Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23
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r,or,nnrut;r m~rcrin~ iH Greene County.

At full rurc'ins rf The Democratic asr'y a Greece cn.n'
ty, held in Siai arhs vile, The liza of March. court raEJi"
iii. purpose ~ appointing lie, rric' to III" District Co"'eh'
,!nu' TO ie held In charlottesville Tie ~! .: April, lsGD-
Tn ,nn,iun IL Nm. /. lluri:.i', h.F, i!lhGr Stephens
Esq, was called 20 preside, End :. VI. MEAn''4h was APP
pointed Secretary.
The meeting having heca duly organised snl called to
order, Tya:L !. Bcazry. LsG, s!Fctei Tie .olie"!i;S T'soi!'
lion:
Resolved, Thu. The President u; ths meeting he author
lied 10 appoint tye drlcgst.s in cI"fi ministerial cr'fict 70
r-prcsea; ili- county In the C!'atioit..vii!t C1nyri,.rn'
The resolution having been pat :" vote AMI adopted, the
Chairman selected the following geui!rEIcii as delegates 70
the proposed convent II, va:
Rucker-vilic ri,t=ict-E J. Williams, Nathaniel y. EARLY,
g. j. Stephens, Is. W. Parrot ami iiiraln i'arra':.
S,anar,i.yiIe ui.i;ic;-Wm. Dunn. a. l.. AlinoaG, :. i.
Dur.,,, A. G.. Dunn and Wyatt :. EcaTlcv.
Piedmont Dis..ici-Wm. +. llunsr,', M:n. I. Chapman,
George A. icn,ry, Th"!nas j EhaiiEhi' AID IN l. siihlT".
South River Dis;ric;-rlIoE'a. !. T.. Edit : Edwin i:7n-
ton. J. L. Davis, Capt. y. L. S!s'"H and Col y. y. Nc''H!'
On motion O.: ;r. WIN F. P!unkrr;, lh. Chairman and
Sec, .iary were added 10 he list 81 dc!riatc7.
The following resolution MS The. proposal D! "!a|s'
Resolved. Tia, we. ,he Democracy nj Greene. will most
cordially support any ''sn1A' AID true nr'locrE' Who
may r. ceire ;he noE:nat0c FOR The Presidency a. the
Charleston Convention.
Wn. +. PiunSrt'. ESQ. proposed 10 arnrnI he ahore rts"'
upon n very spirited discussion sDsurd between MIR. P!iin:'
cit, IN support rf lbs amendment, AMI Alr:srs. Us. ".
Mills, Wyatt l.. Graz'ry, aud Il. ". ". Sii1ir' ia "Pio:s'.on
Mr. rlunkei: con,endsi that, when we consented 10 go
Into Il Convention, We Ought 10 fee! honarahiS hound 10
abide lis decision and ECp!nrt its rouainer, whoever he
might be, md that, 10y the Use oi the Qualifying words
good" and true 1t would leave every ;a"n free 20 form
his own notions ni ''Ennd' md "irGr' men, Hd thereby
il would give rice Ia iutprmirah!c E~qaabiine about "mru'
and destroy the vitality q! th- rr.niGiion, and thAt g ne
might interpret these wcrrs p%rejud!c!ml 10 the "Squa;'cr
Sovereignty views OF Stephen 4. Dorglns. and that he
himself, although he had no particular fancy for that zen.
,lrmun and III. "sauaiiing' Views. w"ull s'iii prefer him ~
u black Republican,. For these reasons, he would prefer
that Il RESOLUTION should go out GUm tie Democrats Of
Greene that they would support the nofD!n"e OF The Charls'-
ton Convention.
II WAS replied, on the other hnnd, l.? Mcssrs. Wills,
Deazley and simms, tina; the words 'gnod' IN true. ez-
pressed tIco lgGtiii67 rrrE e's"af!"f TO a President ia thess
boisternu3 uad exciting times, and were, Certainly. very
incGrn.ire 20 The ears o! all riEti.lhinkins Democrats
II was, also, commended by these gentlemen. that taosc
Democrats, who cou i find room 10 Tuibh!e nhoui tie
rr.t tuition, could not he bound hy the AN. a'imrnt, and hat
the words good ari true. would no: le construed n"
Il stroEr n. Stephen 4. Dourls:, Ind that in The even: @!
his nomination 1T Charleston, they did 40! htaiiate 10
assert, that Il was their opinion, that. although lie VIA. ~
no means t!lrir choice for that distinguished honor, he
would he accepted IL. u good and "::ar" Democrat.
Mr.. SInm. discussed CLEARLY and forcibiy, the two con.
siructinua tut upon Ih- {, nGiHH"ti P2Hi'UIw, and MAINTAIN
ea, that nU;wi ibis tanLiag he t!siksl very muck he laterrre-
tation Of IL, by the Douglas wing 81 the Den"crdcy, either
CONSTRUCTION was preferable 10 thc doctrines and 'incFaas
expected 10 Gud Ia the nsx: Presidential campaign. After
the discussion, the vote WAS then.taSrn, ann the amendment.
was lost The original resolution Tas thea takrn Up, and
adopted by Il large Inrjnriiy.
A motion was then lLaie by Mr.. Eef.ler, and passed, 10
this effect, that In the event O." delegate from This county
slall attend the ChaT!o;trs vi!ie Coz rrni!on, hr. 4. W. NJ.
Simrs Is r;apnwereh ~ act ~ our alternate
On motion, lh- Secretary w.s ORDERED 10 furnish The i'lcA-
mond "Enquirrr' with q copy u The proceedings C! this
meeting for plbiicn'!on.
On motion, the meeting adjourned AiaS dit.
ARTICR STEPHENS, President.
ts = .NII,t 49, ,rns.