Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-23
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! Alta meeting of a number of the Republican party
of Bedford county, convened agreeaby TO previous no.
lice NJ The meadows Of Goose Creek Saturday, the
10th june 343, for the purpose of commnning togeth
e on the subject Of the late Congressional election IN
this district and its results motion, Colonel Lewis
G.. Arthur was called TO the Chair, and Captain Elijah
C. Cundf appointed Secretary.
After the Chairman had briefly explained the object
of the meeting, &c, on motion oil Capt. NJ. j. Jones,
committee oil six appointed by the Char 10 report
preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense OF
the meciinp-Samuel G.. Tinsley, Captain K. c. Cum
diff Wesley Alattox Captain NJ. j. JONES' Captain J..
J. Fariss and John Hall were appointed said commit
tee who retired and after time returned and Ten
dered to the meeting the following preamble and reso-
uons which, after some deliberaton ana discuSsoh,
were unanimously adopted:
We portion of the Democratic Republicans OF
Bedford county, assembled have observed win regret
the bitter feeling mud the continued indulgence lhereot
by the Federal Wing party in various counties OF ,hs
district ard where, the subject OF our iae ooh-
pressional election and its result ana WINE we "eis
s.rad from The general course of the Federal party
an epch subjects 10 witness some expression oil the
of many of that party at their deiea'
the election cannot but express our regret - 'c
violence and ntcmperance INDUCED in by many mot
r;dn.ls and several public meetings of Federasts in
Tho district and certain editors out of ii and as TURNER
Ynressiye of the sense Of this meeting,
Pesolred That there is no doubt, IN tne m'ha o'
hi, meeting that there is clear ana decioeo mao
riiy Of the Republican voters IN tniS 1'
trict. r. a., Fdor,l
bio party of this district previous TO, ana at the
time of the election had expectation, that they
could elect the candidate of their party TO the next
Congress- a.; ard
nv other districts in the State, said party and Their
editors were guilty Of the most shameless duPcty ana
hvnocrisy in openly and repeatedly declaring 10 the
nnbc long after the bill recognizing Inc congtess,oei
districts had passed the House OF Delegates OF
;o that said arranremen and organization oil Inc ds-
;c,e was shameless and Infamous exercise OF power
no te Republican party in the Legislature, ana decior-
M that it secured decidedly fourteen districts 10
The Republican party in Virginia, and but one 10 lheif
party r.a., editor. If
v;r;na Federal meetings in the district, and many
swsoaper slano whangers, to cujoe and wheede our
.Iened and efficient representative, Thomas w. 1'l'
mer TO resign his seat in the next Congress- ana here
he use another election, is OF piece WIN many aci'
n MANY Of the prominent men oil their Psrty-a game
hy which they may win and cannot lose, and which we
earnestly ed wise our representative not 10 90, oeeVhS
he is fairly and honorably elected ;.
R,solpcd. That in the opinion of this meeting, u
would be wrong in our recently elected
to resign the honorable station, 10 "h'cn MS
friends have elected him against the strenuous exer-
ons of the Federal party throughout the disci pc
cause Of the unceasng clamor and unjust abuse OF ha
marty who could not be senced this subject by any
other than giving them Tue representative VI 'ne
district right wrong. :,
Resoirsd That the Republicans of this district should
disregard the ep,heis hurled at Them and their repre-
sentative by the Federal meeting IN Nelson county,
such as "frauds, which have been practsed IN our
ale election" wofully gerrymandered districts =
most aagran, abuse of the election laws of Virginia
and that Thomas W. Gmer is justly responsible tor
tina, abuse" "There fraud in causing the polls
10 be Ike pt open after Thursday, &c-and in Bedford
The language used By the Wings, such as prttenes o.
ran, sand in utter disregard of every consideration