Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09
preTJc MEETING IN KING WILLIAM

Alta large and intelligent meeting citizens Of King
William lwitheu distinction Vi paliy,) held the Court
house on Monday, 25,h OF March, Dr. John $ Lewis
o. was called 10 the cha aud r Gegoy Jr appointed Sc
:. cretary. ,.......-
speech explained OBJECT meeting be- 10 appoint
10 delegates District Con, ntion 10 be held at appa
nock In May next for the purpose oi selecting ao ana DIS
ee gentlemen delegates represent this, the eth Con
for onal District in the Southern Convention at Nashville
should liter the conclusion OF MAJOR Fonanes speech, winch
. received with profound attention and universal approo-
tui. B. B. Douglas Esq, addressed the meetlng-n wnc
somethess Mr. Douglas declared at ne 90 @ uesrs n
red and revered thai Union guaranteed and secured o inc
3nsulon of the United States, and that ne was wn3
shouid anxious by compromise other fair and honorable
~ leans 10 maintain and preserve It, He disavowed hos
motives which had pleased some politicians and fanatics
70 nputs 10 those the South who sustain and approve
Southern Convention Mr. Douglas concluded by moving
that the chairman proceed appoint committee OF seve
10 be composed Of Whe aud Democrats 10 draft and
port suitable preamble and resolutions for the adoption OF
The meeting, which motion was UNANIMOUSLY carried
Thereupon the Chairman announced the following com
mittee: B. B. Douglas, Wade Ii. Sale Maj VIM. ). Fon-
tains Col H. b. Tomln, Richard T. Hundley, r p Duvai
and Thomas w. S. Gregory.
Before the reemen, the proposed committee, Thomas
w. S. Gregory ESQ., obtained tho toor Mr Gregory sad
he had come that meeting not tor the purpose OF oppos
Southern Convention but TO declare ms sentiments IN
favor Of such Convention and 10 approve most heartily the
course OF action proposed by the late General Assembly OF
rgnia In relation 10 the appointment Of delegates 10 the
he doubted whether compromise could avert the
which threatened the Union or stay the invasion and
oppression of Northern fanaticism that ne believed an
amendment of the Federal Constitution was necessary and
alone could the condition of feeling the
question at issue and rescue the lnion or secure the
rights Of the South ~ the conclusion OF Mr. Gegorys ad
dress the committee appointed under the motion submitted
by Mr.. Douglas retired, and in short time, reported
through their Chairman r Dnugas) the following peam
bic and resolutions which unanimously adopted by the
meetings
We the people of King William County, Virginia. having
heretofore expressed without distinction Of pary,) ap
probation of the proposed Southern Convention which
however did tho time sincerely hope might be rendered
unnscessarv by wise and temperate aciion on the part
of the Federal Congress- but having the painui conviction
unwingy forced upon minds that Inc Southern nino
rty Ia this Union have little expect either from the JUS
do reiterae declarations in or tho said Con-
venton Weare convinced that in coneccFacy OF states
like which popular majority IN one OF lis great
sections taking advantage OF its numerical strength hab
ualy disesars its constitutional obligations and wanton
and nsungy tramples those sipuations and guar
which the safeguards OF the mnorty-the only
hope escape from oppression and degradation for that
mnoty nay the only possible chance of preserving the
existence of the Union ITSELF is in solid unanmity and
cert OF action by the minority united people, though weak
in numbers resoute in will always formidable TO ~
rants We believe that the Union Of the South now, will
arrest the advance of tyranny in General Government
and thus avert blow, which, struck, must inevitably
dissolve the Federal Union, and bring upon the Republic
train OF countless calamcs With these general views
and sentiments and protesting the world loyalty and
attachment 10 the Union vi fore fathers are here
day. take stand with the South in lis efforts 10 resist
Northern aggression and injustice. To that end
Resolved That il is eXpedient carry out the views of
State Legislature By assembling conventions peo
pie in the several Congressional Districts appoint dele
gates TO the Nashville Convention.
Resolved That propose the meeting of such conven
ton in this he Sh) district at Tapnahannock the Isl
Monday in May next.
Resolved That the Chairman appoint thirty delegates
composed Of Wings and Democrats in equal numbers