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The Daily Dispatch: April 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening Session. (search)
Chesterfield county. --Monday being Court day, a large crowd assembled at the Court-House. After justice had been dispensed to several offenders, the tribunal adjourned, and a meeting was organized for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the people on the great question now agitating the public mind. Resolutions were introduced by Col. R Watkins instructing their Delegate to the State Convention to vote for an Ordinance of Secession. C. C. McRae, Esq., vigorously opposed their adoption, (which a correspondent says "caused a little confusion occasionally.")--The resolutions were carried in the affirmative, some dozen negative votes only having been given in. The resolves will be published. Our correspondent thinks that Mr. McRae made a good speech — as good as could be made, considering the side he was on; but that it was the wrong side, and could do no good.--He adds that the eyes of the people of Chesterfield are being opened to the importance of the secession issue —