The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-18
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Meeting Of Citisens OF Henrieo "A meeting
OF the citizens Of Heurico, Of all parti was
advertised to be held at the Court House on
Saturday morning, for the purpose of taking
Into consideration the political condition OF
our country
On motion Of Mr.. Daniel f. Gardner, Hon
Alex. X. Holiday was called to the chair
and o. =. Taylor appointed Secretary
The Chairman explained the object of the
meeting in an appropriate speech
On motion of Mr.. Gardner, a committee of
seven was appointed to draft resolutions
Mr.. N f. Bowe then asked Mr.. HoiIaday
to vacate the chair, which he did, and DIR. s.
Coates occupied the sarue as temporary chair
man. .s 81.
Mr. Bowe then moved that Mr.. Holiday
be added to the committee, which motion was
adopted.
The committee then retired, and during their
absence speeches were made by the cltizens
generally.
Mr. Bowe then asked DR.. McGruder, dele,
gate to the Legislature, to define his position
The doctor said in reply, that he would lay
down his life cheerfully TO preserve the Union
as handed down to us by the patriots OF the
Revolu ton: but whenever it was ascertatned
that Virginia could not get her rights In the
Union, he would be in favor OF her resufling
all power delegated TO the Federal Govern
ment not to go North South, but to stand
under the flag of Virginia.
The majority of the committee returned and
reported preamble and series of strong Sc
cession resolutions, narrating the grievances
of the Sontff-
Mr.. Jas. T. Redd, from the same committee,
presented minority report fayoring seces
sion, aud saying that it was the sense of a
majority of the citizens of the county that the
State Con vention should Immediately adopt
an ordinance of secession, and instructing its
delegate to vote for the same.
Garland Hanes, Esq, then offered a substi-
tute for the minority report, in favor of OBJ
tanning our rights in the Union
MIR. Miles 9. EgglestOn, in the name of the
citizens. protested
against the meeting undertaking to speak for
the whole county.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Hanes substi-
tute, and 1t was rejected, as was the minority
report. The majority report was then adopt
ed almost unanimously, the Union men re-
fusing to vote, on the ground that they had
instructed their delegate at the polls. There
were about one hundred persons present.
Hard to Cure.-The ingenuity of our coun-
trymen has, at various times, suggested to
them the means of converting hides in to
leather after the most expeditions ia shion.--
Those of such schemes commended them
selves to the sober second thought of manu-
facturers, are now i'll process of being tried.
The Mayor was not long since called on by
the police to convert a lot of damaged leather
into decent calf skin, but the resources of his
office was unequal to the task of conversion.
| To drop metaphor and come TO the gist of the
| matter, old Leathers and his interest ting fam
lily turned up again Saturday. Some three
weeks since they and one Caroline Lehman
and drunkenness on the road leading TO Ba-
cons Quarter Branch The Leathers part of
the concern were then put in Jail to be sent
back to Orange county, but We're afterwards
released through solicitations and against the
better judgment of his Honor, on promising to
move out of the city and take their spreeing
pEpcliVities and poverty with them. They left
their then residence. and going across the street
opposite where they lived squatted, with
out leave or license, in an unoccupied house
/ owned by a neghbor. Here they would no
s1n hpy mod NNfn tod ht,t
| tack of the old complaint on the part of an
| cient Leathers and the majority of his inter-
| esting family, led to the entering of a new
| charge against the party, and they We're
sgain arrested on Saturday to the amount of
James T., Lucy Eliza, Emily and Geo. Lea tn
( srs, and Sarah Mckinney, and brought before
I the Mayor. The Mayor expressed his deter
mination 10 send them back home. and they
| were put in Jail in order to allow him time to
| conYsrt them into suckers of the Orange they
hSddropped.
| Broad Street II. L. Church.-On Saturday
| night we made a brief visit 10 this new edifice,
and are now prepared to confirm all that has
been said in favor of its interior construc ton
| Indeed, we are inclined to the opinion, that
| our Methodist friends, with whom simplicity
| was in former days prominent considera-
| tion, have gone a bow shot ahead of all other
denominations in style, arrangement and or
| namentation. The building is spacious, yet
| we are happy to say the congregation is nu-
| merous enough to fill it, The pews are all
u
exhibits a CORES sponding degree of good tas tie.
| At night, the church is illuminated by light
| from above" reflected from sixty gas jets in
| the DOME a novel arrangement but certainly
| pleasing one. Our chief purpose, however,
| 1a writing this notice, is to alludeFo the new
| organ, which was subjected to a trial on Sat
| uFslay night. 1t is Il large instrument, and in
| tone compares favorably with any organ that
| we ever heard. The volume of sound when
put up to its full capacity, with the subs tan
| ti,l ground work of sub base, approaches the
grandest sublimity of music, while the softer
| stops, when separately used, are full of sweet
fmeiody. The glorious tune of "Old Hun
dred" was selected to exhibit the power OF
| the instrument, and ''Sweet Home" illus
trated the pleasing harmony of its distinctive
| qualities. Quite large auditory of ladies
| and gen tlemen were in attendance, and all
seemed highly gratified with the result The
organ was manufactured by George Stevens
& Co., of Cam bridge, Massachusetts. Mr..
Chase, of this city, has been appointed to the
| position of organiSt -
| Female Humane dissertation This system.
| iZed in titution of charity is better known &c