Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-16
a Voice from the Wcst.
OLD g07E7vrpT SPEAKS OUT!

OLD B07ETUCHT SPEAKS oET!
At unusually large meeting ~ the people Of i!s
county, Noniay, the llth of March, ioG, II bein
On m"lon Of Col Geo W. Wilson, Henry ". Eosyer
Esq, called to the chair ami u. Eo.on appUlir'
Secretary.
The chairman said he understood The q! jcc Of III. meet
iny wa. TO give expression the srgs of tic pe"pl:
this coua,y the present condition oI public affairs
On motion OF Rubt. r. DOuthat, committee Gi seven
consisting VI the following genicmen VIZ T. Henry John
s,On Major John r. Wilson, Joseph ". Andersrn Fletcher
Mays Rohert t. Doui hat, john e. Gudestll and David
e. Houston jr. appointed bJ the chair To prepare 5u
sness for the meeting.
Major Wilson asked be excused roe ssrT!us on the
committee only on The ground that he hal but recently re-
turned the county after long absence %iercuun Rn
fu. Ptz-r was appointed In his place
were made upon Vim. Watts, Esq. Of Ruunokr county,
who presen to address the ne-fins After some hes.
tatun Mr. Watts re.poncedto to The unexpected CALL and in
an able lucid Of about half hour rapidly sketch
ed the past present condition of the country sa hc
hail. until recently, hoped that matters would have BEEN
acy arranged betneen the opposing sectons but now
he ha, given up s hopes and concluded strong srces
SION speech, by declaring that others might do NC they
prssedpe0ple might enlist under the banner OF the Black
Republicans who chose 10 do so:nr himself h- would
with no pary that holds their Eanii,cens. II Ilrgina
Sent North he would 20 south (Cheers lie was 70. d
Southern banner. upon Who're folds sGu!azos equss
righ;s. (Cc ntnued ches.cg)
The comnii!iee having row retu!n.' ~Hfc"'ec 10 TIE
meeting through r Hcnr? "hn.ton. Ee their c,e!rlun
III. oIwns preamble and resolutions. wa'th lie read s.i
whereas All roeans OF preserving the Cnon. coa.ser,
with the equal rights equal honor oil al! tb. States
hs - been exhausted, therefore, be Il
RESOLVED. That tie people OF DotenuTt IN EfIrrs!
meeting assembled 10 favor OF Uins Giate
The Of Virginia FROM the coDfedcrEcy VI the CEe
Stairs.
Resolved That our delegates to tie State Convention be-
and they hereby Instructed to vote for ordnance
secession.
The Chairman then read the preamble and resolutions
and put the question, aud they adopted by large
m6Joriy.
Capt Jacob g. spsrryherc came forward, and sail that
he believed large majority OF ho.e present opposed
the adoption Of that preamble and resolutions, anu
charged that there Rrt!a cunnlng and unfarpcos
used IN voting, &C.
Cant Andrew Izer desired the gentleman state In
rhat particular way the charges made py hu had beeu
sorted 20.
Capt Sperry sad he made particular nuSinn 70 any
one but he thought by the SQUAD I'll OF those who
voted for the resolutions had repeated Il several tes
T. H. johnson, Esq wished to know 40 many present
we're opposed " their adoption, Why did they noi vote
against them.
Dr. s. Meredith called for division, in order to :cst The
question: whereupon Capt. Jacob G. SIrrry and Rufus
,zrr appointed tsrrs, who took their stations at
the door, aad each person passed cut, lie voted for
uyainst the preamble and resoluions. considerable
number remained In the Court IDuss and lid vote At
ell " the pumher who out and voted the eiles
por,ed-!ur the resolutions Z2D; against iirelr 20.
On motion that the Chairman aud Secretary entitled
vote they both voted for the preamble and resolutions
On motion OF Col. Wilson,
Resolved. That the Secretary furnish copies Of these
roceednSs the Fncastlr aud Richmond papers for pub
ca,!on and that he ao fOrSard copies thcleo to each Of
our delegate. In the Convention and In the General As
senbly And then the meeting adjourned.
HENRY u. BOWTER, Chairman
WM. EosIysoS, Sec'y.