Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-18
SnrLToH F. LEAEg
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SIT: Cargrs"i@rnl pist~i:.
Tic undersigned, citizens y: Abcma-e county and
,,,rbers Of HE Democratic party who prcsci.
in The meeting Oh Monday III instant, fec! called
uron bv every consideration 0! dnLy % themselves
md W The D.,nccr...ie parry %. TIE county, ard Of
,h ni..,;c, 20 rub..-E reply % .ie .,,:ao.dinr-y
l,rr:fto n certain Democrats and offers who have
he,ciofo:r be-r cor-i:rrvd Wigs @: Albeina:ir
~ md tie :cporsc :l.crr:c by The Hon. F,um, Powell
fhy do .i,;- :ia the '.l.c impressions created ly
ha, r,,l ,;cur.n: Iav ; r.ngr.,! and :" vindc..:c
,hcr::ielvc- from ~" as!cr'ion- ana uijEs "h'rc-
,.r.t RE ac.-...t ':r'n.
On Monda,. Tie ii. .; March. pursuant t. 3 r:
r:bl;shcd .wo ',rk- - advance. ? meeting o! :rc
Democracy y.as hcl! . 81 inoin: Delegate = Dis
.ric, Conren.;cn. IT, meeting wa, large ce, and
=, . necessary cyl- n.n, 70! ii. -ar::r 1n's c ,hc De-
,uocrnry 0! Tic c.'I:y, !: -, a'inc-; a:iin.r.-y
c,vo:ui;.c 20 Mr. Lc.kc I'll" iiee.i:.- was ;i.ly
Iv re Bakers ,:czcr ol NJ! rowc!l's friend, Xl.o
,S.r,. present Ever orr"r:unt. VAS afforded them
.,r a ;uii uri i..r -sN,oion oc eve:v question be-
i.ro tho ,Ecct.n, No ''in-.d'oI, t. :Eii. ;.-.nl.
was made upnc NJ. r"wt.', t;fc:eicy. On lie
contrary. he gentleman WHO offered II" resolutions.
cyn-rssv ::.ca;mci any inieEtion:5 :eacc; uuon Mr.
Powell.
Ne ;,rbi,rar, rs ,~.s ,esor.'d 10 ;f the appoint
ncu, Of the G..tsI:c-. On he contrary. tie mode
Of unpo:n,men, r,-o.;ci % by he :ncr;ag, was in
ArCc WIN L' tI s r;!GIN 'l''I SiN
in this COUNTY h,:t throughout The STATE.
Resolution, a:cc: c:!rsri ns:ruc,iag tie dcc,a;'-
appointed 70 sGpl":; Mr.. Lca'o IN inc cn;I,:eii:.
frnv,.t;o.. Tines resolutions %erc b;tc-!y opposed
nv ;lu "Co-rc-:s Guard o: Mr. Powell, friend, in
-. cc,n. BIZ. were carried ty majority GA: !cas:
20 10 !
The frieri, ci Mr. I.eako Insisted rnor and pass
el III. Instruct: the delegate. They 'on,erdci
.ba: urou :Ec principles oi Rcput,iran;-n s.nr.i",d
hy i,4,n.n,"rG u-ae" they possessed the rndoub,ed
81. = 81,
was 80 overwhelming; un icr the truth Of til, ,hc
.rn.,, 4, the Democracy nf the STATE q. Virginia.
Nr. Powell friends :o!,cdi' :rom the meeting. d.
t,arirg .lu, ,hey wocd rot he ouni by Is ac:ior,
a. Immediately rrocecicc 70 publish Tie c': 10 Mt
Powell who VA, the -oura - dcciu.c :,irl.c!: .
can,.:,ia:c 20 PC vote: :or ~: ;ic .'9, only"
To ,h, oall Mr. Powell promptly ,cce.od. IL MS
c,,,rta,c,. M Powell iudr.cs IN hi.usioRS, eel
.ul.n:ed n m-!cad. lie ss-:ts :i,a. the nec':n.
In Fluvnnna was ho.l on M"s3ry a::.r he run!;ce-
;ion OF Mr Loakc- carl, thereby .ea';Dg :c i7r.s-
.on tim, Tie meeting in :nt county was ra-.y got
Ten IN in rrsronsc 20 ina. car Such no. The cse.
tn, fact is established beyond question .ha the call
for .he n,cetn. III f.r"arna had hecn published IN
The Richmond Examiner bc!c.c Mr.. Leake's card ap-
penrc(i and was wholly Independent Of il.
Mr. rnwei! assumes that the minority in this
county a-c respectable in nGInhe.'. This is cr!one'
ous. NJ. more tl:an onc-tcn'h Of the Dclnoc.at::
purv in :iis co"nty are his supporters.
In concusion We call your particular attention -
the position Of Mr. Powell ard hi. friends nni the
cf,c. OF such position upon the Democratic party
Tho position tina; small minority in Any coun-
" slia because their voices aye overcome by .ht
free Of an overwhelming maj ority, refuse 20 submit
themselves TO it. ivcs,on and si:all posi-
! ton directly tending 10 d;sorssrizc and pa-.iik'
the party. is = doctrine so erroneous and here,eal
that IL should nee. with your r:cnr: End deeidct
! .cproba.:cn.
we, therefore, Gull upon ynu % disregard the posi-
! ton Of Mr. Powell, rs wholly unworthy OF ,cnr sup
port and coun.ennrce nnd Us tordn: 10 the destr;e
ton OF the parity aud 10 exert yourselves that dele
gates nay ba appointed from every county 20 :h'
! Convention to j: hold IL Charlottesville On ;;c 'tf
4 Apr