Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-17
For HE ENQUIRER,
ro rur pEopIE OE LOUISA.

TO THE PEOPLE LOUISA.
In the ENQUIRER OF the 10Th OF May is published com.
muncaon signed "Union addressed 10 the Democrats Of
Louisa protesting 10 give an account OF INC Democratic
meeting held at April Court when ho'"u'e' ~ wa" o
Its not known to US how Union came nlo possession
of The STATE ments made in his communication or whether
he IL say that they made upon his own knowledge
ar tho information of Others But, be that as may we
feel constrained in justice 10 ourselves TO say that ne makes
assertions which have foundation IN truth Statements
so entirely unounded require notice al the anus vi muse
who partcpard in the meeting. We members OF The
committee which made athe nomination oelected 10 oy
"Unon" and il is probable that we are quite as wen &C.
ouained with the OF the he can be- meeting
of The Democrats having been called agreeaby TO notice
previously published in the Enquirer il announced
that the object OF the meeting was 10 nppoh. 10
the Stanton Convention and 10 nominate candidate for
the county After organizing aud the appointment OF dee-
gates Suunon there was some discussion upon the pro-
pcty Of making the nomination Tor the county IN open
meeting or by committee composed OF TWO delegates from
each nagscrla district this committee 10 DC selected by
five gen cnen appointed by the Chair The TAX
uuon the pruposons and il decided that the nomi-
nation should be made by committed appointed and con-
stutcd suggested by the latter proposition In accord
ancc with that decision committee Of sixteen APP
pointed he county being divided into eight magseria dis
cIs) who retired and proceeded to make nomination
The members OF that committee James /. Gordon
f. Rue- Edward H. Lane, Thomas }. Barrett Alexander
Vest Nathaniel Sergeant Samuel Henson, VIM F.. Wool.
folk ArshbAii Anderson Stephen Farra A6ne1 C. lsbel'
NJ. A. Hope, VIM. G. T. Nclspn LipscOmb d. Thompson,
+. V. Winston and K. B. Waidy.
Every member Of the committee WAS present Dr. VIM.
S. Fowler, Thomas 5 Watson and Charles B. Hopkins
eeSerAlY
stood for Fnwler s. for Watson g. for Hopkins B. On the
next ballot there vote given 10 Charles B. Cosby
The vote then Fowler s. for Watson g. for Hop
kins 5. On the ballot, there given 10
Chas. B. Cosby. the eh stood for Fowler s. FOR Wat
son 3, for Hopkins 4.
Mr.. Wats0ns then withdrawn, and the
vote soud-ln Fowler S, for Hopkins s. Sevcra; ballots
were taken with the result MIR. lopkins' name was
then wtrraw and Mr. Watson again nominated when the
vote stood nr Fowler 8, for Watson S. We think there
were several unsuccessful ballots taken afterwards Mr..
Hopkins was again nominated and at the time Dr. Fowler
the nomination. the vote stood for Fowler To-
tering e.
motion then made TO declare the nomination unani-
nous which carried one being heard TO against
it, The committee then reported the nomination the
meeting and il was ratified aud accepted by DR.. Fowler
The Democrats of Louisa will from the statement what
foundation fact there for the assertion by "Unon
there only members present, and the norn
naon made By four which is MAJORITY Of We
consider that the nomination was perfectly fair and that
there was NOTHING in tie constitution OF The committee
which made it, warrant any charge tia there ay
udreruu unI;ricsa in any part Of icr proceedings.
ARCHIBALD ANDERSON
L. GORDON,
MATTHEW A. HOPE
EDWARD Fl LANE
K. BURNS WADDY
a. F. BUTLER,
Nav IL, 1853. TuOS. j. BARRETT.