Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-04-03
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nexf, with determination to slect the best men
4 Of the District. .1ccomack.
! At meeting Of the non .freehoiders and free
holders friendly TO the extension OF the right Of
suffrage, held OH the 23d instant, at Brunswick
Courthouse, agreeable to notice: Capt. James J..
Harrison being called TO the Chair. and Richard
Meade, Jr. appointed Secretary, the follow ing
Preamble aud Resolutions, were submitted by Mr..
Meade TO the meeting AMI unanimously adopted
Whereas, minority OF the community who style
themselves freeholders. have undertaken Of their
own authority to frame constitution, for the
State Of VTginia; thereby DISTINGUISHING to a
certain extent large portion at least, il not
majority, OF the freemen o. the State,
| Hes0irtd, IA the opinion Of this meeting, thai.
such attempt is fragrant violation of the first
petuate an oligarchy in the State.
Resofred. That we will utmost exer-
| tons to resist such violation; AMI we invite the
| cooperation of all true Republicans.
| Resolued, That memorial to the Convention
OF freehoders about to be assembled, Ia, in the
opinion of this meeting, the most eligible inchoate
step to assert the rights OF which nontreehOlders
| have been deprived.
Resoiyei, That committee Of five be appoint
ed to draft such memorial, to be presented for
| consideration, at an adjourned meeting to be held
on the fourth Monday in April next at this place.
ResOced, Thatto attain the objects Of this meet
| ing, organization among the friends Oi Reform and
republican equality, is indispensably necessary
| correspond with Committees which are, or may
be, appointed in other counties for the same pure
pose.
Resoiped. That the thanks of this meeting are
due, and they are hereby presented TO the minor
ity OF the last Legislature, and particularly to
| Messrs. Dade, Doidridge, Mason and Brown, for
the firm, able and Jealous manner with which
| they advocated the rights Of the non-freeholders
and defended the true principles of Republics.
RESOLVED, That this meeting do now adjourn to
meet 40 ain mt the Ith nfondau in AnriI Mt fhis
place.
JAMES J. HARRISON, Pre- siaent.
r K. MEADE, JR. Secretary.
The Committee for the Memorial were appoint
| ed to consist of-Rich'd X. Meade. jr Col. Adj
son Powell, Chas. #. Stewart, DR.. WIN. Worthing-
ton, and Capt. Jas. ]. Harrison.
The Corresponding Committee consist Of the
following gentlemen-Maj. WIN. Gholson, Capt.
John w. Paup, Thos. Hicks, Rich'd X. Meade, jr.
| and Allan James.
All Editors Of Papers in the City of Richmond
and Town Of Petersburg, are particularly request
ed to give this an insertion: And all other Editors
in the State, who feel friendly interest in the OBJ
jects of this meeting
At o meeting of number of the Freeholders
! Of Nelson county, at the Courthouse, ON Monday
| the 23d day of March. 1929. being court day, to
| take into consideration the propriety of nomnat
ing four suitable persons to represent this district
| in the Convention, to be held in Richmond in the
month of October next:
Col. Samuel Loving was called to the Chair,
and Robert c. Cutler appointed Secretary to the
meeting.
On motions severally made and seconded, and
the questions being put thereupon, it was
Resolved, That Landon Cabell of Amherst
county, Robert Rives of Nelson county, Vim. C.
Rives OF Albemarle county, and James Peasants
OF Goochland county, be recommended as proper
persons TO represent this Senatorial District in said
Convention.
| Resolved, That the Editors of the Lynchburg
Virginian, Jeaersonian Republican, Virginia Ad-
vocate, Richmond Enquirer, and Constitutional
Wing, be requested to give these proceedings an
| insertion in their respective papers.
SAMPL LOVING Chm'n.
| r. C. CUTLER, Sec'ry.
In one OF your papers, not long since published,
Messrs. VIM. Leigh and Richard Logan Of Hall
| fax, John Randolph of Charlotte, and Samuel c.
Anderson of Prince Edward, nominated as
proper persons to represent this district i'm the
Convention, 10 be held in order to amend
| State Constitution. This nomination, it is dis
| tinctly understood, was made by sundry gentle
men of Halifax, distinguished both for their ia
| Tents and tried patriotism. By some means or
other, a ruInor has gone abroad, that Mr.. Ander-
| son has pcrenptoriy refused 10 be put in nominal
| ton. We, who are as conversant with Mr.. An
derson's views and opinions this subject as any
persons can be, take this method of correcting the
above report; and are authorised to state, and do
state, that Mr.. Anderson will run most cheerfully
l -
to elect him. There is no mistake i'll this state
ment OF a number Of Prince Edward
| FrcehOiders.
Among the nominations that have been made
for members of The Convention, for the District
| composed of the counties of Bedford, Campbell,
| and Buckingham, have expected to see the name
| Of Capt. Samuel B. Hardiman of Buckingham, as
a person well qualified to fill the office. As no
one has thought proper to nominate him, take
| the liberty OF doing So
II Citizen Of buckingham.
| Relieving that the present circumstances of orr
country demand the services of its most virtuous
citizens, l venture, through the medium Of your
paper, to propose TO the people of the Senatorial
District of Amelia, Powhatan, sc. Col. Tilnan Z.
Jeter; gentleman highly qualified to represent
us i'll the ensuing Convention.
II Citizen Of the District.
The people Of this district were much pleased
with the iiea, Of having fit and proper persons
nominated, to secure their sufrages, as delegates
to the Convention, and many of them declined
an expression OF their wishes with the hope tina {
il would be DONE But as the efforts which have
been made, to procure nominations here. have all
proved abortive, they no longer deem 1t necessary
to delay declaration of their sentiments and wish
es. You are therefore requested to state in your
paper, that Poll will be held for w. o. Goode in
the district composed If the counties of Brunswick
Mccklenburg, Lunenburg and Dinwiddie, at the
request OF many voters.
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS.
The Kanawha -" Virginian'' dominates Philip
II. Thompson, senr. Of Kanawha and John Laid
ley OF CabeIi as Delegates TO the Convention
4" Scores OF Freehoders" from Madison Court
House nominate lin the Fredericksburg Hcrald)
Linn Banks Of Madison and Waller HO.ladav OF
Spoitsylysnia.--A meeting of the Citizens Of PEN