The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-09
Meeting in Norfolk County.

An ad)ourned meeting OF the citizens OF
Norfolk County, composing the 9th Magis-
terial District, was held at Gibson's Tavern,
on Washington Point, on Saturday evening,
the Bird December, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the report Of Committe appointed
at previous meeting to draft a preamble
and resolutions expressive of the sense of
this meeting in reference to the' late invasion
at Harper's Ferry.
The meeting was organized by appointing
Maj. Samuel Etheridge to the chair and VIM
Wake, jr., Secretary.
The Committee, to whom was referred
the drafting of resolutions made the follow
ing report through their chairman, Phillip
! W. Biddle
Whereas, the Virginia Bill of Rights guar
| antees to all her citizens "the free enjoyment
Of life and liberty, with the means of acqui-
ring and possessing property, and of pursu-
| ing and obtaining happiness and safety;" and
whereas by the Constitution of the United
States slaves in Virginia, as well as in other
slaveholding states Of the Union, are recog.
nized as property, and any attempt by eiti-
zsns Of another State unlawfullY to invade
the rights and disturb the peace and happi.
ness Of the good and lawabiding people of
Virginia, in any manner tending to servile
instruction in their midst, ought to be met
| at the threshold and the offenders held to
safer the severest and most ignominious
| punishment known to our laws; therefore
| Resolved, That in the opinion of this
meeting John Brown and his COLLEAGUES, for
their late rebellious attempt at Harper's
Ferry to incite servils insurrection in our
midst, had conceded to them fair and ina.
partial trial before the Circuit Court of the
| county of Jefferson, and the just and right
| eous Judgment pronounced against them
meets with our unqualified appreciation;
and we look to the day fixed for their execu.
tion as the dawn of glorious epoch in the
future annals of Virginia. ALL.
| Resolved, That in Henry A. Wise we re-
| cognize man for the times; the prompt and
efficient manner in which he has discharged
his duties as Chief Magistrate of this Com
monwealth, in quelling the late Instruction
airy outbreak at Harper's Ferry, have rear
| ed in the minds of his fellow citizens an i'm
perishable monument to his memory; and
when he shall have ceased to revolve in the
circle Of his country's glory, may he descend
in peace. to Q patriots grave, loved as man,
respected as a citizen and honored as faith
| full statesman.
Resolved, That the alacrity with which
our Volunteers responded to the late call of
the Executive, especially commends them to
the gratitude of their fellow citizens; that
TO them we can safely confide our States
honor, assured that her escutcheOn will re-
main untarnished, her glory unsullied; and
| we do earnestly recommend the raising of at
least one such company in our district, that
we too may be efficiently prepared to aid in
repslling any future fanatical invasion.
| On motion of Everett Williamson, the
/ preamble and resolutions were unanimously
received and adopted.
On motion of John N Drewry, it was
Resolved, That every citizen residing in
this Magisterial district be empowered to ar.
rest every pedar, organ grinder book agent
and all suspicious characters that may be
| found in our midst, and bring them before
| some Justice Of the Peace to be dealt with
| in the most summary manner that the law
| prescibes
On melton of John NJ. Drewry, the pro-
| ceedings Of this meeting were ordered to be
published in the Portsmouth Transcript, land
the Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburg pa
| psrs be requested to copy.
On motion of Benz amin Tatem, Esq, the
meeting adjourned to meet at the same place
on Saturday, the 18th of December, at 3
O'clock.
SAM'L ETHERIDGE, Chm'n.
WM. Wake, Jr., Sec'ry.
FIRE!-The alarm of fire last night about
nine o'clock, was caused by the burning of
frame building at the corner of Queen and
Cumberland streets he house was unoc-
cupied, and belonged to Mrs. Carnes, who
is now in Philadelphia.
There is little doubt but the incendiaries
torch was applied to this house, and we
hope the authorities Will take extra pains to
find out who applied it.
The firemen were promptly at work, and
prevented the spread OF the flames, which
would Inevitably have spread among the ad-
jacent frame buildings, but for their active
efforts to the contrary.
How TO PaEsERvE HEALTH,-Medicin will
never remedy bad habits. 1t is utterly fu-
tile to think of living in guttony, intemper-
ance, and every excess and keeping the body
| in health by medicine. Indulgence of the
| appetite, indiscriminate dosing and drug
| ging, have ruined the health and destroyed
| the lives Of more persons than famine or pes
thence. If you will take advice, you will
become regular in our habits, eat and drink
only wholesome things, sleep on a mattrass,
and retire and rise very regularly. Make
free use OF water to purify the skin, and
when sick take. counsel of the best physician
you know, and follow Nature.
THE SADDEsF SIGHT.-The attention of
bachelors is invited to the following "wail:"
"There are some sights in this world-a city
sacked and burned-a Norfolk in the midst
Of q plague-a ship burning at sea-a family
pining in starvation-a jar of honey smash
ed on the pavement; but the saddest sight
to US OF all is an old bachelor, stolidly walk