Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-22

| Burcn The Opposition are drluging this county with
the life of Harrison, ranked by Mr. Goggn, not
were making great cutlery against the abuse of the
Thanking privilege, because as printer, had sent
Mr.. Hopkins some copies Of the Crisis containing his
letter, By his cypress order
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
MEETING IN RUSSELL.
At LARGE and respectable meeting of the Republicans
of this county, assembled at the Eagle Hotel in lie.
banon on Tuesday, the 3lst day of April, 1910, pur-
suan, to notice: The meeting was called TO order BY
Captain George Cowan upon whose motion, Col
Harry Smith, was called to the Chair, and Isaac A.
Gray, Esq, appointed Secretary
| On motion of VIM. lessee, Esq, It was
Resolred That committee Of "a be appointed to take
into consideration the objects Of the meetings aud to re-
port thereon.
Whercupon, Larkin Hcrndon, George Dickinson,
Jacob Snider Geo L. lessee, Geo. Gosc, Stephen Full
Ter, VIM Gibson, Samuel V. Shoemaker Joseph B,
Fields, Joel Campbell, Isaiah Fuller Leonard Shoe
maker, Solomon Sitton, Samuel Gibson, John Bays,
James Jcssce VIM Horton Jas. Fletcher, Geo. Smith,
Samuel r. Gibson, John ksor, Samuel Perry, Benja-
min Wallis, and WIN. Hargs, Esqs, were appointed
said Committee; who, having retired short time, re-
ID ID and reported the following Preamble and Re.
solutions which Preamble and Resolutions were Of
! fered and read by Joseph b. Fields Esq and una
mousy adopted:
| Hkertas this meeting has witnessed with deep re-
greet the unexamped efforts of the Wings of this dis.
trc,, 10 elevate Gen. VIM. FL Harrison of Ohio, and
John Tyler Of Virginia, TO the Offices OF President ana
Vice President of the IT, Sand whereas in the OPT
MON of this meeting, their political opinions are dla-
metrcay at with the opinions OF the fepuol!'
cans of this great nation and also at war with the OPT
Mons of our present Republican Chief Magistrate,
who is endeavo!ng to maintain, nvolate the Constl-
tuition Of this great confederation OF States thcreoy
leaving the States unmolesed, the free exercise oil
their reserved rights, and leaving State policy TO the
State Legislatures to whom it rightfully belongs
thereby tracking the path of every Republican Chief
Magistrate who has administered the laws oil TINS
mighty Republic, from its organization: and
Uhercas, in the opinion of this meeting Martin van
Buren, is a sturdy and lsfexibe patriot who is ncapa'
bic Of being deferred from his constitutional dutrs by
the sneers or contumees of facous party OF despe-
rate politicians whose object is and ever has been, 10
verify the Arstocratic prediction, that man is ncapa-
BILE Of self.govcnment, and Union rope OF sand:
and
| Uhertas, the Wings and Abotonlsts at the Harris
burg Wing Convention, nominated Gen. W. H. Harr'-
son of Ohio as available candidate for the olce OF
President on whom the factionsts will all unite, and
through whose agency, this work OF desperation VIII be
completed, if in their power; and,
Hhcreas in the opinion of the Democratic party oil
RUSSELL as rights Republicans were guaranteed
to ms by our fathers therefore they should be preserved
nvioae and handed down to posterty untarnlshed BY
the reckless spirit emanating from Harrisburg, and
which is savoring of the doctrine of Consolidation and
is calculated to overthrow the arest system of human
liberty under the wide canopy of Heaven
Therefore, ms meeting CANNOT support llc
sons of the Wing candidate Oor the Presidency to CT
vii rule who believe is incapable of success, in op
position to present patriotic Chief Magistrate whose
abilities doubted by none, and the purity OF whose
political character will not suffer IN comparison with
any man in the u. >.
Therefore, Rssoieed That we approve, and will rem
der our cordial support 10 the reelection of Martin
Van Buren, to the Presidency.
ID Resoired That it is the duty of every friend OF
the present Administration to use due diligence and
fair and honorable means and make every proper ever
ton for the reelection of the present Republican Chief
Magistrate
3D. Resoloed That is the mperous duty of all the
friends of the present Chief Magistrate TO procure all
the information they can, to disseminate the true Demo
cratic Republican doctrines in which the laws Of this
nation have been administered BY President Van Buren,
And to unmask the political character of the Wing
candidate WIN Fl. flarrison,) and place hun in his
proper garh before the people.
4th. RcsOired, That Larkin fcrndon Jacob SnIder,
George Gosr, William Gibson, Samuel V. Shoemaker.
John BAYS, William Horton George l.. Jesscc, George
Smith, Samuel T. Gibson Isaac A. Gray, John Kisor,
and Samuel Perry, be appointed Committee To pro-
cure subscriptions for and 10 circulate "The Crisis
throughout the county; which paper will be the most
efficient Of placing VIM H. Harrison in his pro.
per political character before the people
9Th. Rcsoirfd, That highly pleased at the
course of our Representative in Congress, in his able
and patriotic letter TO Col J. H Piper, and who has re-
deemed those pledges he made in his public speeches
not, support Wing candidate for the Presidency, hut
would support Martin Van Buren, Therefore, we ten.
der him our hearty congratulations
9th ResoIrsd, That the following gentlemen be ap-
pointed MS Committee Of Vigilance for this county:
Jacob Snider Larkin lcrndon George Dickinson,
George Gosc, Stephen Fuller, William Gibson, Samuel
" Shoemaker Joseph B. Fields, Joel Campbell lsaial,
Fuller, Leonard Shoemaker, Solomon Ltton, Samuel
Gibson, John Bays, James lessee, VIM. Horton. James
Fletcher George l.. lessee, George Smith, Samuel T.
IL Roniamin Willis
William Hargis, John Alexander, sr. John Belcher,
Joel Fields, sr, John B. Fields Vincent lessee, Joel
Buckley, Abram Thomas, James Brawley, James Lit
ton, VIM. Necessary, Henry Necessary, Wesley Gil
mer, John Necessary, John Pucket', ST, Richard H.
Campbell, David lessee, r., Samuel Belcher, John
Sykes, Samuel Pickett, Robert Burke, James F Lit
ton, Thomas Necessary John lessee, sr Charles HI
sor Rees b. Gillespie, John Farmer, Samuel +. Gil
mcr, Ephraim Ksor, Henry Chlds, William john
son, John s. Hargis, John T. Howard, Fielding
vid Cowan, Joseph lessee, Andrew Frllcy, William
lessee, Archa. lessee, jr., John Baker, Cummings
Gilmer Henry Campbell, sr., John Blizzard John
H. Gose, James Necessary, Andrew J. Long, Hen
ry Campbell, ST., Charles W. Webb, James Music,
William Nicely, William Campbell, George w. Dye,
Wesley Gibson, Absalom Baugh, John Staley, Andrew
Anderson, Edmund Dickinson, Zacharah Fugate, jr.,
James c. Gibson, Thomas Gibson, John Benner, Tyre
Cubertson, James Runion, Joel Fields, Daniel Bloom
err Alexander L. Brattin Peter w Kelly Archa lessee,
ST., W llliiiH oeoIge NoN di LsI uiu "'7
agreed to by the above gentlemen of the "Commlttec
of Vigilance
Joseph B. Fields and William Jessec Esqs., (suc-
ceedng each o,her sustained the principles Of the re-
port in very appropriate manner; after which, on mo-
ton of William jesse, it was
Rcsolred That these proceedings be signed by the
Chairman and Secretary, and forwarded the Editor
of the "Rchmond Enquirer" for publication, and such
other Republican papers as may have room for, and
deem them worthy of insertion in their columns.
AL ,Lo tbo a. lcin II
HARRY SMITH, Chairman.
Isaac A. GRAY, Sec'y.
FOR the ENQUIRER.
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
On the II tn inst. large number of the Republicans
Of Buckingham county assembled the store room
of Messrs WIN. Branch d. Coz whereupon Robert
Shaw, Esq, was nominated as Chairman and John P.
Williams as Secretary, the same being unanimously