Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-16
MASON COUNTY
JNo. w. PoTrs, .Stcre'0,y.

At called meeting OF the Buffalo Democratic
Association on Saturday. 10Th uliimo, (M d.
Brown, Esq, oar President. being absent Capt.
Geo y. Allen, one Of The v Presidents, took the
Chair
Robert 4. Thompson. Esq. Democratic Elcc-
of the kanawha District. har'na been prcvi-
ously, invited To address The Association, attended
and addressed the Association in an eloquent and
argumcn;aivc speech OF about . hours in length
lie showed the inconsistencies of the Whig>; the
immoral ard dishonorable course f that party in
1870 and proved every charge by Wing evil
dence. Nj. Thompson concluded in al eloquent
appeal in behalf OF the annexation o! Texas L.
he United States.
After Mr. Thompson had taken his seat, the
Rev AIr. Portsman intimaicd wish 10 reply.
On motion, the Association permitted the Rev.
gentleman To do so He commenced ~ cnume-
rating the charges brough; against the Wings by
Mr. T., and acknowledged Tie proof adduccd b.
Mr. Thompson 10 be Wing evidence; and then
said. "t,a, though the WhiCs IN Virginia may
have been opposed % 4 Bank in 1910, and in IA
vor OF one in l-ii, there can IL no iac0RstSca:y
| in Hct'" And this learned divine, after having
admitted all the charges and proofs wound up
| ~ saving, that Texas ought not 10 be al
| miiicd into the Union because her population
was composed Of robbers and cut-'hroa>. =
| (Que a complimentary aluslon, indeed, to his
brother Me,hodists in Texas
Captain Robert T. Harvey then offered III"
following resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted
Rss@reJ, That we approve and raii!y the no.
minalicn Of James h. Polk. Of Tennessee, Tor
President. and George NJ. Dallas, o! Pennsrlva-
MIA for Vice President. recently made BY the De
mocratic Convention in Baltimore: and that We
viii Use all proper exer'ions 10 promote Their eec-
ton.
PeSo!rrd. That VIC recognise in the nominees
for prcs;Gea, and Vice President the true Repre-
sen,aires Of the principles OF the Republican
parry. the rrincipies Of Jefferson, Madison, and
Jackson: ana view them statesmen and patriots
who ale able AMI capable. atd VIII administer
the Government according 10 the true Intent and
meaning of the Constitution.
Resoired. That the admission OF Texas into our
Union is a matter of vital Importance 10 me m
tcges and welfare OF the United States; AMI that.
- viewing the question. we cannot condo mn 100
strongly the miserable anti-American course ci
Henri Clay and the leaders OF the Wing party
against annexation.
Restrict That we highly approve Of the pro-
posed State Convention 10 he held III thar!oIie>-
vile on the ,hii, Monday in August next.
Therefore, RcmIrcd. That the President ap-
point 80 delegates 10 represent this Association IN
said Convention.
Rc@,rcd That these proceedings be forwarded
to the Richmond Enquirer for publication.
The President then appointed the following
gentlemen as delegates 10 the State Convention.
to vii: N. D. Brown, r. T. Harvey George
+. Allen, John Farrar. Nelson Handy, David
c. Harrison, John Harrison. William n. Jour
dan, Captain John McCaster, John NJ. Hand
ley. John w Bcae, Thomas Irvine, Charles
T. Beale Thomas Potts, Henry J. Fisher, Cot
JOS Sly, Major A. BRYAN. p. W. Hale, Mat
thew Chocn, Dr. NJ. w. S,ribling, \. g. East
ham. Andrew T. George Peer Z. Kelly And
d. Henderson, David Long. Alex. Long, Jnni'iS
Newman. Malan Cooley Thomas Bozze!l ana
Peter knopp
GEO. E. ALLEN, Pres't
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