The southern press., 1850-09-30

1 Barbour Co., Ala, September IA, 1850.
! GEsrLEnEN: Having been absent from home a
short time, find on uly reinrn, your paper com
/ ing regularly TO this Office, directed TO f.. Belts.
NV purpose in addressing you to- day, TO inform
I you, that on my individual responsibility, posi-
fireig refuse deiirer yours any other ineendary
paper ffom this eCFee TO any person whsfeper.
Very respectfully,
your cbedlent servant,
J. ri. DANFORTH. p. b.
; To Publishers Of National Era.
PuBL,c MEETMe.--At large and respectable
meeting of the citizens of Euiaula, held at the
Town Hall on Tuesday evening, September 10Th,
for the purpose of determining what course should
| be pursued in relation TO the author Of u highly
offensive and mcendiary letter, published III the
National Era, ot August Goth, aud purporIDS to
emanate from the neghborhood Of Eufuuln; on
motion of Mr.. j. McNab, Genenera John l..
| Hunter was called to the chair, and Is. Gardner,
esg., requested to act as secretary. The OBJ
ject of the meeting having been stated by the
| chairman, motion Of Colonel John Cochran,
Messrs. j. McNab, G. K. Woods and Il. Brooks,
were appointed a committee to wait upon Captain
Elisha Belts, the individual suspected OF the au-
thorsliip of said letter, and ascertain Il said sus-
picions were we'll founded. II having also been
brought tn the attention Of the meeting, that the
said Elisha Belts subscriber to tbs National
Era, and in the regular receipt of said paper,
through Post-ofice. The following gentlemen
were appointed committee report to subse-
quent meeting what steps should be taken to abatc
the nuisance, DIR. W. l.. Cowan, L. C. Bullock,
esq, DR.. T.. Sheppard, Col. p. +. Ssyre, b. j.
HIoole, DR.. w. II. Thornton, r. Nj. Galloway,
r. o. Dale. Col. Il. I.omaX, and s. G.. Cato, esq
On motion OF Col. Cochran, the following gem
tlemen appointed committee to consider
and report on the expediency Of establishing a
from the designs Of hidden enemies to our insii-
tutions; DIR. VII. Thornton, s. G. Cato, esq,
T. C. Bullock, esq, /. Cargile,J. n. Copeland,
and ]. McNab. ~
On motion, the meeting then adjourned to re-
assemble on the next evening, at 8 o'clock, p. m.
JOHN L. HUNTER, Chairman.
u. GARDNER, Secretary.
The meeting re-assembed at 8 o'clock, D. m.
on Wednesday, evening, September llth, accord
ing to adjournment (The former Secretary be-
ing necessarily absent, ID. McNab was appointed
in his place Mr.. j. .McNab, from the commit
tee appointed for the purpose, reported that they
had called upon Capt. Elisha Betts, who had
ayowed himself the author OF the incendary
letter in the National Era Of August 9th, which
report received and adopted.
Mr.. Bullock, from the committee to consider
the propriety Of appointing vigilance committee,
recommended that the following gentlemen con-
stitute said committee, with power TO adopt such
rules for their regulations they may deem
proper:
+. Cargile, Chairman. VIM. Abney,
+. M. Galloway, Thomas Flournoy,
John Colby, d. McNab,
Il. ]. Daniel. John N. Copeland,
3. ]. Hoole, Samuel Sandiford,
A. Stow, l.. L. Johnston,
Daniel Mcleod, G. w. Whppe,
Clayton Il. Woods.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Col Sayre from the committee appointed to
determine what steps should be taken to suppress
the circulation of the National Era ut thus post
office, made the following report
The committee to whom it referred to con-
slider the propr!ey of allowing individuals, ayow-
ing abolition opinions, to receive, through the
post-otiice at Eaaua, abolition papers, beg leave
to report
That it is the duty Of this community to de-
fend their institutions, against all aggresslons,
whether they be direct or indirect, open or con-
cealed, ard they regard the support and circula-
ton of such papers as the : National Era, and
other Abolition prints, as direct assault upon
our institutions, and of so dangerous char
acter, as to demand not only the most unequivo-
cal condemnation by this community, but also to
justify them in resort to adequate mears to
remedy the evil. The committee, therefore, re-
specttuly recommend the following resolutions:
l. That Elisha Belts, in subscribing to the
National Era, an Abolition paper, published in
the city of Washington, and endorsing the sentl-
ments therein contained, has committed n hagrant
outrage against this community and therefore de-
serves their severest censure
2. That said Elisha Belts be informed that this
community will no longer tolerate act so it-
sultng and so prolific Of danger to them, and that
he must at once cease to be 4 subscriber 10 that
paper.
g. That the Vigilance Committee be instructed
to take from the post-oifce the National Era and
all other papers of q like character, directed TO
Elisha Bets, or any one else, and to keep or des-
troy the same.
+. II. Sayre, L. c. Bullock, b. J Hooe, S. G..
Cato, f. S. Sheppard.
On motion of Dr. A. p Crawford, the consid-
Grafton of the report postponed until the
| meeting should determine what action should be
| had on the information furnished by the commit
! tee, as to the authorship of the letter.
| The following resolution offered by Col. Sayre
was then unanimously adopted:
! Whereas, Elisha Belts has avowed himself the
author Of highly sedltious and incendiary letter,
published i'll the National Era, of August Goth,
therefore,
Resolved, That in the opinion of the citizens of
Eufaua, the said Elisha Belts ought not to be al
low ed to live in this county, and that he be in
formed that he must leave the same within five
days after notice hereof, and that the Vigilance
Committee be instructed to carry out this resou-
tion, and that this meeting pledge themselves to
sustain said committee in whatever action they
may take.
On motion of f. G. Bullock, esq, it was
Resolved, Thatii shall be the duty of the Vigil
ance COMMITTEE to take cogniZance OF all similar
cases which may hereafter occur, and the Chair
man of said committee, any three members
thereof, be empowered to call meeting of citizens,
at any time when they may deem it necessary.
On motion of S. G. Cato, esq, much of the
report made by Col. Sayre as does not conflict
with the subsequent action of the meeting was
unanimously adopted
On motion of Col. Eli S. Shorter, the proceed
ings of the meeting ordered to be published
in the papers of the town, and in the Southern
Press at Washington, and copy to be forwarded
to the National Era.
The meeting then odjourned.
JOHN l.. HUNTER, Chairman.
ID. McNAR, Secretary.
EurAuLA, Sept 4, 1850.
M M. Moan, esq.
Dear Sir: For several years, your paper, Che
Sunday Tmes,) has had large number of sub
scribers in this place. As "a fair minded, impair
tlal man, it was supposed that you would use
your influence ard talents, to rebuke the spirit of