The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-16
CIV DofAnce Nlne<lnr

At 8 o'clock las. evening, In Response u
the annexed Proclamation OF the Governor
Of Virginia, large meeting OF the ciu1,ns Of
Richmond and others Convened At he sity
FAT. TO creansi .orce 70 90 opsr ate with
su6o force a. has bsen. or may hereafter be,
detailed 10 perfect our river defsncss:
BIZ rnI Gov la1oa OF vIasrIlA-A PaooLA.
nArIoN
The General Assembly Of this Common
wealth having resolved that "the Capital OF
the State shall b defended to the last sx-
the visws OF the President OF the Confed
crate states, and having declared that what
ever destruction and loss OF property OF
the state or individuals shalt thereby re-
salt will be chesrfuily submitted to-" ara
this &C ton being warmly approved ara sec
onded BY the Executive Therefore, do here.
by request ali o6acsrs who are ont Of ser
vice, from any cause. and all others Who may
% willing to unite IN defending The Oar
ital Of this State, 70 assemols this evening
At she Uisy Hal. At dvs O'Clock. and pro.
ceed forth with 70 organise ioroe 70 co .oper.
other forcs which may b detailed for the
purpcse Indicated. The organisation. upon
being reported ~ the Execu tive, will Do r..
cognixed and properly onacered. a. pres crios'
by law, and De suoj TO tbs orders OF the
Governor for local defence, under reg ulattons
to be hereafter prescribed
Prompt and e6acieat action IL absolutely
necessary. We have T. gallant army in the
Geld, upon whom we fully and confidently
rely out NO e6Jrt should b. spared which
can con tribute to the noble object The O ,pi.
,Al OF Virginia muSt net be sarrsnderod Vir.
ginilus m ust rally TO the rescue.
~ Given under my hand and under the
! LIS Seal Of the Commonwealth, At hich.
~ mond, this 10 day Of May, 1864. and In
the eigh " ak tn year Of the COMMONWEALTH.
JOHN LkTUhER.
BY the Governor:
Gro. w. MusFoID,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The meeting was organised BY the sp.
poin tmsnt Of Captain J. b. Damorth a.
Chairman, and VIM. p. Munford as Score.
| tary.
At the request OF the mes4E &. the Rev. DR..
| Woodbridge offered q fsrvent prayer. Col.
| Tho A. H. Ellis then read tbe proclama ton
| Of the Governor, and submitted series Of
| resolutions, which were sltghtly modified
and adopted
! frhe resolutions adopted by the meeting
| soma ten OF twelve In L um Der, were promised
| Us by the Secretary OF the meeting, but We
| fuiisd TO receive them from that source. and
| our eR1r,s to obtain them from the other
! nswspa pers who were more fortunate, II no,
more fsvoi ed. were quite ss unsuccessful
DIR. Joseph Mayo, the mayor OF city, the
| stated that the City Council had adopted
| resolutions requesting the Governor TO
place the Tredegsr Battalion at his dis
posal for the defence Of the city. He
| endorsed In the most enthusiastic manner
| the proposed action of the meeting, and said
that If the city Of Richmond was ever surreu-
DEF ed to our enemies it should not be by a de-
| scendsnt of its founder. He would sooner die
than surrender our city, and If they wisk ed
q Mayor who would surrender the city they
| must elect another in his place.
| Gov, Lstcher was Ihsn called on, and
| heartily approved the obi acts @: the meeting
| He said that the ei:y should never b. surrsI l.
! dereG by ths PIe,iisnt, by the mayor. or by
nimseH.
The following committee was appointed by
| the Chairman:
Cc!. ST. George Rogers, of FLORIDA Lieut.
col. Vim. Munford, Col. r. ID. Nimmo, p ey.
| ton Johnston, Wn. u. Pine, Lieut.. @ y.
Lamotte Of South Carolina.
| The committee was requested TO mast at
| the CITY Hall at O'Clock tomorrow mora
ins, for the purpose of receiving tbs names OF
aIl persons who were disposed to unite under
| the oIgaEization recommended by the procla-
NATION Of the Gov srnor.
The meeting then adjourned.