Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-13
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MEsSRS. BOILING AND MEADE-MEuEpR,.
CONVENTION. &c.

CONVENTION, &c.
Messis. Editors: Happening 10 be raysl,;,,
IL this section OF country, on reaching here
was told that yesterday was the County Coure,.
Tor This county, and lha, Mr.. Boiling and II:
Meade, the candidates for Congress. woui i,
here and address the people. determined 20 ~,
and see what was 10 DC seen, and hear what ~
said Early in the day 4 large number Of r..
sors hal assembled 10 witness the "lccSi,so
horns" between the two gentlemen. Abuu,S IA
O'clock Mr.. Boiling made his appearance. M
gentlemen from Petersburg, arriving soon ars,
informed us that Mr.. Meade was confrri :.
home by severe indisposi.lon. tbs iEie.lieenr.
was The cause OF mach disappointment, Il ~
friends Of Mr. Meade On accoua; III ~.
Mr.. +. declined to speak, not being WILING, "a
take advantage Of MIR. Meades ab5eGce, ID, an.
nounced that he should address the people !, Iar
Count. During the day politics ran high. n.
Boiling had numbers around him, 10 whom /.
made ingenious and plausible argumen,s 4
cause them 10 swerve from the true !ah; III,
did not learn that he effected single changed
opinion. He is a capita! eiectionecrer. Ilste.
porment and general appearance Is such lha,
strangers are likely 10 be much prepossc.setir
his favor; and the Wings showed her acru,.
Toned management IN again bringing him tf.
ward is theii standard bearer. Rut from wha,l
saw il was perfectly evident TIA; he pru,eG
Brunswick; were determined 10 sige gu5. a.
count Of themselves on the day q the tlttrr.
Many expressed themselves as beng colleg,
thai The district would 90 for Meade IL lourhut.
dIcd majority. also save gentlemen ifom
Meckenpurg who laughed Al The lea o. Nh
Bolling's election, and heard them express he
pleasure il would afford them 10 yoc iii Mf
II Dali l.tt fhp
way | would say 10 The Democracy Of The cis.
,ficl, 10 bear always in mind the waning Of ne
Apostle Of Liberty, that "eleiral vigilance !, he
price Of liberty"
On passing The old Masonic Hal heard
gentleman speaking, and seeing mary person, II
lie windows and doors, dci,imi,ea 10 20 H..
On entering INA cnGurins, ! was toa that Ne
gentlemen sitting on The benches fronting he
Chairman, (Dr. scott were delegates iioM r
counties bordering on Mehcl,n river, an b.
mel IN convention Ia consult a. 10 The besl stgs
10 he taken 10 improve The navigation d ,at
river. One IL The delegates from Lunen.als
MIR. Ta2ewell, was addressing The conycalia.
urging its praclicabiliy, and The adoption oi soue
immediate measure, 10 commence the work On
motion, the Chairman appointed commiuee 70
prepare work Tor The convention, and atJournt1
until tour o'clocl,--a which time the conyelisa
again met, and the committee, through Their
Chairman (Mr. Ilicks,) submitted rcgor d
The effect, that the present charter is altogether
insufficient, and recommending that committee
5c appointed 10 memorable The neat Legislature
Tor such charter as will meet The view
OF he people interested in the wcIa. 4 iorg
debalc tool; place between SlcssIs. IicE,
Nibleu and Tazewel, on The repor:, . q
The capital stock and the proper terminus
Tor tie improvement. All Of The gentlemen ten:
lawyers, spoke well, and advocated lhcil Pecu.
liar views with ingenuity. The Two latte! were
quite local in their views, particularly the e
cond. The vote being taken, The report w1s
adopted. II The same spirit prevails in The cour'
lies as did in the convention and Tic river ha'
raicr enough in Il, the improvement viii bc com
pIcled. Those interested in The Danyi.e ia.
Should mark well Tie signs OF the timrs.
a TRAVELLER.
Brunswick, June %, 1917.