Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-01
Immense Meeting OF the Citizens OF
Richmond.

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citizens, OF al! parties, was held at the Africa
Church.cn Thursday evening last. Long b.
fore the hou: named the Church was crowded
IN aisle and galleries, 10 its utmost capacity, b
m aSseFnblage embracing all classes OF our Gil,
zerS. Inere was the sturdy aborcr and tn
industrious mechanic, the physician the law
yer ard the solid man Of bushes, all gathcre,
together il most harmonious accord of scnti
!nent upon the necessity of soIrc practical ste,
oeins taken IN the present critical condition q
public affairs In fact it was bevond all tG,
most thorough representation, as to. numbers
rank ana class, Of our people, that we ever saw
assembled
At clock Mr. Mctance appeared on the
platform and nominated Capt Wyatt VI. Elliot,
as Chairman of the meeting The motion bcuo
put, was unanimously adopted and Capt. Ellic;,
took the Chair ami loud cheering
Captain Elliot, on taking the chair. said tha;
no did so witil ditiilrncr. He EXPRESSED his
intention y c::GhaG.e - rS-s.-i
object OF giving utterance TO their sentiments
~ the ulnnento'ls questions i'll wh!cl. were
now invuIyed the interests of Virginia As a
band Of brothers they were collected together,
impclcI bv that high allegiance which the:
| owe 10 their good old mother State.
On motion OF Mr. John Purcell. the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed Secretaries To
the meeting L. Milton Cary. John b. Non'a-
grIr, John Thompson Brown, J. II. Claiborne
! and J. A,!air PlcaSanis.
I!r. David J. Burr then suggested TO TIC
| Chairman that the following gentlemen bcap'
pointed Vice Presidents o! the meeting; they
were appointed accordingly, and took their
place On the platform:
Eif7rEy VlcE pRE>IDEN1s.-R. L. HaNail. Jos.
r. Anderson, james Dunlop R!char o, Has
kias, Abraham Warwick. Thomas II. Ellis.
Robert c. Norris, John Jones, William Pal
mcr, James A. CowarI,n. Lewis Webb. Chas
| ". Purcell, Robert 4. pa:nc. John 4. EcI:in,
! Ambrose Carleton.
! Cant. Geo. ". Randolph then suggested il
! the Chai. the following gentlemen as com
! mi,ter to prepare business for tho meeting
and thcy were appointed 10 that duty:
Mcssrs Geo. ". tnntiUlph, Pcachr t. Grat
tan. Thos. T.. Giles, WIN. II. Siacla,lant, Alex
| L. lloadav, Wvndham Robertson, VIM. Old
David !. Burr, Nat Tyler, Raleigh I. Daniel
Roscoe =. Heath. Judge John a. Meredith
Judge Vim. II. Lyons, K. l.. ilo~iSOn, Gen
p. august; Arthur \. Nors1n. Judge John
Robertson. John II. Gilmrr, Nm. &. PANE
Thos. V. McCaHcc Samuel j. Harrison, u ~
). Trplril, John Purcell. Boiling i. .InXa'
J. L. EUckur and Robert RIdgway.
The committee ii:c: retired 10 prepare Ge&o
| !u!!ons.
On the committees retiring there We're loud
calls for Mr. Thomas 7. Cropper. Mr. CTopper,
in reply 10 the call, tool; his stand Oh the plat
form and snosc substantially - follows:
SPEECH Mr. T. 7. CHorrEH.
Nr. President, and Citizens Of R!chmcn!
We have assembled here tonight at tie call o
4 large number Of our citizens, 10 give expires
sion to our opinions OH the momcntous queS
tons that now agitatc our whole country.
Your President has well and ciolnenay re
! minded us Of the duties we o"e 20 each other
Is friends and brothers united in a common
cause, and Tor a common purpose. Let Is
.hcn be calm, conciiiatcry and generous to
wards each other, remembering not tie past
but looking 10 the prcscn. and tie iGture
The dark cloud that Las; arisen III the Norrh
| is lar above the horizon. and is ready to bu">
will: nj. It's icry, and sweep with ieSo!al'on "n'
...,si, s T,,iI sttnt ~srIouIner tc
| shoulder in defence oc the whole South.
The wr9ngs and injuries, :! Ion. series {"
which have been from time 10 time Inflicted oI
;tc Souih iy dcs;,icabc a:i:! arrogant asErc>
.;,. ,arrr n the North, might be cnuucra;cc
! mere ;hat would stir up the Southern blood tt
! ;. pitch i,cyond con;ro.; but We are here i"'
,,,n consideration. and not for excitement.
| have sac: ,a,t the devotion Of the South Il
this Union. as our fathers !0rrach H. alone ms
ken: them from res;!minr their sovereign right.
with whici; tEcv hav. nercr parted. Eu
that Uf;on i, zone, and is to be remembered a
something that should have been held sacre'
and Kept i.:"ioIatc. We mus; look now 10 ;n
t.nlcn that *. and is likely TO bc.
The South has KEEP; the faith The North ha
broken is pii.!tc,! faith. and sacrificed honor
i,rincj,e ar, lruth. for piuaGcr and for POKER
Yeas. ion. gone hy. wc have war"cc then
liza: lhcre i point h"y"H! "E!rl, i'ai'c''
-GDU!i- sion ceases 10 bc u v.ftuc. iH": nav
rccn deaf u our cnt:catIcS. ai ha'" hA't
dc,! car 70 our warnings
! More than twenty years aso r"t;:ins, mo
dcS! and accomplished statesman, from @pU''
Carolina. CMT LcsarcJ who was respected an
| ovc,i ~ Ill parties: IniH wEo seldom Sl''Ne
but whose wise warnings a"G c'oI''e". citre"
ties failed "i;h 10 other party Lut tne BAG
party. rose in his srat in Congress aAt! pcEsc'
for the sake Of humanity, lpr the $. ike "i IL
social relations ol tho South Tor the SAKE 6
| the Contributions anI the Union, that theqncSl;o
| o! slavery sho,:,d not DC discussed on Tia
! loor: but the infamous Siadc c! Vermont, All
that acknowledgement, -tda'ns OF Ma:Sacnr
Sct.: ci0G.icn: ONLY in his appeal 20 the :ana!
| cal >ui.t 81 his Northern section. - met
them against the South. that murder, D!""'i III!