Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-26
PRINCE EDWARD.

The several Committees, appointed BY the Republic
cans of Charlotte, Cumberland and Prince Edward,
for the purpose of making arrangements for Il public
dinner, complimentary to various prominent Republic.
cans, held 4 general meeting, in the town of Farmville,
on Wednesday,, the 18th inst, to adopt measures in
furtherance of This object. Samuel Hobson was called
to the Chair, and Thomas +. Nenable appointed Secre.
tary. The des IN of the meeting was stated, and after
some preliminary conversational discussion, the fol-
lowing resolutions were proposed and adopted, with
general unanimity:
R~csoirtd, That a Committee Of five be appointed, for
the purpose If inviting the following honorable gentle.
men TO partake of a public dinner, TO be given by the
Democracy of Prince Edward, Cumberland and Char.
lotte, in the town of %fdrmville, en- some convenient
day after the adjournment of this session of Congress,
TO wit:-John {. Calhoun, Thomas III. Benton, William
II. Roane, Robert Strange, Bedford Brown, {. &c. Clay
and Robt. J. Walker, U. S. Scnators-Nlark A. Cooper,
Dixon II. Lewis, Francis Pickens, DR.. Duncan, Jesse
Bynum, }. w. Jones, G. W. Hopkins, G. Dromgoole
and Walter Coles, members of the House of Reprcsen.
tatives-James Mcdowell, Esq, of Rockbridge, and
Judge John I. Mason, together with such others as the
Committee may deem proper to invite. Under this re.
solution, Messrs. Samuel G. Anderson, jos. Fuoua. W.
c. Flournoy, b. J. Worsham and J. D.. Richardson
were appointed.
Resoired, That Samuel Hobson, S. w. Vcn,bla
VIM. b. Crowder, T. F. Venahle and J. w. Womack
constitute Commute Of Arrangements, whose duty
it shall be TO see that u suitable entertainment be pro.
cured.
Resolred, That N Z. vcnable, E. Edmunds. I. Tired.
WY ahu ~ " (. AohN " q bhllIlllt W v II
citizens of adjacent counties TO unite with US on the oc.
casion contemplated in the foregoing resolutions, and
that all whose political opinions are opposed 10 our own
be respectfully solicited to partakc Of our entertain
ment.
Rcsolced, That a Committee be appointed in each Of
the three counties represented in this Convention,
whose duty it shall be TO procure subscriptions to the
dinner from the citizens of that county, for which each
Committee is respectively appointed; and tina, all monies
thus collected be forwarded by the Chairman of each
Committee, to Samuel Ho5son, the Chairman of tn,
COMMITTEE OF Arrangements. Under this resolutions,
the Chair appointed The following Committees:
For Prince Edrard.-Jamcs II. Wilson, (Ch) H..
N. Watkins, Watson Womack, n. Nc ehee. Nathan
Bell, Capt. William Carter, Robert Carter. Joseph
Watson, Joseph Redd, John Redd, WIN. Trent, T. A.
Legrand, Moses Iredway, Robert Hill, VIM. Bright.
well, James Yenable, Luther Jcffries, n. Price, John
Tuggle, Samuel McDearmcn, S. w. vcnable, DR.
Overton, Thomas McGehee, DR.. Dcjarnett, Thomas
Clark, VIM. Clark, John Foster, Robert A. Clark.
For Cumberland-Henry B. Branch, (Ch) Greed D.
Coleman, T. II. lsbell, DR.. r Henderson, Col. J. Is
bell, J. c. Page, R. Cliburn, w. Fraser, J. P. Wilson,
Richard Johnson, T. w. Crowder, l.. NJ. Isbell, Leo.
son, J. A. Caldwell, Vincent c. Rails, w. Phaup, W.
Saunderson, J. b. Anderson, DIR. Shields, A. S. Cooke,
G. H. Harrison, VIM. Daniel, L. Spears, A.. $. Pledge,
Jas. w. Reynolds, DIR. Z. Talley.
For Charioue.-John d. Richardson, (Ch.D Richard
J. Gaines, Henry Madison, J. F. Edmunds, G. J. Ro.
berts, W. Bacon, DR.. Garden, H. McCargo, T. Lee,
0. Pettus, w. Dennis, J. G. Darlington, W.. J. Wat
kins, w. NJ. Watkins, }. Armistead, Col. John Harvey,
Col I. p. Richardson, Major William Gaines, Frank
Gaines, Samuel F. Moses, J. c. Ingram, Jennings NJ.
Jefries, Drury A. Bacon, J. Coleman, d. d. Morgan,
w. Smith, James Scott, Captain l.. B. Hagerman,
Temple D. Richardson, Hillary P. Richardson, Jesse
Jennings, John D. Ford, Wm. White, Dr.. William A.
Fuqua.
" The gentlemen who compose these committees,
are requested by the Joint Committee Of Arrange