Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-08


Messrs Editors The resolutions which read before
the House oi Delegates Tuesday purportng To be le
result Of the deliberations Of meeting oi The people oi Al
bernare have induced Inc 10 state through me columns vi
yor naper the true history of that meeting For the honor
III that county Occupying she does, central and ini-
entail position in the State and especially or The better ~
formation ol delegates one Of whom declared una, MS
vote was influenced By these socaled Instructions deem
such statement desirable and necessary.
The meeting took place on Monday the 18th inst, being
court day for The county OF Abenarle NO previous hoce
w1s niycn however OF intention 10 hold such meeting,
and was not until O'Clock. 7. H., after considerable
number of the citizens assembled at court mad retired 10
their homes that proclamation made and the meeting
organized Mr. " w Souhal, known 10 bc opposed 10 Il
Southern Convention called the meeting 10 order and no
minated VIM +. Gouch chairman and George '" Randolph
Secretary both of whom also we'll known 10 be OPP
noscJ 10 Convention The meeting consisted OF lQi per
sons about o the whole number oi voters III
the county committee was then appointed 70 dla es9
Before the committee retired Mr.. X. rose and declined To
act as member the committee for The following REASONS;
that while he thought on question IKE ms az expression
of public opinion proper yet that such an expression
should be full and frtha he did not consider This meeting
propcr one act, the other, on The snbIect-
that no notice whatever had been given in form that
meeting would bc heldiha The day cold and the aten
dance al unusually snalind that eu te" OF those even
on the ground IN the meeting as he bell, ycd
resolutions had prepared, c and dri in opposition
to Southern Convention that a he moreover believed
every member oi the committee appointed WIN ne excci
ton of himself aS knonn TO be opposed 10 H. For iesc
reasons hr decIDed member of the committee.
Mr. $ F. Leake moved posfponement of the whole mat
ter ill March court when full meeting cond De ad aifer
N notice This motion was laid on the table, because as
was alleged il would then be loo late 10 nave any eect Oh
the action Of the Legislature
The Chairman then appointed Mr. Ieake member Of The
committee in place Of Mr. Robertson Mr. L. also declined
Ia ac uf similar reasons, i'll consequence vi winch Mr. u
W. Spooner appointed TO I'LL ms place.
When the committed returned "h their report MI eakc
moved that the preamble and resolutions Do fI1shed IN inc
Chno,te.vilc papersund that the people Of the county
be invited to nee: March Court, 10 take action upon
them This motion was opposed by Col. Randolph anc
Messrs Alexander Rivcs A. J. Magrudcr andN w. South
all and advocated BY Messs Ieakc and Robertson Il may
be well 10 remark, that in the course OF tins discussion
was admitted by he opponents OF the motion mat me action
of this meeting no exponent Of lie sentiments OF ie
county but merely an expression Of The opinions of the in
dyidias there assembled The motion was lost BY vote
of 70 To A.
Mr. Leake then stated that the opponents Of he esoi,
lion that had proposed had opportunity Offered
Them of preparing resolutions expressive al their views
that he would offer substitute the resolutions OF The
Joint committee of The Legislature. by so DOING he would
not implicitly recognize the propriey OF aCoa on thS SUD-
Icct by the meeting This hecoud not do He therefore de-
cned 10 oc any resolution whatever Ihevolc was men
taken upon ihe resolutions reported oy hc coN'ee h"'
thcy were adopted
These are facts which be conrovored For their
substaniian the public is referred To every individual III
the mcetingand such meeting composed oil one seven
tenth OF The number OF voters in the county, called by OPP
moments of the Convention without previous notices. whose
officers were OF The .samc opinon whose committee WIN
onc sinn exception had publicly held the views and
which at last passed the resolutions BY majority OF but
thrtyhis meeting Is deemed competent TO declare the
combined sentiments Oh the
their delegates in the Legislature OF the State and actually
to control the action OF OF these delegates so far as to
induce him to pursue different from what nc dcclr
ed il To he his fled purpose 10 pursue
will judge Of The motives and actions OF others The
motives which prompted the directors ana eonrocrs ot tins
meeting NAV have been pure. They doubtless
but that they have placed the county of Ahemarc in
wrong position in public estimation is an indispnnIe truth
That thcy have expressed the opinions OF The people o
that county or hcy have that they have acted without
authority is also true. To remedy this evil have hnIy
conceived it duty state martialy Tic iacs oi The
cascand 10 let the public Judge whether yet tbcarc
stands .dgcd oppose course which many of her sons
'o''''~ '' ! SOUTHERNER.