Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-18
Arcu'o TAYLOR. Secretary.
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4, n meeting of a portion Of The: caIten' Of Halifax
county rrrsr.. two Of parry, held Of OAK L"'vI' ~ s"lu
county, Oh ;hr srconJ day Of January l-Oi, on moron ~
D.y,d Chalmers, t.u Tn. v. +. Bai.n~ WIS called 10 tc
CHAR. Aun Jas ID Iians!ns appointed SECRETARY:
q, IN, tiou Of Mr.. Cha!nri:, d coI1iuilire VI nine was
| aprvin,.d d. Uy The chaiT. 20 drn, Il preamble asd rrsolu.
;i.Ils expressing cur Sediments upon the prs''as STATE o.
puu.ic affairs.
Tn. IoIie wing gentlemen we're appointed on nald commit.
toe. David ChJlmers, L. c. Anderson. Capt. Z. J. ClnTdy,
Eiw rrrle ell, hrnent stan. z. Jas ". Henry, Capt. "m.I J.
Old, L B. Davis, and J",. d iianSins ,o,
The committee retired. aud upon tH:lr return reported
The following preamble ana Resolutions. which were vote"
upon and uI ,Eiinously adopted:
Whcrras, It;s true, that The poTrr 81! patronage o. Tue
re,!.r.i G,y-r:llarnt 10 The rer.on Of Lince!n, are 10 ras:
into the iuuls u n party which Is h0htHe 10 'he poi ,iea'
equality And roelrl peace Of ~. people o ! .mshI", '.h.
while tlis will have nrrn effected b! lhf nh!orfy, unuer inc
iorrrs VI the CONSTITUTIONS! law. yet, teginhlbe' as Il nin'
In agrr ssiun. We hold TIA. i. will be usurpntion IN SUP,
s:aEce; that thar is more especially the case siLcc u WIN
hay. been don. ma.I.y ~ She Sur'Etin States, when ATE
tlrms.'vc. in open rebellion. Us wei! against the lester rs
IN, Spirit; ol the Conei!tuiivu-and whereas, Il IS tue, That
III, in. ,i;ahic wi,hd-H Eai al certain sCllhr,D States VIII
leave Us without security in The Cuion, and our asgre.sorf
w;;ho,,, rr.trn;u;, and In Us much as both rxtrrurs Q! The
Conf.dr-acy are Eow waiting 10 lsarH what Is ihe attitude
o., NITr.uia,
!. Resolved, That We, a portion Of The people OF Halifax
coun,y. do affirm, that the states Of this Coh.r9eracy, 10 The
Language % the Kentucky resolutions VI IS. are noi uuits!
on the principle oi Unlimited srbni!ssien ~ Their GENERAL
. R..olycd, That they have the riSht 10 judge for them
.,iv,. when mud by whom ils compact between tnru has
been broken, and what shou!d he thtir saoa5 u rei,s' 8,
S IL. Owed. That whrn NE equnIiE OF any s:nts "a
denied, or her security endanSrred by tbs Gore'nnieIt,
che has the light 10 pro'ihs Tor lief defence IN he' o"h""
aud among other, pcacraule secession Is one Of her con
s;.tu;.on4l reI.edirS.
:. Resolved, Tiat when such H case ai!st. for IT'S exercise.
the General CO., rrnrneni has no rifr. Of coercion, sinc- III
| politics, Us Ia o:ker things, there can be no two contradictory
risIts.
::.=Rv.olveL, That 10: tie Southern States Of this CEion,
such n Chs. has already arisen. for We cRa uo longer close
! our eyes to the pu. pose, on the part OF the Northern pe"p'r,
by :hsi; long and wantun Warfare i"n our rights, ara ih 1T
urr,rr, more threatening at:tuGe,, 20 bring lis under the
woke Of abolition doHinati"n.
s Resolved, Thai Nc arc unwilling 10 accept FROM Them
a,iY mo,r paper guarantees.
; Resolved, ina. in order TO give expression to these,
CIR wishes, 4 Ccnvrriion Of the strte should De hsii. ana
onr ,.nrrs.n,a;iyes in tn Legislature nre hereby Instructed
w. 80. ria. 80. ,r Zach Cvu,,It.ou ~ the ,a'.isst practice
Vi. in"mcIt. l.. r,-;;.,,..
.r- n.tru.trd 70 ute their les: eNUfts 10 c'H Ia s'1'e
fully, raisie ntiy. aid as soon rs i: can he cone. ,,
o Resolved, That copy OF these resoiailcns oe "urceI
To our senator aud Delegates, 10 the Virginia 'Eeao' aao
te gic!iroud papers, 20: ~puOicsti ..
JAS. D. NISE:Ss, Secretary.
The E1am!aer, W,is and Dispatch VIII please eopJ.