all hazar1s, and TO the last e1.remi y
| 2. Resolved, Ina, We invite the aid and as
sislance Of our fellow citizens of Virginia ant
the Southern States, in one combnei resistance
thy every means which lreeinen have the right L
use TO the late proceedings in me House OF Re
personalities OF The United Safes on the subjsc
OF negro slavery.
3. Resolved, That the President of This NEE.
ing do appoint a committee OF safely Tor hi.
coubly, TO be composed OF every magistrate o
his county, and such other citizens a. the Presi
dent nay select. whose day il shall be 10 TAX:
such action as may from time 10 time be ca lei
Tor by The course OF events.
After some remarks BY Messrs Fontaine, Gre
gerry aud Douglass, he said pree mble and reso
lutons, were unanimously adopted.
On motion, the President and Secretary were