Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-22
PUBLIC MEETING IN AMHERST COUNTY.

At public meeting held at Amherst Court House.
Monday the 18th inst, that being Court day. Robert
Tinsey Esq was called TO the Chair and h'chard NJ
Talialerro was appointed Secretary.
Dr. S. @. Gibson briefly explained the object Of the
meeting.
Jones P. Coleman then proposed the following pream-
BILE and resolutions which he sustained by satisfactory
arguments.
Whereas In view of the long continued aggressions
upon the rights and honor of Virginia. and Of the many
overtures which she has made for redress all OF which
have been wantonly reectedand whereas, the lnaugu
raj Address Of Abraham Lincoln ia menacng and war
like in its towards the savehodng States OF this
Union, therefore,
Resolved lst That as in the sense of this meeting
there is hope that the safety the rights the interests
or the honor of Virginia be secured in the Union as
It now exists her political connections with the said
Union should be dissolved at the earliest practicable
moment.
2ndy That that the Convention now in session at
Richmond has by its dilaory action and the policy Of
"delay" which to have heretofore controlled IFS
course exposed itself the Just condemnation of every
true son of Virginia and the members thereof should
at once pass an ordinance severng all connection be-
tween this Commonwealth and the so-caIled Feiera
Union or adjourn sine die.
3rdly That we hereby extend our warmest sympathy
and sincere thanks to our representative and to
those other gallant members OF the Convention, who
have displayed so much zeal and ability in their efforts
to and defend the interest and the honor OF the
| /" Old Dominion"
4thly That said Convention owes its existence solely
to the necessity of action the part of the peo
ple in reference the troubles in which involved
in the Union with the Northern States and that their
province does extend TO any question OF domestic
policy and therefore it is unjust improper and unfair
for tie Convention TO take any action in regard to the
question of taxation, representation any other matter
of domestic character, and this meeting earnestly
m protest against any action except such as relates
specially TO our national difficulties.
tla hold UnrAA Sfafn
vention is absurd in the extreme and places Virginia in
the humiatng attitude of yet begging from Black Rpub
ican favor the Just rights which have been often rerus
cd her. that look upon such proposition as only an
other name for submission to abolition rule and should
be earnestly dsapp owed of by every who cherishes
the interests or the honor of the State
Thomas Whitehead, Esq, who was Bel and Everett
ElectOr came the stand and addressed the meeting
on these resolutions. He intimated that he had been
unable, by any process OF augmentation, TO deducc,
with entire satisfaction TO his mind the Constitutional
or legal right Of secession but declared openly that he
was then for secession anything else that would eff
ford Us the of escape from the tyrennical pur-
poses Of the Black Republican party. He was for re-
sistance He belongs that class OF our citizens, who
were time for delay, but now last aEgring
themselves with the secessionsls.
The resolutions were adopted without q dissenting
voice. and the copy Of the ordered to be sent To
our delegate TO the Convention, Mr.. Samuel H. Garanc
with the request that he present the same to the attention
OF that body.
The following resolutions were then adopted by the
meeting
That if the report in circulation be true that the Fed
eral Government contempates the remoVl OF the pre-
sent mail agents the Orange Alexandria Rail Road
passing through this county, and the appointment in
their seads of individuals belonging to the Black Re-
publican party, would regard the act as an outrage
too dangerous TO be tolerated.
Resored, That these proceedings be published in the
Lynchburg Richmond aud Alexandria papers. On mo-
ton the meeting Adjourned.
ROBERT TINSLEY, Cbmu