The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18

Another InHsnation Meeting h Virginia.
We referred, the other day, to the growing
feeling If resistance in the Ola Dominion
which soon will sweep away all the shutting
pretexts Of the patient compromsers- land sub
join another manifestation Of it, which We find
in the Enquirer
PUBLIC MEETING IN KING WILLIAM CouHrY.
AT an adjourned meeting of tho citizens OF
King William county, held ut the Court-hous
on Monday the 23d OF December, 1850, (that
being court day. the committee, consisting OF
George Cerbin Braxton, Archie Brown, Vim.
Hill, Thomas Stark. and Fendall Gregory, jr,
selected at previous meeting to take into con-
sderation the proprety of establishing 10 the
State OF virginia, system of non-intercourse
with the North, and to draft and report a pre-
amble and resolutions touching the same sub.
United through their chairman, Gen. &. BraxtOn
the following, az most suitable to the views OF
the committee, which were unanimously adopted
We, the people of King William county, hav
ing viewed with earnest solictude for long
time past, the course of action steadily pursued
by the citizens of the North, who, though sep
arated from US by geographical lines, should b.
connected with US in interest, and in laudablt
desire to advance the glory and prosperity o.
our country. But who, nevertheless, insist upor
agitating the grave and important question.
growing out OF the existence of slavery In thu
Southern States, much, as we conceive, to tho
detrlment Of the peace and happiness of the
south and who, sustained by powerful ma
ljority, seem disposed to trample upon the con
stitutional rights of the South, together with al
congressional legislation intended to promote
the quiet and good order Of the whole country
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world our loyalty and attachment to the Unior
of these States, based us it should be upon III,
sacred guarantees Of the Constitution, and CO
mented by the valor ard blood of our fathers
yet We deem it necessary, in view of the en-
croachments of the North upon the constitu
tional rights and privileges of the South, to de
clare that we ViU no longer submit 10 the in
justice, treachery, and insults Of Northern tanati
cism.
RESOLVED, That the Compromise entered int
by the Southern States through their rcpresen
tatives in the Congress- of the United States, u
It's last session, was intended by its advocates
and friends Of the South to be a measure O
peace, to reconcile and compose the alarming
excitement which controlled the public mind t
a considerable extent upon the question of slave
ry throughout the whole country; and also as
| guarantee of the faithful and nnobstructed exc
cution of all the provisions therein contained.
| ResoIred That notwithstanding the puaran
/ tees of this sacred compact rioleace and insult
hare been offered 10 the free oiti,ens Of The South
by The inhabitants of The North, ,cheneper the,
hare gone among them 10 assert their rights ant
reclaim their property.
Resolred, That in view OF these repeated ant
grouping aggresslons upon Southern rights, we
the united people Of the country of King VIII
liam do recommend to the Legislature of Virgi
MIA the necessity for the passage of some law a
its present session, by which general and uni
form system of non-iniercouse 10Th the North ma,
be established in the State of Virginia
Resolped, That In our opinion system O
commercial nonintercourse, sustarel by law
tending to encourage Southern manufactures
and also direct import trade with foreign coun
tries, are the remedies most appropriate an,
practicable at this time.
| Rrsolced, That We pledge ourselves to sus
tain, abide by, and rigdly adhere to, such mea
sures as the wisdom of the General Assemb
shall provide to remedy the Ills Of which we 8
justly complain.
On motion, II ioas ordered, That this prean
BILE and resolutions should be forwarded by tn
Secretary to the Richmond papers for public,
ton.
i SAMUEL ROBINSON, Chairman.