Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-15
RICHMOND, Va, TUESDAY, SEPT.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COyyr,

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONyENIa X
This body assembled al II clock, VI, g.,
day, the 9th agrecably to appointment IN /
of Report of committee, appointed n, a,
meeting an The evening before, Hon Linn :, l
elected President-Gen. Nm f. Gordon n
Beirnc, Mai. Charies lgnccy, MmGn Hy,,.,
caygW, EsqrS., were appointed VICE Pres 4
Richie and Vim. 4 Harris, EsgrS. W.
Secretaries, and Richard b. CIR eli, T..
Secretary.
We can safely say this Convention IS IL. ,..
most respectable body of the kind eyer
State. a list Of delegates not having SET
out, IL is impossible to determine the numb,
ancc but we think We cannot be wide d Ia.
saving that there are, between FIVE and SYN. /
The members are all animated with The "a,
and what is better than all, they bring a,.,
most anmating accounts of our pro.I,s,.
quarter of the "Old Commonwra;h F-
ton, derived from personal iH,crcour>" with
bcrs, we have no hesitation ~ SAYING that ",
convinced that the State IS sale Tor Van i
M0usnnds" Indeed, we have never perm.
selves To believe, for one moment, that Nrrgu
gallant, chi,alrous OLD VIRGINIA.
suly her hitherto pure and uncnntamna'rG,
hv hitching herself 10 The car OF Hartford
Federalism, propelled By the rn!uriate dem
ern Abolition. but II We iiad ever "nic:ia,
so degrading 10 The tar fame o: '.bc iloth@
that doubt would have been removed, now
abroad may rely upon II, VIRGINIA q
HER III RI" IN the Fall.
After the Convention had been organz. !,
preliminary business gore through with.
HOLLADAl, Esq, who was loudly callys /,
forward and delivered one Of the most poW,.
poranenus addresses W. ever heard. Tie u...
~ interrupted b. loud and enthusiastic chez.
that We shall say further, III reference To- Nr n
| speech, j. that we wish every man, woman
IN Virginia had heard It, Mr. Tal,aferfn If i
was next called out, and for perhaps. an h
half amused, instructed and delighted the Coma
! MIR. TalisTerro ) speech was remarkable :ar
atty. and strength and depth ot thought. WIN.
tcrIZcd IL. The State will hear more Of him +.
is many years older In the evening Goa L +.
livered one Of the most tlIrillrnglt cluqara,..
we ever heard. We are not going 10 50.
praise of sour BiH, because h. is 81 very g..-
he would not hesitate a moment 10 blush a
| ilattery--but We will say that /. he W.! aw,s,
himself as well as he did on "Wednesday. h., III.
be very well satisfied
On Thursday morning, WILLIAM SNrTHI
memt Of lis maze Is cDough-aud wc wi.l oa.. .
he can never do better than he did tha-
.sthere's no use in IT. In the evening the {,
was very e!oqnenlly addressed by llrnry q
Esq, of Jefferson. As an orator Mr. Brdnc..
few equals, and if The harves, Of his ripper SEA,
Gas We trust it VIII repay the promise "f he
must become one of the most distinguished n
Stale. (Mr Roane was called for, and arp II.
M IL.
all the prcvious efforts we have ever heard
His Aposirophc to Mr.. Jefferson was in lr
strain OF Elnpuence HIS account OF Gee
rison, with whom he was formerly IN Cou.-
graphic and to the lItc.-Eng.) he va.
by Daniel II. Hoge, Esq, whose name Is
distinguished az one of the yonthiuI chaa.
Democracy. His address was sh"r, but 'u
Mr. Fisk of Portsmouth, next cane f6fua.
for the short time that we heard hHa, we WI
off soon after he commenced,) enterlanrG ;ar {.
IN an eminent degree.
We have not room for further remark toGla
Convention adjourned 10 meet on this Fgt.
ing = Charlottesville J.ferSonian.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Hed"esd"g SEPT s.. x
Pursuant TO previous notice, the Drm.,aa'
vention Of virginia this day c"nvrn"d 10 cG
vile The Convention was called TO orGrf b,
Peter y Daniel, Of Richnond, on whose nn
Charles Yancey Of Buckingham tenrororjs q
Judge Peter V Daniel, in behalfcta Comm
viously appointed at an informal meeting Of r
bers, made the following report; which was
in BY the Convention:
"The Committee appointed last evening IS
NAL meeting of the members Of the Lcmocm,
venton TO recommend To the Convcnton 4 p
cation, have performed the duty assign.
and beg leave to submit the following rrscla.
adoption:
81. R6Solrfd, That there be appointed !
five Vice Presidents, and two Secretaries. L
over lis deliberations and 10 record lis proceed.
.. Resoired, That Col. LiSS B,>Ss, Of Ma
recommended rs suitable individual 10 act 4.
sident of The Convention.
8 RcSOircd, That Maj Cu,s. YAScEy % !
ham be recommended as the Isl Vice Preside.
CAgGILL of Sussex as % V,ce President Col
BEIRSE of Monroe as Sd Wee President; Gea
Gogpos Of Albemarle as 18th Vice President.
MAS HoRSrR OF Fauqnirr as 9th Vice Prrst.s
A. Resulted, That Tnos RIrcuIE, Esq. aud
HARRIS, Esq, be recommended as suitable per.
appointed Secretaries.
). Resoircd, That it be recommended 10 tn
ton to adopt the rules of the House of DE-,
Virginia, as the rules oftheir proceedings, s"il
same may be applicable 10 this Convention bu
voting upon any proposition upon which The
noes are ordered, the vote shall be taken By {
cities, and boroughs represented, winch shall :.
to the same number of votes that they are cni.
| the House of Delegates.
g. Resoired, That this committee rccommt
the President of the Convention request tie Il
gy 10 open the proceedings Of the Convex.
| prayer.
On being conducted 10 the Char, Col Bans
ed an appropriate address, setting forth tn"
| the Convention.
/ On motion of Thos. Richie, Esq, Richard j
was appointed assstan, Secretary.
Judge Peter V Daniel offered the followln:
ton, which was adopted
RfS0lrrd, That Committee of % be rp"
the President, zone from each Electoral d.
report such arrangements rs the Convention O.
for furiherIng the objects Of It's meeting
| Whereupon the President appointed the
| gentlemen to compose the committee AZORES
Robert Butler, Edward +. Sc"tt, John W. y
| Meredith, Samuel &. Anderson, VIM y NJ
| Norborne \. Taliaferro, John b. Allworth, }
Ger Gafnett, John w. Tyler, James Boshef
| Holiday, A mbrose p. Hill, John X. Wa!Il.
/ Bcdinger, James IlarYic Carson, Henry y
| Poriertield A. iIriskrlI, Augustus a. Chapm1
| IT, Hoge, Robert NJ. Hudson, R"bcr, y i
and VIM. Mnrteney.
I The Convention was then most ably and 4.
addressed 10y John Il. Holiday, Of LOUISA,
borne NJ. Talaferro, Of Frankl,n.
| After which, the Convention took res
o'clock, p. NJ.
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