Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-10-14
Important Meeting - er.yssa County. :.

Important Meeting IN Grayssn County. u.
i Alta meeting Of large number Of the c;t.
zens Of Grayson County. Virginia, held 1t ia
Court house. on Tuesday, the 23d day a
September, 1851: Maj. 0rville Andersen
was called to the chair, and John Dickensou
appointed Secretary.
4 Granville n. Mathews, Esq, offered tia
following preamble and resolutions, and nc.
we'd their adoption:
/ Whereas, One Jarvis G. Bacon, from TIA
State Of Ohio. made bis appearance in GRAY.
/ son County about years ago, pretending h
be minister Of tho Gospel; And whereas
there is satisfactory evidence that the said
Bacon Is and was an Abolitionist, and nm
emissary Of a body Of fanatics. knaves and
traitors, styled "The American and Foreign
Anti slavery Society" aud has been engaged
10 disseminating tho abominable and PERM
cious dotrines Of that association, in this com.
munity; Aud, whereas, there il also salts.
factory evidence that the said Bacon instiga.
ted and seduced four slaves---two ofthena tho
property Of Mr.. John Reeves Of this County,
and the others the property Of SEQ. II. Cox,
Of the neighborng County Ashe. in the State
Of North Carolina--to abscond from THEN
masters and to resist, unto death, all attempts
to recapture them; in consequence Of which
| instigation and advice, the said slaves did alb
scond, and did make resistance to an ATTEMPT
| to retake them, in which resistance they mur.
dered Samuel Bartlett, m estimable citizen
Of this County, and most previously wounded
Cyrus Wilcox, John Clements, Alfred Bart.
lett and VIM b. Hale, other citizens Of thi,
County: And. whereas, three Of said slaves,
/ to wit Simon. Lewis and Jack. have this day
been condemned to death by the Court oi
this County. for tho offences committed by
them in their said resistance: And whereas
the said Bacon has made his escape from
| Grayson County, and it is feared from Vir-
GINA it is therefore,
Resolved, That in the opinion oftbis meet.
| ing, and in the eye Of just God, the said
Jarvis G. Bacon, is the murderer us well Of
the said Samuel Bartlett, as Of said three un.
fortunate and deluded negroes, Simon. Lewis
and Jack.
Resolved, That reward Of ONE TH0us-
AND DOLLARS, he offered for the appre-
hension Of said Bacon, and his delivery ID
Grayson County, to the Central COMMITTEE
of Vigilance: which reward win be raised By
voluntary subscription Of tho people Of this
County, and Of Wythe, Carroll and Smythe
Countiesin Virginia. and Ashe County, North
Carolina, who are requested TO aid US in tho
matter.
Resolved, That the above reward he sp-
portioned as follows: $500 to Grayson Couu.
ty, and $ls5 to each Of the other Counties
| named in the foregoing resolution.
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meet
| ing appoint a committee Of seven persons in
each Of the said counties, who arc requested
to solicit the subscription proposed to be rails.
ed in those Counties, and to take any other
steps they may deem expcdicnt TO effect tho
object of.these resolutions, and to bring upon
the said Bacon the punishment be SO richly
deserves
BY request, VIM RI Cook Esq, Of Carroll
County, addressed the meeting at some length
and with great ability, in favor Of the adop.
Mar And s. Fulton, Of Wythe who also
warmly and zcalously advocated the adoption
Of the resolutions. Col Fayctte Mcslullen
Of Scott County, also addressed the meeting
urging the adoption Of the resolutions, and
their enforcement by every means at the com.
mand Of the people. and Of our State GOy-
crnmcnt.
At tile conclusion Of these addresses The
| said preamble and resolutions wore unsn
mously adopted Samuel McCamarit ESQ
| offered and advocated the following addition
al resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed
Resolved, That IN the opinion Of this meet
ing, no merchant in this County ought to
| purchase any goods, wares or merchandise
in any of the non-slaycholding States, until
we bayc the clcarest evidence that the people
Of those States intend TO respect and regard
| the Just, legal and constitutional rights Of
the people Of the Southern States, in and TO
their slave property.
| In pursuance of the third resolution, The
chairman appointed the following committees:
For Grayson Countv--Wm. b. Dickcnson
Vim. G. Parks. Jas Dickey. lsham Cox
Stephen Hale, Robert Vaughan and Ezra
NuckolIs. For Wythe County Robert
Gibboney, John Saunders, (of the river,)
And. S. Fulton, Eli Davis 7. j. Boyd, A.
Painter and John H. Vermilon For Car
roll County Fielding l.. Hale John Carroll
VIM II. Cook. NJ. d. Carter, John Watson,
James Early aud Vim. Kyle. For smyth
County Vincent Morgan, Jas. W. Shelley,
Thos. M. Tate, Thos. j. Preston, Hiram
Greevcr, VIM. W. Hanson and VIM Porter
For Asbe County, n ca. b Cox, Allen
Gentry, Geo. Bower A. g. McMillin, Ste.
phen Thomas, Richard Gentry and i. j.
Parks
| On motion, = was Resolved, That copies
of the proceedings Of this meetieg be for
warded to the Editors of the Wythcville Re-
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