The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-05
MEErINsi In HAMPTON,

To consider some means TOR the rem0rdt Of
the people from the infected cities of Nor
folk and Portsmouth.
A, meeting held 10 Hampton, September Sd,
1a55 composed OF citizens OF the town. and chi
zsns of Norfolk aud Portsmouth, temporarily 90.
ionrnioe Iu Hampton, Col Charles K Mallory. was
called 70 the chair and Joseph segar, appointed
The chair having explained the object of the
meesipa Ia brief address, on motion of Dr. r g
Bsnks, COMMITTEES was appointed to report reso'
lu.io 9 suitsb to the occasion, consisting OF the
following gentlemen, viz Dr. d Banks, Rev G
McCabs, Rev David Shaver, c Collier, Jas
Hope. Jos Seear, w Grandy, w Newton, r
WorrelI, Wright, VIM ID Peters, NJ d
Webster and H Vaughan wno after consuIta-
ton, submitted the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
/ Resolved, That from the accounts that reach
M. 10 an authentic form, We are forced to believe
thai, unless the population OF the cities of Norfolk
aud Portsmouth. be removed, one universal fatal.
itv must be the result
O. Resolved, That inasmuch % immediate &C
ton 10 iudispeusably necessary 10 the premises,
and AZ individual Ell rt 10 the exigency Ofthe csse
can scarcely be adequate to any general relief,
Thu lnee,ing doth earnestly sppesI to the Governor
of Virginia, and to the Pro,itent of the Uni.ed
States TO render what aid they respectively and
properly can, IL the awful emergency that has
betallen our afflicted fellow-citlzens OF Norfolk
and Portsmouth,.
3 Resolved, That committee be appointed to
procesd to Washin gton and another 70 Richmond,
10 lay before the President of the United States,
and the Governor of Virginia, respectively, the
proceedings of this meeting, and to urge upon
them the prompt and earnest consideration there.
OF.
4. Resolved, Tina. COMMITTEES be appointed to
raise fund by private subscription, for the ma-
king of fins aud that the said COMMITTEES super.
intend the making of them, and have the same,
when completed, forwarded 70 the Howard Asso.
citation ofNorfolk, and the authorities OF Portss
II ou,h.
Tpe following were appointed a committee to
proceed to Washington, viz: Rsv'd C McCaba.
Hon Mallory, C w Newton, DR. K Banks,
Wright VIM Peters G w Grapdy, r A Wor-
rel Capt Ferguson, DR. Clemens, and Jones
Committee to proceed 70 Richmond, viz: James
Barron Hope, Geo Booker. 1no Cary, Robert II
Vaughan, VIM Graves, VIM Willis, Peck.
ETBa.nire F w Sssbury, 8 Howard, w 8
Pepper aud Col WV Jones.
Commltee to raise cof1a fund. viz John Jones,
of Pembroke Tompkius, VIM Laws, Tnos
5 Resolved That the Chairman and Secretary
be specially requested to accompany the Washing
ton committee
6. Resolved That these proceedings be commu-
nicssed to the Howard Association of Norfolk, and
to ,he municipal authorities of Portsmouth, and
also be published In the public journals
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
CHAS. X. MALLORY, Chm.
JOS. sEGAR, sec'y.
The committee arrived In this city last night
We regret to say that the Governor being absent,
the object of their visit to Richmond Is in
ure obstructed The committee hand US the fol-
lowing card for publication
The committee avail themselves of this oppors
tuuity to return to Capt Smith. of the steamer
Augusta, their sckpow Judgments for his courtesy
and kindness 10 rendering the hospitalties of his
boat for the occasion. thereby manifestng bis
dial sympathy with the obj ects of their mission /;
also to Mr.. Barbour, President of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, for similar offer.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
The Negro Stealers-Nortok and Ports
mouth, DC.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. g. 1855.
The sequittal Of the slave steaers, this morn
ing, was considered quite triumph by the negro
community and their white brethren. Their res
joicing, however, 10 little dampened by the con-
viction of Ballard and Curtis who Immediately
became the centre OF large quantity of sympathy.
The rescued slave, IL appears, IL quite a lion 10
certain abolition quarters She addressed an In.
dignation meeting on Saturday at NorristowD, and
nstical bearers The meeting was held to denouncs
Judge Kane for imprisoning Williamson
Bishop Potter has published an address to the
Episcopal clergy and laity OF the diocese of Penn
syivaoia, recommending that on the morning of
Sunday, the 9th day of September, instant collec.
tons be made 10 each of the congr egatons for the
sufferers In Norfolk and Portsmouth.
On Saturday afternoon, the body of q lad named
Henry ifer, aged eight years, was found lying
upon the track of the North Pennsy vania railroad
cut to pieces in q most shocking manner. The
boy had been run over and He'd by q train viii ch
was coming into the city. DR.. Trent, of Camden,
discovered the mu.i}ated remains.