Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-01
y Of Virginia, Sept. 20. 1888.
AMELIA MEETING.


a. her Court House on the 2S,h September. tina, being
Court day In Of previous notice. for the pur
pose OF taxing into consideration the propriey Of nominal
ing benjamin w Akin. Leigh, Esq IS next President,
On motion made. William s. Archer ESQ was invited
10 take the Chair and John W Baker appointed Secretary
Mr.. Thomas T. Giles then and move the appont.
m~n OF committee, with instructions 10 prepare and re.
port revolutions relating tho object which the meet
INK was called. which motion being adopted. the Chair.
7. Giles Edward Egseston, John 7. Leigh John p Boil
Ing. James r. Cooke Rodophil Jeter, William L. Booker
John w. Baker aud John II. Steger who, after having
tired Tor short time. reported 10 tho meeting the follow
ing resolutions:
Rssoired Tha, the requen, expression of the people
Of their opinions and WILL regard to their public con.
Germs, u necessary 10 correct aud proper
Of our Republican Government
Resoired. Tina, in the election Of public agents,
made ny tho people themselves, full tree and
int-rch,nE~ OF their sentiments In their primary ASSEM-
bes, affords the best Of insung the best
Rrsoired That the election Of the Chief Magistrate
Of the United States. being the highest office bestowed
by the people OF this Republic. require. them the great
est debe r.tsn. aud the quent consultations.
Resolved That In the selection OF public agents by
Caucuses and conventions. the choice Is
the result Of bargain between the strongest parties
founded OH their own views and interest, and is thus
ten Injurious TO the public veal aud defeats the will Of
majority OF the people.
g. ResOlved. That this mode Of selecting public agents.
pe'y. u too frequently resor,ed prove ia practice
Injurious TO The Interests OF the country as danger
to the rights OF the people, and in theory opposed
TO every principle Of representative government.
Resored. That at the present time, when the coun-
try Is distracted by party dissensons the public councils
controlled by party INTEREST," and the per-
picked by party animoses, is especially important that
The people should deliberate well the election OF Pre-
sident and that the best interests of the community and
perhaps the pernaDency OF the Unon require that they
should select for that Office who is u-
pledged TO party purposes and uniDuenccd by party ex
elements. and who has ability. honesty and frmness
enough to administer the upon prin
cples
T. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting our
fellow Citizen BeDjam Watkins Leigh, possesses these
n ipppf le and ho;
titled TO the confidence Of his fellow country men, as an
able and enlightened statesman, liberal and honest poll
tician, pure and devoted patriot and firm and true
hearted republican.
ResOred therefore, That his election TO the Office
present term will meet with cordial approbaon
and that TO effect it, will cheeIny give him our sup
port, in the approaching canvass for that Office.
8. Resoired, That Committee of twenty persons he
appointed by the Chair for the purpose Of corresponding
win committees oil other COUNTESS and using all
BILE in their power for the purpose Of promoting the
election Of said amin Watkins Leigh: Wbereupon the
Chair in pursuance Of the foregoing Resolutions ANNOUNCE
ed the names OF the following gentlemen composing
committee, TO wit: Thomas r. Giles Edward Eggleson
John T. Leigh. John p. Boiling, James p. Cooke Rodo.
phil Jeter, William L. Booker. John W. Baker, John H.
Seger, Hodiah Meade, Thomas w. Webster, George C.
Moore, Arniisead T.. Townes John I. Bottom, Christie.
pher Ford, Thomas J. Parkinson, William H. Robertson
Richard X. Randolph, William Gregory, and Alexander
Allen.
10. Resolved. That the Editors of the Richmond paper.
be requested TO publish the foregoing edngs, that
all Editors in the United States. friendly TO the cause OF
free and interrupted elections, be desired to give an in.
sertion in their papers 10 these proceedings.
Which Resolutions being separately proposed and con.
sidered by the meeting, unanimously adopted with
the exception Of the 9th, 7h and 5h each oil which
there WAS one dissenting voice.
VIM. S. ARCHER, Chairman.
JOHN W. BA Err, Secretary