Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-25
PUBLIC MEETING IN LOUISA COUNTY

Al 4 meeting OF the people OF LOUISA ''.a,
their Court House on Monday. the !itI y.
yc,nbcr. 1852, Col. VIZ. j.. Harris WAS a....
to H." Chair and Samuel p. I!achctt apqn.n.0:
Seen ytary.
Mr.. Dan'l II. London, Of Richmond, alp,a'
eel before III" meeting and delivered a va! able
and eloquent address upon the comn,'rn! %.
tcrc>ts OF Virginia. He dclinratct TIE !'S.ls
which have led to the present coInmcFr"1 DE.
pendencc Of Virginia and the whole >onr' 'rt
called upon the people TO apply The ''i"''' y!
in>tructlng their representatives toUl II" Tie
Legislature and Congress. He arcUeda length
and ably the effect OF the Pilot Laws oithc SAT"
the Merchants License Act and various Other
questions connected with Commerce a"d Na'..
eaton. His speech had 4 telling effect upo.
the audience, and after he had conclude ,hr
following resolutions were unanimously adni.
ed:
Resolved, That the member OF ConSrr,' -
this District be. and he is hereby requested 30
take such steps in the Congress ol IL" tn'c'
States a. will secure tie repeal o; nj! hount''
nos paid to fishermen.
Resolved. That the Navigation 4 ani re
duties on Foreign Tonnage are measures &" ia"
repeal and abrogation oi which wc rcGn'si '1
prompt attention.
Resolved. That orr member IN The "''
era! Assembly. and the Senator iT"m tI"> p"
trirt, be- requested 10 Onward by every uyAa'
in their power, the passage 10y the L.c-I''ai'f'
Of virginia of resolutions Instructlns oar IN
ator> and members Of Congress 10 mission hr
unconditional repeal oi the laws % '~rn''''
which confer hcuntic> on Northern %>lntilns
or in any way contribute t" foster northern
commercial or agricultural Interests {" lhr''.
yimcnt OF Southern interests: parliru.'i', ~
instruct them 10 require The rtiru "' ''''
acts as operate and are n0" na>i:S h'N= "''
ties. and tie Navigation Laws.
4 resolution was then passed thiN%ln- VI
London for IN, speech, and a memorial 10 '|'
Legislature was very numcrou>ly signed y '"'
people present asking them 10 take acton upon
these subjects.
Two gentlemen we're rhrr nrpo.nici Joy ''S'
Maristerial District in the count! '' 9hi"'"
other signatures TO the memorial, to VT
IS, Di,tric,-Thos. :. Wat>nn, q L. "''.
don.
.ni Disrrict--T. J.. Barrett. L 7" Porter
Bird District. J.. Gordon. ChaS y 'o''i'
lth pistrict-A. F. Butler, John iiuriD
9Th DiStrirt-Wm. D. Harris. Ai''d ""'"
win.
9Th Distr,ct-W. g.. T. Nelson. \ }. Ne,'
7dh Disrrirt-Dr. \. Anderson "a
choll>.
s,h Distric,-M. y. Hope. {. g 'o,."'"
Resolved. That. these proceeding, De i'"
lished in all the papers in the city 81 !"'ni.."'
WILLIAM D. HARRIS t"t
:. +. HAcEEtr, Sccy. 20
-" The Wing. %<a'ninrr and in"'> "a
please copy.
I. iollow ins is the memorial above ~r''r'!''
to:
: IL hs Tsncral I.,sm'y IF tie t"""m'n'''''
81 I.rgtat'.
The pcti,ion of the Undersigned ciIzcr' e.
specially represents
That the former LARGE direct trade "i N.rs'ii'
with Europe Ia, been reduced almost L" ~.
thing, and that the indirect exchange o! con-.
modiiies substituted, il carried on almost -
cIusivrly by Northern vessels and aGetc"~ a''
leaving a large proportion of the p'ol'' ~ go.
Northern STATES.
That n large proportion al the maiHit,',.s
commodities consumed by the peoli' o' w
ginia, las in all the .lavcho!ding S'Aie' ~
produced in and supplied from the N''"'I1
I States. even including many article "',.'.
might be AZ ciieaply an: r:otltably Fr"H''"' -
home.
That though in part wc owe our iN''''.
taceous position in these respects 70 o"
NEGLECT. vet it has been mainly %in"uce'. '.'
Northern superiority 'hcrein established -
the unjust preference long given i%ndiF.f.h w
Northern interests hv the Legislation arl pom"
of the Federal Government.
Tha, the greatest injury and danger I" y
pinia vet incurred, i the hostile d"H in''.''.'
~ action Of the abolitionists OF the North j"
snndry cases sustained ~ their State h!N'i",
ments in operating ior the weakening ara h''.
destruction Of the laho! system and ri1Ht' "'
,ronc,ty and the most vital Interests q! w.
southern StatcS-and tHat their power I" GU
DANGER and intiict evil j. mainly due I" the t"'
merou. facilities a,Iordr,l through the posse
sion and virtual monopoly OF the northern Sta'
nT num.rou. branch.- .. Southern trade ana
supply.
That in the belief thaI mO'e or less 'i TIE
c,u..s oi these different evils Oi virginia may
b. prevented, and the Consequent I,JGri'- i'
dressed or rctaliated Dy constitutional ara u"
def-a.ible legislation o. Virsinia-an -.D'
more il tie policy be extended 10 the "t.e'
Southern stateS-we praf that your honoTa'.'
body will make such enartments and establish
such STATE policy as in yaur discretion ana W.,
dom nav be deemed constitutional aud eSP'''.
ent. and useful 10 protect and defend the ON
mercial and Agricultural interests OF '"s,n's'
and the still more important proprietary 'i"
li,ical rights and social weliar' involved III 'is
institution of Negro Sls' cry in the States -
which that institution nc@ o1is'I