Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN p1rrsYIvAN1A

~ meeting Ui the pe!iltcfailc parry, i'Ii .t
riu .yly.nia Cont House, pn Monday, March .iSt.
l.;.. on motion OF James g. Luck. Esq. Col. Ste
r!,"n Coleman was called 20 the Chair, and Il. ID.
Wade appointed Secretary.
The object ot the incctin. was nominate candI-
late. for the neat Legislature Of Virginia. >, -
The malncs ot Coi. George {. Cabcl, j. B lannili
nL others were put before the Covcition. but were
withdrawn IL their request.
joseph VI. Terry, ESD. oerc'! the i"llo"in: rcso-
luton:
Resolved, That II committee of three from cacl
Na.,tcria District be appointed 70 nominate c"ndi-
,i.'c- Tor the next Legislature oi Virginia.
L. ID. Wade offered. ~ substitute the following
resolution. which was adopted:
Hc-ovrd. That committee Of one from each Ma
=, 'cral Distric. bc appointed by the Chairman e
nominate sr,;table candidates 10 represent the De
n,nc,cy Of Pi,tsylvania in the next Legislature o
! Virginia
The committee then retired, and after short time
reported the names Of Thomas W. Walton and i-;lit
! II. Watson
The report Of the committee was confirmed by the
Convention.
j. b. Pnnnill, Esq offered the following re.olu-
lions. which we're adopted Joseph ". Terry Esd,
: protesting against the second resolution:
Whereas i, mas been the immcmoral and ti'he-
,n"rcd usage of the Democratic party Of the State
| If Virginia 10 consider the incumbent Of consre'-
>iu,a! honors the candidate OF the party in his Dis
,r;c:, unles. District Convention is desired and
called for therefore,
~.
! Thomas = Boc.,ck, have i representative capable
y. bearing aoit the glorious standard Of the Demo
cratic party through the scrcrest and bterest con
ic,. that We mos; heartily endorse lis come III th'
| la., Congress: that we extend to him the welcome
| ulaudit. swell done good and faithful servant and
yith firm and stcadfIst trust aud confidence i'll hi
| ability and patriotism, We recommend hiin to the 70
cr. OF this Congressional Di-.rc: suitable rcci
picnt Of further Congressional! honors.
I'd Resolved, That We endorse the proceedings o
1af.ly bt,..l Ia
itv .. Petersburg, and thnt in the honorable join
lyri.her. wc iave gallant cettain, whose trust,
lance has never been shivercd in any tilt and who's
yastation wild and ruinons, among al his foes tina
lie Democratic party, and an uncomproml,ng dcfcn
Ter o! the institution of slavery as i. exists in III
southern States Of this Cuion that in Robert J.
Montague and John Randolph Tucker, We ia"
candidates whose political escutchcon has never bee'
.ued or tarnished, and upon whom the Democratic
party may rest with firm reliance. n q fortress
strength, in the darkest and mos; per.ous h'"'
any political battle. ,,u
81. Resolved, Tina; We recommend " M, ~ " t
iny. ESQ, ~ 4 suitable candidate for seat VI .n
uex. Senate OF Virginia, and that We nDs. nea,''
endorse his course in tho last Sei.ae "i az
| .yh,rt all true Democrats in :hc D!sFct 10 rai
aronnd his standard. and return HIN ~ the Seha'
si;h his accustomed majority:
All, Resolved. That the Richmond Enquirer an
Examiner and the Danville Republican, publish Il:
proceedings of this meeting
Thc Convention then adjourned.
A" STEPHEN COLEMAN, Chin.
| Scc'y.