Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11
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/ The Committee of Vigilance, for the county OF Page
with a large portion of the other citizens met at lin,
Court house. the town of Luray pursuant al ourn
meni, the 9th August $40, ct beng court day,
for the purpose Of taking into consideration the
best calculated TO promote the cause Of Democracy
The Chairman, Gabriel Jordan, Esq, called the meet
ing to ORDER and explained the object thereof in few
appropriate and iorc'be remarks
On motion of A. J. o. Bannon,
Resoired That the Chair appoint a committee of five
draft preamble and resolutions expressive of The
sentiments of the meeting-whereupon the Chair ap
pointed DR. VIM NJ. Robertson, Col. John Mcpherson
Mai. Andrew j. cannon, Jacob Sroc, Esq, anr
Maj Jonas AleShrre sad committee; who retired TOR
short trlnc returned, and reported the following prcam
bic and resolutions, VIII ch were unanimously adopted
Whereas, the important crisis which has presented
itself in political history, the party warfare whcl
is being wagrd from end of this Union to The other
and the unparalleled efforts which everywhere mad,
by the Federal Wing party to strike terror INTO our
ranks should serve, instead of producing dismay, Il
arouse the Democratic party to true Of thei
duty, and cause them TO make manly cyerllon in fur
thrrancr Of their princp pies, therefore,
t. RcS0irsd, That eternal war shall be wachword-
and thai, Notwithstanding the unwelcomc INTEL gcnce
which has reached US from Indiana, Kentucky and \
Carolina, we by means dIshcarened; but we are
determined TO nail flag 10 the mast of Democracy
and s'simk or swim with the principl of our party
. Rcsoired, That depend upon the ''sobcr second
thought Of the people,; and that triumph of
spacting the two candidates for the Presidential chair
3 Rcs0irsd, That we believe that the State Conven
lion 10 be held at Charlottesville, the OH of Septen
her next, where the advocates of Democracy will as
semble from all parts of the State and confer freely to-
gcthrr upon the subject will tend much TO advance thu
great and good cause, which every lover OF Repub-
lrcan principles should, at dis time, be earnestly en-
gagged.
j. Res0I,cd That the Chair be authorized TO appoint
forthwith, 81 delegates to said Convention.
Wherrupon, the Chair appointed Wan. a. Harris
Dr. VIM. NJ. Robertson, Col. John Mcpherson, Major
Jonas Aleshire, Major A. j. O Bannon, C"l. Andrew
Kcyscr, A. F. Grayson, Abraham Splitter ID. Bumgar
ner, Hezekiah Webster VIM R. Almond, W. c. Lanck
Mann Almond, William Campbell, tof Luray) VIII
liam Bradley, Peter Price, A. R. Barbee, W. Z. Z
Abbott, Jacob Strole, VIM Jones, John L'onberger
Samuel Bunker w. l. Finn Daniel Splitter, JOSEPH
K.yscr. F. A. Alaryc, Elias Overall, Thos Buzwell
Benjamin H. Wood and Daniel Finn.
On motion of DR.. w. NJ. Robertson, the Chairman
was added TO the number Of Delegates
At the sole taon Of the committee, j. II Samueis
ESQ., and addressed the meeting at length, IN
very able and argnmentative manner. lie proved
VIM. H. Harrison Federalist of the deepest dye, by
evidence which could not be contradcted. Alter tax
mr. comprehensive view of the inconsistencies Of The
party bv whom Harrison was supported: and contrast
inr the Federal notions Of that woudbe hero with the
Democratic tenets of Mr.. Van Buren,. he concluded
with powerful appeal to the citizens OF Page to remain
firm in the political faith by which they were so pecu
arly disting uishrd in the fall of 1890
After MI Samues took his seat, the Chair submit
ted the following Resolution, which, being seconded
bv Col A. Kryser, was unanimously adopted:
Rcsolred, That should the State Convention at Char
lotespe deem it expedient TO take up the subject %
the Vice Presidency, make denomination for tina
Office as under existing circumstances It may be pro
per to do; this meeting would cordially, but most re
spectully recommend 10 the consideration OF the Con
venton the of that NEST ardent and tired fenf
Of Democracy, Col Richard NJ Johnson, as POSSESSING
the highest claims and qualifications tor the eSa,"o
station which the gratitude of the country assignee n II
sure taken upon that subject by the Convention.
! On motion of A. j. O Bannon,
Rcsolred, That inasmuch as the committee appon"e
at the last meeting draft address to the cszeh'
of this county and report it to this meeting nave mo-
done So they be instructed to prepare one ana 'ePo
it at the next meeting of the Vigilance Committee.