Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-22
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LOUISA.

county, held at the Court House April court day,
| Dr. Archibald Anderson was called 10 the Chair and
+. '. Winston appointed Secretary.
! The Chairman explained the object Of the meeting
To be to appoint delegates Ia represent this county
district convention of the Sixth Electoral District
OF which Louisa forms part to he held in Richmond
ON the second Tuesday in May next 10 elect delegates
to the Democratic National Convention 10 be held i'll
Cincinnati on the first Monday in June next.
| Ga motion ol Mr.. James l.. Gordon,
Resolved, That the chair appoint twenty-five dele.
gates to represent this county IN the said Conven.
ton.
The Chair appointed VIM Overton. rlos Wat
sun, Chas Hopkins, Rch'd Morris, VIM 4 Gilles.
pie, a f Butler Thos Barret, II w Murray, Jas !.
Gordon, Jnn Hunter, WIN Harris, B Waddy,
Jos X P.ndIeton, WIN NJ Amber, y ii Crcwford, DR.
" Meredith, Stephen Farrari VIM Fowler, Matthew
| y Hope, David Richardson, Thos Brunaugh, A j
Nelson, o Moss, John l. Collins, Nest.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were add
ed 10 the delegation.
The meeting then adjourned.
ARCH. ANDERSON, Chm'n.
+. '. WINSTON, Sec'y.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN CAROLINE.
| At a meeting of the Democratic party, held at
Bowling Green on Monday the lith day OF April,
1885, George Tyler Esq. was called tn the Chair and
VIM s. White appointed Secretary.
| The object Of the meeting having been briefly ex-
planned by Euslace MOnCure, Ed,
| On motion Of Geo. Fitzhugh Esq. tho following
| resolution was received and unanimously adopted:
! Resolved That the Chairman of this meeting ap-
point live delegates from each of the magsteriH dis
trcts ot this county, to meet delegates from other
portions Of the district, 10 meet ir Convention in
Inppahannock on the Both OF April, for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the Cincinnati Conven-
ton.
Whereupon, tbs Chairman appointed the following
Delegates IN wit:
First Distrct-Wm p Taylor, John Goodwin, Da
MEL Drjarnette. II Is White, X II Coleman.
Second District-Wm Buckner, Thos Thorn
ton, Geo Fltzhugh DR. Jno } Gravutt, James ID Pow
crS.
Third Dlstrict-Phiiip Samuel, George W Burke,
Col + Is Dickinson, Thomas Coshill, VIM Cog
hill
Fourth Disrict-Edmund Morris, DR. Scott, James
W Coleman, William X b Wyatt Samuel ID Pea
trOs..
Fifth District -Dr George + Swami, w w Dick.
inson, James Drjarnette Albert K FlippG, + I
Moncure.
On motion. the Chairman and Secretary were add
ed 10 the delegation.
! TN motion "f Geo. Fii1hugh,
Resolved That Northern and Southern men
may well differ to which of their forms oi society
is preferable. bu; that the Federal Government, the
common agent of BOTH should know no difference,
but should adopt such measures as VIII equally pro-
| tect the social organizations of the North anu
| South
| On motion, it was
| Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Democrair paPSrs OF kiSLn0na anu
| Frederick j
WV. 5. WHITE, Secretary.
| DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LtNENBuRG.
A,a large aud enthusiastic meeting ot the Demo
cracy OF the county Of LunenburE, held on last Mon
! day, being court day,
Ragsdale elected Chairman, and o. NJ Knight
appointed Secretary. :,
iIr. Thomas {. Elder having explained the object
Of meeting TO be, to appoint delegates TO our Dsstrc'
Convention, which assemblies i'll the town OF Farm
VILE the fourth Wednesday in April, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the Cincinnati Con,
! venton, moved that the Chairman, with the aid "l
the meeting, appoint thirty delegate, consisting oi
five from each Muslsernl dstrc', to attend sald Con
ventun.
w!.reupon, the following gentlemen were appoint
ed viz: -
District No. l-Messrs. Broken Elder. WmJ Neb
lett, WIN 7 Blackwell, George l. Bagley aud Jaine
Itite. >,
District No. 2-Johu a Harris, y NJ Smith, u
John Smith, YIN 5 Rudd aud Henry {; Hardy;
District No. 3.-Wm Jordon, Fred Lester, Ed
.. mond z. Winn Paul Wilson and Green Wood.
District No. Geo W Hardy, T 1 Shackeltor
p \ Staples, VI l. Spencer and DR. Il II Cralle:
, District No. 5-Dr x II Drjarnelt, WIN Nea
l. II Knight + Davis and l'hos c Elder.
District No.G.--Dr c Hardy, John Organ, Jr.,
I} Brydie Geo Bridgcorth and DIR Baghy.
On notion the Chairman and Secretary were add
ed tn the above delegation.
On motion OF enquiry by Mr.. VIM. j. Nebliti
whether VI not the meeting Nouiu Instruct lIs Vel
-gatrs by expression OF opinion III favor oi any on
OF the candidates tor the Presidrncy-an animated
debate sprung up, in which Messrs. WIN. }. Nebliit
Thos. G.. Elder, DR.. Il. II. Drjarnett, Dr.. X. II
CraIIp and others participated, during lie pendonc!
of which, Mr.. VIM. &. Flournoy being present. wa
called upon for speech who entertained the meet
ing with all address characterized by much power
i'll his Usual happy style of oratory. Our Senator
Thos. II. Campbell, was then called out, who excused
himself from making extended remarks rs ''e 'uug
of our Circuit Court had arrived and WAS about Il
proceed 10 business.
The meeting declined the expression ot preference
for any one of the candidates but felt constrained a
simple act OF justice To faithful public oihrer Il
express its hearty approval Of the administration
General Pierce.
On motion n. f. Davis. the proceedings were or
dcrrd 10 be sent TO the Richmond Democratic pa
papers Tor publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
| JOEL VI. RAtiSDALE, Chairman.
O. NJ. KNIGHT, Secretary.