Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-14
pEMocATrc REPUBLICAN, MEETING.

SpOTTSG INANIA COUNTY.
In pursuance of previous notice, a meeting OF the
friends of the present Administration, assembled 1.-THE
Tavern Of Mr.. Lewis Rawlings, at Spottsylvania Court
house, on the 9th inst, the same being Court day
Francis w. Taliaferro, Esq, was called TO the Chair,
and Samuel G.. Daniel chosen Secretary. The object
If the meeting being first briefly explained, a motion
was made, and unanimously adopted, that the Chair
appoint a Committee Of three, al each precinct in the
county. as a Committee of Vigilance, whose duty it
sbould be Immediately to add seventeen 10 their num-
her. and report the same 10 the meeiing-thc following
gentlemen were appointed on said Committees:
: For .Ncu .Narka.-Ellett Dejarnett, Chairman, Spen;
Ger Coleman and Thomas II. Minor, who added TO their
number the following gentlemen, and reported them 10
The mceting;-Charles 0. Young, Col. VIM. Wcbbcr,
A. w. Davis, II. E.. Davis, Warren Wigglesworth,
man, Capt. Robert Smith, Thomas ID. Smith, John
Wordsworth, Thomas B. Hewlett, Peter w. Dudley,
DIR. Nelson Waller, William Waller, james Long and
O. L.. Chewing.
For Mrs. .4ndrep's.-James NJ. Scott, Chairman;
James d. billiard and Alexander r. Holiday, who adj
ded to their number and reported to the meeting the
following gentlemen:-Thornile Twyman, Samuel An
drews. Jonathan johnson, Wyatt Brightwell, James
Hurt, Thomas NJ. Hern, John L~ipscomb, John Harry,
sr, Benjamin. jenkins, William Johnson, William An
drews, Edmund Tunely and Marshall Johnson.
For the COurt-house.-Thomas w. Anderson, Char
man; Paul Conner and John Layton, who added the
following gentlemen to their number and reported them
to the meeting:-Samuel Alsop, Thomas Chandler,
Lewis Rawlings, John c. Gravatt, John Holiday,
James R. Pulliam, VIM. J. Casen, VIM. Beazley, Benz
Spindle, Col. VIM. P. Goodwin, Maj. Benz. H. Hicks,
James Alsop, John F. Towles, William Holiday, John
Beazley, Richard G.. Buchanan and Slaughter Bullock.
For Neutrality-suspicious. G.. Daniel, Chairman;
All. Bernard and Peter Goolrick, who added to their
number the following gentlemen and reported them to
the meeting:-Henry Phillips, Saml. Phillips, Walker
Lucas, Francis w. Taliaferro, George Crawford, VIM.
B. Peake, R.. Dickey, Stephen J. Blaydss, George
Gnotz, Alb. Cox, Lit. Goodwin, r. I. Thorn, Jesse
Curtis, Thomas Wright, George Baggot, Jos, SANFORD
and Thos. Bullock.
FIR ChanccllersriHe.-Melzi Chancellor, Chairman,
C. c. Billiard and George Pervis, who added to their
number the following gentlemen and reported TO the
mee,ing:-Ab. Rowe, 7: R. Charters, Jacob E. ApRRler'
John Hayden, Charles Layton, John Chewing, Tho
mas Downer, John Alsop, William Chewing, Ga
borne Duval, William Chewing, ST., Benjamin Eiiey'
James H. Hawkins, Edward Jones, Daniel Duerson
and Robert Stewart.
On motion, it was then Resolred, That the said Com
mittees of Vigilance have power to increase their mum,
hers to any amount they may think proper, and ina
[ shall be the duty of the Chairman OF each Committee
to call frequent meetings of the same.
A Corresponding m was then appointed, Oh
motion made and unanimously adopted consisting o
The following gentlemen: A.. II. Bernard, ;: U: Daniei
Alexander r. Holiday, WIN. T. Goodwin, VIM. Z
Dejarnett, and Samuel Alsop.