A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . e merchants who maybring them from the North? If so, thewhole affair will be a most absurd fail-ure, a ridiculous farce. We havegreater confidence in the sincerity andthe self-sacrificing patriotism of thepeople of Floyd County than to enter-tain such a thought for a moment. Citizens Non-Intercourse Meeting.—Pursuant to a call from a committeemade up of W. S. Cothran, J. H. Lump-kin, J. R. Freeman, J. M. Spullock, Fort, C. H. Smith, J. B. Un
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . e merchants who maybring them from the North? If so, thewhole affair will be a most absurd fail-ure, a ridiculous farce. We havegreater confidence in the sincerity andthe self-sacrificing patriotism of thepeople of Floyd County than to enter-tain such a thought for a moment. Citizens Non-Intercourse Meeting.—Pursuant to a call from a committeemade up of W. S. Cothran, J. H. Lump-kin, J. R. Freeman, J. M. Spullock, Fort, C. H. Smith, J. B. Underwood,F. C. Shropshire, Alfred Shorter, King, T. W. Alexander, Dr. T. , Thos. G. Watters and J. H. Mc-Clung, a portion of the citizens ofFloyd County met at 11 oclock at theCity Hall, and on Dr. AlvinDean, his honor the mayor, Henry , was called to the chair. Thechairman then stated the object of themeeting to be to assert our Commer-cial Independence of the North. Onmotion of Hon. J. W. H. Underwood,Dr. Alvin Dean and Col. Jos. Watterswere named vice-presidents, and J. and Geo. T. Stovall were re-. and MRS. CHAS. H. SMITH—BillArps open letter to Abe Linkhorn inApril, 1861, proved a sensation in the South. 118 A History of Rome and Floyd County quested to act as secretaries. Thechairman appointed the following toact as a steering committee: Thos. , D. B. Hamilton, F. , J. R. Freeman, Green , J. F. Hoskinson, B. , J. P. Holt, Jos. Ford, C. and B. F. Payne. While the committee were out, set forth in an able andeloquent speech the relations existingbetween the two sections of the coun-try—the aggressive and unconstitu-tional policy of the North on the onehand and the degi-ading dependence ofthe South on the other, and eainestlyurged upon those present the duty andimportance of throwing off the finan-cial shackles by which the South isbound. The following resolu
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