Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-02
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BEDFORD.

1T meeting of portion Of the Democratic
party Of Bedford. held at the Courthouse, pur-
Suant to q notice, on the 18th Of October, THAT
being Court day,) on motion DR.. +. H. Board
was called to the Chair. and Dr. p. {. Sutphin
and Vim. H. Reynolds were appointed Secrc.
tarics. The object Of the meeting having been
. explained by the Chair, a committee Of six was
appointed 10 report resolutions for the corsidc-
ration of the meeting. The committee consist
cd Of the following gentlemen: VIM. N. Bur-
we'll, Lewis c. Arthur, p. NJ. Wright. John
/ Davis DR., John Goode, Jr., and VIM Y. Jor.
dan. After consultation the following resolu.
tions were reported by the Chairman of the
committee, and unanimously adopted by the
. meeting:
Resolved, ist That this meeting approves Of
the Democratic State Convention proposed to
be held for the purpose of nominating Demo.
cratic candidates for the offices OF Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General Of
the State; and, while We prefer the lst day of
December next as the time, and Lynchburg as
the place, We will acquicscc in the decision OF
the State Central Committee
Resolved, I'd, That fifty delegates he appoint
cd by the Chairman Of this meeting to repre-
sent the Democratic party Of Bedford in said
Convention.
Resolved, 3rd, That the Democratic party,
BY cnacting a Law to enforce the re-capt,re
Of fugitive slaves;
BY repeating the unjust seclusion of slave pro.
pcrty from the common territory of the Union;
BY securing to the people Of the States and
Territories the sole and exclusive right to deter
mine the question of slavery for themselves;
BY recognising the Constitution adopted al
Lecompton as the only authentic expression Of
popular will, until duly superseded by some
other act Of the people Of Kansas equally in ac.
cordance with the law Of Congress, and the
Constitution Of the United States;
By maintaining tho decision of the Supreme
Court declaring all territory Of the United States
open to slavery. and
BY establishing the right Of slave States to AL
admission into tho Union upon an equal footing
with the free States
Has fixed the limits of Federal authority on
/ the subject Of slavery, excluded that subject
from any legitimate connection with Federal
politics, and SO intrcnched the right Of the
Southern States behind the muniment of the
Constitution that our enemies cannot assail us,
, except by oyerthrowing that sacred instrument
/ and thus generating lis from its obligations
Resolved, 18th. That the Hon. James I,l,-
chanan, heading and sustained by the National
Democracy, has. by the enactment and cXecu-
ton Of these measures. nobly redeemed the
pledges made by the Democratic Convention
assembled at Cincinnati and that he and they
are entitled to the confidence and applause Of
all who. like ourselves, are interested in the
right Of every citizen to protection in his per-
son and property everywhere within the juris-
dction OF the Federal Government.
Resolved, 9Th, That the recent successes of an
INSCRIPTIONS coalition in the North and North
againt the Democratic party for the perform
ancc of its duties. and the protection Of our
rights. and that VIC hereby tender the Admin
I istration and the supporters at the North as
suranccs of our cordial sympathy and confirm.
ed confidence
Resolved. Gth. That the renewed declaration
hy the Black Republican party. that it will not
modify its doctrines by fusion with any other
party, but that it intends an active, positive,
resolute resistance - the extension of slavery
until il shall have "consecrated' every remain
ing acre of national territory to .thc uses of
free labor and free SOIL with its open rcpudia-
ton of that decision Of the Supreme Court
: which declares every acre of national territory
open to slavery, proves that sectional party
has been organized upon the single issue OF
hostility to the interests and institutions to the
Southern States.
Resolved, 7th, That in view Of the foregoing
facts it becomes the duty Of all who under the
maintenance Of Southern rights, or the pre-