Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-08
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

,,s.,ng Of The delegates appointed BIZ the Demo
rv (IIom The counties Of Nansrmond Isle OF Wight
and Sury Convention, for the purpose "i nominating
person TO voted for BY The Democrats OF said
f., pesent the Senatorial district CONFUSED OF said
.nnstrsl a. Isle OF Wight Court HonEc, Monday the
III day Of March, 1858:
Jamcs .,r, man, W j. Arthur and Caleb K Hill.
From Isle Of Whit eoInty-59sTEh d. Whitehead
Atr,'d AtEinsup d. r. Dickson. II. w. Noteworthy, 10
* (;,hLs Gro Vs. Carroll n. =. Wells John ). Holland,
Irwin W. Duck and David Roberts,.
From s;urry couny-Wilam II. Edwards, James ;
clark imathy F. Atkinson John X. Cabanss AMI ". ?.
On motion Of Arch'd Atkinson, Egg, Col James S
Clarke vas called 10 The ChaiI, ana VIM Underwood
,nnn,.d Secretary The following resolution was adopt
Cd: ,
Resolved That casting the vote OF the several counties
reprc.n led this convention ic ~hoie hnoe OF woes
pu.d in each county The las. Pasldehal election oF Inc
candidate divided as near as may DC between
The several delegates in attendance from said county cnd
III each delegate when his name cacu io Tue P"Posc
cast his relative proportion nt saiu v,'e' -.
lutiona WI re adopted unanimously
Resolved unanimously As the OPINION oi 'nis conVeh-
lion as they believe Tie views oil the Demo
crazy o Senatorial district thnt hs proceeds Oh the
public ought be sactedY sppeo 70 io nsoha o.
ecls suectd in the Constitution OF Inc oncd oaes and
that we are opposed 10 any law for the distribution oil such
proceeds among States division or donation OF said
lands among the several Sacs as aRo ine3Peueht III poll
cy and rrpu gnant 10 the Constitution.
Re solved unanimously That member OF elmer house
of the Virginia Assembly ought TO receive pay lot any Gay
that may from his sea unless m case vi SICK
ness or where leave OF absence Is granted 10 MN oy Inc
house 10 which he may beong and no member oil either
house should pay for the period between inc conf
of the session. and the time he shall take his
seat and it the duty OF The General Assembly 30 ~
provide By law ~ AN.
The following resolution offered also by MIR Akin
spn and adopted by majority OF the votes OF the dele
gate. present the Surry delegation voting unanimously
against it:
Resolved That any system Of public schools TO DO sup.
ported by lasuron upon the property Of the citizens this
Commonwealth would unwise impoi!ic and oppressive
and ought be enacted by the Gehcra' Assembly oil
Virginia.
Senate Albert Jones' Esq, of the county OF Suy and
Mr. Arthur nominated for said Office Robert X Prentls, who
received 1896 votes and Albert c. Jones 26s votes and there
upon Robert r. PGenlis declared 10 De 1he nominee OF
this Convention. -
Mr. Underwood here and said that whe Ma preie-
renee had been for Mr. Jones' bis counyman anu as
gentlemen than whom he believed there was none more
fitting in the District be its Senator yet his attachment
10 those political principles which all pruiesscd nouceo hn
To prefer the triumph OF those principles thoug MS i'enos
should sacrhced; he therefore moved mat Tue nona-
lions of Mr. Prenis be declared be the unanimous voice
of this Convention and upon the Chairnans propounGing
the question on this notion there was ou one dissenting
voice. ,
Chair 10 inform Mr Pens of his nomination upon The
ola torn adopted by this Convention
And therefore the following gentlemen were appointed SAID
committee: Mr. Archd Atkinson Dr.. WIN. Edwards and
Mr. Arthur.
Resolved That the thanks of this Convention be tendeed
10 the President and Secretary for the able manner In which
they have discharged the duties of their ofhcea
On notion ordered that these proceedings be puo!shed
Richmond Enquirer, Southern Argus, and South Side
Democrat be requested copy Them IN their respective pa
pe.s On motion, the Convention adjourned
JAS. S. CLARKE Chairman.