Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-30
HANOVER COUNTY.


Alta meeting Of the Democratic Republican
Party of Hanover county, al the Court House, on
Tuesday, The 9th OF October, 1916, that being
Court day, John d. G. Brown, Esq, was called
to The Chair, and Col. Edwin Shelton appointed
Secretary.
On motion Of ]. Chasain White, Committee
Of six was appointed by the Chair, consisting Of
The following gentlemen, viz: J. Chasain While,
N. Alexander Thompson, Peer w. Brown, Kos
COW Lipscomb, DR.. Ezekiel S. Tally and James
T. Sutton, 10 select delegates 10 represent his
county in The Convention 10 be held al the Tavern
of M ica ah Parrish in The county OF Louisa, on
the first Saturday in November nexl for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate Tor this Senate
rial District 10 supply the vacancy occasioned BY
the death oil Col. John Gunant
The Committee, having retired short Time
recommended, through their Chairman, The fol-
lowing gentlemen as delegates 10 The said Con-
yenton, which recommendation was unanimous
~ adopted by the meeting, viz: Joseph iaIley,
Reuben Nuckos, VIM. R. lIby, Charles w. Dab.
ney, A. X. Bowles, Boiling Vaughan, Lemuel
Vaughan, Simeon Soulher, Thomas Jones, Chas.
Vest, David R. Jones' Fayele Swift, Dr. Nlcho'
lips, VIM. &. Winston, VIM. ]. Carpenter, Wm
TAYLOR, DR.. Edward L. Nelson, DR.. Robert H.
Nelson. E. NJ. Anderson, James Fon,aine, Mar,
cellus NJ Anderson, John T. Anderson. Edmund
Winston Col. VIM. L. White, John b. Wood,
Col. Thomas NJ. White, Peter w. Brown, Capt
VIM. n. Waldrop, J. Chasan White, Col. Chas
P. Goodall, Capt. N. Alexander Thompson,
Capt. Chas. C. Tinsley Fleming Palmon' DR.
R. M. Carver, Roscow Lipscomb, James 1. Sui
lon JOS S. Wingfeld, Wilson B. Clarke A. Is.
Timberlake, George M. Harding, Achilles Lump
kin, Capt. BENJAMIN Ha 1n9EgIT' Dr. Or =.
lard, Dr. william R. Nelson, William Glib
son. Joseph Slarke, Gibson Via, Robt. Ander-
son, Billy W. Talley, VIM. Allen, Edmund Rui-
fin Col. Jns. S. Atkinson, DR.. Wait H. Tyler,
Mai. VIM. Atkinson, Richard Burnett, Robert
Atkinson VIM. Parsley, Nathan B. Clarke, Jno.
P. Parsley, Edmund Wash, and John D. Taylor.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were
added to the delegation.
On motion,
Resoipcd, That the proceedings OF this meeting
be signed by The Chairman and Secretary, and
forwarded 10 The editors of The Richmond Enqui-
Ter and Standard for publication.
And then, on motion, the meeting adjourned
sine die. J. D. G. BROWN, Chairman.
Z. SHELTON, Secretary.
CONVENTION MEETING IN BARBOUR.
A large number OF the citizens OF the county
OF Barbour, assembled together at the court house
on the first Monday in October (being court day.
for the purpose of mutually consulting upon the
proprely OF calling a convention 10 change The
Constitution of the State and iflhought TO be ex-
pcdcnt 10 appoint delegates 10 represent the coun-
ty Aforesaid in the Convention proposed TO be hol-
den in Slaunlon, on the ID day Of December
next Joseph Tcter, Esq, in the Chair and Jas.
D. Hall Secretary.
The audience was we'll entertained by brief
and very appropriate speech by Jno. s. Garlic,
Esq, which was by no means an ordinary efioTI
Of this young champion of eloquence, who IS SO
we'll and favnTaby known as such by the norm
western portion OF the State, and whose electric
voice. we hope, will be heard in the proposed
Convention at Staunton upon this well-deservinS
and all-absorbing subject
Albert G. Roger, Esq then addressed The meet
ing, with considerable energy, alter which, upon
motion oil Charles S. Hall, Esq, the following re-
solutions were unanimously adopted, alter being
reported BY the following committees Jno. 5.
Carlile, Jas D. Hall, W. w. r. Callihan, G. S.
Hall, A. G. Roger, and David Holder.
lst RESOLVED, That We believe the whole peo-
pie, Yves, OF The Allegheny Mountains, are favo-
rabe 10 Il Convention for the reformation Of our
organic law, believing the present Constitution 10
be onerous, unjust and oppressive.
3D. Resolved, That we approve OF the proposed
Convention 10 be holden in Stanton on the ~
day Of December nexr, for The purpose OF consult
ing the best means OF obtaining chanee IN Inc
Constitution of the State.
3d. Rcsolred, That the Chair appoint twelve
delegates 10 represent the county OF Barbour in
said Convention.
Al Resolred, That the proceedings of this
meeting he published in The Wheeling, Parkers-