Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-17

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pointment OF lMafthetU Roberts, as President,
and Z. Penttand and ID. +. Gordon, AS Secre-
'aries. The meeting Was opened and cOnven-
ca AZ the ringing OF the bell, Il was constantly
a'e"oeu ny large concourse Of spectators, |
including the Heads Of Department, officers |
OF 9ie county and the most respectable and
influential individuals Of the place. Every
thing was conducted with the utmost order
ana P.opr'ety aud the auditory manifested
nIo"s"ou'' the greatest attention and deco
rum.
+" An Electoral Ticket was recommended
with the name of the Hon. Richard Rush az it's
mead: IL was stated to the Convention that
hlr. hush was expected home sarly in the
,nontn OF November, and that he was decided
friendly To the election Of the national candi
dates. The Convention deemed il their duty
to seize the earliest opportunity Of paying pro-
per respect to this distinguished man. who has
SO ia"hiuiy discharged the duties Of all the
stations he has ever filed. Mr. Rush I nm.
derstand, purposes to settle in Carlisle.
"TH2e address is an able and dipnif;ed dis
cuss'on OF the merits and qualifications of
General Jackson and Mr.. Crawford. II j. CON
fined to these two candidates. II command
ed universal attention when read, and COM
mend It to your serious perusal.
After the proceedings had been couclud
cd MIR. Randall Of your city, offered two reso-
lutions returning thanks to the officers of the
county Tor the conveni-nces afforded the con-
ven''on, and the pOiteness with which its
members had been treated. In proposing these
Mr.. X. stated that he felt a peculiar pleasure
IN once more bearing testimony to the decor
Gus department which had uniformly marked
the conduct Of the individuals of Harrisburg.
II was well known that the proceedings of that
BODY were not IN unison with the wishes of
that section Of the state, yet not the slightest
evidence Of dissatisfaction had been seen by
any OF the spectators. Contrasting this with
the disgraceful conduct that had recently been
exhibited at the capital of sister state IN. Y J
he MR. X felt proud, it was even matter of
state pride aud he could not have done ius,ic.
TO the feelings of every member of the conven
ton had ne not thus publicly borne testimony
to the circumstance.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt ed
and the convention adjourned sine die.
PUBLIC MEETING.
At meeting Of the citizens of Westmore-
land county, at Westmoreland Court House,
va. on the 26th ofJuly, 1924, favorable To the
election of John O. Adams to the Presidency
chair, and DR.. Pitts appointed Secretary. AZ
ter some observations from the chairman, in
winch he expressed his pleasure at seeing so
large and respectable convention az free hold
ers, and his regret that circumstances render
ed II impossible for their venerable Senator.
the Hon. John Taylor, of Ca, oline to accept
the invitation To attend this meeting, although
he cOncurred 10 believing that The best inter
ests of Virginia and the United States would
ho ,fx.4 k~,s IL
the following resolutions were proposed and
unanimously adopted:
Resotred. That we will support the nomna-
ton of John Quincy Adams for the Presidrn.
cy OF the United States, at the next election /:
because we think long experience, as well as
Integrity and talents requisite To qualify man
for the chief magistracy of this country and
because, during period Of near nine aud thir-
ty years. in which Mr. Adams has been in the
public service, he has received the confidence
of all our Presidents, without giving either of
them cause to regret that confidence.
! Because we consider all suddeo changes in
the policy of a government injurious to the
public welfare, and have he s,rongest reason
to believe that the policy Of the present adj
ministratl0D, which we approve, il that which
will be steadily pursued by Mr.. Adams, and
because we are convinced that there is at this
moment ga great. concerted, and formidable
opposition to the administration Of Mr.. Mon
roe," and in favor of the election of MIR. Craw
ford.
Because we are satisfied that Mr. Adams
interpretation Ofthe Constitution is fair, Just
and conscientious one, and that consequently
he will, as chief magistrate, endeavor equally
to protect the rights of the States from usur-
patton on the one hand, and those ofthe Cen
erai government fren invasion on the other !;
and because re view bis election as Intimately
connected with the overthrow of an attempt
to concentre and consolidate all power into
the hands Of few individuals at Washington,
and to take the free choice of President out OF
the hands Of the people.
Because the great mass Of Office hunters,
ipfrIguers, spectators, and monopoIis,s, op-
pose him, from bellefthat he will DOT sweep
the present incumbents out of Office, to make
room for them and because his opinions show
him to be the friend of proper union of the
agricultural, commercial, nav igating ship build
ing, and manufacturing interests, and the enc
my OF all Oppressive monopoljes.
because we think il the interest of Virginia
to endeavor to concate friends in the North
ern and Middle States, which she cannot do
even by the success Of her own candidate, and
because we entertain a grateful sense of the
kinder dispositions shown to ms by the friends
i OF Mr. Adams, than those which have been
manifested towards us by supporters of most
| Of the other candidates.
Because We think ii alI-important, in the
present alarming state of the world that the
| conouct oil America should be steady and un-
waverlDg; and because we are convinced that
the enemies OF human liberty in foreign coun-
tries do not wish the success of Mr., Adams