Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-14
VIZ. a. WooDHoUsE. Sec'y.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ISLE OF WIGHT.

Al meeting Of the Democracy, held at Isle OF o
Wight Court House, on Monday, the 6;h OF April
composed of delegates from the counties OF Ndnse,
moud, Surry, and Ise of Wight for the purpose o.
nominating q candidate for the Senate OF virg'n "a
T. w. TAYLOR was elected CHAIRMAN, aha ""' ~
Wood appointed Secretary. ~
Upon q call being made for . list OF the delegates,
the following gentlemen were found to be present:
Nanssmond County sthan'si v Sornee'' A"0'
surry.-T w Taylor, Re Taylor, VIM Fl Edwards,
Timothy Atkinson.
head, + NJ Boykin, Graves Atiblett, Gro Hollemen,
r D.rden, A A Whitehead, VIM n Croker, Dix.
an N Kitchen, John a Jordan, Vim b Casey. Tho.
n Barnes, Davis Edwards, Edward Rawls, John :
Marshall, Thos Marshall, VIM I Beaton. Wilson
Hollemnn, Antony Boykin. z p Womb!e, F Chap
man, Stephen A Ely, NJ T Dickson.
1t was
Resolved, That In casting the votes of thi, Con
ysntion, each delegate present should DO entitled 70
bis proportionste part Of the Democratic vote OF nrs
county, az given at the last Presidential election, aho
Resolved. That the sd rules Of ~ 'h hi. d Copwen St os''
The following platform of resolutions was toen
sdopted' u
ton. believing that they represent the U.mocracy Of
their respective counties, would re-. firm their al
tschment to the cardinal and fundamental principles
Of the Democratic party, and avuw a moro oeter'
mined purpose to maintain and support them' con
ceiving as they do, that they are essential to me Pro-
lection of the Constitution, the satisfy OF ths Cnlon'
aud the preservation Of the Tights and Liberties OF Int
people.
2. Resolved. That we are especially and uncom'
promisingly opposed 10 the. scheme of distributing
the public lands among The Siatea, and aver that We
are utterly incapable Of perceiving the difference De
tween such a policy and that OF distributing the pro-
ceeds arising from the sales OF the public DOMAIN TO
which our party has ever been opposed, as being N
violation Of the Constitution and ceeds Of cesslon:
3. Resolved, That cheriehing principles more than
we regard men, We will not support for ot1ce any
man v BIO does not cordially and uphesiia!ingly SUB.
scribe to all of the tenete OF the Democratic party
upon which, n. p Willis nominated WIN. Il Day OF
Isle of Wight, Dr.. Edward proposed the name OF DR.
Holt of Isle OF Wight, who was afterwards Wild
drawn before a ballot was taken.
Albert c. jones Of Surry, was nominated oy t. =.
Taylor, who was also withdrawn. Dr. Edwards
Nathaniel g. Norfeet, Hugh H. Kelly OF NaDse-
moud. The fret ballot being taken resulted as fol.
lows:
Duy GIG Kelly 4l6, Drew 25S.
Second Bai!ot-Day 6ti, K.ily i74, Drew l73.
Mr. Drew was then withdrawn.
Third Ba!lot-Day SIC. Kelly 4I4.
On motion the nomination OF VIM. II. Day was
MAIDS unanimous.
On motion, q committee of thrae wss appointed TO
inform MIR. Day Of ms nomination., who waited upon
him and introduced him 10 the meeting. Mr. Day,
in a few appropriate and pertinent remarks, accepted
the nomination, cud expressed bis thanks 70. The hon.
or conferred upon him.
. On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings of the meeting be
published in the Southern Argus, Richmond En-
quirer, Richmond Examiner. and South-Side Demo
crate.
On motion the meeting adjourned .tne die.
T. W. TAYLOR, Chairman.
Wa. d. WooD, Secretary.