The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-23
Public. aIeseting lee i'm Roanoke.

At q meeting of citizens of Roanoke
county held (in accordance with call pre-
7 viously made) at the courthouse Ion Mon
tday the 18th of j anuary, 1869, that being
fcouTs-day,2 Charles Lunsford, Esq, was
called to the chair and F. j. Ribble chosen
On motion, the chairman was requested
to appoint, at his leisure, committee of
thirteen to report to an adjourned meeting
to be held at 4 O'Clock this day, whether
any, and if any what, measures should be
adopted by the people of the country in the
present political condition Of affairs.
>, Adjourned to meet at l, o'clock P. NJ. -
The chairman appointed the following
committee Of thirteen-viz., Charles l..
Cooke, John B. T. Logan, George P. Tay loe,
F. Johnston, John Trout, Colin Bass, DR..
James McG. Kent, James 81. Goodwin, Jor-
dan Woodrum, James E.: Day, Upton B.
Evans, Q. M. Wood, and D. c. Kiser, who
reported to the adjourned meeting the fol-
lowing resolution-yiz. :,-q
"Resolued, That this meeting approve Of
the convention proposed to be held in Rich
mond on the 10th Of February next, and
that - be appointed to represent this
meeting in said convention"
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered as q substitute for the forego-
ing resolution: --
Whereas number of>gentlemen have
recently met in Richmond and appointed
committee Of their own number to pro-
ceed to Washington for the purpose, of
making some arrangement with the autho-
rites there by which the State Of Virginia
may be restored to the Union upon certain
terms to be agreed on by the committee
twho undertake to act on; behalf of the peo-
pie of Virginia in the premises); and
Whereas the people of Roanoke (so far
as this meeting can speak for them) do not
consider the committee aforesaid authorized
to act on their behalf nor on behalf of the
State of Virginia !; therefore
recognize the right of the meeting recently
held in Richmond to act for the people Of
the State in the premises, nor do those COM
posing this meeting consider themselves
nor the people Of the State bound by any
thing that has been done or may be done
by the meeting aforesaid or by the commit
tee sent by them to Washington.
ycn Nevertheless. inasmuch as circum-
stances may occur which may render it pro-
per for this county to be represented in the
convention called to meet in Richmond on
the 10th of February next, therefore
Resolved, That - be appointed to
represent this meeting in said convention"
Considerable discussion arose upon the
competing propositions, and different reso
lutions were offered, some approving all the
proceedings Of the meeting held in Rich
mond, and others thrown out for the pur:
pose of harmonizing the views of all pre-
sent, when all competing propositions were
drawn, and the following resolution adopted
with not many dissenting voices:
"Resolued, That five delegates be ap-
pointed by the Chair to represent this meet
ing in the convention called to meet in Rich
mond on the 10Th of February next"
The following gentlemen were appointed
by the Chair as delegates under the last
foregoing resolution George P. Tayloe,
Colin Bass, John Trout, William Watts,
and Henry L. Blair. ... ......u .u.........
" CHARLES LUNsFoRD, chairman.
F. j. Rbble, secretary. . 2, -*i~