Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-04
BLACKSMITH DEMOCRATIC con-
VENTION

According 10 previous arrangement The Dele
gates appointed from the different counties Of the
18th Congressional District of Virginia, 10 no
inmate candidate for Congress- assembled at
Blacksmith, Monongalia county, on Tuesday, the
2ls inst.
The Convention was called TO order al 9 o.
clock, A. NJ, by John Carlisle, Of Barbour, who
nominated D. Maclane Esq, of Ohio county,
President pro ten.
On motion, James Snodgrass, Esq, OF Marion,
was appointed Secretary pro TEN.
On motion of Andrew Mcdonald,
Resolved That Committee of one from each
county be appointed by The Chair to examine and
report upon the credentials Of members.
The following gentlemen were then appointed:
Messrs. Pitcher OF Marion, Mcdonald of Mo
nongalia, Carroll Of Preston, Carlisle Of Barbour,
Hall of Randolph, TAR of Brooke, Poe Of Tay
lor, Clemens Of Ohio, McConaghy of Marshall,
Boyers Of Tyler.
On motion Of Mr.. Clutter,
ReSolred, That Committee Of five be ap-
pointed to select permanent officers for the Con
vention.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Clutter Of Pres
ton, Harper of Marion J. F. Cooper OF Monon-
| gala, and McConashy OF Marshall
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, the Convention adj
journed till o'clock, in order 10 give the Com
miuees time TO report.
One O'CLOCK AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President pro tenn. called The House 10 or
der when Charles B. Pitcher, the Chairman OF
the Committee on credentials, reported the names
| OF the following members who were entitled to
their seats in Convention.
| Members from the County ofRandolph
| S. Hall, VIM. Johnson.
Barbour-John s. Carlisle, Charles S. Hall,
and WIN. johnson.
Professionalism Poe, John Snider, If.
Preson-John Scott, G. w. Clutter Elisha
Rodeheaver, Thomas Brown, James H. Car
| roll
Monongalia-w. w. Lazzell, Stephen Glass.
cock, William Hess, w. W. John. John F.
Cooper, Caleb Tanzey, p Davis. VIM. LaDlz,
Samuel Minor, J. A. Tenant VIM Thomas,
E. B. Tygard, B. B. Tibbs NJ. Dent, I. Coo
per, f. b. Ross, Andrew Mcdonald.
Marion-Charles B. Pitcher, James Snod-
grass, Robert Lowe, Smallwood G. Morgan.
C. A. Harper n. B. Youst, John Clayton, Eli
Rex, Ulysses Arnetl.
Ohio-Sherrard Clemens, David Macanc,
VIM. Jordan, VIM. Olterson, Geo. Forbes, Jno.
Hamilton.
MarshaIl-James M Conaghy
| Tyer-Co Boyer
Brooke-o. w. Langdt, c. Tarr jr., Sam'l
Moore.
On motion of Mr. Harper, the report was
adopted
Mr. Clutter, the chairman OF the committee 10
select officers for the convention, reported
For President-David Macane Of Ohio county.
| Vice Presiden,s-Col. Isaac Cooper of Mo
| nongalia, and John Scott, Esq, of Preston.
Secrelary-Andrew Mcdonald OF Monengaia.
Assistant Secretaries-C. Tarr IT,, of Brooke,
and James Snodgrass, Esq, of Marion.
On motion OF Mr. McConaghy The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Harper then presented the following reso
lutions, which were passed:
Rcsolred, That we regard a Congressional
District in reference TO its representation in the
Federal Legislature as consolidated commu-
nifty of seventy thousand six hundred and eighty
inhabitants; whose voice in Congress should Of
right reflect the will Of majority of its legal
voters.
Rcsolred, That as there now is, and probably
ever will be, two political parties in the District
and that in the various trials OF strength between
them, it becomes necessary for some steps to be
taken in order to effect uniOn that their relative
power may be fully demonstrated, we therefore
approve the institution known as a "Conyen-
tion."
RESOLVED, That Convention for political pur-
poses must necessarily be the meeting Of pariu
and not Of District; and that Therefore it must be
composed of representatives coming from the mar
ty and not from the district of the several counties
or parts Of counties thereof as such.
Resolved, That its action has no other binding
authority over the party, than thatderivable from
the principle Of obedience to The will of the
majority; and that therefore, in order to give to
these bodies any moral force or Justify theircon-
tinued use by the Democratic party as means
whereby they may the better preserve their dis
tinctiye principles in the administration OF the
Government, the greatest care should always be
taken that the whole party is fully and eqnally
represented and that the nomination made should
in all cases be the declared will Of majority of
such equal Representatives.
Re0tued, That we adopt the number OF Zone
hundred Democratic voters" as the ratio Of re-
presentation for Mis- Convention; that we take
The vote Of the late Presidential campaign as
lest, 10 arrive at the localities of the above hun
dreds, and that we recommend the general adop-
tion Of the number of Delegates to which the
several counties shall be ascertained TO be en-
titled on the above rule as their standing weight,
in similar bodies hereafter till such time, as from
the changes of population, it becomes necessary
to reapportion, resorting TO some other test then
more just
Iie0lred, That whatever number of Delegates
any county may now have in this body the vote
shall be taken in reference to their Just relative
strength on the above rule, and shall be counted
Der edpita; and that in case ola county being un-
represented, if she has distinctly expressed her
preference, she shall be counted accordingly
Resolped, That in the case of county having
a greater number of Delegates present, than the
number of votes to which she may be entitled,