Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-30
4 Meeting Of The Citizens or ttuhlore'
Vile, P~ocahuataI County, Va.

4 Meeting OF The Citizens or Hunters
Vile, P~ocahuntaI County, Va.
When lis Presidents proclamation aHu IN
Governors proclamation, aa1 The inte:!iselc'
OF the Ordinance Y: Secession Ui til= flrslai;
Conrcn:!oE Ma; received or Saturday c:eh!nS
the 2n,h inst, the people Z! r!.e village e.
mo,.e, ui!le and fem.ie, ASSEMBLED Il: the Co'ir
House, when DR.. \. 4. 5 OF ~as called 70 liz
Chair, and b.. \. Stotrr requested 70 act "a &c
cre.ary.
The Chairman briefly explained the object
the meeting, when D.. \. S.vier, d csndIdat,
ior tie mex: Legislature, aanOunced to tht
I~re:t;i., that although he hai buta lew hours
before, AZ 4 candidate ui4dc a scecch 10 d Large
audience of ladies and gentlemen i'll saver OF
The CHiun Of the States, that he nos believed
lnst tic Presidents proclamation vas a dec'a-
ration Of war anG I usurpa!!UI OF his autco!i-
~, unG that ne was for revolution, and moTcd
thr, 4 committee Of i've be appointed s~i.iu!Ssii
cAcuscdJ 70 prepare business Ior lie ns.tIas,
Whrrcupon, the Char appointed tie iul!ow'
| ins committee, 10 wi::-"m. :. Keen, Esd,
Col. James I. Lochritse. Col. Wm. L. Oaln-
! mon, Vim. }. McG!aushiia ant joan y. Light
nor, Esq:., who, after a snort rciireuient, re-
! p,! ted The following address 10 tic Governor
wnica vas adopted Nth one heat aud one
voice by the entire assembly:
ADDRESS.
Whereas tle braZ:a tirna: u war has pro
claimed from is polished lungs on ord nance
oi secession for Virginia, the mother III whose
bvsOm we have all been nurturcd AID W'scre-
rs Abe has cowardiy aud tre:chorcusiy cast
to the carl!! aud t:amp!ct upon tic Owe
brunch, So long, SO kindly and so lovlosl:? held
ay Virginia to her sister S;ales-Tc, therefore,
c~l.izells o, pocahon;as, hereby signiiy. in puo'
lie meeting assembled. 10 the Governor Ct our
good old uuthcr, our lcad.EcS tn meet any ana
;:l emergencies demanded by her interest, hr'
honor and her glory for in her arms, II heeds
BIZ. We are now ready To die. beiicVlng that
iegl!i never COMES too so"n II needed IN DO
fence OF the honor aud glory OF our country;
aud we haze 10 country now bat l!rginii, anc
to her al! nur allegiance is given.
PucahontsG, therefore, Gov. Letcher, a"aits
your orders. When received she Will marcE
70 line rescue, as the brave, the beautiful ana
the generous ppcahnuias did, VIXEN the b!ud'
econ Vas raised by the crdeis OF 4 nohler
Slcugs and 4 5rucer chIcttain than be VINO now,
amidst bristiing bay onets and flying srtliiery,
siis enthroned, the iIouarch vi e sectional
party, Oh the ruins ofthe violated Constitution
Of bis country, the broken Union Of the States
and The Frustrated laws Of the lard.
Pocahnntas, caryeI ouG CT the moaT;ai:'s ii
Vest AugaS:a, can Go nothing less lhsn her
lutr, and stand ready to welcome viii 'Llcody
hands 10 hospitahlc graves any tyraut OF any
miniol Cf Il tyrant WAC may dare IL cross me
waters Of the Ohio Or Potomac.
We stand to nur arms, and when cl-treI,
sre ready TO march.
We have dung 10 the Dreczs t Is evening.
ne dag oil the South, s;"ias Virgin. 4 es.t'aI
homo IN tho bright, tlIe heavens oi the nAn'
ner,,i stars. 10 ;$nicii South Ciruiina. alabains,
Georgia. fl3T:'ia, Mississippi, Louis er' 80:
Texas have ns~cre Tor some time past, snd
send back nov IL Answer t. Abe, pr1ciauii'
ton, tire ans Yer u! the .AtaenIa1s TO tho a!n-
b4$sador Of the great KIM: Whilst tho sun
con.i.ucs to hold is .n:so, Athens vii. ne e.
cutie u terms with EefXe-." SO say we 10
Ahc by uptolding States Rights and ,tar4 NJ
with arms uy ui.c rights OF tile Srarcs. rs
~sistance 20 tyraa:s is obedience { Gel
During tie absence Of the Committee, Col.
Lock.idge, who is also n candidate for the Lo'
.lsia,ure, being excused or the moment, adj
dressed the meeting; AMI slt! although lte
had Cn,erlsmei CrloE sentiment, ie was
in iavo. Of secession, AMI wonjd vote fr al
ordinance If pissed by 'he Cons-r tio,. As
was followed by Vito. ). heo JON II. Lib:
ner, add J,s. / johnson E q :, all q! who II
entertained tMr same ste%!. S.uu ". Nj
Ter, 81 Pennsylvania, who ID q aUioU:rer IN on"
midst, ~as calico Cut By the meeting aad said
that although Il Pena. yi:ani@a, and his SYM
pa;hies bang with that State, that 10 ieit Is
sympathy with Virginia. unier present or
Occupying the conservative pos;
ton wilicc her Convention manifested.
On moliDn Of Joscph I. Joanslon il vas
resolved t,a, me proceedings d tGis sueetiGs
se Signed tt ;hc Chai. yan ami Secretary, and
Il COPY of the sa,uc be seLt 10 tie GoSernur o.
Inc Safe, ho- =. ihn Richmond Eoqu4.cs ap.!
Dispatch. VIZ, lhe refucst ;hat thu eamp ba
published. y. \. SI0II. Ca rmal.
y. Z. S.9Tc.. SeGruLary.
Ep.c.-AfLcr The meeting adjourned, the
Toys oi Ire town seat up sky.rocSctS, and bad
u borGre.