Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-07

son Courthouse the 2S;h ay Of September, lS5l.l
who desire Il more detailed account "i the proceed.
ngs uf the meeting than that heretofore puhiihhcd,
have prepared from written mcmurumla kept by me-
the following statement, which will plcnsc INSERT
~ '' ' iii. j. HUMPHREYS.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN MADISON.
At meeting Of portion Of the Democratic party
of the county of Madison, convened III the Court
House III suid county, the 18th day at September
1854 1.-THE Court having determined 10 take recess
for dnncr,) on the motion of A. X. BlHkcy, r. H. Ill.,
Esq. WIS called Ia the Chair, and Ih N ellen waS
appointed Secretary.
On the morton of Gen. K. y. Banks, Thomas D.
Humphreys appointed Assistant Secretary.
a. X. Blakey moved that the Chairman "t 'hi1
meeting appoint eighty delegates twenty from ca'
mugiScral district of the county, 10 represent lhl-
county in tho Convention o br held t" nominate can
dldutes for Governor, Lieutenant GuVerhor anu AZ
,urncy General. ,
Gen. Buuks requested Mr.. Blakey to modify llis
proposition The effect, "That committee OF one OF
more from each Of the districts be appointed 10 rpor
to this meeting tho names OF twenty persons from
each district M delegates tO the said Convention.
Mr. Blnkey declined To make the modification
whcrcupon Gen. Banks moved to amend the PROPOSE
iiun 10 this effect
"Thnt a committee consisting Of one or more from
rach district, be appointed 10 nominate and report 10
thi. meeting the names of twenty delegates from tacl
district tn represent this county III the approaching
Convention"
Which amendment was advocated by Gen. Banks
DR.. W. a. Hill and Th j. Humphreys, and opposed
| hy A. L. B!akcv, Tn. y. Wclch, ana William J..
Enry
| Some opposition having been made 10 tho amend
| mcnt hccYIsc il indefinite, GciI. Banks asKc'
leave to amend by inserting the names "i the follow
ing gentlemen, TO cnmp"ac the SAID commi'tce' yn M
| William h. Earlv William Thomas Or. w. a. Hi!
and DIR. a. W. Graves.
The amendment then lost; there beng "r II -
| votes, nnl against il As votes.
Cen Banks then moved to amend TN" orlgnhl pr"
| position, Hs Ia read thus:
! "'Ihat ovcry Democratic voter OF tins county o'
appointed delegate tn tho said Conventions.
4. K. Blakry moved 10 amend the amendment, s.
| as to read thus:
That the Chairman of this meeting appoint 'wen
~ delegates from each nngistcrial district to repre-
| sent tins county in the Convention, and thai ever!
democratic voter Of this county VIII" may be III 'h
place Of holding the Convention, be received aS &c
cgatc with equal rights and powers with the eSi'.
| 10 bu appointed by the Chairman. -
| The latter amendment was advocated by a. Is
Blakcy and WIN. l.. Early, and opposed by GENERA
| Banks nmd DIR. llill.
| DR.. Hill moved to amend 50 rs 10 read thu. >,
THAT Il committee OF four two to be alp"h'"'io u
the Chairman, and two by this meetingl he appoint
cd Ia nominate and report to this meeting 'nc hI'
Of persons delegates To the Convention -Whic'
wa. ruled to he out ui order at that t.'mr.
Mr. Blnkcy's amendment was thcn nG"p!ch u!
vote of II Ia IL, and the proposition III amended ""
then adopted.
On motion of w. l.. Eurly. the Chairman and 81"
rcinry "f ihs meeting added I" the ll-t I" be up
pointed by tho Chairman.
| ON III" motion oi Gen. Banks, the assistant Sccre
tary wns also added 10 the sand lis.
| a. X. l'lakcv moved that the town of Char!nttci
vile and day not earlier than the - nd day "i Feb
runry lS'5, be recommended as the place nnd time
| holding the said Convention.
| DIR. Hill moved to amend by recommending III
| 10Th ni November, lSii IA the time of holding III
Convention nn the question was divided so rs t" TAX
| the vote on the time first. ~
| DR.. W. a. Hill and Gen Bnnks advocated the 'Nt
! Of November 1854, rs the time, and \. X. blake
opposed IT,. ,,n,.ou .o,.oru
coun;s) hv II vote uf IL Ia l6ihc Chairman giVli
the casting vote in favor nf day no: earlier IMAM III
I'D ui February, 1879.
Il was then proposed to substitute the town
Stauni"n for the town ot Charlott"sv!!i' as IN" place
meeting; which lost, and the town at ch"ri"'''
willie recommended ns the place "i meeting -.
| Ii was then resolved that the proceedings "i III!
meeting be signed by the Chairman, Secretary an
assisan Secretary, and forwarded tn some {" the DE
rucratic papers, with request to publish me same
On notion the meeting then adjourned.
After which, the Chairman handed III the i"!i"wii'
list OF delegates, viz:
Fer District Np. IT. W. Chapman, Acr"y Bel
rev, Hiram wager, William Thomas, +. q. Chapman
Robert Fnks Aaron II. Carpenter, james Flrirhr
John Hoffman. Wescy Wcakley, Arthur MGAl'tr @
John l.. Carpenter, Joel Smith, Emanuel WcaklrH
VIM. Berry, VIM. Weakl-y, Joseph T"wlcS, ThomI
| !. Fletcher David Seal aud K. Early.
| For District No. 2.-Andrew Carpenter, lr., In,
| ophilus Smnn Geo. w Hoffman, +. T. Fry, John /
! Avlor ". VI. Madison, Col. Nd. Wclch, Col /. t.
| Twvman, Merry Aylur, John :. Walker, Th"mps"
Shepherd, Isaac Walters, Vim. B Wayland \.
Blaikcubrkcr Elliot Blankenbeker, DR.. W, \: III
James F.. Fry, John X. Tucker, and George IL. /"
| tum.
For D;sirrct No. 3.-R. A. Banks, a. X. Blake!
| Col. J. W. Walker, Il. Mclunc, VIM. l.. Early Di
q. n. Thrift Maj. Wesley Fry, John W. Lnn,"n, hi
rain Carver, George W. Harrison, j. W. Walker, jr
I X. 4. jackson, ". W. Walker j. \. Early, Wm
Garth, Jeremiah Yagcr, Thomas P.ait, Capt w ca!"
Fry and X. S. Rooton.
| For Dsf,,ci No. i.--B. F. T. Conway, T. ii. Lcw'
John Bpoton, Gihbnn Conway, Reuben Bo"ion, III
+. Graves, Acr'.y Il. Jones' Wn Burnett, C"p Wn
Simur Thomas y. Harrison, John linrrI.on, Sr, K"
bert Daniel, Banks Goodall, Frank farrell ,lcilrrs"
Jarrcl 9iiomas j. Early, Milton kirtlcy Wm Early
DR.. a. ~. Graves, und Is. G Wilh"lt.
| TIL. j. llrMpHREYs, Assistant Scc'rv.
~. The Examiner Virginia Sentinel, and Char
otrsvo ,Icfcr oman will please copy
IThc nhnvc proceedings were published III Sntur
days Enquirer, with the names al Messrs Hi
Chairman, md Wccl, Secretary appended theret
by the foreman "f the Enquirer, under the belief ,ha
those names had bee nadverently omitted Icy thege
tleman who wrr, out the proceedings. The pub!icn
tion is ngnin made in corrected form, with the ricH
of placing all parties rcct' IN cnr'd. d.l-EplToKs ES
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