Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25
MEETING IN EOOGULAND.

At n meeting Of the citizens oi Goochand county
held a; the Court House. Monday, the il tn oil De
c.,nber 1853 (court day for the purpose I" appont'
inc, denoaes 10 the Commercial Convention, 10 be
held in Richmond Oh the 3Oth January, lS9o "
VIM. r. Walker WAS called to The Char, ana a. y.
Smith appointed Secretary
The object OF the meeting having been oFiehy eA-
planned by the chairman, motion was adopted HAT
a committee 0f five be appointed I" prepare res"iu
tons for consideration; aud the following gentlemen
were accordingly chosen to constitute the committee:
Messrs VIM. Fontninc, John NJ. Trcvlilal. Johh ..
Fln,ninr William L. S:anard and Walter ID. Leakc.
After retiring short while from the courtroom,
IKE committee returned and reported the following
series OF resolutions: ;.
Resolved That this meeting approve o! the oGyecs
of The Commercial Convention. To be held III klcl-
,noud an the .}h Of January next, aud that the chair
man bo requested TO appoint seventeen delegates 10
the snd Convention. ~
Eo.nlvrJ nh Ms the opinion OF this meeting, That
the awc-- outrn"cs prrlctracd by the Northern nD-
nouis,. IN thu. RIGHTS of Southern snvchOlcrs me-
rit and should receive the severes penalties OF the
law; aud, therefore,
Resolved, That the punishment for stealing slave
should be death--that all accessories before or alter
the fact should be confined in the lcnitenary for life
that all vessels in which slaves should be found
concealed should be, with their cargoes, con;i'c"ed;
and in order rfloctuny 20 detect kidnnppeTS IN
this nctariuus business, III all cases where nan Is
suspected, the testimony of the slave should DC nd
mis,ible evidence against him on his rih-that when
m effort has been made to induce slave to hoscohG
from his master that effort, houSh it fail, should be
felony aud confinement! in the pri!;cntlGry-that our
Pilot, now employed in their vocation on the Chesa-
make Bav and it's waters, be authorized t" board any
Isect,d vessel and, in order to secure them from
rrsisuucc that the said Pilots and their crews he Ell
fcctually armed at the cost Of the State La the event
of the ca,ture If vessel in this ielonlous business
and her criscutiun and salc the proceeds OF the sad
sale should 20 10 the captors to be equally divided
among them.
Several gentlemen addressed the meeting in support
Of the above resolutions after which, the vote being
| taken, they were unanimously adopted.
The chairman then, in accordance with the hrs'
resolution appointed The following gentlemen to rep
sent Goochand in the Convention: 49,
| Messrs john s. Fleming, John NJ. IreFIllar, J"hi
! {. rutherford, Peter Gurrrant, Walter u. LeaKe
| Wil!iam Is. Starard, William Fon:aine, george w
Harris, G. +. Harrison, james NJ. Morsoil, john T.
A. Martin, David Is. Harris, James poore, John n
Guy, john W. George, Charles X. Woodson anu b.
! u. Ayres
| On motion of Mr. Fleming, the names Of the char
mnn and secretary Ct the meeting were added 20 the
list of delegates AMI his further motion, me Sec
-e,ary wus Instructed ID transmit copies OF these pro
ceedins Senator md Representative IN the LIE
gisatrc, and To the editors ri the several newspaper
in Richmond, with the request tina, the same be pun
| lishrd.
| The Iaeotin. then adjourned.
| WV. T.. WALKER, Chmn.
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