Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-14
,re,.sur Of the Democrats OF Prince VIII
linn County.

n.uoc-.,Ic meeting was held ut the Court House oil
This county IN Monday. the 9th day Of February, is'o.' 'he
obiec, Of the meeting being 10 appoint delegates 10 ihr
State Convention 10 he held in Richmond on Ihr ioln lns'.
On p,nticn Of Gen. Eppa JTunion. Robert c. L.achman
was called 10 the Chair, and T. {, Mh!iaiss appointed &C.
Crritry.
lu,Inrs, and moved their adoption:
Resolved. That the CHAIR appoint 4 committee OF one
from each InHgi.tcriai district TO nominate suitable persons
IN r.pr.. eni This county in the Democratic State Convention
N b.. held in RichnIonh on The IG;h OF February.
Resolved. That the issue Of the next Presidential election
/. frnu.!t with The deepest lnterrst-ihvolrihg tue per
pe;uiry IT our Union; th,t the only hope OF me southern
safe. is in The success Of The Democratic cnndida,e; mar
We will rally AROUND the standard Of that party as the only
means of preservation ~
Resolved, That we will support cordially any nomination
made M Charleston, by the Democracy OF the whole country;
,ha, Mr. believe a Statesman whose whole life has Illustrated
nj. deviation 10 the Statss.rirhts doctrine OF the Democratic
n,r,y who has been ever ready to defend the rights under
ttIyc Constitution, in every section of the country, should lie
resolved. That the hostility manifested. towards Us hy the
Northern STATES, Tor 4 long period OF time. and which ci,
minated in The recent invasion of %l1arper's Ferry, demanu
that the State ur Virginia shall be placed In i condition 10
defend hers ELF from any attack that may be made upon nes,
and that the recent legislation, io0kinr !" INV Qiu, 'Hee''
our cord!li approval.
Resolved, That re cordially approve OF me prompt actisn
Of The late Governor. in suppressins the raid Invasion aid
Resolved. Tia, we cordially approve Of ;he patriotic
message of Gov. le'cacr.
Resolved. That we regard with favor, The proposition OF
South Curolina, 10 the Southern States, To Nee, In conven-
ton, 10 ndyisr CONFER, OF action In the present impending
crisis We do 7 OF FAVOR the movement Hs one leEiHHS W
tisuniou, but because We believe that concerted action on
The mar, Of the South, will secure the contributions! rights OF
the South in the Union. =,
Resolved, Tha; wc d]isapprovc OF the passage Of any NJ
tiu,nfr resolutions on the par; Of the legislature ar the
Southern Convention, Or one should be held, } but We desire
IN see the whole South united, unt prepared for any cner-
yrucy, and ih-n bear and fnIhenr Gni;l forbrarance ceases
20 lee q virtue.
After discussion ly Judge Sinclair, Gen. liun.on aud 4.
Sicol, John 7. Williams aEi Is L. Harrison, Esqrs, The re-
solutions were adopted.
III. Chair appointed the following gentlemen sail COM
Mite. under the first resolution: Lawrence Cole. Gen. EPPa
UuDtou, c.. A.. Nelson, D. Hamilton, who retired, and af err
Il shor. lime returned, and presented the names ~ ile FOL
lowing gentlemen a. delegates 10 the sad Contention:
Fist pistric;-S. Lynn, Il. Cole, Il. ". Merchant, J. II.
O';ra-, II. :. Carter Geo 7. Carney. Il. Is. Merchant, L. II.
Mccoy, X. :. laris. J. :. S:"rk, " Key.
Second Distric:-D. Drawer, +. ll.nna, John Finch, John
A. King, Samuel King. 4. Eanky, w. 7. Lynn, L. A. Lynn,
-. CornweiI, ". Priest, Horace Cole.
Third pislrict-A. NicoI, !. 7. Williams, f. Gaines, +. J.
Cannon, =. b Lip-rouh, ". W. Davis, Vim. q. lrawnrT. l..
Il. No:viW, Il. r. Irawner, Jas. G. Draney, Chas. t. Sinclair,
". ". Thornton.
Fourth Distric.-C. II. iIun'cn, Grayion Tyler, u. T.. liar
risop, Il. Il. Graham, J. T. Carter, John ). Smith. J. S. Shin
lev, +. VI. Turner. l.. Lynn, John y. Harrison, +. II. Foley.
On motion, the Chairman, SECRETARY AMI Committee were
added 10 the delegation.
Gen. IIun,on submitted the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, Tha, We approve the proposition to build a
railroad connecting the Richmond, Fredericksburg and 20.
tomac Railroad with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
n; or near Manassas Junction, and "" relucs; our Senator
and Delegate TO Car I'll proper means u secure me passage
Of sucI u law.
On motion, /, WIS agreed that the meeting meet oil the
first Monl,y in March, for the purpose Of appointing dele.
gales TO the District Convention. .
On motion. The proceedings nf the meeting were ordered
to br published In the Prince william "Drnurrat, AIrIIn-
iria 'Sentinrl," and l'ich,u"nd "tnquirrr."
L.. {. ~LEACHMAS, Chm'n.
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