Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.


The delegates, or portion of them, from the sew
erai counties Of the Ninth Electoral District OF Var
s;na, assembled in Democratic Convention III w ar
rennn, On the :}Oth of April, lS1h.
| Col. j. w. Minor of LOudoun, called the ConVeh'
ton 10 ORDER and on his motion lnman Hurner oi
Fuuquier, was elected President of the Convention
j. II. Morrison of FauQuier aud RIM. Smith of Alex
an,!ria, were elected Secretaries.
| The rolls of Delegates from the several counties
were then called, when the delegates reported them
selves.
MIR. Seldom of Stafford offered the following
| luton, which adopted:
| Resolved, That committee OF one rom each
county IN the District bs selected by the PRESIDENT,
10 prepare rules anu regulations lor Tue a'o" Vi e
! Convention.
The following were appointed the committee under
| the above resolution: -.
G.. w. Brent Of Alexandria, Alfred Moss of Fair
| fax Il. +. Harrison of Prince William. j. w: Minor
Of Loudoun. John Blackwell of Fau4uier, John Sed
don OF Stafford. Thos. Hill, Sr., of Culpeper, anu
Lawson Eastman of Rappahannuck.
Mr.. j. w Bell OF Cupeper offered the following
resolutions, which, on his notion were referred L"
the Committee on Organization:
| Resolved That the Democratic vote OF each coun-
~ in the last subernaoral election shall be the wore
10 be cast by The delegation therefrom on all ques
tons To be voted that where the delegates from
| county may have been appointed at large anu Win
out reference 10 the districts thereof, the vote OF each
county -Ia!l be equally divided among the delegates
IN attendance hnreiron, to be severay cast by then
in accordance with the supposed preferences OF the'i
Respective .uustitu cut-: and that when the delegates
have been appointed from election districts, they
shall upon the principles before stated rs to coui-
,i.s vote the Democratic vote Of their several dts
trcts.
Resolved That the members of this Convention,
recognizing the representative obligation and the
luty of uithfllv Observing it, desiring 10 inspire COLI
idcmce aud give satisfaction, pledge the lstlves 10
each other according 10 their believed prefer
ence and not otherwise.
| al r tba m
this Convention shall be kept by the Secretary sign,
I'd by the President and Secretary, and forwarded
To the Democratic papers Of this District for publ
cation.
lion. w. W. Payne. of Fauquier, offered a esolu-
ton declaring The preference OF THIS Convention lot
| Franklin Pierce, over any other Northern man, as
the Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
| The Convention took recess to3, r. Nj.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Tn. Convention assembled at clock, tho Presl-
den, in the Chair.
Mr.. Brent from the Committee on Organization,
made the following report
| The Committee to whom was referred the resolu'
t;ou upon rules and regua ions, have had the same
under consideration and respectfully report the fol.
lowing for adoption by the Conventions:
| lst Resolved, That the rules of the House oil De-
legates shall be the rules OF this Convention 80 ias
| ~ applicable. . .
| ID Resolved, That each county represented in this
Convention shall east the full Democratic vote given
by said county NJ tho last gubernaorsi election and
that said vote shall be divided By the number OF de-
legatcs from each county, and that each delegate
shall east his fractional part thereof.
This vote of each county being as follows:
! A,,xan iris. Isl, CuIpepcr AS, Fairfax Dig, Eau
onirr 9I7, I.nudoun $50. Prince William 659, Kappa.
hammock lSy, Stafford IA.
3I Resolved, That the Democracy OF this DIS
rrct cordially approve te administration OF Frank
I'm p;r.,. in it, foreign nni domestic relations and
nrhu,I in il. success. triumphant vIndcatlon ot
m. truth Of DEM measures aud principles.
vt,,. IN nj iiri.
20 IA. Cimrmmrt Convention. We do not mean I" OK
press any preference fog men, but design Ia leave our
delegates 10 vote tor such will best promote the
sucrrsI Of Democratic principles
Here W. ". Payn" by !enve' withdrew ms reso.
a. M n,neninrnt 10 the 81 resolution OF the com.
lnlrtsc.
III. 1T and ID resolutions of the Committee were
then adopted
The third resolution being road Mr.. Payne offered
the following addition thereto:
~ nj that tho Democracy Ot this district prefer him
over nii other Northern men rs their Candidate Tor the
next Presidency"
Mr.. n. Tyler OF Fauquier, offered two prcamblcs
| and series of resolutions, u substitute for the
| amendment of Mr.. Payne.
| NJ. James Barbour, Of Culpeper, moved to strike
out bnth the amendment Of Mr. Payne, and substl-
tus Of Mr.. Tyler. Mr.. Tyler then withdrew his SUBJ
siIiu,c. After debate between Hon. w. W. Payne,
in advocacy Of his amendment, and Messrs. Seddou
Of stafford aud Mcnr!-c Of RappahannDck in oppu.
siion to il. Mr.. ShackefJrd, of Cupeper, moved To
amend the 0:lrniin ut as tO make II renl
luss AMI that the Democracy of thi. District de
sire hi: selection the Democratic candidate for the
' Presidency, by the Cincinnati Convention"
ihs '.&Ln.e wa, further continued by Mr.. Wallach
| in advocacy uf tic .L,"namsnt.
The question taken on the SMenGlrent TO the
| amendment, and II was lost.
The question then recurring on the amendment, a
vote by and noes wa called for, and resulted
! fo!cws:--AyG. 80, No ) so.
! Tho thr.i resolution OF the committee was then
adopted without "p.0"i'on.
The fourth resolution being takGL I'll, the following
substitute, a. I'll red by Mr. Wa!lach. o. Alexandria,
aud subsequently modified the sugg estion Of sew.
rrrl gentlemen. was adopted by a large majority.
k.sn,:ad, That tbs Convention decline To instruct
their delegate further tAan - c"njurc them exert
themselves :" secure Toe nomination of candidates
for tn" Presidency MD Vice Presidency vhusy views
and Upiuli- phblic len shall IN al RESPECTS :aiil-
fully reflect the princp Plies 81 the Democratic party,
not only upon a other ssus, but that Of the great
lssue ii the day, the Kansas. Nebraska bill.
The Convention, on motion, then proceeded to the
election OF two delegates TO the Cincinnati Conven.
| lion.
Mr. SedIon nominated J. ). Barbour of Culpep.r
| Mr. G.. l.. Ieb.s iGp.iretej Gen. George Rust of
| Loudoun.
Mr. y. Tyler nominated General Eppa Itun,cn 0,
| Prince William.
| Mr. W. W. Payne nominated Inmap liorner of
! Fauqurr Mr.. ilprner, after expressing his thank,
| stated that i was an honor he had not sought, and
that he could not promise if choscn to attend the
|
| name. Mr. Payne aail that unless Mr.. III. positively
| declined, he should persist in his nomination.
The vote then taken. but before the result was
asrrrtGE.i the Convention took recees to half past
| seven O'Clock.
EiESISG sEssiOs.
| The Convention met ~ :! O'Clock Il. NJ, pursuant
! to Adjournment aa! the vote was announced NJ fol-
lows Whole vote 1879. For Barbour, 2,9l6: Rust,
,3j2; iunton, Bill; liorTer 49,
| Wher-upon Mcssrs lIunton and Barbour were de-
| 2larel elected
| Mr.. James Barbour nominated John w. Minor of
| Loudoun, as alternate of Mr. Barbour, aud John
Sedion OF Stafford, alternate Of Mr. iunton. MIR.
| W. W. Payu: nominated Nathaniel Tyler OF Eau
Guer, rs ut the alternates. Mr.. Seldom AT
forwards withdrawn a his request.
! separate vote being called for, it was first taken
Gu The nomination CT sr Minor, us alternate of Mr..
Barbour, and be WIS unanimously elected The vote
was then taken the nomination of Mr. Tyler az al.
trrnatc of Mr. iiunto;I aud he was also elected
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were
ordered 10 be published in the Democratic papers oi
this district ard Richmond.
On motion the thanks of the Convention were re-
turned 10 its officers.
And thOR the Convention adjourned.
iNMAN HORNER, President.
T. NJ NJ, S sS'I" Secretaries.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRrIC STATE CONVENTION.
SPRINGFIELD, illl.,l May 1.-The democratic State
convention to-day nominated WIN. a. Richardson tor