Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-30
DEHOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING AT
CnOLAS COURT HOUSE, NIRGINlA.

p,,sn,n, ~ n,.yiors not,c~, a i"ru" and highly rrspocta.
H.. ..a.inr IS -. n-"serats Of the county vas Icld ON tie
lGh instant at the Court HOn-c, 10, HE purpose .; sane.
lnpinr the nomination oi the Democratic nominees Tor Pre-
-id,n, and Vice President, lately made y the Baltimore
Convention.
Jcssr SkiIruore, E>q. presided. assisted by the following
aeni,ri!an a. Vice Presidents and Scct,;afi.s:
Virc Presidents Patrick 1lornion. Maj,c David II. Pnce
PEBBLES. EUjah Cadwnilalcr Piart, A!!ii:il k:fisay L"X
sccreratirs- Denis Dniiv, Samuc! Powell, Nathaniel dc
CLING David Greene Moods.
MSS. Skidmorc. Thornton, Cox, McClurg, Duffy, ana
ott,crs, addressed the meeting III eloquent earnest and icciIn-
speeches. which elected frequent bursts vi applause. a!t.
Patrick Thornton, after a ic" pertinent and eloquent remarks,
which called iOr;h the arpiauaa %! tie audience, offered me
following preamble ard resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
Convention assembled, have, after ariuous toll ai ilp"r.
and IN The spin Gi p.::eri .n:ra and harmony, selected
from tic distinguished pi The c0l:aIrg, a cana:!";G for the
highest office Rnown 10 mankind, the chief magistrate OF the
only true and happy form ri government the government
of The people: Whereas, il is but proper, rcasOnla'c and Just
that the Democratic partY Of the United States, whose clio.
ssn representatives have thns acted in is narhe, S'.ou!t as
semb:o Ia raiifr is actions: W.rrcus, TIE Democracy "i
Nicholas county, sincerely attached 10 the principles AMI
tenc'S Of the great national fraternity OF Democrats, are
hound with rhcrl in the creed that .ncs, principles consti-
tutc The only true basis on which stands the glorious Union
Of the Statcs, the pros perity 81 tie whole people, "i the tru"
and steady progress, wlicl j. enlightened, democratic and
phillnthrafic, and that these principles, sanctioned and nal
Dyed by long experience, are co1i1clrc and HroGuc;Iv" L"
the best interests and happiness Q! all; therefore,
Resolved. That in Grnc.aI! Frauk!ia r,crcC Ia, Drmoc:a-
e. las a candidate for President Of the uu:ied States ufligh
AMI unlnpeochablc integrity, Of sound Eemoc:asic pTlnri
uics, of tyird patriotism. .: siaia-Gl1niiSc Vows On an great
rubJc questions, IL mHicgt. retiring AMI GnrTctending char
aciCr, al strong convictions ~ fi5h', 81 !'d'i'ch"ehct ana
frmnesS in council.
H. II therefor. Resolved, Tia; TIC Democracy Ci The coln-
~ O.! Nicholas fully, sincerely and candidiy rntiiy and con-
firm iie proceedings ot The Ba!'imnrr Convention.
Resolved, lia; Gur candidate tor Vice President, William
RUFUS King, is a DLInrr:at Ul tie highest character, long
tried in tnr discharge o! his DAISIES TO the country, has given
iui and rngu III. Il evidence .; lis capaC,;" so rr 10 silence
all n, assaults oi the enemies Of Democracy in him the
neoa!e will find one in whom to place the most unbounted
confidence, and a. regards whom tlcy can expect Ia have
every hH;c r'aHH2l.
Resolved, lha. the proceedings Of the Baltimore D,ml-
cratic Convention and Tie Baltimore Platform, on which
M = rest, hav. out entire, candid and cordial APPRECIATION;
ard ,II, We vii! unite heart and hand. as Democrats, in
bringing 10 ;ItiI support in November a full, unanimous and
victorious support
After some other remarks made By the Speakers, the meet
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