Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-22

fCBLlC MEEIING IN POWHATAN.
Atan adjourned meeting Of large number of the citi
zcns oil Powhatan county held at the Courthouse of said
county, on Wednesday the 10th day of May 1892 for the
purpose OF recommending the Electors pon lin. J,ck
son electoral ticket the support OF Pljp Barbour f
Virginia as Vice President OF the United Ststes-Dr
William trump (hSying been appointed at the previous
hee'lng) took the Chair President, and r. F. Graves
VINO was also appointed at the e acted as Secre.
tary.
Henry l.. Hopkins Esq having withdrawn the rcsolu-
lions offered by him the previous meeting for the pur
pose oil appointing Delegates TO tho Charlottesville Con-
fenion-hc Chair therefore submitted the following pre
aInble and resolutions TO I'M. consideration of ,o 10y,
10 wit: o.
whereas it is important in the opinion of this meeting
10 inc maintenance of those principles which Vre nia ha,
heretofore protested TO consider the best safe guard of
the Republic, that her at the approaching election
Tor person TO fill the office OF Vice President OF the Uni
.eu States should be given to whose political course
mas oee III accordance with those principles: as the best
means oil efieoling this object,
l. Resofred, That Philip p. Barbour be recommended
as TIT and proper person be elevated 10 that Office and
that IT be recommended TO the Electors unon the JacLo,
Electoral Ticket (Which mean TO supporN 10 Give him
her votes II upon The meeting of the electoral college
mere S'a appear any reasonable chance Of his election
z Resoired, That dsapprove of the Convention
proposed 10 be held in Baltimore the third Monday in
'ls month, because 1t will be composed of delegates en-
eFahlns Tie most di'cordant political opinions The
friends and opponents OF protective ariitbose who
advocate and those who oppose the power of the
Government to make Internal improvements mot TO me
hon the anosl-iorgoten distinction of Fedcrast and Re
pubicanO will be called upon common council 10 elcct
candidate for the Vice Presidency, who in the nature of
TRAJECTORY opnions-because small minores lin most if
not a) oil the Clay States, have Delegates TO that
Conventions who will there WELD the whole force of tar
respective States, although home they will not have the
control OF single electoral and because we are of
opinion that this Convention whilst il is recommended az
aodIng lair opportunity for the nomination of anu cii
ZEN Is TedHy designed TO promote the election of Mr. Van
buren, TO which we do not wish to contribute.
me brst resolution being read the same was advocated
by Tho Miller aud VIM. DID, Esqrs. and opposed by Rich
ara booke Esq who moved substitute thereto in these
words "Hesofred That is at this time inexpedent to
make any recommendation Of Vice President Lv tls
mee.lhg which alter some discussion was rejected.
WhereuPon Col VIM. Ligon, who declared himself de-
cdedy IN favor F. r. Barbour Vice President moved
an amendment TO the said first resolution by striking ont
he auer clause, which is in these words-sff upon tle
meeung OF The Electoral College there shall appear any
reasonable chance OF his election which amendment be.
ing reJected-Mr VIM. g. Povall thereupon moved sub.
Suue TO the resolution aforesaid in these words:-"Re.
s0fUed hat committee be appointed to draft pream.
PIC ana resolutions for the purpose Of appointing delegates
10 me balnore Convention TO present p. p. Barbour as
suitable person to he recommended by that Convention to
he people oil the United States for the Vice Presidcncy;"
"meh being almost unanimously reiected-thc preamble
ahd resolutions FIRST submitted 10 the meeting by the Chair
were hereuPon separately read and adopted by large ma
On the motion Of Tho Miller Esq. it was
resolved That the proceedings Of this meeting bo sign.
ca by the Chairman and Secretary and published i'm the
Richmond newspapers
And then the meeting adjourned sine die
WM. CRUMP, Chairman.
II. +. GRAVES, Secretary.