Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-30
Jos. II. CARTER, Sec'ry.
PUBLIC MEETING IN NEW KENT.

meeting OF citizens Of New Kent county, without dis
ncon of party, favor OF tho Nashville Convention was
held New Kent Court House. Thursday The I'm ns
whereupon Col f. G.. CIump called 10 the Chair and
DIR. VIM P Richardson appointed Secretary After several
spirited addresses, committee consisting oi essr. J"n
5 Lacy and others, appointed who having retired "r
short time submitted the following preamble and resol
ton which unanimously adopted:
For long series years the slavchodng States have
been subjected the veXaous aggrrssons " ne
nonsivehuliins States upon IN institution whlch perhaps
il is their misfortune have amongst them In the p,o-
gross of that spirit OF tanatc!sH which seems to have M
pelled our Northern brethren. after nc has been mn
med Till point has been reached which aEes enclrancc
on the part ile South no orger virtue The question
arises then What ought the South 10 ndopi III order
redress hsrse2 Hitherto, have tried ali those eEe
ents which obviously suggested themselves 10 ou. minds
We have acted through REPRESENTATIVES in c"neres;
we have time after time, acted through our state egst-
ureswe have petirioncdwo have remonsiraed-we have
warned But all in vain. The spirit of ianatlsm, which
fifteen sixteen ago but strcamct, winding III
way almost mpcrccpbly through the North, has gone on
increasing in volume till length II has swollen into
mighty river sweeping all the barriers obstrucng lis
progress and threatens deugc the whole country
In view Of this peous state OF things we believe To- be
eineny the policy of the South resort 10 Conpcnton
such proposed be held Nashville, Tennessee In
tho month OF June, ensuing We believe that Convention
will if anything productive oibcnctcia results Com
posed of selected equally from the two great political
parties u the county, and chosen for their distinguished
qualities Of head and heart its deliberate counscs cannot
otherwise then produce most powerful moral effect upon
the North. From tho North may learn the true state OF
Southern feeling with regard the system Of dggrcsSi0ns 10
which have been subjected and brought to and I'M
dcrsand tile serious consequences that must inevitably re-
>ult PERSISTENCE their part in cacnntcd
Cypress From II the North may learn, too that n
frccmon claim tie privilege, and may consider IL our
duty exercise H. 10 dissolve conneSion with govern
which, instead ri ailoding protection i'll person
and property clearly imperative Duty leaves both to The
tender mcrces of set ol fanatics who sccm bent upon
their entire destruction. In line. havo every thing To
hope and nothing fear from such Convention Should
its prevail with the North all will be we'll The
Union which cherish with a devotion the work Of
ustro ancestors will be preserved and preserved in
the spirit in which could alone have been formed and il
alone worthy Of preservation. BE II therefore,
Resolved, That entirely concur in the proprety OF the
proposed Nashville Convention and that Mcssrs. John s.
Lacy DR. An. Crump f. Meredith, Braxton Gack Jaque
lin l.. Pnndexcr, John p. Pierce, Dr. Lend. Crump and
Jno Boyd be and they hereby appointed represent
this county in the Congressional District Convention 10 be
hcdat Hampton in Elizabeth City County, on the Isl Fri
day May 1880 for the purpose "f selecting delegates
represent The Congressional District, of which New Kent
is part in said Nashville Convention.
On notion the Chairman and Secretary Of the meeting
added Ia the delegation.
On motion, il was further
Resolved That these proceedings be signed by The Chair
and Secretary and forwarded the Richmond papers
for publications and then the meeting adjourned.
G. cRIiMp. Chm.