Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-20
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In Edror of Wiso FIR The Presidency.

In EdCor Of Hisc FIR me lTtS'4shcy.
At Il large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Democrats of this county, held al the Court
House on Monday, the 10th Of Jun'yr 1860, on
motion of ". v. Cosby, Col. Peter Guarran
was called TO the Chair, and Col. Jonathan
Talley appointed Secretary.
Walter ID. Leakc, EST. came forward, and in
an earnest and eloquent manner explained the
object OF the meeting to be to appoint delegates
to the Democratic State Convention, TO be held
in Richmond en- The 10th day of February
next. Mr.. l.. went on 10 say that the time
had come wien the people Of Virginia and the
whole South should rally under one fay, and
upon that flag should be inscribed the name Of
IlESRY a. MISE, under which every Eirginian
should feel proud To battle. Nh. Lcakc was
frequently interrupted by tho Overwhelming
applause of the assembly.
Mr.. Cosby then offered the following rc$olu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That 4 committee of twenty dele.
gates he appointed from each magisterial dis
trict, to represent the county in the Democratic
State Convention proposed 10 be held in the
city Of Richmond. on the lGtl, day OF February
next.
The following resolution was then offered by
Mr.. w. b. L.eake, and was also unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That Henry \. Wise, in his manly
and patriotic course as Governor of Virginia,
has identified himself with our honor and into
rest. aud has shown himself To bc a statesman
equal to any emergency and worthy of any posi-
ton. We give him the plaudIt Of well done,
good. able and faithful servant" lie is our de-
crded choice over all others for the next Pre>i-
dency.
The following delegates 10 the State Cnnycn-
ton were then appointed:
LIST. observation-disclosures \. Seldom, Richard
Allen, w. o. Walker, T. ?. lIsbson, David
Crawford, Col. Thomas Taylor, DR.. r. G.. Par.
IRISH, John W. Ford, ". Ford, John Jurunon,
Richard ". Crouch, Richard Woodbridge, S
l.. Powers, L. Clarke, James C.. Mayo, Jcseph
Nuckols, Samuel Peasants, Mayo r. Po%crs,
John Clark and j. NJ. Watkins.
ond. District.,-John NJ. Trevillian, John
Thompson, Dabney Parrish. Dr.. NJ. E. Tread
way, Henry Y. Alontciro, ". W. Anderson,
George +. Harrison, George Laurence, J. NJ.
Hoy, j. O.. Swift, George Turner, John J. Crag-
T.. Hatcher, F. Il. CragwalI, ". a. Hatcher,
Mathew Anderson. VIM. Miller.
3rd. District-W. D. Leake, John c. Itu-
tncil'ulu, Jullai llaEIE:oH, VT. LulHcT ulIhcS,
William Fountain, Joseph !Iuuchens, Mlluck
Hicks. Eugene ;SalmonS, Thomas ". Eallow,
Z. Raglnnt, L. Duvall, .IaIncs l. PhIipotls,
John Hobsou, John Pace, Oscar Slultice,
James IIoucl;ns. Robert DaLney and Martin
james.
4,h p;St7ic;-W. ". Cosby, Samuel T..
Pryor, VIM. Ii. Britt, John N. Dr''tnrigh:, b.
NJ. Woodward. John 7. Raglan'l, W. II. Ford,
John 4. Mills, WIN. Suu;iwortll, Dr.. l.. Mayo,
J. N. Hulman, W. VI. ~l;rancI. j. W. Parrish,
b. $. Carrrr. i. Clarke, Joseph Spicer, Wn.
Dickinson, john 7. Holland, Vim. Iiice.
9th Disnict.-J. ". Jennings, S. W. Col
linz, Majnr Jas. Poor. John N. Tnler, ". J.
Hunter, j FISHER, q. Il. Tulcr, S. b. Fisher,
K. B.. iiaden, W. l.. Fleming. q. \. Bu%!rs,
Il. Johnson, E.. Duke, ". II. Mathews. II. Par.
IRISH, VI. I. Tuler, &. W. Fisher, J.. Lrutncy,
john ". George, j.. II. Jennings.
On motion, Tic Chairman and Secretary
were added to the list Of delegates, and any
Democrat who may be- ~,,rc,clt.
On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings Of
this meeting be Published in the Richmond
Enquirer" 'Indrx' and Examiner
On motion, the meeting az jnuined.
PETER GUARRAN, Chairman,
JONATHAN TAiLEY, Secretary.