Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-22
MEETING.

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| DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Pursuant to cU!! IN III" ir;.us, ar;c ai rcSpcc
,alIc meeting Of the Democracy Of Ohio county,
held in The City Hall, Tuesday evening" tho 18th
uf September, inr the pIrosc U' appointing delegates
to attend State Convention TO he Icid nj Sunnton
10 nominate a candidate for Governor, Lieutenant
| Governor ani Attorney General.
The ling OrgHu,z"d by appointing Waller
O. Scott 70 tho chair and George ". Elrirk, Secrcta
On no,.on .Jno. +. Russell, II. R;rlley benjamin.
Fxv, Ph!!n Kimberly aud john L.t:vn were nPpOr-
IT,. committee 10 draft Tso'uiio, expressive oi tie
| scrsr "i he meeting. Sad committee retired and
rc;:::!!r IN short iL5. aud presented the following
| r s,lu .uLs w'.iCh were IuaII!nO:"lv adopted:
! Resolved Tha; !i.rc undiGliHShcd confidence
IN III principles oi Ia; hrmsc. a;ic parry and will not
abandon them, either to: the oisolCG dens' OF the
iym:! party "r tiie new !r"c@$ OF more modern fac
| Resolved Tia: the administration Of President
Pierce has illustrated the hOn'r"' tt' country in COLI
lucm. foreign n.r', n"d has lust!cd the coii-
.rnct Of III. people BY tie w!s.1m aud justice oi It's
| dom, site policy.
| Resolved, That, among :ac measures approved by
President PcrC", III. Ncb"a.ka.kausas Gr, Is G!-t!a-
"uj. ned Tor an honest application nt the Democratic
pracipc ol equality among the >,atcs and the people
aH,i u i; be ircrutaoic, i! least "a tho Democrats
in every section Of h. mon II has without: injustice
ir tie North relieved tI. South from degrading
cu,.InIrnt ui inirriur:v and j. apt example uf
the determined pulp"s" Of the Democratic party to
project the equal right nf every scrtin: AID Siat"
Resolved That in til" p'ls-ag" oi lat Act. the
Democracy ri OHIO 'vuuty are rl;i:igl .n perceive
II nu;uaa r.Lua, "i a.ri.-lavcry tanG. iv-n fuma-
rsn. which We oppose and dcnuunc alike hostile
io the institutions =" "ur Commonwealth a! Gan-er-
hllS - The Drtre ~! the mon.
Resolved That the renewed ciinT' ~ abr:'l,c the
| urir r,Irgca conferred by our naturalization laws il
contrary tn justice and sound policy, mud ls only c,l
cu.ted by fOmcutIug domestic ful3 I" retard events
which are now creating out Oi di.erse elements 4
great and free people firmly knit together by the sem
tmcntS Of II common liberty and a common nationul'
/ ~.
| Resolved That entire religious freedom is one Of
the fundamental principles o! i!ncrican institutions
and the Democratic party Gicrc 10 II implicitly il!
the Sense dcrinrl B! OF Rights and III the act
"iur c.i;bsliu. religious frrc,om, peuucd By JEFF
| icr-uu, the Father of AncrIcam Democracy.
! Resolved, Tha; sccrc; political societies ar: only
! i;i>iab!. where tyranny suiprc''cs freedom "i
speech and III this country, they IAN "my exist as
the dangerous Instruments "i cD!rGp; ac!IDus Hrad
! 10 avHw their designs before the people.
Resolved, hat the individual! liberty guaranteed
by Democracy is inconsistent with su:ipuary laws
dir,ans To the people what Ilcy shail eat, or what
! ihcy shall drink, or what they shaIi wear.
Resolved, That whatever iUtriyucs may array
a.,nst the Democratic party nil the factions bred by
iagacisn, or folly, or ambition, or corruption, the
good orn,c Of the people viii sustain the only national
party that pursirs the Legitimate ends ui government
wgtc!,e. with impartial a sections md in
| tcr..,s holds on even halaucc between power and
uarcstralne liberty, and chcrlshcs the sauc maxim.
| Of ,ol!rv which have made lis II powerful Union OF
irc.. nd prosperous States. The Democratic party
! therefore cannot dread the threatened onslaught OF
| tho factions.
| Resolved, That We approve q: State Convention
10 be held NJ SiHuuton the i2tI Of October next,
for the nomination OF Democratic candidates for the
offices ut Governor, Lieut.. Governor Gni Attorney
General: and that the meeting proceed TO appoint ci-
tYyacs 10 represent this county in such Convention,
whether held n; hGt place and time or such other as
may be found more acceptable ~ majority oi 'Hc
| party.
! Resolved, That the Democracy OF this county re-
! commend to the Convention the Hoa. liESRY A.
WISE rs the candidate to be nominated Tor the o!nce
| OF Governor.
After tho adoption Of the above resolutions, report
! ed hv IN. committee on nIopn of Dr. CraCrait, the
| following resolution was unanimously passed
Resolved. Tint feel proud of oar talented Edi-
,o, John I. Russell. Esq, who, without fear, favor
or affection has ably defended the rights OF the old
| Dominion" against open enemies and secret iocs-
! we will siiStaiu him.
The meeting then prncre,cd 10 elect delegates and
oi,rrns,.-, which resulted III the election OF the fol-
! Fot TrI,prirIiri PRHcIScT A. Ec,!ilon.J. Gar
Wf,r LlRERrY--Gcor,c PLrcell, DR.. Forncv.
Cry or WHEYiISG-.i"hn kuOtr, John Purkcr,
john r. Russcll, \. J. Pnnucil Walter e. scott.
RIrCH!ETowN-Wiiliam Crytrr, Augustus Hand
ian.
ALrERsArEs.-JrtiGrson r. Martin, Shcrrard Gle
meas David Greer, George w. EIick, IL. +. Feeney,
VI. Rclly, Philo Kimberly George Robinson, Bcnja-
min Exy, a. VI. Phillips, u, James Deunlson George
Iris!cr. W. Il. SCplI, President.
| GfuRTr W. ErErCK, Secretary.