Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
From the Examiner Of friday last
MEETING OF PLANTERS AT THE AFRICAN
CHURCH.

having been arranged and 80 announced in the city
papers, that meeting Of panter take into ccnsije-
ration and discuss the question Of burning the press
crops oil tobacco and coo0, shoud be held las. nigh
at the African Church, seven o'clock the doors OF
that building we're thrown open, and tho crowd smonp
whom were many ladies' began Immediately to pour ip
By half past seven oc ock the house was flied by ope
the largest wealthest and most intellect ual Ipeetnre
! ever assembled Ia this city.
At five minutes past seven o'clock Dr. Marshall Of
Mississippi, entered the house, ard was greeted by
round OF sIpaufe, in complimeSt We presume to his
spirited speech, delivered at City Hal on Wednesday
night. ltTas sutj Of remark with gentlemen WHO
had been fequensers of the African Church in old po
cal times gone by that few Of tho faces of the vast a.
semblsge were fan lar.
General T. o. Green, Of Nor'h Curolins, called tbs
meeting 10 order, and Hon q. X. Marshall arose AMI
fad This is ot the mos. important meetings eve
attended. We have II IN our power to DO what VII
nave serious Influence only within the city of Rich
mOnd, but may ameorats the condition Of the race o
mankind at large. The resolutions am about 20 rscG
have received the sobr and serious consideration Of the
committee appointed 10 draft and introduce them s,
spsc,fclly submit them:
Where's the Government of the Uritsd States have
made unprovoked hagraut and wicked war on the
Government and people of the Confederate States and
have conducted that principles hitherto unknown
among ciViZec nations ana where's We etl that our
Only safety against ruthless and upreeutng foe s to
b. found 10 the courage, patriotism and sell fcing
pr Of cur people aud whereas the yfsnts and pos
OF the North have openly proclaimed their purposeGo
desolats our homes, and appropriate our property {,
heir USE and have, 10 various Instances carried
the infamous threat into pracic'l execution by rurde,-
ing people OF cotton, tobacco rice and other prop.
sr;y and whereas, FIRE, when applied by hero c hanoi
il more formidable than the sword therefore il il by
IN stiog
Rts5iItd That, a means of natiora safety dictated
alike by military necessity and true pltriotsm we deem
the imperative duty of this government TO adopt mess
for ie purchase Of the enre crops cofon en-
blcco hand with ho purpose OF az once preVer.
ting the appropriation OF hem by the invaders of CIR
coils and country Gnd making fair aud equitable CON
panton for the to hvs owners By such arrange.
mems shall enSbe the government ~ meet Tue debt
Incurred thereby without involving the public reGsury
in any serious liability account OF he,sGd purchase
Certificate OF government Liability to b. given for the
entire property, -. I-..i
Re,olvsd That az the owner OF these great stables The
government would hold in s hands the DO Her OF remo
ing great temptation from the path of the Federal al
my making is raids into country and rCbbDs
citizens under the avoEed pledges of suppying, by
lorcs, toe markets OF the world with these valuable ar.
ices OF demand which mu,t necessarily be done if hcs
pledges are red emed by the total bankruptcy Of or
planting interests on the one hand and the utter sgti
cation and ens!avement Of the people of the South o.
the other.
Rsso!ved That possessed of these products it wouli
become the solemn 6uy Of the government take i'm ne
date action through commissioners appointed fer thfs
pIrpes or other"e, 10 take an scGount Of such por
N.O hrsE
nishng the owners thereof with Certificates of N.
amount and value of their crops az evidences of 5sb
BY tho government therefor and consgu the proper.y
~ tba ssy,,,in,, a,,,,s
RsDlstG Tba ia case the owners Of said staples de-
cline 10 accept the terms offered by the government
troF = o,uts mr. nonp5 sb,pid n. ss,s..ad 80
c,leeled nom amen er5ts and f finally los or ss.
feed as a measure of oublic safsty thereafe. ac,.t
oxners should not be alo sed any peusation for tb
sane.
stock are exposed TO the raid, of the enemy ey shoua
b. remoyej,f practicable sud II not pssGtibe an in.
vsntory Of tlcm shoud be taken, with an estimltc
Of their value, by military authority o. a goyerunen:
4gen 10 ths absence Of either. by competen. cit
u.s. end certified 70 By them and said property fortS.
Fta destroyed and the parties tAua deprived of Their
property should be Unidentified by the government.
The resolutions were called Tor jointly and the chair.
mau announced that ny ops could address the meeting
who should be called ior, !
Hon. Mr. AarsdSll Sss called, and aTose and id
The resolutions hVe presented TO you are the res
lions OF the c5nmitt0e appointed last night We Gy,
in world whsEe it is really fot the question ito be
no. to be-" We orc IN the midst of a bloody war W
have TO contend agsins: great odd. We have be.l
driven BY the blockade to many strange expsdepts.-
Men have seized pixies snd lnces for want of proner
arms 20 defend tho wives and dauahter, and nobara
Applause
Hitherto the authorities who have had our destiny in
charge seem not to have been awake TO the xgsroy OF
the tines We have razsed the Merimac and ad her Ia
jacket OF iron. Way have We no. many such vessels
il the Oone ierate Government had al first bought the
whole cotton crop We might nov have thirty such yes
eels.
The Northern invaders crowd around US 20 desolate
or homes and put "a an equality with our slaves
They crowd upon in countless numbers but no South.
crn heart, wosthy OF the name, fetls downcas. Ap.
plause 4 man ia e. for no station in lie Until he has
net reversss After tho great successes of Manassas
e began to believe the hasd of Providence was yisiby
on our side aud that VIZ asd nothing to do but our late
eyeTses have taught us We must brac1 our nerves to
the contest; and no manly bosom qunls.
nav actually ro'sps anG4,td We have b'aa tsasS: .