Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-08
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ~MIDDLEsEX.

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AT a meeting Of the Democratic party OF Middle
sex. held at Salada, on Monday, July IS, $780, lhII'
street. l;.o. WAS called 10 the Chair and DR.. H. H.
" nodward appointed Secretary. .
On motion, the Chairman appointed ~ ae!pgafrs,
v;z. .Jns ralli.. NJ + Mason, Dr. VIM l. Gatewnod, Jno
~ Cn,... Rios Tr,ce, DR. S NJ Evans, Lewis Is sew.
ard. DIR Geo l. Nicholson, Thos W Feuntleroy, nos
| X savage, X a Davis, VIM S Black burh' Jonh -
| Miles, John l. Blake, DR. Bruce Faunlieroy, &C.
Davis, John A Montague, DR. Douglass Phi, mos ~
U =" md " Robertson Tayior, TO represent the couil.
~ in tl. Convention TO be held at Matthew's Eow'
House, on the 10Th of August, for the purpose Vi o.,
leciing Il caudidate tn ill the vacancy III Snns'o'' w
casinued by the death Of the late judge Day.. q
Upon motion, the Chairman anu SECRETARY WV
added to the list of delegates. .o,,,;o,
DR.. S. NJ. Evans oilere! tho following ou''
which WAS unanimously adopted .oao; in tho
Resolved, That whilst we vii! justly cohhue III u
wisdom and Judgment Of the Couvrn'on, ~ ~
se,pbled for the purpose of selecting a cano,uu'H ~
nm the vacancy occesioned by the death u the ave
Judge Bayly, and will cordially support is houiaee'
whoever le may be, stlli we cannon caE' ,c;,i.
ing q preference for our able anu worthy -. oil
zen, Rubt. l.. Montague, anu uPss, hoav,
fairly present his claims before mat o"ay'
T6s f,ilowiur resolutions were voted upon 'epa'
rately and passed without a dissenting VOICE:
Resolved, That the Democrats OF M'uaie'IH
dali annrove of the action Of the Nationai Demo
aa,y "RprU ,so,;op. lately assembled in Cincinnati,
and that the platform Of principles put loTIn oy a.a
Convention as the political creeu Vi u .naIa ,s
marty, manifests a determination sun u ~
constitution of the country the cn"t vi .0 - TI
src. nS ira course whilst the %unanimity with when
it was adopted by delegates from every por1on VI u
confcd-racy, Justly entities It to no cohsiueFeu "
great national party of the country, -ao,
Resolved, Thst we view, with a degree OF interest
bordering upon alarm, the present ispee' Vi aNa'n M.
For tho frat tin. in tine history OF the country w
We behold one branch Of the national Legislature III
the possession of u sectional purity whose oi'S "'.'
and object is the humiliation anu subJuSatloh Oh ~,
u.I,,r section of the su,ne cun!ederacy' nh1 nu'heu
with their late success, they have put ;o'tn 'ie nu,
dj1ntcs for the Presidency and Vice fres!uehcy, anu
ara pro,titu,iny 10 the accomplishment oil their ma
nous and uuhuiy purposes all the power afforded by
nm accidental gscendancy in the House OF kepfeseh-
tatives. D-u:,,.,,
Resolved, That in the approaching freslden'iAl
election we view tho struggle As alone Dci"een 'he
Democratic and Black Republican parties oei"teh
the constitution and ireeso!isIn. The former Issues
which have hitherto divided the two great parties U!
the country, are but .nbrni-tc .deas'-they are II"
longer the watch. word OF parties. we dtlreca'e
al election BY the House o. representatives anu re-
gard the election of the present speaker "i lhhl no"J
as a SAD !orebodiug of the rrs0.i ui sucl a contest.
Resolved, That having m abiding iaith Ill Inc W.T.
THE, wisdom aud patriotism oi the people we 10y
Mise in the hume Of james Buchanan n tower OF
strength in this difficult crisis. His course III tHe
public service, for a third Of a century, whether ID
Congress-, in the Cabinet, or as foreign minister, mas
been marked by q degree vi conservatism "isaoin
and devotion to the public good which 80 COMMEND
him TO the consideration CT the prudent os al parties
as 20 warrant, the belief OF his triumphant election
And in John G.. breckenridge, the nominee Tor
tho Vice Presidency, We recognise every quailnca-
,Ion which should and does eniliie him 10 our coun'
dence and ardent support.
The Secretary was requested TO forward me pro-
ceedings of this meeting for publication IN the Enqul'
rrr and Examines. TlOS. STREET, Chm.
II. III. WoOuWA RID, Sec'y.