Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-11
VOICE or YiEE DEMOCRACY.
srRRY cOtNTY.

At meeting OF The Democratic Rernblcaa party
of Surry, held u, the Court House. tie .ftn feJccarg
lSl3, II bein- Cunt cay
On motion, Coi. James ;. Clarke was c..'eC 10 he
Chair, and Wm. II. Edwards appointed Secre.-rY
The object Of Tie meeting having been explained By
the Chairman, The o,iowing resolutions were unsn-
mously adopted
Uhereas i, is proposed 10 hold Convention of the
Democratic State Rights Republican party of NIr
gina at Richmond, OH the Pad day OF March, for the
purpose of considering the t'ae, place, and mode OF
holding National Convcnt:on Tor the nomination OF
candidates for the Presidency and Wee Presidency OF
the United States aud Cor Tia. purpose of organizing the
Republican party 70. the approaching Spring cara
paign therefore,
l. Resoie,d, Tha; the following Gentlemen be or
pointed TO represent this rs,ejn- IN said Convention
Ruffin, Wm Da'.rd, @a,;er Both, Dr. Aiheit
5. Edwards, Wm i Underwood. Archibald DAVIS
Dr. Charles H. GTa.es, Thomas Rufiim, Boiling
Jones' Travis ". Taylor, Edwin I. Spratey, VIM
c. Jones, and Wm. +. Drnkard.
On motion, tie Chairman aud Secretary were added
TO the delegation.
= Resoired, also, That cur delegate, DR.. Dawson
Warren aud uul Senator. Archibald Atkinson, Egg.
be requested to represent ,ais mceng in sad Conyen-
ton.
3 Resoired, That, n nc opinion Of This meeting
the National Convention s.og,d De composed Of dele
gates, selected directly lay the people and net by the
State Convention: aud THAT tiie SAID N&cn: tonvca
ton should no; assemble earlier han The Spfin- of
iuly and fairly, the merits a. The "eny eminent ae"
who have been. Or who ulv be. ar7eghl forward ior
The Offices Of President a"d wee President.
1, GsSoiesd, 'aat ,hls meeting are Of opinion, ihc
the time has arrive ucu Ne q, ts * The Sale should
be provided for, and -;, efder DO III whole
in part, is necessary rinse the those sub.
ects liable 10 taxation, select such
the Legislature in '!s wisdom may think proper-we
being wiling 10 submit to equal share OF the public
burthens for this purpose.
= p,soir,d That the : and GonCs O the Wings
in our National Legislature, since iheir elevation tn
power, have most clearly proved Ia US that They have
been utterly regardless OF their previous professions,
and that their speedy election from office is demanded
AT the hands Of III oppressed and injured Poop
G ReSairoi, That II is with uufeigned Gelisht we
see in our Ks 80 man. distinguished statesmen alike
deserving cur confidence and support for Ihe highest
office within the rt OF free people.
:. Res0ircd, That the resolutions lately introduced
by Senator, VIM. {. klves, in the Senate OF the
United States, against the Wild aud visionary project OF
the assumption OF the State debts by the General Co
vernment, NEE; eur entire appfobahon.
S Reso'red Tha, We iouk with anxiety for The re-
peal Of that odious and (as beevc) unconstitutional
act &C Congress- the Bankrupt law, which well
calculated 10 corrupt ;he aoas Of the people, and 10
des roy coniiasTce.
9 Resoieed That this meeting, with determined
purpose aolde Tie Gec son q! Material Convention,
deem proper al the present r:Uc. and ~ The present.
OCCASION, TO bring our 1s'a-U..'@4 le.o"-c;t'2en.
John Y. Ilasoa, tb roee 81 tha Democratic party
of the u. s. as sutal'. candidate ~ the wee Pc
sidency, beng AL hnewa gen .enan Of hGi; or-
der Of talent ard possessing al ne necessary relu'a! les
Tor filing that office with credit TO himself and honor
to his country.
lo Resojy;d, That Peter t spratley, Drury sti,h,
VIM Dard, DR.. Charles II. Graves, WIN. F. I'm
derwocd, Travis w. Taylor, Waiter S. Booth, d..
Albert 5. Edwards, William Il. Dnnka'd, Boiling
Jones, Edwin I. Spratey, aud Thomas Ruiin, lie ap
pointed delegates 10 attend District Convention at
Surry Court House, al such other place as may
hereafter be greed upon by the delegates TO the State
Convention, from the district .! which this county may
be a part, 10 recommend to tie Democratic voters
suitable candidate 10 repTesen, them IN The next Con-
gress Of the I. ).
On motion, The Chairman and Secretary ADDED
to the delegation
H. RsSoieed, That toe Chairman 2rd Secretary sign
the proceedings o! tins meeting, ana that the be
published in the Richmond Enquirer, with the request
that the Portsmouth Old Dominion and Petersburg
Republican will copy.
JAMES S. CLARKE, Gin
WN IL Epv. Ssr't