Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-21

, DISTRICT CONVENTION At PORTSMOUTH
The members OF the Convention, aploi. d win view
Nashville Convention the 10Th OF June next assembled
a the Baptist Church IN Portsmouth a II O'Clock on Cd
ncsday, the -th inst
In order 10 organize the meeting Mr. Conway Whiulc
was called To the chair an! Mr. VIM H. Smith appointed
secretary.
PRAYER was offered BY the Rev John II. W.nsiei the
Protestant Episcopal Church, after which
The names of the committee men, sum t!on tn different
portions o the district called ard the following gente
men answered, 10 vii:
Shield Giles h. Cooke Henry Robinson John Cap.en M
II. Smith Conway Whrtc. f. G. Robinson, tie, Btow i
Mordecai Coos Hunter Woods Horo Moor John llat>,
razcwe Tayor, Wm Denby ST., Cary Fentres- JOS Bunk
ry j. T. Alyn VIM T. Hentgen George Bramalc, ~. Nm.
Ia!cm and Samuel 7. sawyer
From The County of Norola-Wn. Cooke VIM. VI H.
yy, Vim. H. school;ic!! ) Wheeler, Isaiah Cherry Max,
Herbert, John Cooke Frederick wilson e. Outer y
Crocker, K. VI. Boykin, J J. Cunningham, "m "'rlofs
Wm. V Herbert md II Forshce.
From the County oi Princess Anne - Edward H. II oesi
Wm. Z. Morgan Joshua James, John W. Stone. y. !
Chaplin, C. III Whehurst Wm. \. Dozicr ana thas
sicAlpine
From the County of Nanscmord- Wiley T. Parker.
From the County OF lseot Wight -FrsdcricS I. Val
From lnc County OF Su.rylai. w Nneadon aad A.oeit
c. Jones
On ,he motion Of T. e. Robinson committee Mas mp
pointed 10 nominate and report suitable officers OF the Con
venon which committee having reled returned and report
Cd that they agreed upon the following gentemen namely
Charles II Shield, oi the cy oi Norfolk, rs Pre-idcn, OF
This Convention: Arthur X Smith Norfolk county and
John " Stone of Princess Anne Vice Presidents and
" H. Smith of Norfolk, and Frederick T. Vail of Isle Of
Wight Secretaries which report unanimously adopt
cd by the Convention.
The President briefly announced the object ot the meet
na whercupon, Moriecai Cooke ot IN city Of Norfolk
moved that committee, composed Of the representatives, ~
each portion oi this district now IN Attendance 10 ap"
prepare and report resolutions bc considered hi tie
Convention and also report the ot such persons
the committee might appear best suited 10 b. sent n
delegates from this district 10 the Convention at Nas'e
which hav been agreed the President named Ire
following committee Mpriecai Cookr, W. ". Sharp, Con
way White Henry Robinson, Nm. ]. Cooke, Frederick
Wilson, Simcn Wheeler Nm VI. Levy. James ". Nacadon,
l. e. Jones Frederick I. Vail and Wiev I Parker.
The committee retired 10 their and after duo it!ioe-
ration returned and reported the following resolutions
l. Resolved That this Convention an. hoiievt, ohf
brethren Of the South attached 10 the union oi tess
by all the considerations interest da, and ai.t
ton.
,. Resolved That tho only oi securing and per
petaating its blessings strict adherence 10 the tons'
ton Of the United States
;. Resolved. That rh- Convention approves the recon-
,ncGdos OF the Legislature Virginia 10 send delegate,
To the Nashville Convention, ana IN accordance herewith
appoints Richard 4. Urguna o. the county oi lsc oi
Wight and Tazewe Taylor o the city o Norfolk, To repre-
sent in that bodywhou instruction and Tree 10 act IN
such IN Their judgments may brs preserve IN
Constitution IN is Integrity.
l. Resolved That John v Stone be alternate in The event
of the non-aendlnce Richard A. Usqn!ar, and Arthur
H. Smith alternate in the event oi the noatieucanc' 81
1azewcl + i.
Which unmously concu.red ii and adopt
"a By the Convention.
Tie thanks Of the Convention rendered to The rus
tees Baptist Church tor the us o their roon and i
was ordered that the proceedings be published ~ the Nolioh
Portsmouth, Richmond and Washington papers
And then the Convention adjourned
CHAS. H. SHIELD, President
WM II. SMITH. S,ro,,ria.