The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-04
LOCAL al MATTEHS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
| MtsHng Of CiftaspS Of H.a,feo Counfy.--A
meeting of the citix'ns Of Her rico county wss
held at The OJuft- House, At i2 O'Clock yesrer
day.
The meeting was called to order by Ool ,hr
p Harrison, ou whose motion 0Ko. NJ SAv.
AGE, EsQ., was called TO the char
MIR Savage returned thanks for the honor
conferred On him, and urged calmness and
courtesy in the del 'berations OF the meeting
! which was called wi hout regard TO party. He
then ANNOUNCED his readiness - proceed to
| business.
Ou motion. DAHL E GARpSEs, E-q, was
ch s'p Secrstarv
DR. JohT & Garuett arose to make a motion
| FIR the appointment of n business commiites
he said II WAS obvious 10 every r. fec ing mine
| that We were oyershadow-d nv an in pe u d q z
crisis hat our gi rious Urion, under which
We had heretofore lived IN prosperity. WAS IN
| imminent danger-and that il was lime for
the people To take such action as would ensure
The protection of their rights aud tneir ius l.
tutions. He. exhorted to cannes aud pru-
dence. and hoI ed hat party i--iings would be
| buried, that there would be no crimiua'i ns,
but lhar we should &C as pA'riuIic man, lovers
OF the u nion and their country, who know
their rights and are ready to maintain them
Tbis was no tim. TO stop to euquue how our
poH'icai mansion became fired. Let Us first
tx inguish tbe flames, and we may hen Inv-s-
tiga G the cause Virginia, hr SAID, had made
many sacrifices for the Union, aud Was pr
pared TO makr others; but she was equally
prepared TO N lin TAIN her rights aud to d-teud d
her Institu ious. He wau'ed no excitement
no Iudulg -uce IN ultra sentiments. He desired
IN" ac'i"p Of the meeiiBg To b- IN 'rk-d by
caimnesS. nrmness aud in' d-Tation, SO that AZ
~Uu meet be appr val ot ali paTrIots-ali
true Firsiuia hraris He couclud d oy ma king
Inou"n the aput intineut OF commtttee
"t Fix % Prepare business Tor the action VI The
neerIug.
IN J. II nAaAt thuv tINp
and moved 10 amend by strikt' out al d
Inserting eleven. tie VIZ UulJn m rs
long as he objects OF IN. Uniun were fiith al
" Carried out, but no IIngpr. Already the
Unton WAS de 10, ny the treG usut vIoIasi ms Of
the Constitution by Northern s ates. II lie
cou d mol he again brea tb, iuio H. then De
"ish' Il 10 see The defunct DJdy buried cut of
sleht.
Tue amendment of Mr.. Atkinson was ac.
copied, aud the iairm An cumme ICED IL ap-
point he commltiee Wien u motion prevailed
10 enlarge Il 20 .h,rte.n.
he Chai'm tn tn-i appoini ted the following,
as The Commute oH BHstnes>:
Jlo X u .rnett. Jno W. Atkinson,
SherwIn NJ. Re, Il > III.
yn" ! unt. Jas. VI ,arn.ut,
Jno Hut hesun. WA. A Co,ke,
DR. c Archer. A''
The committee Then Retired for copsulta-
ton
Mr.. E f Orvis stated that h. had prepared
Il series oI IesoiuIons, which he desired To
submit
OA motion of Mr.. N F. B we, the resolu.
lous were referred To the COMMITTEE on Basi-
nsss.
o. motion of Mr.. John N. Davis, Mr. john
IL GUY, uf Gooeh land. WAS yiteu tu address
the mre ting.
MIR. Guy stated that he did not expect TO I've
called on 10 say any hing TO tie people of
HenrIcU. tie knew that his county syura
tnIZed with Henuco ia This meeting rhs
people OF Goo. bland, at their last CouIt met
t"=-ther, Irrespective OF party, IL d d d-Clareo
tneir readiness aud determination TO defend
Tue Tigh s and protect the houor { Viig,ua
they demand The repeal oi the PersonaI Lilo
ertS bulls Ia ali the States that have nulliiird
the Cons itutiun aud toe Federal laws, aud
VIII De Satisf1,d WIth nOthi. x less. W. ate.,r
IN ~ be Thought OF the ac Ion OF SDuth Caro-
itna Ii Is HoW 100 laLe tor her tu Ietlace her
strps, aud whenever the tune of division ar
rISes, Virginia cannot be Yauk~-ixrd, but
must go wan The South. nj q. did not I,ok
upon the election Of Lincoln as sufficient
cause for dissul 'tiou. Hts election was con-
sttutiOua', anu could not De objected 10, bat
Tor tho fact that H. is furth-r IhdIca lou OF
the deadly hostility OF the people OF tue Nnrth
10 the refusal of tne Vel mt LAgtsiature t.
repeal Lhe Personal Liberty bIIl II that Safe,
aud Concluded by advising Moderation. firm
nes-, and u Sp,rIL OF Concession.
mr q q. dri,Woiu as ctiied on aud brief
~ aud esd the meeting. IL ep he for Ih-
dI-u-uf ITS glory AID y ei-aud urged
Il" meeting Ia reflect calm aud dIsp -sIou
ately "n their action lie WIS not I ,r pr-cIpi
f,t.ug the ) ale into resoiutr Il. Tne COZ a
, a'es have uotulug ~ Iose by uuIJn III d >
H"i.'n. III dissolution Come, Lhr border , es
must do the hkhtIng, while The CO.. on s ,e>
are resting III quiet. Virginia mad aiie tdy
Ust 81 ,tOu, ~ a. value ut her Property @,
tue agi tatiOn OF lue QUESTION OF dissoiu ton
aud the cotton Stas.s are the gtIuers. Not
ouly Will tIrgtnIa lose in he value of ner
saves, out her itee labor Will depI eel ttr her
c'tizsus wtu migrate > II a. anu We sh al
b greatly Injured. lie said h. was for HI.
CdIun as long as the honor Of EtrgluIa could
oo preserved III II; but II tue gu stIou Of dis.
union or dIsho"or 1, y e>pnteu, no sn uld "a,
.iIsuui,n IL all bazt,ds, regardless vi cuuse
queuces. Ii Sou UarJura would xo Iet her
80 /" peace. If sne succprd out II
the Uuiun, no man won rtiolce muls
Iuau himself He uld not expecl ciyit wa,
you'd tOiioW. but Il 1t did auo LtuCoIu vii
nis my midons Ut Back Republicans e. outc
lnN aue he Sta z, every ViIgIuIan would u.r-
hem on tne bJider, ana hgGt HIN step iy
-trp, with kDiio and torch hauu burnl, r
every blade " grass, aud raziug every n use
uiI reaching our nOuutaIn iastne. Sos, WHERE
we VIII 1snt 10 the death maktug our couu-
rvs flag our shroud, and Virginia soil our
gravee.
Mr. T. I. Chopper replied briefly, and ex-
cit-m-uf " a. manifest Ia the meeting, when
tue Commitsee on Business came In, aud
Dr. JoHE x. GARkkTT pr sen red The How
ing pIeanb ana resolutions, as IGetr report {:
Hl n
s ate Cld u0 th- 6tu of sovt N er ast Ly yuro
secroha w On sectioG8l Ihci Jler. eject apr 4.
ham Lincoln Ia the Pres demo, Of these Uritsd
StAtes, therrb' IN nifes n! tnoi' dee root. n s.
IL, iItle lust utl,ns oi VirsIa,aa dt e south,
nj their haAt Os q, mih-tu q T. get voosessiou ol
tOHeFs OF 'ne nnent W In the ayu ed
psr OF -Ac udIug LLe 81 .veho cin Sl tLos frrlI
.-tr iust Al d equal tights under the Con,ttu
IoL: I'd, horoas, tuts hos, n. iaeln exstos
pdrD ~e, sn W reached pniHL h on h ca ems
!, & snl 4u g. our < o,iu 8 { m: Id. wp-r a
t.STt t1Is & b n lTpz v.aIt a
sensr OF the sr IS Ia u ttcu pc pstrareu %, rtu
Nor he. "a Ia ss -, s,te,arns b. seta - II,
0H 10 seCeds tfuin D4un: anu snei,s
Sniie there Exists hnlon< Us tuI u e op q ON N
a lea m. vTiss IL iuipsDdtnx "Ner our D-,,.ved
ara t. its hest mode T.. ne a ape q .ycf.lu rhe
swh G MY r-su t omit: IN ref, ., we tur
ass ti Ill p- have fuet together, al al full anu
10 II ri cuLtsr nee, DO
Reso We h.t It bs recommended t. the Legis-
ID ufe oi Virs !nia wEea 10 snaII meet lu janusr,
ue2t TO take iinuie late stess To cal t,xsInrr A
CIIF ntun OF tne Pc Sie oi Vtr.Inia, I, NE. at
the ca hest pfaotisaDle momelt 10 take INTO cou
si rfatioa me present cUn3Itipn oil oar beloved
Ksso,ved, rha. II be r.c pnnended 10 the Lev,s
iature tu Inv 70 d cnntereuce 0f all >0uLnerp
States, 20 cJasIder ths III rue an measure OF n,
dressing our Er'evdn,ss to insIet up ~ suca uar
ants as snail souie our eYua. r .uts in hs
Uai.'n. AID protect Us IN the iuIars from ms iur
hsr aEratlon OF tae silver, qu zion; and IN IN.
even OF Idudre 10 secnfa hose otyects To- eoacert
measures i1r he pioteotlon AID deieace oil our
risntS
hcb'fscu. tHtk We otFUcstiy appeal 10 Sll Non n
err ates TO aniJe Win u, Ia another, 4 tt ma,
oe last, enort ~ preser.e tn Tn Ca pom rus
cunsislen with tue slf7t and hOaor of The n ,af,.
and II the, iaii the effort. tnen TO a. Ipt su
msas1re- as IN heir wisdom MAJ 10 propsr f,r the
prot ctlon OF the Sou.h
nesolvsd That we q ,te the other G ,untss of
IN STA q thwttnt ca M setings OF tn pso, .. .
anu un't- W td Us III ne a 90 res .mms I'd .upns
ks we'd Lastly, l hat We witt f.llatull, nb,ae
~ " ~aatevef Hctoa ihs state OF VIf. inta In Con
y~ntIoE may deterHtne upon: md lor the d.
iehc }, we mdtul y pl-d-e - tch otneT our ives
our iostanes Aad our saoreJ nor.
Mr.. VIM A. C1cke. one Of the commit,ee
presen ted the folio wing IS q minority report.
which he prefseed witn q few remarks:
Reso we'd. That la consider atloa of existing DO
iiIcai dis'ar ahces. ne approve the LEA and "a
e"mmeDd To the Legislature If Va. inta ! cttI 4
State Z nvsneIon AT the ear iest pos ~ Q tame