Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-21

,y;ons nnnoin,ed Secretary The object o, me meet
inp having been explainedby JOS n @""'te'S' N4' ="
his motion, =. r t. Ia ,,no;n,ed N
tan n,eamble and resolutions expressive OF The views
ri the meeting whereuPon, the mar apP"'".u 10
"A, Samuels, David Crawford, oru fhliP imam ""o
reported The following preamble aha 'eso'uuo"S'
were unanimously adopted, wh Tue e"cept"h VI Que
Li.scp,ing voice to the first and outth resolutions;
Whereas, it has been recommended |" me t,epeV"ca"
marty in Virginia, To meet IN conVrh"h' '"f ''e PURPOSE
of elircllng greater unaintty oi 'et""s' w" NV n
live energy III the approaching elections winch VIII q
thor result in the triumph OF The Dfmocrauc cause, or
IN. defeat and overthrow Of Republican principles ana
when every effort is made 10 divide, and htte"y Htiea
the Republican party 1t becomes men, Poo'''y' ,or
rrcss a. well their opinions upon The great pol'llcaI
onescns Of the day. as hei appreciation or disappr"-
baon of the conduct of those IN othcc, VIM are tnr
servants Of The people, and to use every honotao'e
means to maintain the principles which 'hry As Pary'
profess: Therefore, -,
pjrsJ That This meeting approve of the RepubIl-
can Convention he held in The city OF Rthmohd, on
the third Monday of the present month
E.so!red. That VIM NJ Robertson, our Senator, aud
Coils Bare and Conn our Delegates, he app"inec 10 re-
p,escnt iby proxy this county IN said Convention
Prsoyred That this meeting most cordially approve ri
the course of Senator and Delegates, and Of the he
publican party generally, upon the late election or u
) Senator. cu
6d- nee in the patriotism of Martin Van Buren,, AID that
they approve OF his Republican Administrations
RtsCirrd. That copy Of The foregoing preamble ana
resolutions be signed Ivy the Chairman and Secretary
and forwarded TO Senator and Delegates ana puo
''s"'' III VIC 'e"'''''' V Wv A. RlNKER, Chm'n
S. c. WILLIAMS, Secry
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN JEFFERSON:
At meeting Of the Democratic Republicans OF JET
rrson county held at Stones Hotel, IN Chareslo"n' on
Friday the .t inst for the purpose "i appointing sum
bic persons 10 attend general convention OF lhe Demo
crGcy in Richnond, Virginia, 10 represent Jefferson
county and also, for the purpose Of appointing ~ "hu
proper persons attend delegation OF gentlemen HON
the several counties of this congressional district 10 hee'
Murtinsburg, for the nomination OF suitable cahu'
date for Congress: 49,
On motion. hlr Jacob Morgan was raed 10 le Chair,
and John J. Hickey appointed Secretary.
The meeting being organized, Tie following esoiu'
tons were moved and carried unanimously:
ResOred as the opinion OF this meeting hat Inc Pc
Rod has now arrived when it becomes the solemn duty
of the Democracy Of this Ancient Dominion 10 sustain
those fundamental principles aud opn!ons Tor "nich
they have been long ard so successfully conlrhu'hg
to examine and determine how lar those Pfinc'P'es
and Opinions have been recently reflected by their pub
lie seryants-io adopt such measures as may be best
calculated to heal the divisions which now unhoPP,iy
exist and estctualv TO secure harmonious action Tor Tie
future
PesoIred Mcrctore That os mrans of securing those
desrable objects we approve of the recommendation ut
The Republican members Of the Genera Assembly OF
Virginia for calling general convention Of The Demo
crncy of the State to be- held in The CITY OF Richmond,
OH The Sd Monday OF this month.
Resoiefd, That carry out the above views, the fol-
10 ing gentlemen, TO wit Hierome l. OpIe, ST., BenIa'
min Wilson. Brnxlon Davenport Francis Ynes, Capt
l. Lucas Henry Bedinger Robert Lucas. John &. 4
TAYLOR, james Garry. Thomas Richie Of Richmond,
and John J. Hickey be, and they hereby appointed
Delegates represent the Democracy of the county oi
Je tirrsnn in said Convention.
Resored, That cheerful!y respond 10 the invita-
ton of our fellow citizens OF Berkeley county, 10 ileet
The Delegates appointed by the different counties COM
posing the Congressional District in General Conven
tlun for the purpose of nominating Candidate to re-
present in the next Congress Of the U s.; aud that
we recommend to said Convention 10 convene II ihr
town Of Martnsburg. on the ooh inst.
Resored, That the following gentlemen be and they
are hereby appointed IN attend The said Convention
James Granlham and Warner ". Throckmorion for the
Stnith6eld precinct Conrad BIlmyrc and Minor Hurst
for the SheTe rdstown precinct Garland NJ. Davis, He
rome ]. Ope ir Francis Yates and kraxon Davenport
for the Charlestown precinct. Jacamiah Seaman ard
William SmaIIwood for The Harpers Ferry precinct.
Moved and seccnded-That the Chairman and SecTe-
tarv do sign the proceedings Of this meeting, aud that
they be published in the Charestown Free Press, Mar.
tinsburp Gazette. Winchester Virgnan and Richmond
Enqui;er JACOB MORGAN, Chairman
JCuS J uICkry, Setrcary