Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-16
Public nicrrin" I'm Richmond County,

Al meeting Of the citizens Of Richmond county. held a,
The Courthouse, "n Monday, iN" ah day Of D"cs"i'"r,
i>5I. being court day,
On motion OF Mr.. Edward Erock"rhroaGh, Go! Robert
". Carter was called ~ the Chair. aud I. W. P-ndlci IL was
appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting VA. explained ~ Thomas
Jones. Jr, T,p.. who offered the following resolutions, which
were adopted will, gre,; ananimity.
Resolved, That The late outbreak and Invasion OF the
soil Of Virginia. ut IIarpcr's Ferry, 10y an organized band
81 citizens OF the Notwithstanding STATE codn'cntacei
aud encOui aged by men In hich places, In both Church and
stale, admon..! Us that the time has cpaic when the p-epl"
o; the South, should set their hopsr In orict.'
y Resolved. That - complete military organization >houit
te effected a; once in every .iaTclr0idins s'atei ah tItt
the Legislature of Virginia i hereby requested !" give !t'
lrs;, aud best eni.a."r, to place the Staten the best posi-
Die condition for defence.
Resolved, That in view OF tie exposed situation "i TIE
peninsula lying between the Potomac aud Ialp"h tniiock
Rivers. H. eh.y approach from the Norih. and T. '"!ica!'I
Of access FROM the rest Of ils state, II |. peculiarly proper
lhtl every male %inhhhiiau. thereof. possessing sutlcirHt
piy s.a al ability To bear arm, should regard himself "a q
citizen .yolLier, ready a, the tap y; the drum 10 ny 10 H.
defence. iurui,tgG at his own charsc, with the Drst imlirinsi''
OF defence tina; h., pscunrtry circumstances wa !H''Iy.
Resolved, that the people Of ihi, county VIII proceed at
once To organic volunteer "9miauier anG ~ Prri'"T" i"r HE
wort that awaits thea.
Resolved. Tia, the Legislature thereby requested to re
Virginia.
Resolved. Tia, the Constitution Of urired State, o An-.
RIGA MAS ordained aud established, IL order, among "ihrI
thing. 81" insure domestic tranquility AKA -" i'r'Hioir
the general welfare e each and every "Ec Of 'he parties
IoiIr compact, and, that the people "i Virginia, a. The
lin. Of ir adoption vi The Constitution, through 'i.rlf lei
tpate., in convention assembled, declared aid Iiatr i
known that The powers thereby granted. "h-iuf derived
from ,lr people oi the United STATES, 'uish' Ice RESUMED h%
them wh,n-ocver the same should Ice Irr',F':u To 'h'' ~
Jury and oppression
TN motion OF Col. John VI. BFoS&enbfossh, the following
resolutions we're adopted.
RESOLVED. Thai ". regard Seward. $aiuuer, Hale. wilson,
and she entire baud -, ADolitirrists, Including Tie robbery,
prrjury aud murder, advocating aarameuers 81 Northern
p~uIpiis, more guilty Of treason a0d nutd.T' atu more o'
.,,r yiuG Of tie l,lu:.'s doom than was John iirOsn himself.
Resolved, Tia: ron Intercourse WIKI HerthtEh irblie
.La;i a- our mott" hereafter: aud We lieiss "uT'ei'T', t"ht
il IA III be strictly adhered TO.
Resolved, That the firm Mri decided action oil "p'crL"T
Wise, ia expressing t!c late invasion 81 cur State. ana u
uyrugiur IL wrung-. meets our cordial aprrohaii"@r 'hd
ctuulrirally d,signaics him as tie man for the time.
On motion, Resolved, That these proceedings, S'gnsi u
the Chairman and Secretary, he forwarded 20 ;e '"I'VTs OF
ncw,raprrs in the City Of Richmond, with The r"guest iahi
they publish. the same.
!. ". PINDL IvS, SrcrsiaTr.