Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-16
Public Meeting in Louisa Comfy.

, Al large meeting Of the people o. ouI.a' IN no"srh.r
,sa Court House, ON Monday, the I'm aS ~ y"
ISs9 Col CLAYTON q. Coleman wa. called 10 the 'h+'r' anu
AIexxander y. Butler appointed srcr,'ayx. ,,..
NE - .dITr-S-I 10y !. '. Winston, James l.
- NJ NJ Garter and Thomas 7. Smith; when ile
following preamble and resolutions were 'h'Fe" " W.
SiIn.,"n and unanimously adopted: ,.,
Wssn... recent developments at the North sh"w ''A'
rrinc noIi.icaI party q: That section OF The 'L'vh ca.
,"r,ain deep feelings OF hostility aud haired 10 IL. anu !"
IeItT f.,i,n,iou ,f domestic slavery, which have induced
,h,,n TO disregard the ri?h's al siaTtholhers ahn o. Use
- ~" STAT, under the Constitution Of the United STATES:
md 10 trumplc upon the Constitution by deh!ingio u, e,ua'
rights In the Territories; ly refusing 10 aIhit ne" S.sN'
states into the union; by refusing to surrender our iusn,e
slaves no, ci,hs,anding their constitutional ohhgaiinis !"
do az. by Passing laws making II penal IN 'hrlr ei'iE'hs or
oiIicsrs Of Justice to enforce the irsii!T- slave Jaw; .!
murd.,iu. our citizens who. under the sanction" @! 'ha' 's~'
- con. within their borders in pur-Gi; of ihcir property
and more recently. by giving their coun'enancr TO- a'l'rH
ANA abe;iinr a viltainou- conspiracy 10 'i'"ae our sui inn
within our Stat" 10 murder our c!'z-h-. sWr up "'s"' - ~
aud plunge u i'" '"' '''''
fore, ...r, a, ;r,ul, and
,,t.,nv uursucd towarl, the slaycholdiug states by The
Jo,nInnl, partv at the North, convince. ~ that the ii!"h
aud The Constitution on which II T"ris' nave ''A-Fn 70 I'''
t,ct the Ii.hi- OF the southern STATES.
=. Resolved. THAT the conservative rIeai'i' ~ ~ VI"
i. either rowerlc,s. or too indifferent :" control pubic 9piiI'
Ion ti,rr. ~ ia curb fdnaticisuI, aud that Ne mist rely on
oursrlye, t, eaard and dtfesi "Gr ho"'T' oa' institutions
and CEr riEtis. tfu,,,,
,Le memories associated with 1t, We DO not desire us pre-
.crys,ion, except in .;ric, accordance with tn: C"hs!iiu'
;ion. - 800,
a,v member OF the Black Republican, party, 10 the Presi'
aylc, of ,hc United S;Aies. ought TO he Immediately il'
loved Ly The s-cessiou Of all the slave holding states from
tbs Cotf.icracy, aud the prevention OF any Organization
.! Il Federal Administration under such Pirsiar!t'
5. Resolved. Tha; the recent Invasion "i virginia al iiar,
p,t's r,rry i. the legitimate result oil The principles a!t:
opinions OF The i!acX kcpunliciu parry, While thr wide
spread sympathy ici and expressed al the North Tor Tie
traitors and muri.rui., who were regularly tried and con
victrd under the Laws of Virginia, waris Us 10 prepare ior
defence.
ia. fir, measure 81 ~. session. to arm aud thoroughly
vuuip The militia Of the state, and that We believe that Tie
usv,,j. generally desire the whole Of cur surplus Resources
10 Ice Applied, II necessary, 70 this purpose, ana no! ~ BE
,Hpr,irri on srhrLr> for railroads and turnpike, uniiI tlc
military Icfcuccs "G the State are complete.
:. Resolved. That ~weldehly approve The course OF iisnr!
4. Wise, the Governor OF virginia, Tor lS prompt ahd dc'
ciIri action in the affair at Harper Ferry, aiidthat We are
proud OF him as IA Nirgini,u, a patr!", ami a statesman.
The yct. was taken gu lie foregoing resolutions, scrla'ini,
aud they were each unanimously adopted.
pr. VIA. a. Gillespie Then offered 'he i"'!o"i's' Nh''''
VA, also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a Vigilance Committee OF tWc'Fc r'cm
n4.!st.ria! district be appointed by The char, tAilG 'hai an
citizens be requested 10 assist tf'ih,l whose d"ts IL "thii De
To arrest, cHan.!ur and search, il necessary, all suspicious
i,,nrrau, strangers, pedlar,. Sc. who may be found nsSo'
ciltiug. or be suspected of as,ociathis with sI:Nss OF nee
negroes, and TO lake such steps a. will rleciu"ll! prevent
In. CLair ;.eil app1.ut,d the following Vigilance CoE-
U.tic,s under the foregoing resolution:
ist Dis,ric,-pr. Charles x. Dickinson, Richard hoffis'
TLos :. Watson, william Morris, Ithdisu? piSsitsvi'
jaime, VI Hart, Thomas y. West, Garland Nai:er. Thomas
Bib. Ncn"ah l%suelord, George ;. smi'i' EoS'. "liath,.
.ud Distric;-Wiiliam :. Garter, Jaime ". stst. lhdTle'
q. Goodman, Richard Il. libb. Jas. |! "ooi"'S, Anderson
T.iicy, Lewis II. Robertson, john j. Suafi",, E'W"'d T.
Hawkins, John Dunn. ThOs. Ote, X. I. Michie;.
3rd DStriC;-ghos. WtlGr"p, Elisha Builer, Jas: VI i"S"'
Humphrey EiyLl.y, Jeremiah Roberts, Richard !. ROBERTS
Oliver T.. Winston, rr"w!suG White, Andrew j: fefNits,
David ". Perkins, Daniel 4. saunders, Geo. W. laeAsii.
IE Di.iric;-Jas. l.. E-an. i;Op;. W.. EaN.r, !9'rlii VI
Baker. Eobt. y. Trics, Jacqgcin ID. G!lium, Hugh u. INTER,
Icmry Cal.s, pr. We. A.. Gillespie. lr. john l.. bGiFGss,
John {. Harris, Jas. l.. GGuter, EI"d. : Man:teid.
9th ~pi,trici-Gcorge J. Gardner, VIM. T.. Walton, joan
/. Harris, John q. Harris, ~Joseihus Wash. Edwin T. "a>h'
Alf.,1 ". Goodwin, wyatt Ih"in:-soh, J".h ~, ""d"!'
john +. 4. Johnson. James Il. Armstrong. james tnifn'.
oin Di,;ric,-teutrn l. Davis. Edwin Baker, lhVmaS
Hrcnau.il, Dir. YIN. j. reudieton, y. W. Harms, Ctiu' VI.
Carpenter, tapt. Ec:i. +. Iricr. Jos; =. i"oA!eN' ''"' i'
Collins, st mpIr Goodwin, Garland I. Waddy.
9Th pi,trict-spOit>w"n cod l.. Atkinson. u. /. iHehhr"'o"'
David Il. shelton, Misayah Parrish, Thomas Si".ias, pr. !h'.
Ii. Anderson, Capt. Gcarg. Turner. Capt. DAVID W. isi,ci'
Robert Ivrrti II. Natidu:g! IGrnvr. !r, Ltr"rIc! !siH,
Richard X BOWLS.
sih District Cam. James NJ. Trce, FTanc.su Mao.
H. r,um.. DIR. II. Il. iGc.nrr, Capt. j. I. i.Hinras. C'''F!.-
Z. smith. David swift. l.. Il. swift, Wn.. Il. C"csr, James u.
Goodwin. Gcorgc Tyler, WA. G. I!.onla-.
Uu motion OF VIM. uvcrt"n,
Resolved. That the proceedings. g: tbs meeting ne pnH..
I.l,l Ia the Richmond "~Emqu!:c:,' aud thai III" Richmond
.NLiu" .'E.aIuincr," 'lE!"S' agd Dispatch H. re-
gucs;rI 70 copy.
And lLcil on motion, the meeting ADJOURNED.
CLAYTON -. COLEMAN. Chairman.
AiLxs>nrR /. EcIL-m. SECRETARY.