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On Aesdsy shsroocs last. TIE assis. Of
inc n'stiss, - called BY The Spiris 81 J.f-
'e''s"' vas 10 give s,piessios to the sssti.
fas1sa Of the people In relation 10 the recent
saHsgss eeunisssd 10 car midst" The
inacpssds.s Dsms~sl expressed disssst
IRON bedding What il termed - pondsserip,
meeting Of the character proposed, bscssss,
"for forty years the Dsnocss,ie patty las 10,
Only recognised our rights bu, usistsined,
sPheld aud viuditsted them Hs..vsr, .
mss'isg IVES held, and upon motion Of Tuos.
C'Gr'en, Esq, Col. BRAXTON DAvEN.
fokT was csl'si TO tho Chair, and 90 mo-
lion Of Z. u Harding Esq, the editors Of
the papers Of Chsrlestovo yer. requested to
act IS Secretaries.
The editor Of the Indepe uden, no, being
10 The Court'House At the time, Is. Y. BEALL
cad II. N. GALLAnkR appeared on The stand,
IL. ~ Gsllaber stated that BET ose be would
consent TO act as one Of tie Secretaries be
desired to know the object Of the meeting,
a. there bad been some diversity Of opinion
IN regard to the call.
hessr, Harding, Green aud Bolts, stated
the object TO be Union meeting Aflsr
remarks b. various geptl,mep, by general
consent, 10 Was proposed m adjourned meet.
ing be held on to morrow (Pridsy) when 4.
preamble and rs.olu,ioos should be prs.sn-
ted for consideration aud adoption.
Andrew Hunter, Esq stated. that before
the meeting should adjourn, he desheJ to
present a resolution spprobatory Of Gov.
Wi's's course 10 the late transactions in the
county, and supported /, "a able aad elo.
qusnt spesch
ANDREW K. KENNEDY, Esq said tia, be
would vote for the resolution offered by Mr.
Hunter. He believed tbs, Gov. Wise had
performed bis daty faithfully and we'll, and
although be bal always been politically Op
posed to the Gov. expected always to be,
be would unite mosl ehs.rfully, with his fell.
low citizens, IN any PrOP'r appreciation Of
the action OF the Gov as Commander iu
Chief u the military forces Of the State
But, in casting his vote for the resolution, be
desired it to be distinctly understood, tina,
roder no circumstances, could be endorse
the sentiments, said ~ have been uttered
By the Gov, impu,iug want Of spirit and
courage TO the people Of Harpers Ferry and
the county generally. lie knew The people
Of the Ferry, and Of the eouety, to be as
genuinely brave, to be IS ready TO dsf.ud
'he state against any iDvAsiOs, as the citizens
OF any OF her sous,y, CT .. Gov. Wise him
sell. Mr.. X. briefly reviewed the incidents
connected with the battle Of the Perry"
and vindicatsd the action AID conduct Of
The eitissps Of The Ferry, AID those ubs
vent 70 their aid. He never had heard
The Gov. after any sen,iueos derogatory 10
eur pso pie, but he had heard from Others
that he bad done 20, anil be was ehsrgsd
With 10 By the Press. He repeated, that
his vote for the res slution mus. not be con-
sirusd As az sudorsa,iou Of these rtputei
sentiments Of the Gov. He thought the
meeting hsd bss, adjourn 10 ssus future
day, 10 order that . committee might have
time 10 prepare resolutions proper Tor the
occasion With care, and that Mr.. Hs. re solu.
ton should 60 on TO suoh adjourned meeting
Capt. J. l. Ransom objected to t.e
resolution, because be had learned that
Gov. Wise bad cast reflections upon the
peorl Of the county 10 stating that they
had acted coWardly ., the taking Of Brown
and parry.
The resolution was sustained BY f.. ] Lee,
G, y Harding J W Bell.-, II. u. Butch.
sr and VIM. Lucas, Jr., aud after an expla
nation Of the language imputed 10 Governor
Wise BY Mr. HuRter, and = little change Of
pbrAssology, the resolution was adopted a.
follows, with great unsoimity -
RsSOlrtd, That the ihabks Of this comm
si'y, embracing she whole County Of y,f,,,oo
are emin~Bty due and are hstrby ccfd,,IIv 4, N
dsfed . the lac OOyefuof q VuFiHia HebtrA
Wis, To- bis prompt Pauiutir gud ,tai,,1st
hEe action DUNG oar tec'hi r'uh'es aud nat
ne hereby approve II his tprtstnu. tht,urkfst
In guarding 'be honor and f'Rnuy q IN, Con-
non SeAlth. CONN itsd TO hn cbs'fr
The following resolution offered By An
drew + Kennedy va, adopted:
That . committee Of seyeu be appointed
By the Chair, (makioR ABdrsH Hunter. E.S
Chairman. J TO report further business 20 this
nesting Friday neEt, At o'clock p. NJ.
The Chair appointed The following gsntl...
men TO consulate said committee
Andrsu Hunter, Charles Is. Harding. r.
Il. Butcher, ARdrsW T. Kennedy, WIN. Lu.
cas-, Jr., Thomas O. Green, + |. Lee.
Amer which the m 'siing adjourn,d until