Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-08-10
u.mncra:ie aEcetIne in E,ayne County

At a meeting Of portion Of the Democratic
party Of the county Of Wayne, held at the
Court House Of said county, Oil the "lst Of
July, 1860,
On motion, I>ay" T.. landley WAS appointed
Chairman, and DayiG Smith was appointed Sc
crctary.
The object ul the nrrling having bern cx.
planned by Col. j. j. Mansfield, the following
preamble and resolutions were then offered by
him:
Whereas, 4 ,ilvisu las occurred ia tie De-
mocratic party, which las resulted in thc nonI-
nation Of two candidates for the Office Of Prcs
dent and Vice President of the United States;
and, Whereas it has been thought advisable
that State Convention should be called, Tor
the purpose Of taking into consideration the
prcscnt State Of affairs. be il therefore resolved,
Isl. That We cordially approve Of the course
pursued BY our delegates, Henry Filzhugh and
John Brown, al Baltimore.
I'd. That VIC will support the election OF John
C.. Breckinr:d4c and Joseph Lane for the Office
Of prcsiden! :,:.d ice President, and the Plat
form upon w,..i:i. they stand to the last and
every extremity.
Sd. That Tie s., called ,ioctrnr Of Sqnattcr
Sovereignty il 40 longer I'M abstraction; it is
made practica! b. ,':e pertinacity with which
it is adhered to by Stephen Arnold Douglas
and his particular friends; and the issue being
now forced u,aH us il behooTes the friends oil
the equal rights us the States to demand 4 sa-
tisfactory sc!llclncmt Of the issue, by every de-.
partment Of the Government
18th. That to compromise, or attempt to coin
promise, this issue, would, under existing cir
cumstances be scrvilc and degrading and wonld
weaken the moral influence Of the South in
every attempt whrh she may hereafter make
to obtain and secure her rights under the Con-
stilution, as cocGual States Of Tic Union.
9Th. Tha: the power Of n territorial LceISla'
ture, as contended for by Stephen \. Douglas,
to prohibit the introduction, or to impair the
value of slave property in Territory, is more
fatal to the Constitutional rights ol the South
than Congressional enactment to exclude
slavery from the Territories; because slave
holders would be deferred from emigrating with
their slaves to Territory where such laws cH'
isted, and the country could be filled up with
Free Soilcrs before any Constitutional remedy
could be applied to the correction o! t!e evil
9Th. That Thomas l.. Jordan. William D..
Dixon, Col. Joseph j. Mansfield, Col NJ. !.
Ferguson, James Stone, James Hei!man, Stan.
" Chaf1in Samuel Short. Waller '!nceh ana
John i. Stephens be, a;''l they are hereby,
appointcd delegates 10 tie Convention to meet
at Charlottesville on the l-ith Of August next,
with instructions to aid III the organization oi
an electoral ticket that will lie friendly To the
election of Hon. John &. BreckinrlJ6c iof
President, and for Gen. Joseph Lane Tor ' Ice
President Of the United States, and to co.ope'
rate in such other steps as may be deemed ad.
visable to promote their election to the SAID oi-
fees.
7tf. That William Old, Jr., ana .. Jennings
Wise be appointed nisernates, TO act on oeaali .a
said delegates Should attend.
On motion, the President and Secretary we're
added to the list Of delegates
sth. That the proceedings Of this meeting,
be published IN the Richmond Examiner,
Richmond Enquirer and Ceredo Crescent.
OH. That this meeting do now adjourn sine
die ISAAC r. HANDLi, Chairman.
DA.ln SMITH, Scc'y.