Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-02
WN,SgH ErBAS
pueI1c MEETING IN MEcYLgHguRG.

Vt a meeting OF the ~clrizrus a. Mccn!cmhurs
county, held at Eoy,;on, Oh the 2i-t .: No.
vcmber. 1859 lrourt day Oh motion, Henry
Wood, ESQ, was called To- til" s!',ir. mi John
Il. Boyd appointed Secretary.
The ohircl OF the meeting hayinG t.en o..
planned. on motion, 4 committee o! five, con.
Sisrins o! john q. Boyd. Wm. EaskervIsi. Jr,
Col. Thomas f. Goo,ir. DR.. ". II. ,I"""f, and
DR. y. y. Oi.:rI, were appoinlc! 10 Piciar"
suitable resolution, ;"r '!e adoption ot the
m"c'irg.
The c0naiait!cr. .!tcr refining to, , short
tim, reported the following p!camhl" and
resolutions:
Whereas. The rc'rn, outrage a; ~iiarrer'S
Ferry i well calculated to awaken arTigty in
the irersr Of every patriot, COR tir p.Ipetnity
Of the I nion .! these States; an! whereas The
safety "l the South demands pr"mptltudc Of
ACTON ior the protection aui lnvI"iabii!iy o'
her soil and r%igi.t,: and whereas the comments
OF Il large portion ri III" Northern press demon.
stIGlc that We have il,tle 10 expect from the
North, and that there j. No! 4 sufficient amount
Of conservative feeling among the Northern
MISSES to justify any relnnc" nron their 60
nurrauon, III the protection al oTr property
and our tirrSidec: Therefore.
l,t Resolved. That "" ,aun"i ln" n..hiy
commend the promp,itnd" and 'u"rSy, win
which the Governor % liTgiuia in> met The
invasion o, or soil AT l|iarprr'S t"iIy, mi
titt he deserve. in" graiItul: .! hi own aud
every Sou;licr:' State. for ia" efficiency and
moderation Of .ia conduct in 81 irving All
emergency.
ID Resolved. That VT a.r fully sensible Of
rhr .rayc character Of he difficulties winch
environ Ia. people Of Iiiarlc>town and liar-
pcr's Ferry, and that We ar" ready, n any TIM.
~ iiy To their aSSi>.rlc. -hGuld occasion re-
Guiic.
I'd. Resolved, That the inl!ainmatGry ,"Iu-
Inents OF : larg" portion OF the northern press
and people upon tue late unparalleled assault
upon onr rights, and the comparative lr>;!rss-
ness and apathy 81 the moe conservative nH-.
under circumstances which should call t"i,h p
general ouiburSt of indignation. bring Us 10
The painful conclusion, tia, we cannot longer
depend on the North for any ~lGateriai support,
ard thai it becomes us, as = prudent people. 10
look alone to orr own resources ipr lhe Ir"trc-
ton Of orr property and our lives, against the
incurSiors U! our emf
.thl. Rr-o!.ed. That We hereby tender 10
Governor Wise, the services Of the county OF
Mccklcubuig in any emergency which bay
dictate to him The necessity of calling ~ Ia his
aid.
The resolutions we're sustained hv WA. BaS.
kcrvili, .fr., Thomas +. BoSwc'', Colonel Jao.
Goode, O. II. 2. Corprcw, d.. VIM. Il. Jones
and John G. Boyd, and h"ine put To the vote
yer" carried unanimously.
On motion Of Henderson l.. Lee. i, va, then
Resolved. unanimously, That, IN .isw 9th"
present troubled condition "f the country, ;h;s
meeting recommend the immediate organ!2a::cu
OF two or more efficient volunteer military com
uanics in The county Of Mecklernnrg.
On motion Of Mr.. Lee. ii was ordered, that
the proceedings Of this meeting bc furnished
for publication To tie Tobacco Plant and Ia
the Richmond and Petersburg papers Where
upon the mec'Ing, ni motiun, ADJOURNED.
HENRY WOOD. Oh.