Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-12
H0ME DEFENCE

n. q Eis5ItrS 81 tns ct..ZE3S Of n i3oTlAr:?,
held III me Court House st Olsr.ct:esriIie, o.;
vi .r,,ay TIA LIST day ct June. COURT day. On
"a nLion uf Prof. Joi.m 3. :iinur, o.. John J.
Rnwcock Wsa called to the cha,f. md IS. ".
Sized was requested to act as Secretary.
P,of. Miner explained las obiyot cf .oe
nGetlng to be, 70 ada!:t s'r.ne plan af cTgar.z-
inc Zee ct;z ma Of A!te nssls; for tho .ioioGcs
0: his sud tho aii,ce-. cauuties, sseinsl
raj Of Los aneny. Ana 6n mis- motion, d
ce,nmittae OF Il "a was appointed to rru.ln
msnd G scheme Gf organizing s volunteer
free fcI shat pHrposa. Tho ooEgntie- Coo
s;ssai: Of Prof. jonn g. Minor. S. +. Lake, E
z. Watson, ". .. H,rt nd Is. =. Nsgrudcr,
Eiqs
While TIC conmttee Te:s abzsa. n con-
sutstion, toe moetiEg WAS addressed IN stir
rug e1d PATRIOTS stfeins, BY 3. z, ssrudeF,
". w G.i,Ecr aud E'hos L. Preston, ECO.
in aavoosoy OF Ike ohi.c:a incicarh
Pccc Minor, a,l i:shsl: CT lite cor,nii.ss,
then presented ne following report:
Tins committee 20 who. i. |es FyieFrso
TO consider and prGpGss plan foT S'Isnizine
an association fDr iocsi dcfeac:, u.s isayo 10
submit the foiioTing report:
IF aa1h sEsae.tious bs moi Termed rcd
conducted with spifit eud ens.gy, your coG.
mittco toruk tsavs ia good Te.son &c te:;sss
t. :; ,hv cnua,Zy will 10 hsrasssd ,;uIiog tst
sumU.r with repeated ::idi Of tho enemy
eutio;ng nvsy negroes, carrying off horses
scl vogGne, Destroying csttle. p:oT:.ioas .rd
| crops, draeging citizsns into cspt,yit-, and
! 5'gg,rics families. The COMMITTEES ave con.
yincea that by means III sue! Isecc:st:Jms
J tbs msahaf Il these incu.sions themselves
1nsy De p-s-an:sd or repsl!"n. Ih.y, iE:t!c-
! Gore, seconGend the ad"pt..:r u iha tcilaT-
iae resolutions;
!. R,so;ve1, ""'5.i tn. a=Toty of psT6ona
| :nd property - Alber.sris requires tast sv.
cry resident of ia county, et rn.ie7c: ego
vbo is aUie ~ tosr s1nP, G. othesvi.a 10
! nssist in .he wGTs, Should unite 10 III aasi.
ci,tion for uefsaIe As,insi tie ccIiia :nem y
2 That2ii x oxcsdl. nc .c asg.nizs .h5
! 4 association puaeusr: to n sct OF tho Con
!.s,css &c TIA Conf6;ihrhtn Sales, approved
.iueust 81, 1861 entitled "An SCI 10 ,rovi5s
! FOR icc,l dsienGe and special service u
3. Tna: the terns {: :.he aaszocist;or
should be 90 fellcx5:
i :"'hc Association shs!i be called THE
A,bensrio Minute Man," sid Ihall BIO in
fc:cs fer SIX n.antIa fem The Is. Jay oi
Juns, 1893.
l. snail sb:isa tbs mon 60 Es,,.s OILY
within she limits o! AbSoia slI, OF OF AZ
,cer. Counties, for dofoncs sssinst raids Of
Inc enemy-
:. Giacers shall 10 appointed e-c3ciias io
.sw.
! Members shall nu!u.Iiy promiqs s:ric,
! obediencc 10 orders, submission to the rules
quo er:iGies ci war, ana Eollisr!y CONDUCT in
! al reso.cts.
5. That ION Association De o:eeE,zs. 7sitt-
, QUE delay into companies, sccordin. t. lea
;hat company aud isld officers DE 1851,
end sne serr!:Os cf :aa WHOLE, f., the EFT
pesos SHOVE &c. ia1ih. hs rendered az eeca es
may 10 GO shs President 9: the Caniedarsta
States.
S. That & Sritable person be designstoa in
each ministerial distrio. to ,lao ,.,ous ex=F-
.i,as to rsjse Immediately therein az n.ar-7
sasa ~ possible, and So report to tbs Ce:,;
Committee, hereinafter provided for, and 81 Fl
three others in eaoh district be named to az
Dist him,
7. Tie. ihs CO opernI!cc vi the neigh61T-
lbs counties in the important chi act in visw
10 eo'inited, aad that the Central OuDmi.tea
address ciTc,.lsr ie;tsr 20 tho courts and to
prominent citizens thereof, rTging tho neoes
sity Of corresponding measures to meet the
common danger.
8, Tsas Central Committee Of Seven per.
sons be sppoiutsd, charged With ,ha duties o.
giving prompt and vigorous efoct to thess
resolutions, suy three Of whom may act.
g. That tho citjE.ns present to-dsy be In
vited to sign Immediately the srtielas ct as
uoei..iae.
; Fhe fepest vas unanimously adop .@ss,