The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-14

Anfi-Abofitioaisf Assoeiasies The following
paper, prepared BY OF our most essfmable
bssn lei Il our once for tRs ssnatrss y snsS nss
gentlemen as approve Of II, and desire - be-
come members Of the association Il pFcposes
DISPOSED not ta SEES in. or. to make, mere Differ
lnstituson eend1s Of slavery In the Sonthern
states gTound of fqaavrsi or eesranaemcnt between
States; still less. If honorahly 10 be avosde 81 in
,eTuphng the social and husiness inferceurse 50
tion and advantage s.nsiLle tha. videls diiisrsng
views on this subject may vet consist with friendly
q bssees those nSn d s
men entitled to their free opinions differ, hat
ana ,rq pm nsuI =, ~ ggrpsss oa
the re xEatlon of oar internal concerns and those
who dsiisr with US as encnlies openls ayrwng hate
ana hostility, and who IN ca!tfng themselves aho-
htionists, With the declared pul pose Of aEolishlng
carrying Oft OF. In ssme mode OF other, destro, ing
brthright,aud wheh. by tho compact of onr common
goyernment, they are bound so far from assang 10
the Same time robbers and traitors; and who reap
ing, heretofore, equally with our friends, the bene-
gatiens they thus dsfssard and dcride. have drawn
from us so far, uBchallenged and unrepelied. our
nc ao a @
trade, or otherwise, kgowlnElg, with avowed ene-
pes and ,eviers we. the undersigned citizens uf
Richmond, and others. resolve and agree. one with
another: under no circumstances, and through no
ternptation of profit to self buy. from. deal with,
ne rsoa known, or generally reputed, to be an Abo
iitionfst:
Or knowingly to buy from any person whatever
goods OF any kind. known believed to be manu-
featured by purchased from. belonging to,
wholly or IN part, any one so esteemed:
And to direct our agents and factors everywhere
throughout the Union to have no dealings. on our
FOODS EXCEPT that this agreement shall not enl-
brace the sale purchase of such above described
goods rs are now on hand, were actually ordered
before the date OF this agreement:
And we further engage with one another to en-
deavar, by all fair means. in every case of reason
he, or not. entertained by those with whom we
might else have business dealings. or otherwise
employ, to the md that may refuse such em-
ploy ment or DEALINGS; and We hold ourselves & ce
to advertise a Committee of Visilence. to be ap
pointed hereafter, if deemed desirable, of the
names of all such Abolifionists known to us, as
also of anv yioiatlan OF this bX any one
who shall subscribe the same-wheh dIImmittee
shall publish so much of such information. any
other coming to their knowledge, and calculated
further the end in view, as they may, their dis
cret1on. see ht:
And we pledge to one another our good names
and good faith for keeping truly, and according
its spirit. this agreement:
Andwe invite frafernally. and urge upon our Eel
low-citzens of every county city and tnwr Of this
State and of all the slaveholding States to enter
into similar resolves and att ons with those
we now form and enter into. as means at once tbs
most expedient and inst that occur +, us consist
States, and the preservation Of good feeling and
good fellow ship betw en- and our friends in the
non slavehoding Ststes to repel the ius.ienities
and retribute the injuries offered 10 by that elias,
| of persons, enemies to our peace interests xnt
safety, against whom this measure is directed.