Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-05
LEVI, I,7rLEpAeE, sec'y.
pITpIJC MEETING IN MADISON.

Al O meeting of q portion Of The people of Madison coun
ty of both political parties which led he Court Heuse 81
said county the 25h day Of March 1850 court daya
VIM Walker called TO the Chair and lhos J. Hum
rhreys and Geo. Bouton were appointed Secretaries
The objects of the meeting were stated by the Charma
On motion Of \. r. Blakey Esq. committee of five was
appointed to prepare business for the meeting.
The following gentlemen were appointed said committee
viz: l. X. Bakey, Gen. II. A. Banks, 1h A. Gordon Geo
i,outon and Geo III. Allen
Ii being stated that Geo H. Allen in The meet
ing on motion Francis E. Graves appointed in his
stead and being ascertaned thar he likewise absent
al the time, Horao a. Wallace placed the commit
tee.
The committee then retired and in few minutes return
ed and through their Chairman reported the following pre-
ambe and resolutons-(he committee being unanimous on
the preamble and fourth resolution ard majority
ling in the other resolutions J
Wheroas i, is feared that system OF aggression which
has been years pracced by the Northern portion of the
Concdcracy upon the rights Of the people OF the South IN
regard the institution Of slavery, in defogaon "i the
Constitution Of the United States viii be continued ana IN
creased when il boldly announced by politicians o
the North that there Is duty and right paramount TO
tha Constitution of the United States" which, ii persisted
in must the opinion Of this meeng eventlae IN dis
solution the Union Of the States and whereas this meet
ing devoted The Union which formed by
tors and being determined o continue in H. SO long a. 1t
will not be dishonoabe 10 do and believing 10 be
right is duty, TO take counsel together, how our
glorious Union may best be preserved and the rights and
the honor OF the people o the South may be preserved and
maintained: Therefore,
l. Resolved That this meeting fully approve the
uons passed by the Legislature Gt Virginia, the late
sion upon the institution of slavery also oi the resolutions
xnown the Conway esoutions on the subject OF North
ern interference with Southern rights.
q Resolved, That this meeting heartily approve ot the
Convention be held in Nashville Trnn in the month Of
June next
g. Resolved That the Chairman Of this meeting appoint
welve delegates Irrespective of partly represent this meet
ing in the District Convention TO be held at Charlottesville
On Tuesday after the first Monday in May nsx in reference
10 the said contemplated Convention at Nashville.
Resolved That the proceedings OF this meeting be Sign
ed bv the Chairman and Secretaries and forwarded 10 the
essiona District with request that the said papers VIII
publish the same.
On motion Of A. r. Balsey i, determined take the
vote the meeting upon the preamble and each resolu-
ion separately
Whereupon, the preamble unanimously adopted
The frs resolution divided take the vote up
the fret branch of tho same embracing the action OF the
Legislature at the last session. and the vote oehs taken
thereon, il adopted, few voices dissenting
The latter branch o the first resolution was ten passed
unanimously.
The adoption Of the second resolution then moved
and opposed BY Tn. n "ech, ESQ., ana VT. a. Hil-
Whereupo Geo Bouon offered substitute for said re-
solution, the following
Resolved That disapprove at this time OF the Masn
viIIo which seconded by Tn. N Neisif
and then The substitute rejected and the resolution O.
HE committee adopted by very large and overwhelming ma
iorlty. ,,,,,a
The Chairman of the meeting appointed the following gen
een delegates under the third resolution VIZ n Banks
Travis j. Twyman Morris D. Newman, T. H. HILL j. IA
McClung Ben Burton, A. R. Bakey, "m Early, George
n Thrift E. G. Wayand. N. j. Nelch and Acrey Berfey
On motion the Chairman and Secretaries OF the meeting
were added 10 the delegation
| The meeting then adjourned
WILLIAM WALKER, Chairman
| tn J. HuapHREys caoxo,.x;oa