Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-28
publJc mectIn. in Floyd County.

4, meeting Of a large portion Of the citI'
zens of Floyd, held at the Court House OF the
comfy. on the Goth Of December, lo'd}. Court
dovl lanes l. Tornpkins called the meeting
n order. and on his motion, Henry Lane vas
S,,JaJ ~ thr Chair and Hurwcll :Akcr$ Was ap-
pointed Secretary; c-. ,;.,l H.,
y,o1,t;or to the distracted state Q: the Union,
and nj Some length, and with much ability, al
'1resced tho meeting on the now perllolS state
r. tho country. the causes which lel To it and
the faint hope of 4 reconciliation.
On notion Of Jared j.. Williams, Esq, the
Chairman was requested to appoint a commit.
toe NJ fifteen 10 draft resolutions expressive o.
the objects and opinions Of the meeting, and
report the same for action.
rho Ghairman appointed The following gen
tr.,nrn ~ co,upGsc said committee:
Tnl I'm T. Shrlor. John Merritt, Pleasant
uownIl I,mrs /. TolnpEinS. jared }. Williams,
n r p Elliott, DR.. John d. Stuart, Dr.: \. d.
iLnI,arl; Lain W. Shelton. john Helms, |alrn'
Inn TLrosh lanes ". Lasenrnr, Harvey peS-
kins. David tioudykOOntZ and Stanton a. al
bridge. .,.L
RIA committee retired, AMI, after " short hc
c.nrc r.nor,rd the fulinyinS for the Hctl";I "l
the meeting: ,;,u -
sc,nhlcd, deem it proper that hey, III common"
will their fcllow.cilizeis Of other c~"uEti"S,
rhould cyrresS their views upon The important
orl vital questions that effect the co'intry.-
Thew cherish an abiding attachment to the
rnirr az these States as framed by orr fathers;
they regard il; rs lhc palladium OF their !brr.
ties and rs the fountain Of their prosperity ana
p.oc,. and they are unwilling To sec II disSnlv'
oil until every honorable effort has been made
| to adjust the vcXcd questions HAT distract anu
,l;vij,. thr lwn sections of the c0n!r,lcracr;
vet, holding these views. they annGunce
II os their Deliberate rnn"icti"n tina: the
IN. time has arrived when the rrioSc Of
the country, the rights Of t!c South a:it!
the prosperity Of oar Institutions demand cS'
pcciallv, a final settlement "t the subject
Of slavery, a cessation Of aglta,i"tS. complete
redress for al the grievances Of III" SoI;t''r'n
States, and that this redress Gun only he secure!
ctiuctually by thorough. Union CO operation I'll
I'll the Southern States. And whiiet this meeting
is utterly opposed 10 any attempt being made
to cocrcc South Carolina, regarding ttrc c"cr-
cinn of a sovereign State aS destructive OF III"
Conf.hrracy and Incompatible with the right;
Of the States, yet they are free To express their
Interpretation Of the course Of South Carroll.
M in seeding from the Union without consul
talinn with her sister States %! The South
And further, without undertaking 20 Indicate
the course Of policy Ia be pursued IN the pre-
sent emergency, this meeting declares ihat ilit
time for action has arrived. wien tile ratrio:-
ism and wisdom Of the State should be Assem-
hlrd in counsel.
BE it, therefore,
Resolved, That. nUlr nIi:.loiI, il l. cHrrhI-
cnt that n Convention Of the people Of Virginia
should lie held TO determine her course and poi
lev ia the present condition Of affairs.
Resolved, That the Delegate 10 the LcgiSia-
turc for this county he requested 10 advocate
and vote for the cal! "t i Convention.
Col. Shclor, in reporting these resolutions,
stated that there vas an additional resolution
offered in the committee room, which was voted
down, and that the said resolutions we're adopt
ed in the committee rooln with onc diSscntin.
voice.
John ". Shelton, Esq, then offered the fol-
lowing additional resolution. ~ Il minority re-
port, signed by himself and Mcssrs. Merritt,
DcSkins, iioodykoontz. Lascncur and Elliott,
ana stated that it was tn. resolution ""tc'I
down in the committee room
lktSDI'tu. Ill'll l.' ''CNNIcI' - ~ - ~
Il sufficient cause to dissolve tie Uni"n.
This resolution vas ml:GcalcI by N":.:S
Shelton and Merritt.
Col. Shc!or explained, that these Of thu con,
riitlcc who voted against the resolution. did
not do so because they regarded the election OF
Lincoln, alone. 4 sufficient Cause for di>Snlri"" !
the Union, but BECAUSE they deemed II i;rr%rc-
dicnt aud out Of place to adopt such . rr=olu'
ton.
Jared j. Williams, Esq. then offered 'lc fol.
lowing Substitute for Htr. SiIciton's resolution.
which was accepted by Mr.. Shelton
Resolved, That We DO no. dcerG HE mere
election Of Abraham Lincoln, Ia the Presidency
of the United States, sufficient can:r 10 dissolve
the Cnion, but W., rs Southern r%cnr.e, hrlre.
cate the series Of agglcSSio'; AMI Wrongs per
neirated by the Northern States upon i''r
South.
The resolutions reported By Col. Shrl"r an"i
Mr.. Williams substitute for Mr. S!clt"nS re-
solution, were then adopted hy IL" mc"ti"Gwi'h
enc dissenting Voice.
Fleming Saunders, Esq. c: Franklin. a"''
Waller Z. Staples, R:q, Of Montgomery, benz
present, were called on, and addressed i!r
meeting with great cloqucncc aad ability.
Tn motion of j. i. Tornpkirs, ii was ordered
that these proceedings he published III the
Richmond Enquirer, ami that the Wig, DIS
patch, Examiner and LyEc!bmrg Ni".inian nc
requested to copy the same.
On motion, The meeting adiorrnc'i.
HENRY LANE, Chn'n.
RrpwcLl, AHEES, Scc'v.