Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-22
Meeting or Tax-Paysrs in meckIen.
burg.

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Meeting OF Tsx-Paysrs in MeckIen'
burg.
At . public meeting Of the taxpayers
of Mecklenburg county. held In the
courthouse thereof on Monday, Aorll
10, 1886, w. I. Atkins, Esq, called
the meeting to order and explained It's
object to be the consideration OF the
question of paying taxes in coupons.
lie stated that the meeting was called
in response to the Governors recent
proclamation requesting the citizens of
the different counties in the State to as
semble and draft resolutions expressive
of their sentiments on this subject, and
that it was non.political. B. W. Ogbarp,
Esqv was made chairman and the rep.
resentatives Of the local press were re-
Quested to act as secretaries.
On motion, q committee, consisting of
Colonel T. F. Goode as chairman and
Messrs. j. ID. Petty, Z. NJ. Holt, A. Ii.
Bracey, T. Williams, G. W. Hardy, X.
j. Montgomery, j. II. Yancey, L. ii.
Read, and j. II. larry, was appointed
to draft suitable resolutions. On mo-
ton Of Colonel Goode, W. I. Atkins,
ESQ.,, was added to the committee.
This committee retired to one Of the
Jury rooms, and in a few minutes re-
ported, through its chairman, q series
Of resolutions, and after some debate
the following were adopted
Whereas his Excellency Fitzhugh
Lee, Governor of Virginia, in pursu-
ance Of a joint resolution Of the last
General Assembly, has issued his
proclamation to the people Of Virginia
requesting them to declare their views
and purposes upon the subject of the
effort now being made by the public
creditors to force by means Of vexatious
litigation coupons into the Treasury in
pay ment Of taxes therefore
ReSolred, That We, the people Of
Mecklenburg, view with the gravest APP
prehension the issue now made up be-
tween the Commonwealth and her cred
itors as one putting in imminent peril
the very existence Of the State Govern
ment, and, so viewing it, we can but re-
gard those Of our own citizens who are
engaged in the effort to coerce the re-
ception of coupons in payment of taxes
as lost to every consideration of
patriotic duty and deserving the sternest
rebuke and the most unmeasured con-
demnation of their fellow-citizens.
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves
not to give aid and comfort to the ene-
mics of the Commonwealth by using or
in any way sanctioning the use by
others Of coupons in payment Of taxes.
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves
not to patronize in any way any person
who makes use Of coupons in the pay
ment Of taxes, nor any person who
knowingly patronizes or deals with an
other paying taxes in coupons.
Lesolred, That we appeal to the
people generally, but especially to
mel chants and tradesmen, to have no
dealings whatever with the business.
houses Of the various cities I'M
ill they have first satisfied them
selves that such houses are not paying
taxes IN coupons, and not parties to
the tffort row being made to place
the sovereignty Of Virginia PROSTATE
at the footstool of Federal power, and
to bring confusion and anarchy upon
our people.
ReSolred, That the chairman of this
meeting appoint permanent commit
tee, consisting Of one member from
each township in the county, to be
known as the Anti Coupon Committee,
which committee shall be charged with
the duty of ascertaining the names of
the various mercantile and other busi-
ness.houses Of the State paying taxes
in coupons, and of advising our people,
especially merchants and other trades
men, as to such houses; and that if
deemed necessary they publish list Of
the same from time to time in our
ee'e'ei eo"'y P"fN''g S"A iS
of the committee being authorized
to raise a fund in his township to meet
whatever expenditure may be neces-
sary to accomplish this object.
Resolred, That a copy Of the pro-
ceedings Of this meeting be furnished
for publication to the Richmond Dis
patch, State, and Whig, and to each Of
our county papers.
Under the resolutions the chairman
appointed Messrs. G. j. Faulkner, E.
b. Goode, Thomas Easley, George p.
larry, G. W. Hardy, j. D. Petty, r.
j. Montgomery, and Ii. E. Smith
committee to be known as the Anti
Coupon Committee, charged with the
duties set forth in the above resolu-
tons.
There being no further business, the
meeting, on motion, adjourned.
B. W. OGBURN, Chairman.
c.. T. BaskerriU, Secretary.