Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-28

oronoe county The First TO Declare LOT
.ncn..ton and Southern independence
$1,000 Subscribed to Purchase Ar"i'
go,.f tho COunfy |

. ,I,. First 10 Declare for
.n.e.,,,n and Southern independence
$1,000 Subscribed TO Purchase Ar'"'
for the COUNTY.
The pcoplc If this old county, arouse" "y
THAT high spirit uT resistance u w." y
which warmed and animated me ooso,n' "
han L,,.f, hers "amjd the thickening dangers
of the crisis preceding our FeVolu''o Dh;a ;
struggle, to-day commenced a reSollt.Tn nan,
will place Virginia III the !eaa OIL t'' 60
movement nv which Southern r'snI' ~,
Southern honor viii be ylidlcated anu HILL
tanned. tho ,e,dino
Whir Of this section Of the State' "nu "sup
,or,sr or Bell and Everett, addressed '''G Pto
liz The well known patriotism anu ao''ts
IF tho speaker. the TACT mat nc Is " "Se pr
ncrty-holdcr, and no political dcinagoSnc Seeh
Inc his own prefermcnt, inclined a IarSe am
attentive audience to listen /" ana hccu l''
words OF counsel. With the hand OF Il master
he exposed 10 the gaze vi his c"unirylheEi lit
compact Of Union violated by the people 4"
the North; their agsrcssions upon inc rs"'s
Of the South; their determination, III ro' III,
rested,D 10 apply the hateful principle o,
coercion; and presented. III strong anu
fcclin. vlcqIcnce, the alternative O! SUI,
mission or rrsi>tar.ce as thc ci'oice y,
The people OF F~irg'nia. At the close o'
his mastery address of which have no.
given you even an outline, Alr. Morton SUP,
mjltcd the suhiuincd resolutions, which VIII
speak for themselves. During his adureSs III
read 10 the people The letter addressed ny NV
committee for the county Of Orange, IN l''''
ito Capt. Patrick Henry and the c'eI1tIe'hen
Indcpcndcnts Of Hanover" This letter was
signed by James Madison. AS Chairman, James
Taylor. Zach. Burnley, James Madison, Jr'
lanes Walker, Henry Scott, Thomas barb"nr'
Rowland Thomas, William Moore, Lawrence
Talia(erroa and Thomas Bell. And by the utscct'-
dants CT these illustrioua mch these resolutions
were passed amid the strongest rnli'lS'a:'''
with hu, two dissenting voices. lhe ih'l"''
ton Contained in the last resolution was
promptly responded to by the subscription o.
SISU: and the Chairman OF the committee 'i!,
formed me that more than the full amount WIZ
III, soccdlly raised. Thus has old Orange, the
county Of James Madison, comIienct'i Il rc'"'
lutivn the result uf which will he the recon-
struc;iou Of the Government upon The enduring
basis Of an equal division Of power between
the 40 sections nr the separation OF the States
Of the South from the States "f the North.
One or the ether of these results is absolutely
necessary, or liberty is extinct among the
popuiat;on Of the SlavslroIdins States.
i. Resolved. In consideration Of the peril
Gus condition Of the country, it is the opinion
of this meeting that State Convention he call
cd at the earliest possible day.
> Resolved, FROM the proceedings IN Con
grcs:, and other sources Of information, VIZ he
licvr the rolicy Of the Republican party will
be the coercion Of seeding States.
3. Resolved, Tha the union Of tfic South *
the safety Of the South.
i. Resolved, rs tic opinion OF this meeting,
the cotton States will scccdc; that their destiny
is our destiny; and hat Virginia should retire
bcfurc The 4tl of !M:rch next and place herself
ut the head Of the column.
). Resolved, Iha, every slave State should
scccdc before the l,h Of March and Cooperate
afterwards.
e. Resolved, Tha:, with Il united South,
Abraham Lincoln viii not make war upon 10
States: but should liz do so, may God defend
the right.
I. Resolved, Tina. there ~ committee to
raise n thousand dollars to assist iii The equip
mcnt and purchase of arms for the county OF
OEiN"E.
Wing and Examiner requested 10 copy.