Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-16
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BERKELEY.

Pursuant to notice. 3 mass meeting Of the Demo
crazy Of Berkeley VIA held at Billniirc'" Hotel, on
Monday, the sth instant.
On motion, William II. Mong, Esq, was called to
| the Chair, and Samuel .Albnrtis appointed Secretary.
On motion Of ". Locke, tho Chair was requested
to appoint n committee, consisting of two persons
from each district Of the county, to name delegates
| 20 the Petersburg Gubernatorial Convention, 10 meet
| on tho I'd Of December next; whereupon the Chair
named the following committee:
Oak Grnvc.-T W Mason and Jacob y Small.
Falling Waters.--A W Porterield and 5 y Gun
~ningham.
lfsdec.villc.-Dr \ c Hammond and Jacob Hull.
Back Crcck.-Samuel Stucker, ST, and NJ $ GRIND
Observation-Disclosures Price and JOS Hollis.
Mil Creek.-CoI Jacob Sincindiver and Capt T ID
Seaman.
S~outhtown.--F T Smith and J + Reed.
Norhtovn.-A Locke and r I IL Stanb.
The committee having retired a short time, return
oil md reported the following drlegates-viz:
Oak Grovc.-A Williamson. Morgan \ Vanclcve.
Geo W Holiday, John T Billinire, Jacob 4 Small
aud T w Mason.
Falling Waters.-Jas l. Cunningham, Isaac Rohrer,
Vim McJisry, Samuel q Cunningham, Jno Marshall
and q Tudor Hodges.
Hedcesvillo.-Dsnie lafcver, DR. \ { Hammond,
Benjamin e Spcck, Jeremiah Gwinn, Jacob Hull and
John G. Manor.
Back C~rrck.-Philip Evcrhart, Jos Stuckey. Robt
X Robinson, Gco Snyder. Jacob stuckey and Samuel
Murphy.
Gerardstown.-Casper Stump, Capt Jas W Gray,
John j Hollis, Geo Eanakcr, Martin & Luit"n and
Geo Emlct. -,
Mill Creck.-Wn ID North, John L Stewart, David
| Stewart, Martin Payne, Capt K ID Seaman and tol
jacob Sincindivcr.
Son,L,own.-Col j b lIogo, F T Smith, Geo No!l,
j + Reed, Daniel Ssuskey and d W FTya;;. y
Norhtown.-Wm II Mong. Geo II Murphy. +
q Alburtis, Otho scibert, K p ii Stunb and "
Thatcher. r..
The meeting having confirmed thc above lis. Of
| delegates, the committee offered, for the further cot
sideraton OF the meeting, the following resolutions
which were adopted with one dissenting voice:
Resolved, Tint the Democracy Of Berkeley county,
r,tain undiiuini-hed confidence in the present AL
ministn,ion Of the Federal Government, and IN IA
eminent head, James Buchanan, Pre-idcnt. OF the
| believing it to he wise, patriotic ind conservative,
| and his domestic policy, because It'll just, fearless ana
national. We believe that he has no far honestly and
! faithfully redeemed all the pledges he has made Ia
his party and his country. and that he iia, shown
himself throughout his whole public career 10 lie u
sincere. brave and upright man, free from all SIMS
ter purpose, and intent only upon advancing the true
| interest and happiness OF the people. We honor him
for his unbcnding frnness, aud iron nerve ~ . states
| man, und We recognise in all his nets an niieolrrro-
m;.i,,y foe TO Black Rernhlicani.in, 4 gallant defcn-
! der Of the JUS. and cqusl rights of the Sonth-a true
and tried friend Of the constitutions Union. md a
sworn enemy to all fraud, prodigslity and c"rrip-
ton.
Resolved, That the rvceht doctrines proslh!iieu y!
the Black Republican leaders Of the North, n the
bais of their rresen: organization and future action
. must satisfy every Democrat that the next Prcsider-
! ,ial election il destined TO he one OF the most event
full in our history, involving, if they succeed, nothing
less than q dissolution Of the Union, or a base sur
render by the Southern States Of their most vital IN,
tero.. and institutions, TO organised ianaticiSIh nnd
aggression:
Resolved, That ChHs. J. Faulkner il the clear and
! unouestioned choice of the people Of this county for
the position Of next Governor Of the Commonwealth
of Hirnipia.