Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-16
CITY lATEili6E EN- c 6.
rnbllc " retlng 81 Ciy Hail.

Tlc following proclamation vas 's4lSi y
tho Governor yesterday il hand iorm'
and distributed aroand thu city:
sy TILE GOVERNOR CT vGRGIsIA-4 pRcC.AMA-
r!oS.
Tn. General Assembly Of thIs Commonwealth hsv'
inp resolved lhst "the Capitol OF the State shs's
b. defended to the lat extremity such defence IS IN
accordance With III. views TIE Pr.ds o. the Con'e'
erat. STATES. and a.ving declared that whatever eS'n
,n and os OF properly of the State individuals, shall
result vii, be ch-rTiui!y SUI mi,'-4 to And ths
action being warmly apyror"j au -sc"udr :? the ~
s.u,Iys: Therefor do hereby reques. all officers Shn
are gu, nf service from and all others who may
b. Wiling to In Defending the Capitol CT this State
70 assemble this evening At the City Hail. occock. aud
proceed forthwith organize force 10 co.op-rAte with
the Trrd-rs Datt .Icn and other focs wh:h may BIZ
detailed for the purpose indicated The organization. up
on being reported the Executive, will be recognized
and properly ocfreJ esrr5ed by law aud be subject
to the orders othe Governor for local defence aui under
regulations To be hereafter prescribed.
PROMPT snd efcisn. scon ls absolutely Lerei-ary.-
We have gallant srmy In the Geld upon whom &c fully
and confidently rely effort should be spared which
can contribute 10 the uobe object The Capitol OF Wiz
suia must net be surrenared. r.insls mus. rally to
;he rescue.
Given under my hand and under the ses! o! The
va tCtmmonveaIh, at Richmond, TIL. 18th day Of
May, 1852 and in tie Eighty Ii year OF the Com
JOHN LEToBER.
GEORGE ". husrogp,
secreary Of the Commonwealth
In accordance with tho above Proclamation large
and enthusiastic meeting held at the City Hall
yesterday, Ut O'Clock.
The meeting organized by the uppcGtlnorI
OF Captain j. B. Danforth Chairman, ard Wa.
p. Nuniorl 81 Sccrrtury.
AT .ic request OF the meeting, the nGv. Dr.. Wood
bridge otferod II ferventip rarer. Col. Thomas II.
Ellis then read the proclamation OF the Governor,
AMI submitted series OF resolutions, which were
slightly modified and adopted:
rne resolutions adopted by the Ineuting, some
ten or twelve ia number, were proiuI,ru us by tho
Secretary Of the meeting, hut Jailed To receive
them from that source, aud our Efforts 10 obtain
them non! the other newspapers. wis were more
Fortunate, II not more favored, werc Guiro
successful.
Mir. Joseph Mayo, The Mayor OF the city,
stated that the CITY Council hid adopted
Resolutions. requesting tie Governor 10 place The
Trcdcgnr Battalion ut his disposition the dccuce
II the .v. He endorsed i'll the most enthusiastic
nluune! Ii.o proposed action a. the meeting, und
said th.t II the c!;y 81! Eictmoud -ufreu-
d:rud to GGeiIncs il should not he ny dcsccE-
Eant Gifts ,cnndrr. lie Souid sooner die thai!
render our city, and il they wished Mayor who
would surrender the city they must elect another in
his place.
Gov Le;cner then called o. aud heartily approved
the objects OF the meeting lie said that the city should
be surrendered b. tic President, by the Mayor
hy hirlsclf.
The following committee appointed rs the Chair
Couu.i ST. George Rogers, OF Florida: Lieut.. Col. Wm.
Munford. Col. X. NJ. Nimno. Peyton Johnstou, WU. G
Pi!nr, Lieut.. O. o. LImoo'e, OF south Carolina.
The committee VAS requested to meet u; The City Hall,
FecGlY.
Ing the Of I'll prrsGls who d!yp0brt &c unite
under the organIzaon recommended by the arorame
ton OF the GnvGrnor.
The icrrag hen .djouraed.