Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-08
THE. TRUE SPIRIT.

,y.,a,, .,tan,on 70 the patriotic and enereeuc re-
,o,,,;,rs ,f a u,ee,lg of the people oil Taylor a"u
ua-;,n counties North Western Virginia. on Tue
IT., IS ,ho,;,ion. These resolutions breathe the
..,,;,;, They were adopted by nonslaVehold
:..,.,,,.-a neople who cannot hold slaves in safe
..H,hsir whole county having been robbed, pillaged
.,d drained of the institution by underground rail-
,,.ds. manned as it il believed, by hypocr'tl'
,sl false.hearted traitors, working under pretence
of serving Christ, "whls most they serve Inc
devil" These patriotic people bore their private
wrongs with the patience and forbearance OF s'o'
citizens, 30 long as robbing the county oil s'n'e'
the subject Of individual loss aud 'oey rehe' uf'
the laws for redress whou: any pubic deuou'" '"'
But now that the rights Of conscience anu 'e's'o"
and the nsaoe ouiet and indeed tbs very existence
of r.r,sr c,ns,;tntional and legal government are
al ;nu.1od thew have spoken out and justly de-
nounced the traitors.
W. ,h;rt the meeting has suggested tue rghtlu
xo,,.dx and hope that the Attorneys OF the Common
u.,b throughout the State will take the suggestion
y. v addressed directly 70 them Let US have clear
dsck on our own vessel and al east bold command
a, home, by enforcing our own laws WITHIN our OWL
jurisdiction
We quote from Cooper's Clarksburs Register aug
o. The editor Of that valuable journal nas well
earned the complimentary notice OF the meeting
which has been so appropriately bestowed
PUBLIC MEETING IN TAYLOR COUNTY;
At public meeting held by the sl'izens 20, o. iayior
county. Va at Jonathan T. Currys, on the lst day
of August. 1857 to take into consideration the pro
prie,y of meeting in macs meeting at Brownsville on
The 9Th lust, which the citizens OF marion county
| had previously appointed; the meeting was organ
BY appointing b. s%n u, ,beu me ops hs
the President appoint five suitable persons 10 drai
resouous expressive Of the sentiment OF the people
on The subject of slavery and abolition, at the con
templaed meeting to be oeId az on s se
no;ntsd J. T. Curry Thomas Hall, Solomon Ryan
| DR.. Elliott and John 5. Tucker.
The meeting then adjourned to meet in mass meet
| ing at Boothsville the 9th inst:
| August THE STH, lS57.-The meeting was or
yanized at Boobsvie according to previous appoint
ment, BY calling z. Smith to the chair and George
M. Ryan Secretary. II was then moved that DIR: +
+. Vincent address the meeting, which he did 10 a
very able and eloquent manner after when ~
Curry the chairman Of the committee presented the
following resolutions, which were. unanimously
adopted by the people: -.
| Whe cas- the abotonists of the North and their
coadjutors among us are continually expressing ana
circulating sentiments aud documents, quite deroga
tory to the peace of our community aud dangerous
10 the political institutions OF our country, we Inc
citizens Of Boothsvlls aud vicinity, by the following
resolutions express to our fellow citizens aua Tile
world our feelings on this subject:
Resolved, lst-As the firm friends ana supporters
of the National Constitution, that we pledge our
selves to oppose with manly hrmness, every attempt
OF Northern abotonsts, and their corrupt coadutors
who vany seeking TO conceal their dark purposes
by fraud and disguise to beguile our people into au
alliance with Black Republicanism.
ID That tho present position OF the Northern oil
vision OF the NJ. T.. Church the slavery question,
the action Of its general and annual conferences H
course taken by lis Editors aud Clergy prove 1t TO De
as thoroughly abolition as any party organization III
| the country. Lrhd =;
the cities of N. w. Pittsburgh, CINCINNATI ot LOUIS
and Chicago, having become abolition sheets OF inc
rsnkest character, we ask our Commonwealth ator.
news and Postmasters to examine them aud II found
10 be of an unlawful character TO deal with them and
their agents as the laws Of our State directs.
4th. That we ask as special favor OF the NJ f.
Church, North aud all6tber Churches that may con-
slider this country part Of their moral vineyard tor
the future, to send among Us only such MINISTER'S as
have wisdom and grace enough to enable them TO
preach the gospel without meddliug WIN Tue civil III
stitutions Of our country.
5th That in as much the 9Th resolution, passed
At a public meeting at Mt Horeb Church, Yves:
Milford circuit May the 2lst, 1854 strongly censures
Mr. Cooper, the Editor Of the Carksburg Register,
for opening the columns Of bis paper to the friends
and supporters Of institutions, and Closing them
against all such unprinoped ADD ncendiary scro5ers
as Wesley, Smith and Others who have been and are
still, aboring to extend over the whole South an
ecclesiastical body which has for it's avowed OBJECT
total subversion of institutions, political end So
cial, We tender Mr.. Cooper our warmest thanks for
the able and Jealous manner in which ne conducts
his paper and gusrds the interest of our country AUD
We hereby cell on all editors aud good citizens to fol-
low bis example, that we may speedily rid our coun
try OF the perucious influence OF such men aud sent
ments as, with few honorable exceptions, we ind
the editors, agents and organs of the NJ z. Church
North to BE-.
oh. Tha, the proceedings Of this and the former
meeting at j. T. Curry's in Taylor county, be sgned
by the President and Secretary and copy sert TO the
editor of the GAINESVILLE Register aud one to The Far
mont True Virsinan for publication
Z. B. SMITH, Press.