The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-05
The Popular Revolution-More Counties
Raising the Southern Union Flag and In
stFuctinR Delegates

Ihe f0puI0f ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOuBilcs
Raising the Southern Union Flag and In.
structing Delegates
There was a glorious meeting in Louisa
county, on Monday last. s. NJ. HAcKErr was
called to the chair and d. NJ. HUNTER ap-
pointed Secretary. Amid the rattle of mus
kerry and the shouts of the people, the flag of
the Confederate States was raised upon sta II
one hundred feet in height. Speeches brim-
full Of the true Southern fire were made by
Hon. ID. G.. DEJAKkErTE, Rev. Mr.. WAaaoNER,
the resident minister of the Me thodist Epis-
cOpal Church, and Mr.. J. l., GORDON. Reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted declaring
that Virginia, at the time of ratifying the
Federal Constitution, was, and still is, SOW
ereign State; that the day of compromise is
past, and the only question now for the peo-
pie Of Virginia to decide is whe Their they will
unite with the Confederate States who are
their friends, or adhere to the Northern, who
are their enemiss and heartily approving
the course Of Mr.. DBJARNETTE in Congress
and pledging themselves to support his
election If Virginia is again to be represented
In that body
On the same day, very large meeting Of
the people OF Powhatan was held at the Court.
House, w. j. DANCE, Chairman, Ii. w. FIN
NET, Secretary, which was addressed by Gen.
VIZ. q. ScoTr. in lengthy speech, justifying
his course in the Convention, and opposing
immediate secession. AT the close of Gen
ScoTr's speech, resolutions Were offered in
structing him to vote for the immediate seces-
sion Of Virginia from the Federal Govern
ment, or else resign The resolutions OF Mr..
GoaaIS in the Convention were offered as an
amendment. and lost. Resolutions were then
offered by JOHN f. LAY, Esq, which were
adopted by a vote of lbs to IS. declaring that
the rights and interests Of Virginia require
her immediate secession that the present
Convention was called to fix definitely,
promptly and finally the relations Of this
State with all other powers, and that should
the Cow ention take q recess without such
action as would enable the people of the State
TO free themselves from Black Republican
control and to exercise their independent and
sovereign powers by an immediate vote we
should consider il a clear abandonment of the
rights OF the people, and q refusal by the
members OF the Convention to discharge du
ties they accepted upon assuming their repre-
sentative trusts; that the delegate u. the Con-
vention, already fully heretofore instructed
by the county of Cumberland, be instruc ted
10 vote for an Ordinance Of immediate Seces-
sion, and 70 aid, without the delaying process
OF any Border Conference, in taking imme-
dtsts steps to unite Virginia with her sister
States Of the Southern Confedsracy. After
the vote was taken, Mr.. CHAs. IRyisd, being
called on, addressed the meeting In an elo.
qusnt manner In favor Of immediate seces.
sion, and Gen. Sc0rT made brief reply,
Thus. county after county Of the Old DO.
minion IL grayitating 10 ths true centre of its
syInpathiss aud interests In the Southern
Union.