Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14

rectly dodge this great issue They REQUIRE it
to be met nanfuly, and they expect this Con.
yentlon, by manly declaration, will vndicatc
those rights Which are dear to them. | ask,
therefore, in accordance with the usual nrac.
tice IN resolutions Of this kind, that these rcso
lutions be referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations.
The resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations
PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC MEETING lN CAROLINE
COUNTY
Mr.. MoRK,s-With the leave of the honor,.
BILE gentleman from Charles City county, lex.
President TYLER) desire, Mr. President to
present resolutions Of u somewhat similar
character 10 those presented by the gentleman
from Barbour, (Mr. WOODS and i will ask
leave Of the Convention to read them
At very large meeting Of the citizens of
the county of Caroline, Irrespective Of party,)
held at the Bowling Green on Monday, the
18th March, 1861, on motion of F. w. Scott,
Esq, DR.. John D. Butler was called TO the
Chair, and Col. H. B. White was requested TO
act rs Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been OK.
planned by T. W. Scott, Esq, in a few peril.
nent remarks, the following preamble and reso.
tons were offered by Dr. VIM. QuisenberrY
and adopted without dissenting voice
The people Of Caroline, in public meeting
assembled in December last, having unani.
mously resolved, that in order to maintain the
Federal Union. it must be based upon the prin.
ciples Of exact equality aud Justice to each and
every section Of the Union, and of equal pro-
lection to the institutions and property of eve
~ section, and any Union based or maintain.
| al Othpr nriDC;n1nc itvn;l nd Of
binding effect and ought 10 be ressled;' and
having also unanimously resolved, that we
deny to the Federal Government any right to
coerce State into this Union if she think pro.
per to withdraw thereirom and any attempt
so to coerce a Southern State will make the
cause OF that State common cause with US.
And whereas, Tho President Of the Uni.
ted States, in his recent inaugural address, has
declared that he considers that the Union is
unbroken and that the power cOnIidcd 10 me
(hin) will be used to hold, occupy and possess
tho property and places belonging to the Gov.
ernment and collect the duties on imports -
BE it, therefore,
LIST. Resolved, That we utterly rcpudiate the
recommendation OF the Peace Conference,
lately assembled at Washington, rs unsutisfac.
tory and unjust to the South and entirely sub
versive Of the principles heretofore declared
by u.s. Us the only principles on which the pre-
sent Federal Government could, or should be
maintained.
3D. Resolved, That We maintain that any
attempt Oh the part Of the Federal Govern
ment at Washington to collect on land or water
duties on imports, or otherwise to interfere
with tho commerce Of the States which have
seeded from the Union or TO hold, occupy,
or possess" or to re-take the property OF
places belonging to the Lutte Federal Govern.
ment within the limits OF jurisdiction of such
States constitutes coercion, aud that any such
attempt ought to be resisted with all The force
of this Commonwealth.
Sd. Resolved, That We declare now, as We
have heretofore declared, that we consider it to
be the imperative duty Of the Convention, now
assembled in Richmond, without further delay
to resume the powers delegated by Virginia 10
the Federal Union, and TO take measures to
connect her with her sister States OF the South
4th. Resolved, That we dcprecate and de-
plore the delay heretofore practised by the said
. Convention, and as u portion Of the sovereign
people Of the Commonwealth, call upon it So
lemnly and earnestly to act promptly i'll what
ever it may do, SO that the good people of the
Commonwealth may know its determination.
9th. Resolved, That We earnestly invite the
citizens OF tho other portions of the State to
convene in public meetings, and give expires
sion TO their sentiments OH the present state Of
. the country, SO that the voice of it may be
heard
, 9th. Resolved, That tue course Of our dele
gate in said Convention n 2etS our entire ap.
proval.
. Tth. Resolved Tnst the unwavering devo-
ton oil our representative in Congress, the
Hon. u. c. De Jarne,te, to the interest and
rights OF the South, demands our unqualified
, appreciation
!. The following resolutions were offered by
, Eustace Moncure, Esq:
9Th. Resolved, That We approve the course
Of our representatives in the State Legislature,
MesSrs. Wm. Quisenberry and George Tyler,
and express entire confidence in their ability
| and integrity.
, ceedHgS be forwarded 10 our delegate in the
/ Convention, with request that he present
!. them to the Convention, and that copies bc
also furnished to the newspapers of Richmond
$ and Fredericksburg with Il request that they
. will publish them.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
JonS D. BUTLER President
3 H. B. WHITE, Secretary.
All, fIeSlOeut, w iiot ploPoSo, a. tiil9 tiihe
e to detein the Convention with any lengthy TO
: marks Not only the state Of my health, bu
the courtesy which has been extended to me
3 by the distinguished gentleman from Charlie:
, City, (Ex-President TTLER,) would prevent ME
from so doing. will merely state that the
: gentlemen who participated in this meeting
S comprise some Of the most influential anc
c leading men of my county. | will take the
| oc 7 ;ncttf o1
5 in saying by one OF the resolutions adopted al
that meeting, that these resolutions were not
a adopted with any idea that was at nil waver.
: ing in Inv views or sentiments for believe
nv constituents knew very well what my sen
t meuts were when they sent me here AS
understand it, these resolutions were adopted
with the view of giving An expression of opin
. ion upon the developments made since the
election Of delegates to this Convention. These
t developments, in their opinion AID mine,
5 seriously threaten the peace and endanger the
5 liberties of this country. They believe that
unless the federal powers are checked in the
enunciations that are made in the inaugural
/, address of the recent President Of the United
States, that the liberties Of this people will be
f seriously endangered, if not entirely destroyed
will take the liberty Of adding, il we arc tc
} give credit a: all to the current rumors passing
S through the newspapers, that the Developments
about to take place threaten still more serious
e ~ to endanger the liberties of Virginia than
any that have yet taken place. gee it stated
= in this mornings papers that the troops which
. are about 10 be Withdrawn from the Southern
country are about to be concentrated within
!, the State of Virginia and upon her borders.
suppose that we Shall have shortly to consider
the practical question whether our Southern
sister Suites are to be ccerced, and whether
Virginia herself is to be cocrced.
: The resolutions were then referred n the
} Committee on Federal Relations
. The PRESIDENT then stated the pending cues