Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-24
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN SOUTHAMPTON

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At meeting of the Democratic party, held inJe
rusaeni, on the l6h of March Court dsy.) 1857. fer
the purpose of sending delegates To District Con-
Venon, to be heidi in the CRY Of Norfolk. on the 25ih
OF this mouth. on motion, Jas. ID. Massenburg was
called tv the Chair, and Johu Cobb appointed Secre.
tary.
The Object Of the meeting having been fully eI
planned by the Chairman, the following preamble and
resolution were unanimously adopted by the Con
veniion:
to the call, made by unost Of the counties Of thi, dis
tric to meet in Convention, TOR the purpose of 50
ecting asuitabie person 10 be voted for ut the CD
p'oachng spring election, 10 represent h, district n
the next CIngrsss Of the Unied States, We deem il
suitable occasion to express our opinion upon the
propriety Of holding bieunal conventions for said
purpose, aud TO conviction, that at the best
they are but doubtful! expounders Of the popular
Will, are capable Of being perverted into machinery,
to manufacture or cOnsyol publin, rather than give
TAR expression to the IL exists; and, therefore,
should only be resurted 10, in cases of great necess-
y, Tor the purpose Of preventing division in our
ranks, or healing dssepsions among ourseves In
anca cases they become necessary tor sef-preserva-
HON. Such case, we conceive, does not exist, and
is not likely to srae Our lnt. delegate Gen Mill.
son. has ably and faithfully represented the district
and having again rendered bis SERVICES are sats
ned no serious opposition could be gotten up against
him. theretrs *s are sally convinced ihers IN 90 &c.
ceesty i0r holding Convention, but most Of the
c'untes havs determined on convention to be held
in the city Of Norfolk, on the 25h of this month, We
are willing to meet them in consultation. Therefore,
II is
Resolved, That delegation Of Eve from each ma.
gl,eral dis rct Do Sent to this convention 10 repre-
sent this County.
The following delegates were thsu elected by the
convention:
From district No. IF Ridley James Peters,
Jsaes Dfswry. VIM Westbrook, Dr. Geo Mus
grave.
M 2-Thos RidIey Thos Vauyhan Juo II Sti,h
Bepjamin Pops, Bepjsmin Barrett.
M. 3-Benja'nn + Worr1l, Jno Magitt, VIM E
Beale, + Jnym-r, K 5 Barnes.
No 4-Wm Murfes, DR. Jno A Massenburg, JOS
E g llett, Warren Edwards. Matthew Moore.
No. 5-Janss Bryant, Jno Kindred, Henry L
Howard, WIN Shands, Jes G.llett.
No. 6-Murdoch Clayton, Geo II Gardner, Milton
d Butter. Vim A Bell, Tnos Brster.
NJ. 7-B L Dew, GEO w Spivy, Julius Branch,
Jesse H Juhnson, Vim II Jenkins
The following resolution was then offered and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the course of the Hon. John S.
Mllson, present able representative in the Con-
gress of the United States meets with the cordial ap
probation Of the Democrats of Southampton, and
that delegates to the Convention be requested 10
cast their votes for him our decided choice over
any other individual.
On motion, tho Chairman ana Secretary were
added TO the list C! Delegates to the Norfolk Couveu
t ON.
Ihe meeting then proceeded to make nomination
for the county to represent US in the neIt Legislature
of Virginia.
Capt jos. D. Bryant and Lewis E. Mason were
then put in nomination by their friends.
BY vote, Lewis K. Mason obtained q majority
and was declared unanimously the nominee
On notion it " ar ordered that the proceedings oi
this meeting be published in the Richmond Enquirer,
South Side Democrat and the Southern Argus.
JAS. d. MASSENBURG, Chm.
JOHN COBB, Spc'v.