The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

r., 4.0 4.
Austin. on whose motion JAMES LYoSs, Esq.,
Wns called TO the chair.
MT. Lyons stated the object Of the meeting
% . oe 70 hear an address from Mr.. u. II. Lon-
oon, on me subject Of direct trade and CONE
mefclal reform; bnt he frosted before an ad-
louInment was ordered, that other and eq ualIy
important subjects would receive their notice.
a Ano Ilme ana occasion for prompt action on
,4G palt 2, citizens q every town county and
vi!aee II the state had arrived; and he trust
ca the people of Henrico would express their
aDhorrencs and indignation ut the vile and
treacnerous course Of the fanatics of the North
Ut. Ut. Lyons tlen introduced Daniel Ii. London,
Mr. London proceeded to address the meet.
ing IN iayor Of direct trade and showed that
virginia had lost her foreign trade by unwise
lekasiaIve action He then reviewed and de-
nounced the tax on merchants licenses. the
pilot Iaws, which imposed an odious tax on
commerce; advocated slavery as q Divine in.
sutution; and concluded by compiimentimg
Tue : Ignlverslly OF Virginia, and female schools
OF Richmond, and urged the people and the
Legislature to foster and encourage them.
mr. warren moved that the thanks Of the
mee,ing De rendered to MIR. Daniel H. London,
has just delivered. And the motion being put
10 vote, Is was unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr.. N. F. Bowe, committee
OF Inirseen was appointed to recommend suit
aoie .Ho omcers for Southern Rights Associa-
ton; and also to report suitable resolutions for
the aoopflon OF the meeting.
,lCommi.fee-Messrs. N. f. Bowe. John D.
ss warren, robert A. Mayo, John r. Garrett,
D Daniel T. Gardner, Garland hanes, Sfapleton
Coates. John N. Powell, Charles Y. Morriss.
q. ,. McGruder, VIM. L. Cowariiu. John w
sheppard and John A. ParkerI
On motion, the resolutions offered bv Mr..
thirteen. -
On motion of Mr. Bowe, the Chairman of
tne meeting, Mr.. James Lyons. was added to
e o oeoinlnlttee OF thirteen, and appointed chair
Henry Cox. Esq, was called to the chair. and
the committee then retired for Consultation
and action
The committee, after retirement and csnsul-
.a.lon. Ieturned, and through their chairman,
reported the following resolutions. which were
unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, lst. That it is the duty of the Southern
pssnpte 10 encouraIe, b, all proper MEANS the man
y H necessary to, their own comfort and indepen
aence a and to discontinue as soon pract cable
tlonists or have any law to prevent rectl, or midi
rectl, ct the execution OF the fugi.ive slave law.
OF The South is indispensable to her safety and In
dependence and as the most efficient means OF re-
e. te e Hoahesn bs people ansht to sye the
who buy and sell those things only which are i'm
ported d'fr cts INTO Southe.E port, manu-
pay :. mDse 1 for the articles used.
81 That NJ vessel owned by the citizens of
State which toerates abolitonsts oug ht to be en-
pioyed tor any purpose by Southern men
4th. That the practice uf sendlns : our children tn
and also the practice OF empiosing Northern Ntusu
teachers, male or female, IN the Soutn
on H. ne mesisatpres OF the Southe rn States
loreisn commerce, and as the most simple and ie-
sai bounty we suggest that tax of five per cent
back to the revenue standa In favor Of fthose msr
chants WIN VIII give bond and security that they
southern port and those which have been manu-
fast9rsd ,rs. South OF Mssan 4 Dixon's line
should ne resumed and CO tinued and the militia
thnron hi, a med and trained N ''o '''i''''"
!. Lhat vigilance Committees should he appoint
whose duty II shal be to that all suspected pc
, rs aIs Nc anu tahen before magistrate
8. That the law OF Virginia should he amended.
so that the tamperins with slaves, til a view to
induce them to abscond should he punisuabIe by
death, and that person accused of incitng or ad
vlsing slaves to rebel or make insurrection or alb
scond, or OF utterlnz seditious language or Ian
guage approving abolition may be tried fsrthwi III
before two mas istrates and a jury.
.. That the he citizens citizens of those States in which
recovery Of fugitive slaves, or punish those who
seek to recover them. to be denied by Statute
til such laws ire repealed
10. That it is the dut. of the non -saveholdn ne
states 10 event py proper penalties their citizens
from forming combinations or stimulatinp othe rs
to form combinations. to assaii the slave States OF
is ence Of slavery amons them: and sSe ~ sonth @
States should demand of them the passa q of suef
Which IN s e Of State
u InaI III peasrs ana drumming agents oua h,
II That there ought to be a Convention of all the
consider hat course the Southern people should
pursue in the crisis which now threatens them and
TO prepare concerted action anu ample me ans to
protect themselves and their RI hts in the fratri-
cidal war which is at hand.
I3 That the friends OF the South at tire North. il
there be any, be requested to hold Convention
also in their own conntry. and express their views
n tnI
the measures best calculated arrest the ags res
sons of the aboltionists and at the same time pre-
IL That the Legislature ought ta prohibit py law
the clrcalation In virsln,a OF all newspapers and
Is That the thanks Of the Citizens Of Hsnrico are
due and hereby heartily offered to the Executive
OF the State for the prom and effective measures
taten to suppress and punish the recent outbreak
MIR. John p. Harrison offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved. That the magistrates of each magis
ter.ai district he requested to appoint Wig lance
Committees for their districts.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That copies of the above resolutions
be furnished to the Senator for this District and
the Delegate to the legislature from this county
The chairman stated that the committee had
not had time to prepare Constitution for q
Southern Rights Association but proposed tc
report to an adjourned meeting.
On motion, it was
Resolved That when this meeting adjourn it ad
iourn to meet agan at the Court House on Satnr-
das at u o'clock, to receive the of the
Committee of Thirteen, and to organize South
ern Rights Association.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
The Libraries of the Virginia Historical So
ciety, Richmond Library Company, and Vir-
ginia Mechanics Institute, will be opened to
the members of those societies in the course OF
few days, as Librarian has been selected,
and is now arranging the books with all posi-.
BILE dispatch. These libraries, we presume, ill