Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-22
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN HESR1co

Pursuant 10 notice. portion of the Democracy or
eh.c9 county met a; ;he Cour; House. Saturday,
tile l:'I .:,.;
un motion. Ab-.lom Blackburn. Esq. was called
rrtary. -!
Mr. Richard II. i.oron offered the following -eso-
.uVr,.7 w "H'cH we're unanimously adopted:
n,.,r, "go'1tion ha, recently sprung gupi in tie
cc!'"cr'c ranks 20 faithful REPRESENTATIVE il.
Concrc-,. The Hon Jno ). .C..kc. ralrnatsI ro. TO
it''' NM oGt g leopard the election Of our Gu-
bern"'or!a candidate IN tbs District, and ,yheres.
ai"A!> oeh"I't~ lie Democracy guardians s> ,hey are
o' o"."ern nshi' ara southern honor To present an
unDroken iron..and instead OF enl.in, in nsrnrru,
warfare. - direct .hcir wioi, battery acains, IN.
enemies OF tlc!r m"-honorcd principles: therefor.
81 BE Il resolved, That, as friends OF the Hon
Juo :. caskic ard earnest advocates of harmony
urge the cal! OF = Democratic Convention "a -.
!ec; ,;anard-bearer fer tile party, il. the approach
Ing cou,e-:. under mhc>t lead We can 20 into ba,,e
confident of victory.
~. Resolved, Tia: We sucges, the lt:h JAY Of
April ncA, the lime. and ,he city OF Richmond as
TIE place, ;or holding said Convention: and respect
!u'ly reges; TIE VARIOUS counties and tie city.
posing this Congressional District 10 send delegates
20 the -.li!c.
3D. Ie,oivcl THIS, tie Democracy Of IIenrico
county Will me-, ii their Court House, on the fir:
MNi"y n Il. AFrii nrA;, Tor TIE purpose oiappoin,ng
Delegates 20 said Convention.
An. Resolved. Thar We urgently request the Hon.
John ). ta-kc - declare himself iwmtdi1,,lv, .
candidate 20 rcircsen, ia .hc exi Congress ot this
United States. subject 90 ;h" decision o. the Conven
ton Aforesaid, and ta, We desire lin 70 enr. a, once
upon the duties o!tc canvass.
.N;er which Nr. Gar. ier moved that tho meeting
proceed - nominate a Candidate for the Legislature
Vim. J. 'i Garnet; ESQ. moved II, :. substitute
tina; The nomination he postponed un; April Court;
which motion prevailed.
The ChaIrinai having vacated the Chair. oacrci the
ol.""i:i. -cspilon, wl!ch was unanimously adopted;
Re-olvcd, Tia: W, the Democrats Of Ilcnrico, III
mcr'r: assembled DO cordially the Hon John
Le;chcr 20 addre-, tie people OF lcnrico county =.
;He car!ic,; period practicable. and consistent with
His Former engagements, ans that committee OF five
nc appointed 20 confer with him on the subject and
rsof; through ;ic Democratic rapers o; the city OF
Richmond.
The iolow;n: gentlemen we're appointed on thi,
committee: John d. Warren. Cha.,, J.. McCoul, A.
i. t".rncy, Dgnl. +. Gardner and .Iuo B. Young
ON motion q: NJ. Z. II. l.oron, the following rcso-
luton adopted:
Resolved. That We aproiu. one ccctor from each
nhsi-;eral district Of the comfy. and that John H.
Warren. ESQ. be appointc,! for district No. :: .Tno
=. Harrison, E>i for d.trc, No =: Ab,aom Black
burn Esq, for d:,;ric, No. .; and Charles T. Morris
Esd. tor di>tric. No. !.
On notion oi Rob-. \. Mayo. Esd, the proceed
;nge IT this meeting we've ordered 10 he published IL,
IL, Democratic pn!.er- .: 'hs city.
On notion IN. meeting adjourned 20 April Cou--.
ABSALoM BLACKBURN, Chm'n.
D,~'ri. +, bagpSER, Secy.