Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-10
KANSAS MEETING IN HALIFAX COUNTY,
VIRGINIA.

In accordance with previous notice, very largr
number of the citizens of Halifax, met at their Cour;
House, the 26th u and the meeting being chIlei
to order by Capt. jas Ii. Perkins. Thos. g. Coleman
Esq was unanimously ch"sen Chairman, and Dr..
Randall " Barksdale appointed Secretary.
The Chairman, in al animated aud appropriate al
dress, explained the object Of the meeting, and on
MOTION the Chair appointed committee of five per.
SONS to draft resolutions expressive u the sentiments
of the meeting. The COMMITTEES WAS composed Of
the following gentlemen, vlz:-Granvile Z. Medley
ESQ.,, Capt. j. ii. Perkins, DR.. George Marabe, DR..
Thomas Green and Col. Elisha Barksdale who re
tired for the discharge of duties assigned them, when
it being understood that Colonel Thomas Ii. Ros-
SER Of Petersburg general agent for the assu
citation of the Friends Of Kansas in Virginia.
was present, he was called for, and responded
to the call in warm happy and able defence OF the
rights Of the South, and OF Southern institutions;
calling upon the people of Halifax TO protect their in.
teress, and defend their property which IS assalled
by ab6toniss of the NUrthen States, through their
hreling vnssals in Kansas, who have been snuggIed
into the Territory by organized abolition societies un
der the solemn sanction of legislative enactment,
avowedly for the purpose OF abUon'zlng it. and ot
so shaping its institutions Us to exclude the Southern
people with their property from II. When the Colo
mel had concluded, the Committee returned and re-
ported the result of their LABOR recommending to the
meeting the adoption of the resolutions passed in the
Convention in Petersburg tho 7th ult., with the fol-
lowing addition, viz:
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint an Executive
cluded, any three of whom to constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, with the further re
coinmendaton that James Young, Esq be app"inIeu
agent for the county, and, that the SAID Committee
exercise such powers and perform such services ~
are conferred on the Executive Coiiih"tee Vi 'ne
| "Friends of Kansas in Petersburg
Resolved, That the Association be- called me "Has
flax Kansas Association ana thai IL De auNiary ~
the "Frirnds of Kansas 10 the town "' rele'Sour9.
On motion the report was received and unanimous
Granville C. Medley, Eaq, was then loudly called
f,r and, responded in stirring, lnpassoned, able
and eloquent appeal TO the people OF his native coun
tv ur,,y them TO do their whole duty, rs bcco'neth
y;-g;nians and furnish Of their abundance. money
and meu 10 settle Kansas with emgrants from the
Snutb and thereby secure to the South her rights ID
the Territory. H. referred to tue cause which MAKE"
II ih Indispensable duty Of the Southern people -
| nnnuIate Kansas wirh Southern emigration, rs the
only practical msaps which can be empl"yrd under
the circumstances in defence uf Southern in-futnns
and in protection Of ths honor, pence ana safety OF
Southern rights, and demonstrated Clearly lie neces
sity of prompt and immediate action.
He alluded ia hattering and cnmmendable terms
10 the action already taken on the subject by
the chivaruus State OF Sruth Carolina, THEN of
Georgia. Alabama, Texas, and other Southern States
which are aroused 10 first appreciation OF tle
struggle for principle on the part Of the South;
against al iulpud1nt intermeddling on the Pnr' VI
Northern abolitionists in Southern affairs ilc re-
viewed the abolition sentiment of Northern
IN its GERM and presented with irre-i''o'e a., e
the mind. and with fearful apprehensi'''s tne hich
its surprisingly rapid growth and niaTnGs wru "ud
but few short years past under 'nI & ~ supnnrr
lead of Garrison, VINO stood "iho "i ~: G,nn, ,h.
ns uu',,ui a"nio tbsu that Of supreme contempt
-, - :, :, ,be most cherished and Vahh'ed ioea
Of an i'm number Of american hg nses in nnu the
Iar,e nnmbsr of influential rnen III hisH p'a.'
u ieise nu" Ar the conclusion OF which the Chair
n"nintrd as the Executive Committee in c"nnrs
op with himself james Young p%yd SamSsTi aos Dr.
B. Ests, Esqs Major John p,sr. g. hs"eien' anu D''
o motion it was ordered that the Peoples Advocate
and the Petersburg and Richmond papers be request.
nd TO publish these proceedings.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
THOS. q. COLEMAN, Chairman.
R. BARKsDALE, Secretary.