Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25
10 The Editors of the Enquirer:


| PHILADELPHIA APRIL II, 1851.
NOTES ON TIE WAY.-The passage from Richmond
20 Baltimore has, from Tho perfection OF arrangements OF
The Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and tho boat
necng TO Washington become opeasure either In goo
or bad rain dust but tho removal OF the depo
at Baltimore requiring transfer Of passengers and baggage
oy omnibus to cars, distance two miles, is attended witt
very great inconvenience
The weather here for several days past has been suited h
the ist OF March, it is SO extremely cold.
The Legislature of this State has adjourned and the State
ocians are congregatng and tarying for few days
lne noteis here-amongst them the Franklin is gem fol
epcureans During the discussions aud speculations in
ara 10 candidates for the Presidency, there
nave heard universally united upon as of Hon.
pen a; douglas II not the choice OF every individual
me, %i hero - nearly response 70 his name andn spe
clal objection. There is man. probably In whom the
wishes of the North and South would be more fully carried
out than in the election of Mr. Douglas 10 the Presidency
unless be MIR. Buchanan who would doubtless receive
very general support from the Democracy As appears
De conceded that Democracy must triumph the eec
tion the only thing that remains Is 10 select the
man TO keep US together in future.
Gov Floyd passed through the streets TO-DAY II was
refreshing to zee his generous face and manly bearing.
de is one Of thousands for poducnga strong and favorable
Impression from his open countsnance
and retiring dcmeanor.
CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTHERN RIGHTS AS.
! ISOLATION OF THE COUNTY OF APPOMATTOX,
Aurdry 10 the Central Southern Rights association of Fr.
gina, at Richmond.
]. We whose names hereunto subscribed agree and
hereby FORM Southern Rights Association of Appomattox
2 The officers Of this Association shall be President TWO
Vice Presidents Treasurer Recording Secretary and Cor
responding Secrstary and these officers shall constitute
Executive Committee.
and places as the Executive Committee may from time to
time, prescribe.
A. We, the undersigned members of this Association dc
pledge honor 10 each other and TO country that
will uso all lawful and constitutional means the
further progress of the holding States the vita
interest and constitutional rights of the South; and that in
aid of this solemn Determination pledge ourselves to
appeal the Legislature of the State sucha
prudent and constitutional for efecting ultimately
merca nonntecouse with such STATES have laws enact
ed or whose people adopt meuns TO hinder delay the
recaptue restoration Of fugitive slaves from their
5. We will In all Instances, endeavor TO make ourselves
acquainted with the facts before the purchase of any goods
and will in ali cases deslst from the purchase Of any thing
produced in the Sates provided the ari-
Gle can be obtained Of Southern manufacture direct por
tation
g. ANY member may withdraw whenever he peases from
this Association.
Z. This Constitution may be altered amended at any
time by majority vote.
The above constitution adopted In general meeting
of the Association, held Appomattox Court House.
March Court day and the following officers elected viz
Sterling Anderson President; Washington Huner ls Vice
President; COL H. E. Cheatham I'd Vice President; James NJ
Fitch, Treasurer H. D. Flood Secretary and R. D. Pal
nier, Corresponding Secretary.
And The following resolutions were adopted:
lst Resolved That the parent Association be requested
forward to the Association list Of lis members with their
3D. Resolved That the Corresponding Secretary be re-
quested TO forward copy of this Constitution, with list Of
its members the Central Southern Rights Association Of
Virginia at Richmond, with their occupations.
MEMBERS NAaEs-Sterlng c. Anderson, J. r. Plunkett,
Temple D. Richardson, Simeon B. freshman, Wm NJ. Han
nuh John D. Moseley c. Moore E. o. Robertson, Jesse
Jennings, u. E. Cheatham John NJ A. Fore, Reuben D.
Palmer Sydenham W. Durphy, John P. St Clair, j. Nc
Dearmon L. Anderson James c. Walton Isaac Adams JOS
Burks, Thomas Williams Fedings Jones' P. Doss w. G..
Gannaway Ethelbert Legrand J. NJ. Gannaway James Nj.
Fitch John Brown John D. Robertson s. p Phelps F. NJ.
Meeks VIM Arlington W. E. Phelps Daniel Franklin, Ro
Franklin L. P. Branch John w. Walton Vim. Trent, B.
W. jennings Thos. J. NJ Cheaham. Martin Webb, E. P.
I. Trent Washington Hunter VIM. Paris, A. A. Legrand,
Richard Poet James P Rogers, Wilson Hix R. E Cheat
ham, Geo. Abbott ST., John Johns D. c. Jones, J. w.
Flood H. F. Bocock H. D. Flood D. P. Robertson VIM.
Moore, B. +. Harris James A. Hammer, Jacob Tbbs VIM.
F. Wing6ed, B. II. Nowin, John S. Bass, Wm A. Ewn,
E. D. Cardwe Samuel Glover S. Staples, Jas. L. Moore,
Charles H. Wood, John Wilson, j. Staples J. Hughes,
Francis Meeks, William II. Cheatham Samuel NJ Lee,
Jonathan Martin, S. w. Lee W. l.. Wood S. Smith, NJ. c.
Meeks Joshua Thornhill NJ. P. Wright Philip Snapp, Geo.
Abbott Stephen G. Dingud, G.. Rrls. lanes R. Monroe
VIM F. Pendleton, James L. Johnson, VIM. s. Dlnsuid
Madison c. Porter, J. r. Davidson Daniel O. Bass, b. s.
Carnehx Daniel Stratton, Joseph Grow, w. p Wright
w Hammer A. NJ. S,rutton, John West, A. Dinguid, K j.
Boaz b. C.. Stratton, Th. Ganna~ay, VIM. H. Gregory
John Shannon James S. Pendleton, NJ D., NJ Whitehead
Geo. W. A. Rane VIM. L. Moon, j. w. Harvey, ?. McEn.
,ee C. D. Cheatham Ro. H: Coke, E. P Webb, Spencer
Gillian, Edward Sears, s. C. Fore B.. Baldwin, G. HGr-
vey c. Coleman S. D. McDearmon, J. p Cawthon, D. E.
Woodbridge, John Sears s. A. Wright, James w. Wood.
The Corresponding Secretary would state, while lie
is at loss 10 give all the occupations Of the MEMBERS that
there are merchants, six physicians one lawyer but
that the principal body of the membership composed OF
farmers-the very bone and snew Of society.