Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-30
Opposition Meeting ut Pittsylvanis Court
House.

I'm Monday last II meeting If n portion Of the
,coplc oi Pht-yl,nnia cnuuty. who ara oppn-cd 10
he election of Johr Letrher to thr ,fIice of Gov
rner Of Virginia. VIZ Leila Mt the Court House
- the purpose Il recommending such steps
her allegiance Ia their rniiye State and common
motions ui pafr!ut,-in Sem to dictate; aud, ON
notion Of T., I. k"cn, Esq, Major David II.
clark. was rallr t. the ,'hair and Ahucr Andcr-
son named rs ecer"jare. Afcr the object OF the
mee,,ng WAS cx ahed from the chair, the follow
ing preamble ANA resolutions were onerel and I'M
unimGusy nd l,toi.
Whclcas the Convention Gfthc Democratic par
Is. recently hc'l in the Town of Petersburg has
presented to the people of Virginia. their can
laic ljr the li2lcst Executive Office m indivi-
dual who has been openly denounced by tho lead
ing organ Of his own party. aud by otherSoi high
position in the same political family. as utterly
unworthy To lac the Governor of this proud old
commonwealth: and whereas, tho nncccdcnts Of
the n1vidunl who thus nspires to the station once
grnced by a Henry, n jefferson and Giles, nre
such rs the true son Of tho South cnn regard but
with feelings Of the strongest oppositon--it is
therefore.
Resolved, That true to Southern interests and
Snuthern institutions we'll ass to the peculiar
principles ofou ancient political faith, we
willing to aid III the elevation Of one who has de-
nounccd the peculiar lnsttat;on Of the South,
II "socaI and political OWL which ought to be aba
ted !" and which rctards the State in its march TO
that high position among her sister States IN
which her great natural advantages, if properly
improved. would place her.
Resolved, That we heartily approve the propo.
sod call of Convention. Of all who nre opposed to
the election of the Petersburg nominee, To bo held
early in February next, for the purpose oiOierng
to the people of Virginia, individuals for whom
they may vote without the apprehension Of excit-
ing the fears of their Southern brethren, ms to the
suundncss Of this State On the slavery question, q
.Ant
interests, but those of tho Southern States Of our
Union.
Resolved. That II Darlington. Eagsdale,
G D Bennett, ID = Witcher John NJ ITutchings,
Mai l. Scruggs. VIM r Simmons, JAS johnson,
John Gilmer. Maj Vincent Shelton. Col Vincent
Dickinson, W Shelton, VIM L Pannill, DR. Jno
Robertson, Jno Hughes, Sam'l I Miller, VIM
Robert Prchett, !. W Clement, Thos " Andcr.
son. Geo W Jones, John w Motley. a B White,
T Walden, Henry II Furguson. Charles Ragsdale
Sexton W Smith, David $ Graves, Cha's L Pow
ell San Berger Richard Parker Capt George
Craft. 7 II Stamps, A IL Norman, Y o Witcher,
fowler, Capt Wilson Parish; John B Lowrie.
James J Tnsley, Grccn'ry Thornton, DIR II Bin
ford, II A Boyd w A Hannah, Robt w Williams
Vim ii Payne, A G Prichett, John Prichett,
John Hail. DIR Geo W Thompson, Keen,
DR. w Barkslale, Isaac 7 Oliver, Joel II Tan.
ner, W W Keen. Joseph Anderson, Richard "
Lylss, s Buford, Thomas d Neal, David
Harvey. Jno Keen, Benjamin Estes, Green
Pace, VIM T Sutherlin, DR. RE Withers, Col
Robt Wilson, A Walters. DR. 7 P Atkinson,
Mai George Wilson, be appointed as our re.presen-
tatives in the proposed convention. and that any
other citizen Of the ty favorable to our cause,
who may be present at The said convention, can
be empowered to set in the capacity Of n dele
On motion Of D. c. Ragsdals. Esq, il waar<