Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-24

MEETING IN WARREN Cousry.-Ata mo..
ing OF the citizens OF Warren county ny,
ut the Court House, in the town Of F n'l'
Royal, on Monday, the 18th day of Dacaa''
Der, without regard t. party, in pursn,n-
Of u call previously published in the 1--we 1--we
Royal Gazette, Iron:
On motion OF John Il. Jackson. eso q.
meeting Was called to ORDER and Giles C, oHs
esq.,, appointed Chairman, and yicto ~ M'
Brown, Secretary. 81
The chairman, in few brief and ra,..
nent remarks, explained the object Of ,I H.,
meeting; couuseled tirmness and moders,; VIC
and expressed the hope that the Union m;nb..
still be preserved upon the basis of eo S".
rights to every section of our country 1N''
Upon the motion of K. II. Turner eso H..
chair appointed the following committee VI" &c
two from each Magisterial District, to ~. VI
pare business for the meeting:
Front Royal-Robert II. Turner and d
Gardner. edarvlle-Edwin Bowen and -
| E., Mckay. Fork. w. kendrick and =
M. Bennett. Howelsville- S. Cburcb;i
and Thomas 3. Massie. Bayd's and Bs"
| tonsville-S. D. Boyd and Il. a. Finpe)I
The committee retired, and after a sho,.
time returned and reported through lis cha,
man, r. Ii. Turner, the following rasol"
tons, which were adopted with great rn..
nimity:
Resolved, 1st. That we have ever cherished 49,
habitual attachment to the Union Of these S,.,".
under the Fedcr.l Constitution, and have vaIn@.
it rs the palladium Of our political safety s,1
prosperity" ""'
Resolved, I'd. That the perpetuation of me r,;.,
can be maintained only by the v;rtua in,elIicenra
and patriotism Of the people of the several Sa,ny
and by the sacred observance of the rights Of eyc
| State and section, and that whenever from sn;
cause these rights are fagranty and pcrs.t.,,i
violated the Union will have ceased to be q hIa,:
| ing.
Resolved, 81. That VIC have witnessed with
| deep concern the existence of disno.na
| and purpose i'll the people Of the non slayeboli
ing States to interfere with and impair The con.t
| tutional rights of the slaveholding States, .y;.
denced az it has been for series Of wears, Inv n.
declaration Of their Senators and Representative.
in Congress, and the laws enacted by their Leyi.
atures, and the resistance to the execution Of Ii.
fugitive slave law; and regard the result OF the
late presidential election as indicating the strepc;L
and organization Of that party, having for its Oh.
| ject by the agency OF the General GoYernmeo, n
| make an angry and destructive warfare upon N,
| property, peace and tranquility Of the Souther,
| States.
| Resolved, 4th. That the time has arrived when
the united South should meet the issue forced uDop
her, calmly and discreetly, but with an unyciGinp
purpose to maintain the just rights of her people
| in the Union if practicable, if no; out Of it.
Resolved, 9Th. That Convention Of the people
! of Virginia should be called to meet a. early q;
practicable, 10 make authorized declaration Of
our rights, and determine our course in the event
| they are not conceded and secured That having
so many sytnpathies and interests in common, ali
the slaveholding States Of the Union ought in the
present crisis to adopt common policy, and share
the same dcstiny-to this end we earnestly desire
Convention of those States, and regret any has,y
action in advance Of such Convention, and TIA,
we will, as in duty bound, obey the decision snd
command of Virginia alone, as spoken by her Con.
vention, or as agreed upon by her in conference
with her sister Southern States.
Resolved, 9th. That whether secession be regar
ded as Constitutional or Revolutionary measure
any effort on the part Of the Federal Government
to counteract such movement by force would 10
subversiYe Of the principles upon which our Re.
publican Institutions are founded and destructive
Of the reserved rights Of the States and are conse
quently not to be tolerated in the present crisis
Resolved, 18th. That the Front Royal Gazette. tie
Alexandria and Winchester papers be requested to
publish the proceedings of the meeting.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned san:
die. GILES COOK. Chairman.
VICTOR NJ. Brown, Secretary.