The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-07
SENTIMENT or THR PgoPLR.

SENIimkNT OF THE Pk0fLR.
The people ahroushout The lervth ..a
breadth Of the Commonwealth are holdine
| sown and county meetings to express their
| sentiments In relation TO the Harperss Ferry
invasion. Their resolutions show the temper
Of the public mind and may b. regarded a 4
true indication Of the tendelScy Of the times.
/ ArausrA COUNTY.
| The citizens Of Stannton held 4 meeting on
the s6th ult, and adopted tAe folio wing among
other resolutions:
That In the opinion Of this meeting the cul-
ovation OF q military spirit among our young
men, and the organization Of volunteer mill
saIy companies for the protection Of our own
| ussiuess the defence of the honor Of our STATE,
and the resistance Of invasion. come from
wnat quarter 1t may, IL demanded by the
.nTeateainG aspect Of affairs at the present
shnn,S ana 40 snat u Is not oniy the duty, but
snouId oe esteemed the high privilege, Of the
oIa ana substantial men OF the Town and
county, TO lend material aidn in the way OF
pss9;u,niary s;,y contribnt tions to those who may be
wiling to risk their lives in defence Of the
lives and property Of others.
/ Dusing the progress Of the meeting AMI
gaa.eu aodresses were delivered by John ID.
snn esq, Major Watts, Powell Harri-
| son; 3. A. Stuart, and Others and in respo nse
% ,. the solicitations of the committee, nearly
savo Were raised OF. the spot for the purposes
inaicated In the above resolution.
large meeting was held at the Court House
OF Augusta county, on the 2sth ult. The fol.
| lowing Is one of the resolutions adopted:
| That the present aspect of public affairs il
we'll calcrlated to excite the serious siarm q,
| all true lovers OF their country; and while
| we deprecate all acts calculated to add to the.
puRic excitement and to weaken the bonds of
| the Union, yet in view Of the recent Iawiess
acts of violence at Harper's Ferry resulting
In the wanton spilling of Virginia blood upon
| virginia soil, il is the imperative duty of the
| People to arm and prepare tor public defence.
ana we hold ourselves now and at all times
ready to sustain the Executive Of Virginia and
all other lawful au thorities in upholding the
rights, interest and honor OF the State.
FAuQUIER.
The following strong resolutions were adopt
ed at a recent meeting at Fauquier Court
| House:
That all persons who shall, directly or indi.
rectiy, sell in this State the manufactures of
the non n-slaveholding States, shall, in addition
/ to the tax paid by him or them, pay an
nually the sum of five hundred dollars, or at
| that rate, so long as he or they may continue
| such sales.
| That no person or persons residing in this
| State, and doing business therein, who shall
| import goods, wares and merchandise from
any foreign port directly therefrom into any
port or ports in Virginia, shall pay any tax
| upon the sale thereof.
| That any person or persons, companies or
| corporations, residing or located within the
| State of Virginia, who shall purchase steam
| engine of any description, or freight or pas
| senger for use therein, manufactured wi tn
| in the -slaveholdlug States shall pay an
| annual tax on each steam engine or,car 50 pur-
chased from time to time, of five hundred dol
| lars.
| The people of this county, in public meet
| ing, have resolved,
| That the Legislature of Virginia should pro-
| ceed without delay to provide and adopta sys-
TEN of thorough military organization. and, in
| the meantime, that each county in the State
| should proceed to organize volunteer compa-
| nies for our protection and defence.
| That the fourth resolution adopted by a
| meeting of the citizens of Amelia county,
| meets with our approval, and therefore
| will then read as follows:
That as a precautionary measure against
| foreign interference with our slave popula-
| tion, notice be given, and is hereby given, to
| all strangers, either foreigners or northern
men, that the people of this county will ex-
| pei all unlicensed pedlars, travelling booksell-
ers musicians and gipsiss, and other vagrants,
who are or may be in our midst and tor the
| purpose of carrying into effect the foregoing,
| we recommend the appointment of a commit
| tee of one in each magisterial district in the
| county, whose duty it shall be to appoint a
| vigilance committee in their respective dis
| tricts, and that we will sustain each other in
this matter.
NORTHAMPTON.
At a meeting in Northampton county, the
| following resolutions were adopted, among
| others:
That the prompt and energetic action of
Governor Wise and President Buchanan. in
suppressing the outbreak at Harper's Ferry,
| meets with an unqualified approval, and is
| worthy of the admiration of our Whoie conn-
| try.
| That we, the citizens of Northampton, do
hold ourselves in readiness to repel, TO the last
| drop of our blood, any similar attempt to steal
away our property; and we would urge upon
our Southern brethren, ereryichere, to guard
who are constantly prowling among us in the
| garbs of school-teachers, cloth-venders, ped
| lars, &c.
GREENBRIER.
The people of this county, on the 27th ult,
resolved,
That the people of Greenbrier, as portion
| OF the citizens of this Commonwealth, are
ready to resist, to the bitter end, and ''to the
last extremity every aggression upon our
| rights a sovereign State, and we hold our
selves in readiness to defend all the priyil eges
and immunities which belong to US as Virgin
| ians.
That President Buchanan deserves the
warmest commendation of every good citizen
of the United States for the prompt manner
| in which he, as President has discharged his
| duty in relation to the affair at Harper's Fer
| ry.
That the course pursued by Gov. WISE in
| the matters at Harper's Ferry and Charles
| town, meets with the entire and cordial ap-
proyal Of the people of this county.
PAGE.
The following is one of series of resol u
eions adopted by the people of Page county:
That special committee of enquiry and in
vestigation be appointed, whose duty it shall
be to watch for and enquire into every sign OF
treason, treachery or wrong against the peace
and order of society, and thesrights OF proper
ry within the borders OF the county of Page;
and in the discharge of their duties to bring
any suspicious person, whether citizen or
stranger, either by virtue of "Warrant" or dis
ties of he county, to be dealt with according
to law, and the necessity of the case.
ORANGE.
With regard to trade and intercourse with
non-slaveholding States, the people Of this
county resolve
That under existing circums iances our in
tercourse with non-slayeholding States ought
to be guarded with special care, and that vigi-
lance committees be appointed IN each magis-
terial district to see that the laws are enforced
and all suspicious persons rigidly examined
That our merchants be requested not to
trade with the Northern cities, or to obtain
through them articles either of foreign or do
mestic production.
That our Legislature be petitioned to pass
such laws as may be enacted without viola
trict our commerce with the Free States, and
that such burdens and restrictions be made
to onerate as far as practicable, as a total pro-
hibition. =
BEDFORD.
A very large meeting was held in Bedford
county, on the 2sth ult. The series Of resolu-
tions terminates as follows:
That our representatives in the State Leg
islature be respectfully requested to consider
the propriety of providing by law for the fol-
lowing objects:
. 1st A more efficient organization Of the mi
fsu0 a ,.olio E