Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15
PUBLIC MEETING ~ A1RrNArI,E.

= PUBLIC MEETING IN ALREMAELE.
n me IN inst, thai being Inc first day "i APT
o"ui puoilc meeting nl the citizens OF A5c,a.lc c"uy
| was held n the Court House
me number in attendance unusually large and en'r'
| ananl'nlty seemed 10 pervatc the whole assembly.
AeAande Duke chilled the msctia. to order, and on mo
| ton Franklin Minor appointed Chairman and y. Il
Masse secretaty Thomas Wood then explained The o9jec
oi the meeting i'll few brief aud fofcLl remarks rad con
ciuded by moving tina, the Chair appoint Committee
thirteen 10 prepare suitable rreolulous
HhesVPon Tie following gentlemen were nan.l b. lnt
Chair 10 act m said Committee viz:
Thomas Wood. William J. Robertson. Alexander Rlvea
Mm. ". uiin,er Lewis Teel, Ninro! Banhan, Eanj. n
hlagrGder, Robert Fl Garter s; W. Ftckn, Ja,aa B. H'
goIs, George Crank, Sanl. o. Moon Reuben Mamy.
The Committee after retiring for sorl time unanimous
y agreed upon tho following preamble aud reso!u"s and
| to the meeting.
Wa, tho people of Albcmae having assembled IN public
meepg IN pursuance of nolicc for The puipUec vi taSir
ln.' GoheHetu'D s NE nEhy interesting and ,inpol'"
question oi the haes OF Representation under discs
son In tho Virginu Convention have after duly consider
Ing me SUBJECT determined 10 adopt and do hereby adopt
the following resolutions ms expressive of our views
lst That the candidates for seats In the Convention Gnn
this district having all declared themselves prior 10 the
election as the friends OF wh.t is commonly "e
Mixed Basis OF Representation unhcsatinRly evo" IL
opinion that they sustained In this oi the
subject by an overwhelming majority of the nan voters ot
the District.
Pad. That whether this be In reference 10 the
voters OF Nes"u and Amherst, (or whom do no Wish
to DO understood king) have hesitation IN ci'
pressing The opinion that far the voters Of Ahenae
are concfrned such was their most decided sentiment
3D. That SUCH being sentiment piior md oil INC
Tina Of thr election o. our Delegates have hnce
Seen no cause To canCc views This all import sn so-
ect; bur, on the contrary, adhere the more iTny 10
hen and confidently expect delegates In Convention ~
advocate them The floor and sustain them BY their voes
4th That hls deem it inexreienl tracllel fhia
delegates by expressing our views In detail as ~ any "
cuIr system OF representation which ought 10 oe h'eu
wish 10 be distinctly understood BY them, 'hat "o
unccnpronlsly adhere the principle Of lc Nca pass
Of Representations 10 DO applied % both houses Of The cs
la,ure.
9TH That deem it unnecessary 90 into the rtsnns
for adherence 10 this principle suffice II o say lal
conscientiUusy believe that The protection Of our s can
only be adequately arcnr by giving 10 property ini ana
ample weight in the appnrtinnnicn of representation
9th. That delegates in Convention be- and they are
hereby, instructed as the people ni one county I" Wv
District instruct thc'n Ia sustain the principle ol '
mixed basis and oppose any system OF representation
which s. surrender this principle either in reference 10 the
Senate the House Of Delegates.
7b That aving every confidence that tho people ri N"'
and wit in the foregoing views iry
be- hereby respectfully !equesIed 10 hold public meet
incs may practicable and enbody those views
In such form 10 them may seem proper.
Sh That tho proceedings Of this meeting BE- published IN
the Charlottesville and Richmond papc-: aud that lh Secfe
tnry be requested send copy thereof without delay 10
each OF our delegates in Convention.
The then taken upon the preamble and rcSp"
tions together, and they were carried without dis
scnng VOICE.
On motion tho meeting adjourned.
n. II. MAssiE, sec'ry.
CONNECrICUr.-Returns for Governor from all the
townships in the State except Franklin and Vounown NE
published In the New Haven Palladium, giving the following
totals:
Seymour, Dem. 295!9
Foster, Wing 2H,5tt
Boyd, Frccs0i l.6tb
Seymour Foster 052 which will be slightly increased
by the remaining lownsps. The abolition vote in nun
Der OF townships is not included in the above table. These
deficient townships will increase tho Abolition vote tgO
and upwards --possibly $500.
The Palladium of last evening says, closer sitting Of
the OF Representatives shows that the "gs have
but maturity Of in thu House. and perhaps they a:e
ted that may have lend majority of ,hTe"
in the SENATE which tho New Haven Register tDem ru
one tho election Of State officers but that is enough
for that business" May be 30, and may be not, as
old jerks says The Register says "We by mems
give up chance for majority Governor on joint
ballot, Our opinion Is that the House s likely TO be De-
mocratic as Whig-that neither party will have working
naoriIy-and ,ha, United States Senator be elected
the coming session. The tessaturG in MAJ.