Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-23

0~i.MorkhiiI CONVENTION OF DELEGATES pp
CUMBERLAND AND PowHATaS ~
The delegates appointed iroa the counties q, r.
oe!Ihiid ana f"whHtar, FOR the purpose of nono;re.A
a candidate Tor The Legislature from tb. ,yo ae~
a!olesatd. mt according 10 previous notice a, a.,
ser tavern, III '"s county OF Cumberland, on tho n.
at MuICh, l>'I. The mcctin. was ORGANIZED 49,
appointment Of James ID. !sbeil President. ma ! =
II. Ila:ri- Secretary. We
The Powh0tnl delegation having pravi,r,
been in conference, and il having been ma!
stood that Powhatan was 10 have the nomination n.
Abrer Crump, rs Chairman Of the Powha,an d..
ton, presented 10 the meeting The names Of y =
Nash and Thomas c. Brown. and stated that ii. en-
her " votes each had received in the comuitts. -
for b.. II. Nah, 5; TOR ThOs. {. Brown,1.
The Cumberland delegation then asked leave =
absence Tor consultation, which was granted.
The Chair wn- then vacated hy the President. A..
II. Harris called 70 preside. When, ~ motion,
Resolved, Tha, a Ni-i!aut Committee, 10 couss, n
nix gentlemen from each Election Iistric!, be APRON.
ted by the Chair.
Whrrrnpon the following persons wers Eppoa.
ted
MAcoS rRFcrHcr-john Spears. DR.. Abna.
Crump, II. $. Hopkins. john Jcter, John Allen Gu.
J. I. Mun!irri.
CI,Rx's Mill. +. Bunsh, G.. Wiihourne, w
q. MURRAY, John D.. Taylor, Tscha:ner MicEaur 80.
DR.. Jas. MichaUX.
III Ilbl>i 1T. D. u IlhI w, tii'Ui -. j.
Gates, VIM. X. Moscly, John S:ump5c. and J. l.
Harris.
SuBLvrr's-.Ioln F. Lay, Isasc Spencer, BoU1
Cosby. j. c. Porter, b. C.. Watkins and VIM. H.. iig
ris0n.
III" Cumberland delegation then appeared any.
Isb,ll resumed Tho Chair. Mr.. Edward BrowG H..
adycr.cd To the difficulty Of making a ~ho!!i.E.4
the. would command undivided support and OF.
fact Of tho Powlatan delegation having vresrG.-.
two names; and he appcnlrG TO Col. Ills. Hopkins
,,,rtpfs his iIut,. In Dt l.t.l na one Oh WlDl 'te All-
delegation could unite. Col. IL. being prescr; r.
bonded 10 the call. IN some eioqucn. ana approprIy:
remarks, and, tor REASONS of II personal and privG.
nature. declined the nomination..
DR.. VIM. t"Uinp. for similar reasons, noinal.a:
Mr.. Edward Brown. our former representative. y:
Brown, ia upprop! late irriIir. d"c.G;.,'t the nom.GG,a.
and requested the withdrawal oi hlH name, WHICH W.,
accordingly done. The vote was then taken on q.
nominations previously presented by me Fowns,s
,I.icpation AMI resulted ns follows: For Il. Ii. Va.
II; Tor Thomas C.. Brown. II. No c!o:ce having tst-
mn!c, the Cumberland delegation proposed that IL
puwnutau Obligation should retire aLI prestl' -
,!anr o. bu; one individual. The PuwEhta!i cye.t
tiou. after Il short dcl!bcratlon, returned ana reP"-e.
thar the names of Mr. Nah and Mr. Brown hH. og-
wi,hhIawu hv their friends, and thai tl!ey prc'rr.-
TO the Convention I!' name -: NJ w. tolc ui
lry of inwhata..
No other uG!nc h,irg hcinr" tie cohfen;lOn, W
Dabn.y WAS unanimously selected Nc the canGifh;.!'
the House If Delegates. MIR. D., on being waited upon
by II commit =. appeared sni III n neat an: app.
mih:c SPEECH ncccii,d III" I"n';nhtio!i'
Dr. Wm. Crmnp then presented The following r;r
lu,ious, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. Ii!ri We, the membe.s .! this ronrt-
ton, viii u-r mll honornhl" means openly 20 'rcg;.
tn. election If Henry A.. Wise. l.. w. McCrmas a.
W. 7. Uncuna. 10 ~" high nnd responsible "t.ccs !mI
which ,n"y hny" lrrl nominated ny the Dcu'ocEe'
State CuIyr ION. |
Resolved That we ~" avo"'dIv opposes ~
secret political associations tincLudng the Know
th.u.-J tia: cyuIuc; their proceedings pr!TatcI!! =:
administer test un;h, - then members.
Resolved, Tha, tlu deuulcia;Ion OF a;y ~reiSi'a
SEC, on account OF their opinions, Is arbitrary Il nun
OF The greater; principles rendered sacred ~ the her
blood ii our Revolutionary fathers; aud, il pessl.s:
in. may be III. means "t subverting The t%uudame-u
law OF th,s republic. /
published. and adjourned.
JAMES D. IsBELL, Pr.s.iea, |
JOsrrm II. IlAkkI,, Secrctuy. |