Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-01
RICHMOND COUNTY.

RICHMOND COUNTY
Atamset'ngof portion Of the Democratic Repub.
lcans of Richmend county, held at Farnham Church,
on The 9Th January, l844-On motion Of G. Chinn.
Esq, Dr. John N. Powell called TO the Chair and
Lyme Shackleford appointed Secretary The object of
the meeting explained in few appropriate remarks
by the Chairman, when the following Preamble and
Resolutions were offered, and unanimously adopted
Hhereas, in every contest for political power il is
proper and useful that the people, the grand primary
source OF oil power, who have to decide IN such con-
tests, should be intimately and accurately acquainted
with lis character TO which end, it is essential that
each party should fairly, frankly, and fully declare the
measures it advocates, and the principles upon which
such measures are advocated We, portion of the
Republican Party of the county of Richmond easily
horrIhed at old and threadbare aPpaons hesitate not
moment to declare abiding conviction, that the
issues now fairly made before the nation neither
"hypothetcal nor speculative, but involve practi-
cal, "urgent and vital questions from which the public
mind should not be diverted in coming to a sound and
correct decision in the pending Presidential election.
Hence our advocacy of strict construction of the Gen.
sttuton, by which alone The Federal Government is to
De confined TO It's appropriate defined sphere, and the
rights OF the several States and all the people thereof
are to be secured and perpetuaed-and from advo.
eacy OF This fundamental principle, arises Opposl-
ton to National Bank, for which we find grant ln
that sacred instrument and which, if legal would be
inexPedient and full Of evil-Te protective Tariff,
believing that the only power vested in Congress is
encourage the fee to the oppression Of the many
10 distribution Of the proceeds Of the sales of the
public lands among the States; believing these lands to
have been designed TO constitute common property,
held for the common benefit Of the United States nearly
the whole Of the public domain held having been
purchased by the General Government, and paid for
out OF the common tund-To an assumption, on the
part OF the General Government, If the debts OF the
several StatesTo any amendment of the Federal Con-
auon designed to modify or abolish the veto power,
ka1a NCto L., - nj
that great chart Entertaining these principles, and in
order TO resist eectuay the struggles OF our OPP
ponents to introduce principles into the General Co.
vernment, which we view destructive and to avert
the imposition oil measures upon the people whicn We
look upon as odlous, deem il our duty, as Repuh
licans to add mite towards a complete organIza-
ton of party throughout the State SO as to bring
about tina, restoration of Democracy, which many
would have us believe is "the worst and most dan.
gerous of all revolutions" Therefore,
Resoioed, That approve OF the State Democratic
Convention, proposed TO be held in Richmond, on
Thursday, the I.t Of February and that Nj. F. Brock
enbrough, John W. BeIfeld, b. D. Rust, l.. Shackle
ford, b. C. Chinn and Charles w. Smith, be, and they
hereby appointed Delegates 10 represent this county
in said Conventions and in the event Of the failure OF
John Washington, c w. Goocb, John Rutherford
Thomas Richie Esq, and Robert e. Scott, be request
ed 10 represent US as our aternates.
Resoired Tha. in framing the Electoral Ticket for
The State this meeting takes pleasure in suggesting to
the Convention that the name Of Arthur II. Bernard
Esq of Spotsylvania be placed upon said ticket as
gentleman whose high talents and fine address pre-.
emnently qualify him for 80 important a station, and
who, doubt not, will give satisfaction to the entire
district.
Resoirsd, That the Democrats Of this county have
viewed with deep regret the efforts made by portion
of the Republican party of our sister county KING
William, To array the friends of one illustrions man
against those of another, by mputing motives which
h. who goes for "princpes not men should contemn,
and by arousng feelings which those who are "nent
upon combining against the common enemy, should
drive from their breasts.
Resoircd, That whilst we disclam any intention "to
jugge the portion of the Republican party above allu
ded to, "out ofheirights by intrigue and corruption,
and whilst admit that this portion of said party in
King Wiiiam hace "as much nay more right "than
the other portion decide that they constitute majority
in that county, yet believe "the signs of the tines
are against them in this Congressional district.
Resoiued, That whilst have politically or person
ally no objection 10 the guished gentlemen pro-
posed by our brethren of King William, to be voted for
delegates the National Convention from this Dis
trct yet object to the mode of electlng them and
hereby express our decided preference for Dissc,
Convention to be held in Tappahannock, on the 10th
February by which time every county IN the district
may appoint delegates thereto for the purpose of select
ing delegates represent this District in the National
Convention to meet in May next.
Resoiued, That COL NJ F. Brockenbrough Col. B
ID. Rust, ). ) Halt, r. W. Pendleton and l.. Shackie-
ford be and they are hereby appointed delegates
present this county in the Aforesaid District Conven
ton to Goth February, and that they consider
themselves instructed to vote for delegate te
the National Convention, who is not known or believed
to stand pledged to sustain the election of the nominee
thereof.
Rcsolred That we pledge ourselves TO a man to sus-
tain at the next Presidential election the individual
who may receive the nomination of the said Na,ionu
Convention, and we ardently hope that the Republican
party throughout this District and the Union will rally
around him with of "their fire and ardor qneneh
ed, nor "burning and ranking in their bosoms
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this meeting, VIM
C. Rves, in his avowed purpose to support Mr.. Clay
with all his Federal hereses, has abandoned the cher
shed principles Of his former life, and by his unsteady
and vacating course for the last two three years
Justly forfeited oil claim to the confidence of either par
~. The Wings may like the treason, but they mus
despise the traitor.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting b'
for warded 10 the Richmond Enquirer and Ffedericks
burg Recorder for publication.
JOHN N. POWELL, Chairman.
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