Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-13
MEETINGS OF THE PEOPLE

IA emoFie county occupy large portion of thi.
days paper. We recommend the A tdress 10 the
readers attention. /, is unquesiionabiy one Of ia.
mot powerful papers, which this contest, so fruit
iu oil Essays, addresses, preambles and resolutions
has yet brought forth. We shosld be a, no loss in
guessing the able author.
we have also before the proc ceilings of the
Jackson meeting in the county of Rockbr,dee-
Capt. John Bowyer, in the Chair, and YIN. III
Caruihers, Secretary.- Their" nun. ber incluJnp
reeholders snd non-freeholders with some few
VINO voted by proxy, amounted to l50" They
appointed john Bowyer, Col. VIM. Paxton, Jo,
seph Bell, James Mcdowell. jr and WIN. IL. Ca.
ruthers, as Delegates TO the jackson Convention
IN Nichmoad- We have also received the NJ s
account OF the proceedings Of The Jackson Meet.
ing In + izabeth City county. They are stated to
De the largest number OF citizens lin that coun-
~ 'na' ever were convened for any political pur.
pose" /, was held 1T Hampton, Mr.. Samuel
Waits, senr. in the chnir, and John w. Jones. Sc.
cre'ary: resolution was adopted az the sense
Oh the meeling that radical change is ecessarv
IN adm nislerng the government of the o. S. that
this change can only be effected by the removal
oil John q. Adams from Office and tina, Ge,, !.
Jackson IS best calculated 10 effect this radical
Change - A meeting of the citizens of Norfolk
county, Norfolk borough and Portsmouth, opposed
ts the re election OF Mr. Adams was he'd at the
courthouse IN Portsmouth, on Saturday last Gen
John Hodges IN the Chair, and John w MUIR
laugh Secretary. Mr.. George Loyal addressed
The meeting The proceedings are not yet Al,
! hand; the Norfolk Herald has no objection 10
write this meeting precisely what il has been re-.
pres ented to by those who took part in il
" Doth numerous and respectable A jackson
meeting has been called in Princess Anne The
waters are moving in MIR. Newton's. District.
u is in vain the National Journal asserts that
" the current in favor of the Administration in
! the States OF Pennsylvania, Hirginia, and North
Caroiina, Ia grorirg stronger every day'' The
current IN this State at least is not growing stron-
ger, but toeaker every day. The meetings of
the people now taking place on the Jackson side.
and the information which is brought to this Civ
irom The Representatives of the different counties
leave not the slightest doubt of General Jackson
overw helming majority. Some of the few coun.
lies' which we had given up TO Adams, are, con
iIary 10 all our calculations, with Jackson = A
distinguished gentleman from the North. who ba.
visited New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, ad
dresses letter to Boston, which is published & adj
n"s fha' there is at present a large raioi, for
jackson IN Virginia, but he calculates upon ia
vorabe change. a most fcilorn hone indeed
we are amused at new fact which the National
journal submits for special eGiicaton We
nave seen letter written by geD'leu an of high
standing, who informs U.S. that when the Sheriff.
OF the different Counties met together lately in tb,
city oil Richmond, il was found, on a comparison
oil the political feelings of the counties they repre-
sentei, that there is nott majority of he free
| hodefs OF pFgiSliu IN JIr0r of The present
| 1ddntnistTation 80 The gentleman of higt
| standing" is mistaken The Sheiifs stated no such
| th'nS on the contrary, we are advised by respec
table authority, hat the information which The,
gave was directly of an opposite description Blu
we have al this time the members of the I.gisla
lure with us; and the Information which they give
Is death blow 10 all the hopes OF the Admins
tration party.