Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-11-12
Democratic Meeting.


first day Of the November term of the
county court. in pursuance of public no.
tce. to appoint delegates to attend the
State Convention to nominate Democrat
ic candidates for Governor, 1t. Governor,
and Attorney General.
The meeting was organized by calling
Col. A. J. SMITH to the Chair, and ap.
pointing w. P. COOPER Secretary.
Upon motion of Hon. G. S. Lewis, a
committee of FIVE gentlemen were APP
pointed to draft resolutions to be adopted
by the meeting. The Chair appointed
the following gentlemen: Hon. @. S.
Lewis. Ro. Johnston. G. w. Smith, Col.
Eli Marsh and j. M. Eib.
During the absence Of the committee,
Maris Taylor, ESQ, addressed the meet
ing, and earnestly invoked the Democrat.
ic party to maintain its organization, to
enable it to defeat the combination of its
opponents.
while Mr.. Taylor was making his adj
dress, one Of the members of the opposi-
ton party took seat in front Of him and
sought to interrupt him by loud laughing
at what he said
After Mr.. Taylor had concluded, DR.,
IoSoSO oNNiOSoON khS
meeting in support OF the principles OF
Democracy. His address was interrupt
ed by the return of the committee, which
reported the folio wing resolutions:
RESOLVED, LIST, That we approve the
policy of holding convention to nominate
candidates for the offices Of Governor, 1t.
Governor and Attorney General; but we
disapprove the action of the Central Com
mittee in designating Petersburg as the
place Of holding such convention. We
hope, however, it was not intended by
this strange and unaccounsed. for action
OF that body to preclude any particular
section Of the State from participating in
the nomination Of candidate for the Of.
fee of Governor, and will therefore ac-
quiesce once in meeting our (iends at a
point so remote and inconveniert.
g. That the Chairman appoint twenty
delegates 10 represent this county in said
convention, and that Roger A. Pryor, Of
Richmond, and John Seldom Of Stafford,
be appointed alternate delegates.
Sd. That we approve the general poll
cy OF the administration OF James Buc
hanan, and that our confidence in his ad.
ministrative capacity and patriotism is I'M
with his foes, North or South, in Rich>
mond or Chicago. without regard to the
title they may give themselves in the no.
menclature Of politicians, or their position
social or political.
4th. That the next Governor Of Vir-
ginia should be Democrats States
rights Democrat Of the Every strictest
Sect" but his chief care should be that
the Commonwealth should receive no
detriment, either from foreign or domes.
tic hands.
9th. That we have seen with pain and
regret. for several years past, growing
disposition on the part of certain eastern
politicians, whenever western man is
named for any public trust. TO seek TO cast
suspicion upon his fealty to the South
Such a course is unjust, and calculated
to excite a sectional feeling within our
Commonwealth and eDgender ILL., will am
Ong friends, and induce the erroneous be-
lief abroad that Virginia is not a unit on
the question Of slavery.
Western Virginia, though it may not
be pecuniariiy interested in the " peculiar
Virginia is, yet the West is now, and ev>
er has been devoted to principle. and
challenges comparison Of the records.
9th. That the Hon. John LeIcher, of
Rockbridge, deserves our warmest thanks
for his bold and manly course 10 the late
State Reform Convention-for his effect
i've and long continued advocacy, with
his pen, on the stump. and in the halls OF
both our State and National Legislatures,
Of the measures and principles of the
Democratic party-for his yigilant watch
fulness during long period Of useful SER
} vice in the halls of Congress of the cof>
fers Of the National treasury, and for his
stern integrity as a citizen and repre-.
sentative GU all questions of public con
Germ. His public life gives assurance OF
integrity and economy, and of fealty to
the Democratic party and the South,
while his private life is without reproacb.
J 7th. That the delegates and alternates
appointed by this meeting be instructed
to cast their votes in said convention for
John Letcher, and that they continue to
do so whenever his name is before the
convention.
9th. That while we are in favor. IF a
Ijudicious system of internal improve
ment by the State which does not favor
one section OF the Commonwealth exclu.
sively over another, or construct rival
works 10 compete with each other. we
think our works of improvement should
not be urged during the present financial
pressure to the permanent detriment Of
the interests and credit of the Common.
wealth. The disappointed promises that
leading lines heretofore constructed
at great cost to the State wcnld be remu-
neratiye, admonishes us to be cautious In
making future appropriations; but in the