Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-06-19
: THE JOHN BROWN RAID
SOME CLIPPINGS FROM OUR
Adjourned Public Meetine.
OLD FILES OF 1859.
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4th. Resolved, That Virgins is
abundantly able to protect her institu-
tions against all assaults and it is the
duty of her citizens at once to defend
themselves and their institutions, and
to this end we appeal to the legislature
to arm and organize thoroughly our
militia-to provide for the Manufacture
| of arms within our borders TO estab-
lish depots for arms and amunitions at
suitable points, particularly alopg xhe
northern border of The State. Toafford
the rest OF the State the means of
! speedy communication with its northen
border by permitting railroad to be
made at once between Winchester ard
Strasburg, and by furthering the COM
pletion Of the Aiexandria, L1udoun and
Hampshire Railroad. To defeat the
malignant schemes of Nortern abolition.
lists by expelling from the State all ped
dlers, lecturers, book agents, and all
other suspicious persons coming from
the Northern States having no fixed
residence-or who are not honestly and
lawfully amongst ns, by establishing
throughout the State an efficient police
system, to arrest such suspicious per-
sons. To render Us Independent of the
North by fostering direct trade and
bone manufactures. by discrimi-.
mating taxation, and by liberal appro-
priation at once to establish line of
steamships to run between Virginia
ports and Europe.
9th Resolved, That our thanks are
hereby rendered to the officers and men
who promptly came forward and aided
in overthrowing the band of outlaws at
l1arper's Ferry and to those who with
go much alacrity obeYed the cali of the
Governor of Virginia to prevent res
cue, and who while here won our high.
est esteem by their courteous and gen
item ally behavior as well as soldier
like conduct.
9Th. Resolved, That the thanks of
this community ard of the whole Conn
monwca,th of Virginia are duo to the
an' horities of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company. for the spirited and
efficient action taken by them, regard
less of pecuniary loss, in guarding cur
northern border, and in keep ing hack
the Northern horde, whose presence
would have so much embarrassed our
recent operations.
7th Resolved, That while we expess
no opinion as to the policy of expeIIing
the whole free regro population from
our border, we earnestly Erecommerd
to the Legislature at least, the passage
of law afixing the penalty of expul-
sion from the State, to all crimes or
misdemeanors committed by them in
GLIDING vagrancy.
9th Resolved, That we hereby APP
prove the course pursued by the Vir-
ginia delegation in Congress, in their
determined efforts to prevent the elect
ion of black republican, to preside
over the elaboration of the House of
representatives.
Resolved, That we have entire con-
fidence in the fidelity of our representa-
tive, Alexander R. Boteler, to The true
interests of the South, and commend
the efforts heretofore made by him to
organize the House by the election Of q
conservative Speaker; and we hereby
urge HIM. by all proper means in his
power to resist the election of a Re-
publican; and. laying aside ali party
feeling. in good faith, to promote the
election of any man true to Southern
rights, whether he has been affiliated
heretofore, with him politically or not.
Continued next week.