New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-07-23

worship and resolve themselves into q meet
ing and pass certain resolutions by deception
and fraud, without authority elect delegates
to convention to nominate candidate to
Congress before the Congressional committee
had met and decided when and where to
hold said convention ..
Bet resoloed, That said meeting was illegal
and without authority to act, and that we
will abide by the decision of the Congress
sional committee after their action shall be
made known, and we call upon all Republic
cans who love their principles better than
money to aid and assist us in carrying out
the wishes of the committee, and hold the
meeting at the time and place decided upon
by them.
And be 1t further rcsolved, That a mass
meeting ofthe Republicans be held at Heaths-
vile on Saturday, July 25th, for the purpose
of electing one delegate from each township
to accompany Mr.. Day to Tappanannock on
the 2oth July, in order that he may be able
to confer with them in regard to his action.
Be it further resolred, That we extend an
invitation to Mr.. r. D. Beckley to be present
and address the meeting on July 25th.
ALEX. DAY,
THos. II. HUNToN,
SAMUEL CONWAY,
County Committee.
We, the undersigned, indorse the above
action of the county committee.
Cary Mutt, Madison JONES, Robert Laws,
II. Thompson, Perrimus Mutt, E. Middle
ton, Henry Taylor, Peter Lewis, Glascoe
Blackwell, John Jackson, William Jackson,
Henry Palmer, and fifty others.
NoTE.-This meeting was held and the
above resolutions adopted to correct the
false impression which may have been made
by the publication recently of resolutions
repudiating Hon. J. B. Sener for reelection
to Congress, alleged to have been adopted
by meeting held at Rowland Chapel on
the 4th Of July. Ida
1t will be seen that the Republicans Of this
county are committed to no line of action,
but will await the result of the action of the
Congressional Committee of the First Dis
trict Of Virginia, which meets on Tuesday,
the 2sth July, at Tappahannock.
Rowland SCHOOL House,
HUNTSVILLE, VA.
To the Editor of the Xe,o National Era:
There are quite number of US here who
believe ourselves to be men and scon.en, Gre
ated "free and equal, and with certain ina
lenable rights, among which are life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness and in pur-
suancc of these, our rights, concluded to
celebrate the "glorious Fourth" by Civil
Rights meeting at our school-housc to en-
courage ourselves and to enlighten any
benishted minds ignorant Of the blessings
which the civil rights bill is intended to con-
fer upon us and upon our posterity.
Accordingly our good friend, Z. Nash,
persuaded DR.. James L. N. Bowen, of WASH
ington, to come down and address us !; and
he, in his turn, persuaded his friend, DR..
Watts, to accompany him; and with Miss
Holley, who has given herself, "with all her
mind and with all her strength, to the cause
of liberty, meeting persecution with the I'M
bounded heroism of the early martyrs we
presented quite brilliant array Of intellect.
The American flag was suspended over
the window, behind the pulpit, thanked on
either side by the beloved faces of Charles
Sumner and Frederick Douglass.
A small boy "toted' bucket of water
from the spring, the spittoon was put in posi-
ton the audience took their seats; Mr.
Nash was elected chairman, and the meeting
began. ,...-.....
DR.. Bowen then addressed us to the effect
that our past history was sufficient to entltle
us to our civil rights. His remarks were
received with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Bowen was followed by Miss Holley
and she by DR.. Watts, who gave US somt
very good pr actical advice. which the schoe
boys pondered in their hearts. and quot'
from with great gusto.
Resolutions were adopted censurlng Mr.
Sener for his treachery to the men wht
elected him, and another civil rights meeting
was appointed to be held at Tappahannock
regret not having copy of the resolu
tions. but have no hesitation in saying thai
the effect of them will be very few votes to
Mr.. Sener from this vicinity.
Everybody thought it was good meeting
and the speakers have our warmest thanks
for their labors in our behalf, and we trus
the ssbread cast upon the waters" that da.
will be returned TO them next Congress by
triumphant passage of the civil rights bill.
] FROM ONE OF THE AUDIENCE.