The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-29

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MeetiaS Of C,tsxsns--A meeting, tolerably
! respectable In point Of numbers. assembled at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, In the Hustinge
Court room at the City Hall. IN pursuance OF
the following card, from the Mayor, Addressed
to the "Citizens of Richmond, and published
10 the papers Yesterday morning;
az earnestly invite you 20 meet me this
morning ~ tsn O'CLOCK At ths City Nan, 70
raise the force oAllec tor by the 0ovefnoff
proclamatio ~ q city guard, and to ALL ~
auy other mode In defending the city. Tne
hour Of battle aud OF decision 10 upon az, We
tory or disaster 10 before Us, aud the result,
perhaps, depends upon ourselves. ana upon
your Response to this call. l nave the hu.
tboritY Of the Governor for saying thu. arms
will be furnished you a"
At the hour named, the Mayor asccnded tie
rostrnm and called the meeting to order. lie
ssid ID was tho frat time, officially or other
wise, that he mad ever called upon the ei''
54ps 10 assemble on sny occasion, ANA hotniue
t,, lbs . xipsueies OF the times could have In =
.,arad him on the present Occasion. NO. eniY
,ss5 but battle itself was AT our very u""i' -.
aud lie ssw nG suaransion OF pnr'uoss ol
other indication of preparation W sho"
that our people rsaasd the fatt Ffephtn
tious should be made f,t tho e1igsnys wnlsn
we wsre called "n 70 Mee. ,;.ad that
.houd bs suspended Help was required, ''iat
the c.nital of the Old Dominion aud the Sohth
arr, CoDtederacv should be- preserved He III
Inded TO the mai1y soldiers who might require
ssa,stance. and said thai the city was now peo'
oIe3 with every sort Of folks, from ai 'ne ~
hei.itabie parts Of the earth, ala sn II '"s''
not be forseon what they conih 40 III 'hse - "
~ ths nsor,a should organize to prhfstt
,hs-,s.pves from robbery, murder, &c IL
shouId not be said Of him that either is "a mag
;st,ste or man he had taken h0 part ID tue pre-
servation of the city He had nc other nisah1
IN 40 40 but TO call Oh tbs citizens the III
aud aprsaI 10 their patriotism ana heHfis'
paid tritute to the energy anu iai'nauness ~ g
the Governor, and said he had the assurance OF
His Exceliency that if the citizens shoh'd OF
Csniza they should he furnished with arms ana
Sart IN the CITY ar q Home Guard. he nad
therefore taken the Tesponsiolnty o! eAihne
ths meeting, and he would suggest tie name
Of the venerable Edmund KUHN, one o. tne
first to take up arms III aetencc oi tAe o,u.n
.s secretary Of the meeting, believing 1t won.d
sdd dignity to the proceedings MT hnnn
was unanimously chosen,
Mr. Mayo then read the following reaoid
t,ons which he had prepared rs suitable T."
accomplish the objects proposed by the meet
ing
l. k-.oi ..d, Tnat ia The present y, ssure oi
military d sirs around inis city. 't becomes
the i'm oerative duty u every good ciuzen to
devote his time, his energies. ana his NE TO
the su,cessfui pTe,srvation OF order aud ensr-
getic action Ia defence Of R1chmcrd
: That Us the most reliable aid enicisnt
maans OF seo0rink such action OH Inc part of
the citizens Of Richmond. We hsreby agree
and pledge ourselves to fern Home Huard,
to con ssI Of all citizens over the age OF 10. ana
over 10 ana under Is, To be organized. armed
nn,; u ssrsu as hereafter agreed on, - set at
All times. aud under every emergency. ns de-
fensive corps in tho cry OF Eleh n ond, to pro
teet property. preserve order. and snstiin the
Government.
gentleman moved Go aneui tho second
resolution SO as to include all persons exempt
BY the Legislature or otherwise. Mr. Barns
wished the invitation TO participate in the de
fence of the city extended to all if all were
included the eS empts from such service would
he voluntary on the part of tho individual
Mr. Richardson objected to any sllusion tu
ages In the resolution, Mr. Peake expressed
himself willing to take part in The city { de
fence
Finally the resolutions were passed " orr
gnslly offered
On motion 81 feyt"n .Iohn.to u, which was
adopted
Inonwsalt6 Dc rsquestsd to issus Lis prccla
III alton directing the suspension Of pusiIsss iii
the city of Richmond. after Il o'oiorr ii IoT
thirty days II So Ions II; sssaIy.
On motion Of MI. ! II. tiiime,. which w,,s
adopted
RESOLVED, That all lctsuus 1,spJssd. he:e
present.. " i'll proceed 10 .nroli ybcir nainss i,
ODE aisroe to .as .Wa HIst oI the fJASGo.rg
IS. II iiILA
Nj di.i4oI said hal tho t.3YsIIur had
queste Maj. Jos. Seldom to stay ii, tie Capitol
and Te 9ister the names of all willing TO enroll
Themselves cry .:aisncs, Ein doubt anti1i
pstins the move now being made by he inset
ing
A reeoi utiCu i,svinY hcen adopted 10 meet
l. IL Al
menced enrolling the names Of parties willing
to serve. during which tue ''the meeting iis
peIssd rather hastily, without the ceremony
If /. tvl ulal adjournment.
The meeting appointed u take place III i've
u clock occurred. but nothing was done. Ger.
tain proceedings of the City Council relative
to raising battalion, being considered by The
participants therein as doing away with The
necessity Of further action W. hare the oss.
reason for Saying that The Eonnca consider
Mei, action ps ssspst1se. and ttW sa.e tie sar!.
ess Gc.asi1a 10 Tesc!ad Il.