Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-06
EIGHTH ELECTORAL DISTRICT COW EN-
ZION

VIr iiua assembled ia rdppahannock on nv..nt;o
th. 3.uI, u;uu ana were "rsanizen nv" I,,,,b a
hy the appointment of DR.. AuS,'n "t KIM vii
E'srA, Wa President and WIN. Boulware' Oh h'i u
and Queen 2nd Vice President: IN i'i'' MOI. T. i;,m
M.rSrer of Sputsylvnnia f. y Morris, VI o"'H
and +. r. Montague, OF Muu'e'eA
Hr e + Montague offered the following reSo'u'i"n
"TLnt n committee consisting oi one member l!"'
ooch of the counties Of this convention DC hppoh'e'
TO prepare resolutions for the Vi c IoI
wcrtnu :" which WAS pissed, and the chair appointed
II B Tomn, of King William, Gresham, OF kin
and Queen, DR. Geo l. Nicholson, Of Middlrsex, WI
A Buckncr of Caroline, Lawrence Marye OF Spotsyi
vania, Col n T Garnet, OF Westnure!and. w
Brockembrough, of Richmond county, and William
4 Wright, Ut Essex.
All Democrats present were invited to take seats il
the Convention, but none but the regularly appointed
| delegates were allowed to vote.
! On motion of Mr. Montague it was resolved, "Iha
whenever the vote by counties shall be required b.
any member, this convention SHALL IN casting II
votes, recognize the right Of each county 10 give h
same number OF votes It gave in the last Presideli
ta election and the votes Of each county ths grei
shall be- apportioned among the delegates presen
| from it..
Mr.. VIM. X. Aylett of King William moved "Tha
the Rules of the Virginia House of Delegates, SD 10
a. tne same are applicable, be adopted for The gov
| srument of this Convention Carried.
Mr.. dos Mayo, Jr., OF Westmorcand, being calle'
on addressed the Convention III most forcible anl
| eloquent speech, which was received with much al
| mlrntun and interest.
The committee resolutions offered the fOl!owlnE
| which were unanimously adopted.
lat Resolved, "rhat in view OF the vital ISSUES III
vo!ved in the approaching Presidential contest, It Ii
important 10 select our staudarJ-Dearer, states
man of incurruptibir integrity, ripe experience eni
urnt conservatism and one fully identified with al
| the treat measures that make up the Democratic
| PLATFORM
That without letractng from the merits of others
! we may truly say that our own teiow'ctZril, VIZ
| llou. K. NJ. T. Hunter, Of Virginia combines those
essential requisites III pre-rInntnt degree. 10 Mn
is the country mach, il not more, indebted man u
any other living statesman, for the success ut th'
principles of Free Trade for the sanitary influenced
of the Sub Treasury; for the urlSnatIOn anu est"D
,shmeut of the warclUuslng systcin Tor the creation
of tribunal for the adjudication OF private claims
against the United States; for the inauguration OF 4
| system in appointments to, and removal from cFl
Office which, if faithfully Carried out, cannot taI Il
mpart To the official corps much higher degree o.
efficiency than has heretofore been attained; Tor MS
successful efforts in restraining the appropriation OF
tn. public land, aud other public resources, To wild
and reckless schemes o Internal Improvement by the
| Federal Government, aud last but by u" means the
least for his earnest constituent, and efficient man
tsiunnce of the rights and sovereignty OF the States
q. III. only mcals of preserving the integrity anu Sc
curinp the pcrpctui,y Of tho Federal Inon. we
| therefore earnestly commend HIM TO the iaVofhole
consideration of the Cincinnati Convention as pecu'
.ry fitted to conduct our country safely through me
difficulties both F0rcS" AMI I''m'"c' oy WHICH II Is
| az this time so iear!uily bcsct.
| 81 Resolved, That the most important principe
which il will be the duty of the Democratic parry 10
yndicaie in the canvass Is the tlua !,o'sI''2"y ~
fhs Skulcs and their equal right 10 ENJOY lhe puo'e
| dnman free of all RESTRICTIONS and determinations
AGAINST their people, their property and their insttu
tious that BY repeating tue "diuus Missouri FesfIc
tou in the Kansas. Nebraska act, the Democratic
Marty in Congress- and the President, nave deserve"
th. thanks of the Who'll. country, anu the oouth ~
nor.cnlur and no candidate for the Presidency VII
be ncccpahcto IL in this canvass unless lie 20
uf the introduction aud passage OF that act, hhh u
Thoroughly identified with the Democratic policy il
| the issues growing out OF II.
| I'd Resolved, That this Convention cordially ap
nrnv.. oi the late messages and general measures
| pnirv of President Pierce and H. Southern men zen
I.r ~ him their grateful acknowledgements Tor III
bold and fearless stand which he 'taken III supper
of the equal rights OF all the States OIL 'hls co''eu
! eracy. .., h-o,oe,-. ec,s
| u,on of r-cuirny a twothrds vote 10 make h"u''
| nation by the National Convention Is just ana WI,
and should not be- departed from on any pre'eA' ""'
ever. u II co-
nett OF Essex wss nominated rs one oi Tue ue'eh"''
| 10 Cincinnati, and unanimously eieElea'
| WIN. A. Buckner, Esq, ni Caroline, hoi''h"."
| Eustece Conway of Sputsylvania as tme "'''e VIC
| rgate and Dr. Tyler placed Col. IeufS l. o"' H0.
| W.stmurelamd, also III nomnati"h. Iehui"1 III
| voting the Convention took recess. Cn i ieassIi
| LIiu, Col Garnet was WITHDRAWN aud NlloughD
| Newton E-a substituted, but he wad Subsequent
| withdrawn and Mr.. Conway UNANIMOUSLY elcC'eu-
Col a # (;nruett was selected alternate IN Vi
| ". X. II. Garnett, and Col. IL. Is. I"inln u! hi"
| William ~ alternate to Mr. Conway. vote u
th,uk. tu the President aud Secretaries o! Inc Con
vertion was pus sod and order entered ~ Dave IL
,rn,Iu,,. nuI,Ij-h,.l ia the Democratic papers =
| Krh,nnpI md Frederick shurg. Col. Montague "l
I,.r,d n resolution. which WIS passed, strongly e
b,r.iug lh,. cnurs. of the Democratic Recorder an
recop, IT, the peuple vi the District ~ 'n
support.
| The following delegate. were in Attendance:
KISG WILLIAM Richard llnres, WIN. X. Aylct
! b. Il. Douglas, ii. Is. Turnn
/ kiaG d QuEEN.-Wm Is Davis, Edward Ores
! ham, T Gresham, Thos w Garrett, y y Street,
! d Samuel VIM BoulwHrc, J II Shelton, Is Is Evans
! Richard Pullprd Juu Mann, DR. Thos Bates,
2 Todd.
RIcHnosD CorHrY.-W + Br9ck4ubrough, J N
| BrucfenbUrOugh.
MIppLEsEx.-Dr Geo l. Nicholson, Col L T Mon
tague, DR. VIM l. Gntewood.
| WEsrMouELASp.-JosephM Mayo, Jr., Sam'l Jack
sou DIR WIN II Tyler, DIR Is + Browne, Col IL L Car
nett
CAROLINE Edmund T. Morris, Richard ii Cole
! man, William A Buckuer, L K Thornton, James l.
!; Powers.
| Observation-Disclosures Marye, r b Aexan
| der -
EssEx.-R Baird, Dra Is F.liems, X Pcnd!e
tom NJ K II Garrett + VI Burke. DR. II i.aicre, >
| s RDwzi. J Wright, Austin BrockenbrouSh, u a
J Wright VIM A Wrlshr, w j Hale, Eubank
! Edward Powers. DR.. Edward l. Wright. james NJ
Matthews.