Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-04-29
Excitement. in Virginia.

account Of the pres nce among them
of an Abolitioaist by the name of
Bacon They also kno W that this
man induced five negro men to run
of, and ih endeavoring to capture
them, two white men we're severely
wounded d nd one killed, for which
three of tile negroes were hung. 1t
appears that Bacon had tinctured
several Of the citizens of Grayson
with his olious dogmas, and one Of
them Ga man named John Cornuttl
was flogged by a mob. He has en-
deavored to bring suit for damages.
and has employed TWO lawyers from
an adjoining county to manage the
suit for him. TIL citizens Of Gray
son held publ lei meeting at the
courthouse, on The 25th Of March
and resolved that no suit should be
prosecuted. The lawyers were named
-. ". Shelley +nq B. +. Wysor, and
were to rfceivd SP00 each for their
services. We subioin few of the
resolutions PASSED at the meeting al
Iluded to:
Re8o7efa, That notice be given to
Jno Corhutt and all others defled
with abolitionism. that unless they
give positive asst range to live with
US as becomes q itizehs of a slave
holding communal ~, they will not be
permitted to REM bin in this county
longer than may be necessary for
them to sell their property and close
their business.
Resoleet7, That the Clerks of our
county and circi lit courts shall not
be permitted to issue any writ or
Writs from their respective offices,
upon any memoi4 ndum made or sent
by any person d persons, or the
counsel ot any person Of persons, for
the, commencement of any suit OF
suits against citizens of this cou nty
for any act done by them, having fox
It's object the expulsior of clifton
lists from the county, Or to prey ent
/ further Disseminated of abolit ton
doctrines among us, anp,. if issued,
that the Sheriff Of this county shall
not serve any such process upon any
such citizens for the cause aforesaid.
Rosolrea, That we will hold the
said Clerk Ks and Sheriff personally
Responsible Cor a violation of the pre-
ceding resolution, and for compli-
ance Herewith, We pledge ourselves
to stand between them and all dam
ger, whether personal or peeuniary.
Rtsolged, That if Messrs. j. W.
Shelley and B. T. Wysor should visit
Grayson county for The purpose Of
instituting OF carrying on suit or
suits for John Cornutt or any other
of tie like character, We think they
should be treated to a coat Of va
md Feathers; and that We will all in
Ibestowing the same.
Reso{edd, That neither G. W.
Reeves, Stephen NJ Dickey, tay ern
keepers at the courthouse, nor any
iother citizen Of the county, shall re-
Iceive, as guests, into their tayerns or
houses, j. W. Shelley, B. +. Wysor,
or any other person who shall q ONE
to the county for the purpose Of
Ipropagating abolition principles, or
aiding them in any manner shape or
form whatever.
MIR. James W. Shelley says in a
card published in the Abingdon Nir-
ginianlof the 10th of this inst, that
he intends to prosecute the suit eat
Iall hazards and to all extremities. J"
But It seems from the following note
from him, published in the same pa
per, that he is to be defeated:
n learn that the Clerk has re-
signed lis offiee-that two or three
hundred armed men, amon$t whom
were the oldest and best citizens Of
the county, assembled at the co urt-
house on Thursday last, the first day
'ofthe circuit court, and determined
that no man should accept the office
of Clerk from the Judge, and that
no m an in the county could be got
to accept the office; in consequence
of which the Judge had to adjourn
court with put doing any bushes s.
My il forma ant says that a more de-
termined resistance than was m ami
tested cannot be conceived. 1t is
certain now that Clerk will never.
be got to issue the writ-for if such
be til e. spirit and determination Of
the people, they will elect no Clerk
who will not pledge himself to resign
before he will issue the writ. This
state of things will produce a suspen-
sion of all business in the county Of
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