Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-24
PLAQUEMlNE
Saturday, November "A, 1850.
IMPORTANT
PURLlC

According 10 previous announcement,
through placards and notice i'll the Tia
ycttc and Sentinel" Of Saturday, a meet
ing Of our citizens took place at the
Cont House in Plagucminc, on Satur-
dov afternoon. the 18th inst. 1t was
probably the largest and most unanlIn-
ous in sentiment that was ever held III
this place.
NJ. A. Estcvan, Esq, organized the
meeting by proposing the following
names for President, Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, which were carried by
a%cclamation
President, DR.. P. L. IlmIARr.
Vice Presidents:
Judge r. c. DowNEs, Hon. Y. j. DrPrY,
JERE. WEArnERLEY, \. MARIoyNEAux,
Gen. G. 5. ROUSSEAU, Dr.. \. HALL,
GEORGE HARRISON.
Secretaries:
WV p B~RApBrRy, THO. BLANCHARD,
WY. PoLsoN, I. y. Roth.
The President having taken his seat,
he arose expressed his thanks, and sup
posed that all were perfectly well ac-
uuainted with the cause that had as
sembled them there. The South was III
danger-we had met together to express
u opinions and to unite for the pro
lection of our rights and our homes. lie
hoped that we would be unanimous ii
sentiment, and would act together.
Hon. \. Talbot then moved that a com
mittee of five be appointed to draw VI
resolutions expressive of the sentiment:
of the meeting which was adopted
and the following. gentlemen appointed
by the Chair:
Committee on ResOlatioHS.-A. Talbot
Joseph Erwin, Jos. II. Balch, j. H. Rills
and NJ. \. Estevan.
The Committee then retired. During
the interim of their absence severa
gentlemen were called upon to addres
the meeting, among them Gen. q. :
ROUSSEAU, who arose in obedience to tn
general voice, and although unused t
public speaking" responded in a hal
py and appropriate manner, and col
cludcd by saying that when the hour c
action came, although grown into til
'sear and yellow leaf" his sword an
his services were at the command I
the people. Having been brought u
under the tuition and discipline of Yves
Point '(the General was the first nativ
citizen who graduated at this institr
tom he trusted that that sword al,
those services would not prove unavai
ing in the time of need.
The Committee having returned, Nj
Talbot Oh its behalf, presented and rea
the Resolutions it had adopted by a III
animous voice. In support of which
he then addressed the audience, in a
eloquent an appropriate strain, wiic
was warmly a~pplauded.
The resolutions | have just read
said the speaker, / would remark, NETT tn
unanimous approval of the committee
They are necessary to, and fully NEE
in my opinion, the demands of the or
sis upon our s~elf-respect and our honor
and the claims which naturally emenat
from the promptings of patriotism AM
the instincts of Self-preservation.
sectional party at the North has bee
victorious by 4 unanimity almost I'll
paralleled, upon the principle Of hatre'
to the South, and pledged destruction
of your property and your rights. Tn
declaration has gone forth that You ar
an inferior race. The brand of infer
Ority has been set upon You. 1t has beer
settled by ballot to the satisfaction o
the Black Republicans, that upon thu
triumph of their "higherlaw" doctrine
il becomes their imperative duty to CT