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Meeting of Alabamians. At a meeting of the citizens of Alabama, held at the Ballard House in the city of Richmond, Va., on Wednesday evening, Aug. 28, to take into consideration some plan for organizing and adopting means to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers from the State of Alabama on service in Virginia, on motion of Col. Edmund, Harrison of Montgomery, Hon. W. P. Chilton was chosen Chairman. Mr. Chilton took the chair and explained the objects of the meeting in a short and patriotic speech, H. C. Jones was appointed Secretary, on motion of R N. Johnson. Hon. John Gril Shorter then read the following letter from Mrs. Arthur F. Hopkins, asking for aid in her work of providing for the sick and wounded soldiers, and moved that a committee of seven be appointed to draft resolutions for the action of the meeting: Richmond Aug. 26, 1861. Messrs. Chilton, Smith, Harrison and Shorter: Gentlemen: You are aware that I have been for nearly three months active