Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-28
ANTI-AUCTION MEETING.


AZ a numerous meeting OF merchants, traders
and others, OF the City of Richmond, opposed TO
the Auction System, convened by public notice
at the Eagle Hotel, on Tuesday evening, the 25th
November, 1928
JOHN ALLAN Esq. was called to the Chair, and
BERNARD PEYroN appointed Secretary.
The Chairman briefly stated the objects of the
meeting, when the following preamble and re So
Iation' were pr sented and adopted;
hcreas the people OF the United States ey.,r-
cIa'y tie mercantile community, have suffered
SFieUous and ruinOus losses by reason OF FREQUENT
ffucius'ions III the value OF goods, mainly to be a
tribuied TO auction sales
Resoiued, therefore, That we, the citizens O.
Richmond, VIII use all leSd! and proper means, to-
se'ber with our best cXcrtions, 10 put down the
Auction System, or restrain it within proper
bounds.
Resolred, That committee of Mesers. Charles
Ellis, William Calf, J. p Taylor, Hall NELSON,
W lillian Giiat, Fleming James, Orrin Williams
J. y. Lancaster, Gustavus Luke, Archibald Plea
SAINTS, -" lillian Anderson, }. II. Gardner and Sam
nei Marx, be appointed, for the purpose Of draft.
ing Memorial 10 the Congress Of the United
States, in conformity thereto, and that The said
committee report to ttis meeting, with little de-
lay as possible
Inc committee having retired, in short time
MT Ellis reported memorial 20 the congress oil
the United States, which was read, and unani-
Inousy adopted by the meeting.
ordered, That the following Ward Committees
De appointed, 20 obtain signatures to the foregoing
memorial:
For jefferson IVard--Nessrs. Grin Williams.
j. A. Lancaster, Henry Clark, Nathaniel Charter,
and John Van Lew
For Madison pvnyd-Messrs william Cali.
John Garth, II. G. fWorihain, Archibald Peasants
and J. II. Gardner
For Monroe JVard-Messrs. joshua J. Frv.
Mann 5. Vale me, rhos. Mieurc William Dab
ney, and Samuel Dunn.
Ordered, That committee Of Messrs. Bernard
Pcyton, VIM. Anderson Charles Ellis, J. p~rav.
Tor, and The Chairman Of this meeting, be appoint
ed to wait on Andrew Stevenson, ESD. the Repre-
sen'ivc from this District in Congress, viii, CO.
Ply OF inc memorial adopted by ihi+ meeting aud
request that he will present the same, and ascer-
tain what support ne will give 10 it.
Crdered, That committee be appointed q,
Messrs Fleming James, ). .. Lancaster. 7. y.
Taylor, Charles Ellis, William Gait, and Grsta.
Vus Iucke, to correspond with other anti auction
committees, in fuTlhcrance OF the views OF this
meeting.
Ordered, That The proceedings Of sliis meeting.
together with the memorial TO Congress, he pub
lished in the newspapers Of this city, and ,,at a
copy OF The said memorial be deposited at the
| McrchIDts' COiic House for sigusturcs
The thanks Of the meeting being presented 10
the Chairnan AID Secretary it adjourned
JOHN ALLAN, Chairman.
BEHNApD PFYToN. Secretary.
To The honorable the Senate and House NJ Rep.
ycsGlsdtives n the Unitcd States nj .lioIeriro
me
subscribers, Merchants, TraRers, and Other
CHzcEs n Hichmond, DiCsiria,
RESPECTFULLY REPREsENT,
That OF ~ Tie evils with which lie American
, merchants, Tradcsmcp, and other Citizens, have
70 contend IN their competition with foreign coptal
skill and enterprise there is noue perhaps o. cen,
magnitude, o, fr1ugh with consequences so ruin
Gus ana dcmoralilng, those which flow from
( me present pefnioious system Of selling goods al
'lNe'io", as purSlcd IN all t..s large lies in ii,c