The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-27
fnbiic Meeting in NJ. .mph,s for the DE fene.
Of The CIR.

we have already published under our tele
graphic head that public meeting was heJo
in Memphis recently to take measures fer III
proper defence of that city. The following
reso utions and address were adopted by tn,
meeting:
Resotced, That il view Of the imni n ent da II
ger now threatening us, all business houses
Shops, and manufactures, except those en-
gagged IN manufacturing mum lions of war
&c, be requested to close, and discontinue
business 1T three O'Clock every daS for ths
purpose OF enabling persons il such houses
shois, &c', to connect themselves with suini
| military cTganization and Grill from day {.
day.
ksso{red, That il is sxpet ted ta at every able
bottled and loyal citizen will connect Elm
s9it win some military company, and pro.
Yloe himself VITA such weapons Is he can
CbL&in.
Fssotoet, That the citizens of eaoh ward
aAd II ose IL The vicinity of. the city, bo re
qaest.d 10 hold meetings as soon as possibi
and organize Us many companies as can b.
done, AID report such organization, umheI
OF armk, description, &C., 70 Brig -Generdl
Carnes.
Resolcei, That every citizen who has a
gun, aud cannot join - company, is expected
10 place tie ST. me In the hands of some per-
son who can Or will act in defence of ou:
country.
Resotced, That n committee be appointed tc
issue brief address 10 the cinz-ns OF TIT
S, Louisiana, Mississippi, ana Alabama
setti' & forth the imuInen: dangers u
Wni II we are exposed from an lnyad ne
army, and 0rgiog al abie- bodied mtn ~
gdn'Z+ tn mSrlEcs into 3n arr'y If a. fencc.
and hold thens: Ives ii readiness 10 N Ich
any momept 10 any pon' designated
should the enemy descend the valley Of Ihs
Mississippi.
Re- oissG, That Nessrs, Miller Appersou
bic! avlt, and Deison, De Il committee - con.
ser with ths commanding generals st Colum-
bas, AID TO teua.r to them such pecuniary
| aid as may be needed TO expedite buii ing
Of the submarine batteries they now have
under construction.
Resotged, That II committes be appoin ted t(
confer at once with our generals at CUlum
| bus, Ky, and urge upon them the necessity o
| iwmediaply closing the Mississippi river al
| some point with formidable RATS other
wise, under the supervision Uf Il competen
| engineer.
| LAID on the table.
| The first, second third and fourth resoiu-
tIOhs were adopted without opposition.
| The NTH resoiu ion was ado ted, and IN
| adursss which IL cailed for was read by Con
j l. Tfez-Vant, IT, follows:
| 10 the CGi-eRs Of Tennessee. AtaJamo, 1irkgasas
| Ntssis -ipp,, aHd L0uisiaRo.
| The 10 threatened iavasicn OF the Ealia7
| OF the Mississippi is at our doors The enc
| Inies of our + ghts and libtrt'es-our viye
| and chiidren-oHr homes and firesides--;.r
| moving down upon us BY land and wafer /,
overwhelming mum hers.
| Within the Cext five days, perhaps, hi
| great battle of The Mississippi will be Tough
| at Columhus, KY. and IL our soldiers ar.
| then oVerpo wered, as they may be, Memphi
| Is lost to the South, unless you come 70 OIL
| help. II Memphis falls the Mississippi Val
| ley IS lost tco. We ask our friends in the sur
! rounding states To look these facts sterniy il
| the face before il be too late The invader,
| no longer make war for restoration of tn,
| old Union. They, as we'll rs we, know tha
! TO be impossible. Their evowed object i.
conquest-subluga'io ion that subjugntion Il
| be effected by al the tefrors of fire and sword
| TO which may be added all The nameiess hor
| rors OF a seryite insuy rectiHn.
You are interested in all this. To save
| Memphis, is to ssve all you hold dear or val
| uable or earth. To abandon it, is to abal
| don the richest valley on the globe to the rsv.
| ages OF men whom success will make bat de
mons.
We therefore call upon you to arm and pre-.
pare TO strike when blows will be most Ell
tectual. CAL county, district and town
| meetings. Organic" military compani s, ano
enlist every man between ID 6nd CO. ca pa biz
Of bearing arms. Get out every gun that is
| effective. and put them into the hands of til os,
| who viii use them, il you cannot. If yoG
have Eot guns enough, get pixies, o ash OF
| ckory, armed with iron points. lsbanc
| all your ammunition. Waste none of it il
| sporting. Have your places of meeting--dril
| d.ily-aud hold yourselves in readiness TO re
| pair al once to such points as may be desg
| mated by this committee, or by the compe
| tent an lhorlties, rs soon as you may be cailst
| III on to do so. We eXaggerate nothing W
| state simple truths. If you value your Nf
and liberty, and all that makes I'll. III dear
| we entteat you 10 adopt that prompt actor
which can alone preserve them.