Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-06
And then The Council adjourned.
u. ROBES, Clerk.

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And then tic Council adjourned
u. ROBES, Clerk.
I,nPer.nr.: Meeting in GraysOn
Coupsy, Virginia.
At a meeting Of a large number of the
citizens of Grayson county, Virginia, held
at The Courthouse, on Tuesday, the Esd
day of September, 1851: Maj. Orvilc
Anderson, was called to the chair, and
John Dickinson. Esq, appointed secretary.
! Granville ii. Mathews, ESQ, offered the
following preamble and resolutions, and
moved their adoption.
Whereas, One Jarvis c. Bacon, from
the State Of Ohio, made his appearance in
Grayson county about 3years ago, pre-
tending TO be minister of the Gospel;
and, whereas, there is satisfactory evidence
that the said Baconis and was AN AboIi-
ZIONIST, and an emissary of body OF ia
natics, knaveS and traitors, styled 1.-The
American and Foreign Anti-slavcry Soci-
ety." And has beer engaged in dissent
mating the abominablc and pernicious doc
trfncs ofihat association, il this communi
ty; And whereas, there is also satisfactory
evidence that The said Bacon, instigated
and scAuccd four s,aves-two Of ,hem the
property 6i Mr.. John Reeves Of this coun-
", and the others the property of Gee. II.
Cox, of the ncigllborng county Ashe, in
the State Of North CarAohna-to abScond
from their masters, and to resist, unto
death, all attempts 10 recapturc them; IN
consequence Of which instIsaiion and ad
vice, the said slaves did abscond, and did
make resistance to AN attempt TO retake
tlicr,i in which resistance, they murdered
Shm'l. Bartlett, and most gricvously
wounded Cyrus Wilcox, John Clements,
| Alfred Bartlett and VIM. b. Hale, and
other CITIZENS; And whereas, 3 Of said
slaves, 10 Wit. Simon, Lewis, and Jack,
have this day been Condemned TO death by
the court Of this county, for the offences
committed by them in their said resistance:
And, hereas; lie SAID Bacon, has made
his escape from Grayson county, and it is
.cared from Virginia: it is therefore.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this
meeting, and in the eye Of just God, the
said Jarvis g, Bacon, is Tie murderer, as
well of the said Samuel Bartlett, as of the
said three unfortunate and deludcd negroes,
Simon. Lewis. aud ia X.
Resolved, That u reward of 81 900
DOLEARs, be offered for tile upprehen-
sion Of said Bacon, and lis delivery in
Graysdn county, tothe Central Committee
of vigilance, which reward Is to be raised
by voluntary subscription of the people of
this county and of Wythe, Carroll and
Smyth counties in Virginia, and Ashecoun
~. North Carolina, who are requested to
aid us in this matter.
Resolved, That the above reward be
apporlioned as iollows,-S300 to Gray
son county, and Sl75 to each of tic other
counties named in the foregoing resolution.
Resolved, That the chairman Of this
meeting appoint Committee of seven per |
sons IN each Of the said counties, WHO are
requested 10 solicit the subscription pro-
posed 10 be raised in those counties, and to
take any other steps they may deem expo
dent to effect the object Of these rcsolu-
lions, and to bring upon the said Bacon,
the punishment he so richly deserves.
by request, VIM. II Cools. Esq, ofCar-
roll rduhsy. addressed the meeting AT some
length, aud with great ability, in favor Of
tie abortion ofthc resolutions. Col. Fay
ci,c McMu,len, of Scot county, also ad-
dressed the meeting, urging the adoption
otthe resolutions, and thci- enforcement
by every means at the command Of the
people, and Of our State Government.
Al the conclusion of these addresses the
said preamble aud resolutions were inani- |
mously adopted. Samuel McCamant Esq,
offered and advocated the following addi- |
tional resolution. which was also unani
movsly adopted.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
meeting, no merchant of this county ought |
to purchase any goods, wares or merchan-
disc, in any of the nslaveholding States,
until we have the clcarcst evidence that |
the people Of those States intend to respect
and regard the just, legal, and constitution
al rights of the people of the Southern
States, in and 10 their slave property.
In pursuance of the third resolution, the |
chairman appointed the following commit
tees. For Grayson county,-Wm. b.
Dickinson, VIM c. Parks, Jas. Dickey, |
lsom Cox, Stephen Hale, Robert Vaughn
and Ezra Nuckolls. For Wythc county,
Robert Gibboney, John Sanders, (of the
rivcr,) And. S. Fulton, Bill. Davis, T. J.
Boyd, Abram Painter. and John II, Yer
million For Carroll couniy-Fielding j.
Hale, John Carroll. VIM H. Cook, NJ ID.
Carter. John Watson, James Early and
VIM. Kyle For Smyth county-Nipcent
Morgan, as w. Shelley. Thomas NJ Tate,
Thomas l.. Preston, Hirath Grccver
VIM. w. Hanson and VIM. Porter. For
Ashe county, =. CA. Il. Cox, Allen
Gentry, Geo. Bower, A. b. Mcmillan,
Stephen Thomas, Mch.d. Gentry and L.
b. Parks.
On motion, 1t was resolved, That copies
of thu proceedings OF this meeting be for
warded to the L,liiors OF The Wythc,iile
Republican and Richmond Enquirer, for
publication; and that the editors of every |
other paper published in Virginia, North |
Carolina, Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia. be rtdaes,ed TO copy and publish
the same.
And thercupon The meeting adjourned |
ORV. ANDERSON, Chm'a.
JonN DICKINSON. Sec'ry.
The late duel between Messrs. J. NJ |
Smythc, one Of the editors Of the Augusta