Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-21
MEETING IN RICHIE COUNTY.

Pursuant 10 previous notice, large and res
pcc'able meeting Of The citizens o! Richie coun-
Is was held al the Court House on The Sh Of Jam
uary, 1913 Tor the purpose oil expressing lis sen
umen,s in regar, 10 The course OF tho Legislature
OF Virginia, in admitting Edgar Snowfen, l:sq
RON he county Il AirsanGfiI, 10 sat in the
House 81 Dei-.a'e,-in G';er vi"la ion n The
Constitution ard the rights oi iEes"rn Virginia.
TIE mceing was car.i t. oi,:ef bT ihiip
Cox. Jr, and 90 hi motion ii. >. joe, Was
cal ~ ~ Chait; AID Oh ma'i.n Il Wm. l..
Jackson, Pniiip Cox, Jr was appointed :;"clcla-
ry.
The ohieel of The meeting was explainei by HE
Chairman, in hriei and appropriate adItcs' -
On mu;,un q. WIN. l. Jackson, COMMITTEE ct
seven was appointed IA draft resolutions cXpfcs-
sive Of The sense Of the meeting; w!leTcuHon the
Chairman appointed William l.. Jackson, I'm
Harris, J. &. Blair, Robert Porter, JAMES Ma
lone, 5. T. Boky ami Thomas L. Jones, said
committee During he reti:cncn; c. The com
mi;,ee. The meeting was I'D dressed in spirited
manLer by Samuel Blue, ESQ. The COMMITTEES,
after short absence, returned, and through heir
Chairman, reported the following Preamble and
Resolutions 10 VII:
Whereas il is a fundamental article in Cur
Republican creed, that The people have Alright 10
meet together in primary assemblies and canvass
the acts of their Representatives, anG declare
freely ard in the most public manner their ap7ro-
val or condemnation OF The SANE; AMI whereas
The act Of the eth OF December, lS47, OF the
House Of De egales OF Virginia admitting Edgar
Snowden, Esq, TO a seat in the sal, House rs
Delegate from he county OF A.eSard ia, in oar
opinion calls iOH4ylor Inc exercise OF that sacred
and lnestmabe privilege: Therefore,
Resolved, Thai The act OF the House oil Dele
aatcs of Virginia admitting Edgar Snowden,
ESQ 10 a sea, in said House as Delegate from
the county of Alexandria,, is violation oil The
letter and spirit CT The Constr uion and an act OF
great injustice to the reope Ct Western Virginia
Resolved, That we approve OF the course pnr.
sued BY our talented and patriotic Representative.
James NJ. Stephenson, Esq, in protesting against
The said act OF the House OF Delegates; and that
he deserves The esteem OF patriots and The conf
dence Of Western Virginians.
Able and eloquent speeches were made By j.
B. Blair, Rev. T. Stnchcomb, Rev. Eli Riddle
r. Porter, VIM. l.. jackson, T, r. Jones and P.
Cox, Jr., 10 favor of The adoption Of the report OF
the committee. The vote being taken, the resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted
J.B. Blair, Esq. then rose, and in a speech Of
some length, great power and stirring eloquence
addressed the meet!g in favor OF The following
resolution which he offered for the consideration
OF the meeting to wit:
fond hope, thai our brethren of Eastern Virginia
would be convinced ,hail they had ac,ed unworthy
of brethren If the same State towards the people
OF the West; and thai they would speedily make
amends Tor the wrongs they have done US from
time TO time, and refuse no longer 10 acknowledge
us BIZ their acts as children Of the sam. good old
commonwealth, whose rights are as dear 10 us as
theirs is to Them. But that hDpe, which we had
thus fondly cherished, has ben compelled 10 van
ish bv facts indub;abe We therefore recon-
mend 10 our friends Of Western Virginia 10 as
semble themselves together in their respective
counties, in order to discuss and agi!ate the sub
iect of a division Of The Safe, before which event,
we are firmly Of opinion, The cazsns OF western
Virginia canno; expect even simple justice.
VIM. L Jackson, Esq, in very cosent and
abe speech, advocated tn: adoption OF Mr.. b!airs
resolution, with zeal and cloqicnce such as
has been seldom heard on any snnjeci, or 10 any
country.
Thos. 4. Jones, Esq, then arcse, and in mas
tery and powerful address. supported Inc resoio'
ton The speech u! Mr.. jones' was listened TO
with profound attention, and was peculiarly eio'
qucnt and apriuprac.
The Rev T. S,iachcomb and Tic Rev. Eli Rid
die also adtessc,i the meeting, each al consider
able length, in support G; he resolution. Inc
remarks OF hesc reverend gentlemen were so
Tenn. impressive and TO the point.
Spirited and able speeches were made by Jas.
Madam, Esq, Y nj. PieFpoint, Henry Rexroad
Rober, Porter, Austin BuTl;ey and 2. Cox, Jr.
DR.. T. NJ. Harris, being called upon, address
ed The meeting in neat, forcbie, arsutnenlalive
and eloquent manner.
TIE vote was then taken upon Mr.. Blaits re-