Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-06


|ludis6alI6n xssyifs ii R<IiISl go1dsI
All 4 meeting oftiie citizens Of Ras
Icia com 4 !, held II Tie C6ilrt
Honss, on Saturday tile a4tll Decesu.
her 1859; qki esfsss III Il s
On motion Of Gen. a. Besklsy.
Dapiel Shumate, ESD. was called 10
the Ehnff, and Rob-. NJ. WittcT nj
qncsted % aet IS Secretary III
Affertlls Chairman had explained
The ehject ps the meeting, which Le
did ii a,short but pointed spcecht
On motion Of John I'll. Anderson,
Esa. the Chairman appointed the
Eiollowing geatlenaen as = Committed
Is draft resolutions expressive Of the
sense of THE meeting. viz Gen. A
Beckrey. john IL Anderson, DR.. w .
|-fI Kefer. jos. Caldwell, Eawiu
Prince, Col. B. II. Linkons. Vim.
Prince. Gen. @. Nv. Tench, Col r.
IMcYey, Lewis Hull aud Clarkson
Prince
During the absence 1.-THE Commit
tee, eloquent and patriotic speeches
we're delirefed at the call es khc meet
ing, by, Otis Caldwell, Henry n.
Buckley and Jas. Il. McGinnis, Esqs.
II After wisieh the COMMITTEES came
III andreported the following preamble
land resolutions, which, after stirring
speeches made III their support BY
Gen. Alfrea Beckley. JShn il. An
derson and Pyrrhns MEG inilis, Esqs.,
were unanimously adopteds \
PREAMBIE. 81 The reasonable ma
chinatiohs, and fanatical teachings of
abolitionisnl III the Northern States,
first brought into overt and fearful
manifestation in Kansas by, hired
myrnidons, armed, by the voluntary
subscriptions of the rartlng followers,
of pretended ministers ot the meek
and lowiys Jesus, filling Its beautiful
plains with robbery, i,lcend iarisln, de-
rastations and bloodsied, having
more recently shifted the scene to the
quiet soil ofour own Commonwealth,
treason has stalked aulid the grand
scenery LOT the meeting of the Pofo-
mac and Shenandoah riyerssa s I'M the
days ofiour fathers itdid amidst the
ssablime Highlands Of the Hudson,
and an. indiscrininate4 warfare begun
against oar people Of every Age aud
sex. anIi6l the threatened horrors of a
servile iIlsufrection.
| Our constitutional rights, upon
which are based our Union with the
non-slaselfolding States, have been
wont0nly assailed and tranpied mn
der tile feet Of 40 armed body of cut
throat rnfiiaps, and, although prompt
EIy arrested and signally punished 1by
the energy at orr brave old Common
wealth, yetiit becomes the duty 5of the
people Of OR county 5U Raleigh, ii
common with our fellow citizens OF
che whole State, to make 4 public ex-
preston acknowledgements and inaig
Inations at the late monstrons Outrage
upon the Constitution and Laws, as
we'll Of the United States as Of FIR
Eginia, and upon the peace, happiness
and prosperity If ouf. people: There
fore, gs taAft-
III. Resolved, By the people Of
Raleigh, in county meeting assem-
[bled, this oath December, 1859, that
our thanks are Justly daeto bis Elk
Eeelaency Henry a.. Wfse,sand other
civil and military authorities, as well
as khes brave citizen soldiefy Of the
|State. and tolthe United States Ma
| rines, for their speedy repnlsel and
lcondign punishment,ot the treasopa-
TbIe Invasion of our sod blythe ilffa.
Alaous John Brown. and his gang q
desperadoes. s1-eA 10 III
1 I'll Resolved, That ssieternal yigi
lance being :. the price Of liberty,
| it behooves the Legislature, without
delay, toIplace the military defence y
the Commonwealth in the most eH
ciens state Of Organization, actingup
4 On the wise rnaxiiiInl lSSeaper Para
aus and we are prepared to NEE
,laA, additional taxation linyolved
Thereby.
i 81. Resolved, That the people o
Raleigh viii exercise the most rigit
lscrntiny to ferret out and bring to
iustice the einissaries Of Abolitionism
who may endeavor to SOW among
our people the seeds Of treason AMI
| insnrrection against the majesty D
i the law '''ssA
eth. Resolved, That a Vigilance
Committee of nine citizens gbe APP
pointed iii each niagisterial distfirt
! whose dutyfit shall be 10 fully carr,
/ intuseffecs fiie hirdresolution.
/ 4 5tli.a Resolved, That iii case'of AM
| farther attack npon uar Constitution
lal rights, and the sanctity OF our soil
we, tile people of Raleigh, will NEE
Them as men deserving ID BE consid
cred worthy sonsof those noble reso
,Elntionary sires, from whoinswe hay,
dinherited our unexampied institution
Iof civil and religious freedom, AM
Tour cry shaIl ever bein the imperishs
liable words Of the great FOUNDER 4
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