Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-23
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN PETERSBURG.


| lersburg
Brunswick, March le43.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN PETERSBURG.
Al meeting of the Democratic Republican Party,
held al Friends Hotel, Saturday evening, 18th
March, for the purpose OF appointing delegates TO the
Congressional District Convention, Gen. Daniel G.
Butts called to the Chair, and j. Nj ii. Brunei ap.
pointed Secretary.
In few appropriate remarks, the Chairman explain
ed the object of the meeting, in the course of which he
alluded stirring language to that interesting period
in the history of the Town, we'll recoected by him,
when the Federasts mustered but ccntySi1 votes Ind
contrasted ii in striking with the present, when,
by the supneness Of the Democracy they had risen 10
the ascendancy; and appealed 10 every Democrat TO
lend all his energies and talents 10 bring back the
Town lis good old Republican faith
After the close Of the remarks, at the motion of Or.
Joseph +. Cox, the following gentlemen, TO wit: j
Alfred Jones' d. H. Branch, N. NJ. Martin, Thomas
Wallace, and William Robertson, Jr., were appointed
committee to prepare and submit business for the
action of the meeting who after retiring for short
time, reported the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas the Apportionment bill passed at this
sion of the General Assembly, has necessarily modified
and changed the Congressional Districts of the State
and i, desirable, from the proceedings of seve
raj counties in the District, that Convention be held
therein, for the purpose OF nominating fit person
to represent; the said District in the 2Sh Congress- and
believing it highly proper and important that the will
OF the People be alphabetically and clearly expressed in
such mode before the day of election,
wherefore, ResOircd, That We entirely approve of the
call OF District Convention, 10 nominate some suit
able person 10 the Democratic party of this
DISTRICT in the next Congress of the United States.
"Resoired That be appointed delegates TO
represent the Democrats of Petersburg said Conven-
lion.
"Resoleed, That consider the 9TH day of April,
(Tuesday,) the suitable time of meeting of the
proposed Convention being the earliest day at which
full Convention Of the several counties o the district
conveniently be assembled.
"ReSoired, That respectfully invite fellow
citizens, the delegates TO the sad Convention OF the
several counties OF the district to meet US in this town.
and that --- be appointed Committee, to make
arrangements for the accommodation of the said Con
vcntion.
| "Rcsoiucd, That Committee Of Correspondence be
appointed to communicate with our brethren in the
vera counties, for the purpose Of securing concer, Of
action, with regard to the time and place Of the meeting
of the said Convention"
AT the earnest request of the meeting, the Chairman,
whose motives of decacy prompted HIM at first to de
cline the task filled the several blanks in the above
solutions with the following appointments 10 wit
Delegates TO the CoReenti0n--Ro Leslie, N M. Mar
tin, Thos Wallace, IL. Branch, w G.. Parker, w N.
Friend, James Nllniiree, James S. French, J. A.
Jones, VIM. Robertson, Jr, Geo. II. Jones, II. Whit
more, H. b. Gaines; and, on motion, the Chairman was
added.
Committee Of .7rrangements-Joh Pollard, ID. II.
Branch, Joseph &. Swan, w. N. Friend, Jno A. Pc
terson Jordan Branch, j NJ. II. Brunei.
Committee Of Corrcspondeaec-M. j. Gaines, John
A. Peterson, Charles Campbell, Dr. J. j.. Cox, J..
Travis Rosser; and, on motion, the Secretary was
added.
After the business of preparing for the District
Convention had been thus despatched, Mr. jones' on
the part Of the Committee, announced that he held
other resolutions, relating TO the Tax Bill, and certain
proceedings which had grown thcrefrom in The town,
which deemed by the Committee eminently pro-
per for the consideration of the meeting, and in few
remarks criticised the proceedings in question, advert
ed TO the false position in which they had placed the
Democratic wing of The town. the adverse influence
they calculated TO exercise abroad and the pro-
prety Of aresting the al tins early moment, and
warmly commended the noble stand taken by the De-
mocracy in the Legislature of sustaining and revving
the credit of the State. He followed by Mcssrs.
Il M Martin, Wallace and Branch, who warmly ad-
vocated The resolutions, and the last of whom explain
ed The views, which had led him 10 participate in the
Town Meeting, and the part he had taken therein
The resou tions were opposed by Messrs. McIlwane
and Rowett who expressed their dissatisfaction Of the
proposed Tax Bill.
The resolutions were submitted i'll body, and car
ried with but few dissenting voices
They are as follows to wit:
al Resoired, That we decidedly and unqualIfedly
condemn the proceedings Of the miSnemed "Town
meeting held on Thursday the 18th inst, to take into
consideration the Tax Bill recently passed by the
House Of Delegates; as the offspring OF political pre-.
ludces excesses that we are now forced to regard
| it Wing meeting, looking to party purposes, and
moved by party machinery; that lis Resolutions are
vague, Incorporate, uncalled for, and undignihed,
marked with violence unsui,ed 10 the OCCASION and
evincng fixed determination to censure without mea-
sure, and without investigation
''2 Resored, That we deeply dePore the dIsordered
condition of our finances, resulting mainly from the
mschievous and reckless policy of the Wing party,
during its late accidental asrendancy in the State
councils and the necessity, thereby induced, for the
present Democratic Legislature 10 increase our taxes.
in order to rescue this proud Old Commonwealth from
the vortex of reputation, into which, under Wing
misrule, she was rapidly gliding
s3d. Resoiced, That feel and acknowledge the
necessity of such increase; that it would be unjust to
conne 10 the old subjects of taxation; that in select
ing Others and graduating the rates, works of great
labor ntrcacy and EMBARRASSMENT there is much room
for diversity Of sentiment; yet spurning the hateful
alternative Of reputation, We are resolved to forego
minor differences, and heartily TO cooperate with the
Legislature in lis elevated and righteous purpose oil
preserving The integrity and removing the eGbarrass
men,s Of our beloved State
edith Resoircd, That consider The issue, between
increased taxation and reputation now submitted TO u.s.
and that, while we applaud the high and manly exerons
of the Democratic delegates of the Legislature 10 PIE
serve unsposd the fair fame Of this time honoed Com
monwea,h we feel called on to denounce the paltry
course of their Wing colleagues in shrinking from The
responsibility of uniting in those exerohs, embarrass
ing the same by idle aud fuctous objections, and sui
leny opposing all proposed schemes OF taxation, as in
strict accord with the odous sentiment OF pomine nj
Wing member, shat he would vote for no Tax bill,
tbo of tha nd