Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-20
NUMBER Sts.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LoupoUy


agreeable to public notice, meeting Of lie ns.
noerhtiG party Of Loudoun county wac held A o..
Wn urn iote, in Lees burg on Monday, the Sin lbs,
~ uy Tor the purpoae Of appointing IrleEr
.oon :" m thS county in the District Con""s
,oh 'oh ~ ne heid to nominate a Commissioner ~ H.
h""rd OF Public Works and = candiGs,r for ~
gress.
i"e meeting having been called TO order, on mo.
tloh ol EDWARD hhmnat, Esq, X. ]. T. Whit r;
was called to the Chair, and Benz f. Sh.e, anniui-
ed Secretary
The PRESIDENT, upon taking the chair made q tev
appropriate remarks, alter which, on motion If l. I
Jones, the Chair appointed The following coum,,,.s
to recommend to the meeting suitable person, A. ,!
egates TO the Convention fo nominate II Cumr,;.,,
er for the Board of Public Works: q
Col. John Leslie, Edward Hanmat. 7. V. b. O =
burn. Henry H.aton, and John K. Carter.
The committee reported the following list OF G.l.-
gates, which was unanimously adopted
LEEsBURG-A. l.. Rogers, Is. +. Sheetz, Edward
HhInmat, Robert Bentley, Jr.
HILLsBoKoUGH.-Dr. s. Turner, Col. J. Leslie,
Bushrod Osburn, K. j. T. White.
LovETTsviLLE.-Dr. j. w. Brououyh John Sail
bower Philip Sowder, J. N. Slater.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Francis l.. Chancellor Dsx
John +. Mount, b. +. Carter.
SSicKERsvILLE- II. V. b. Osburn, Dr. Georss, T.
Plaster, Stephen X. Mount, VIM. Bradfied.
PURsELLs SToRE.-Henry Heaton Jas 81 XII.
gour, Rodney Pursell, VIM. Osburn.
CSIoN.-Dr. Theo. Leth, John Kesne john 4
Carter, WIN. Chamin.
WATERS John Price, Nathan Prince, Jan,s
Grubb Abner Conrad.
WArERFuRD-Dr. L v. Love- Lewen r Jones.
David Shawen, Ed. r. Goyer.
MT. GiLEAD.--John H. Sampson, JosephUs Carr
Henderson Coe, Lemurl w. Daniel.
GoREsvILLE.-CoI. Chas. Dougus G. W. Paxton.
Col. John w. Minor. Maj. Wilson Z. Saunders.
Gun SPRISG.-Beverly Hutchison, William y
Berkeley, Jonathan Beard, john Tyler.
oNEs'.-Johu Jones, A. NJ. Taylor, John G.. Tig-
petit, William MItstead.
PowELL's SHop.-Jas. Slack, Herod Thcms.
John L. Russ, Alexander Grayson.
On motion of MIR. John K. Garter, tho Chair then
appointed committee OF five gentlemen, cou-i III,
of John L. Carter, Arthur l.. Rogers Col. K. .
Saunders, Bushrod Osburn, and DR.. John f. M"uu,
to recommend to the meeting suitable persons to
present the county III the Congressional Convention
to nominate II candidate for Congress.
The Committee retired, snd after brief cor.utn
ton, returned and reported that they would respect
fully recommend to the meeting the appontin.nt u
the same delegates to the Congressional tuny eIilur
which had just been appointed TO attend the C"uven-
ton for the nomination Of a Commissioner iog .ha
Board of Public Works; and that any Demuc' at
from Loudoun, who may be present at either "f sad
Conventions, be authorized To act a delegate /,
the same from this county.
On motion Of Josiah B. Taylor, Esq, The ,ad
report and recommendations were uuaDimou-y y
adopted.
On motion of Col. Chas. Douglas the meetine
pressed it's preference in favor Of Charle-towu AZ the
place, and 25lh Of March as the tine for holdin ,Ie
Congressional Convention.
Several gentlemen then addressed the meeting IN
regard TO the time and place of holding these Con
v-ntons, and general desire expressed Ilat
they should be at the place and on the ram or
succeeding days il deemed practicable b. the other
counties in the District
The following resolutions were then adopted
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting BE-
published in the Democratic Mirror, aud that too
Democratic papers Of the District, and the RichmonG
Enquirer and Examiner he requested copy.
Resolved, That adjourn TO meet at The Courr
House in Leesburg, ON the second Monday in March.
(Court.day.) ROBT j. I. WHITE, Cbairniau.
BENZ. +. SHEETz, Secretary.