Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-24
Democratic Meeting I'm Roanoke.

In Faror Of H. 4. Wise for Irst2t"'
At meeting Of the Democratic part; O!
Roanoke, on Monday, the lGih day Of Jan"a':i.
1860, Mr.. Jacob keiSer was called 10 the Caai:
and Spared F. Simmons appointed Secfe'a;y
The Chairman having explained the % jec; ii
the meeting, 10 DC the appointment o! urI,Sa;s,
to the State and District Conventions. +. j.
Rbblc, Esq, then submitted the following re-
solutions:
Resolved, That this meeting appoint fort
delegates to the State Convention, 10 bc hei"
at Richmond on the 10Th day 0: FrbrCaET
next
Resolved, That this meeting also appoint ID
delegates to the Democratic District ConvcN-
ton, to be held ut time aud place hereafter 10
be determined upon.
Resolved, That as it is conceded or al! han%s
that the South has the right to CLAIM the nc".
Presidential candidate, and as wc have nEi
abiding confidence in the statesmanshp and in
tegrity of the Hon. lIenry \. Wise, VIC would
respectfully suggest his name to our lrlIow.c;'l'
zens throughout the entire country as one en-.
nently suited to the highest Office in the gift
of the people.
Resolved, That We claim the full and equal
protection for our slave property, which IS
guaranteed to us by the Constitution Of the
United States, both in the States and Terrific
ries.
Resolved, That the Hon. Henry y. Wise IS
the decided choice Of this meeting for the nc%t
Presidency.
In submitting the above resolutions, Mr.
Ribble dwclt with much force on the right TO
protection Of slave property in the Territories !.
and warmly supported the claims of the Hon.
Henry A. Wise to the next Presidency
Mr.. John Goode, of Bedford, who was PFC
sent. being called upon to address the meeting,
came forward and responded in 4 bold. tnanir
and ELOQUENT speech, claiming for Virginia 8
perfect right to full protection 10 every species
of property in the territories. In the cotc!u-
sion OF his remarks he said that he would con-
ceal his opinions from no one, and expressed It
as his opinion, that the Hon. III. y. Wise is tie
man of the times for the next Presidency.
On motion Of John McCauly, E,f, the
above resolutions. reported by +. J. Rlb1!e,wer
unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF this meet.
ing be published in the Salem Rcsist,T, ard
that the Richmond Enquirer aud Examiner bc
requested to copy.
The Chair being asked on motion, to ar.
point the delegates, appointed the following
gentlemen to both conventions. viz:
John McCauley, Esq. +. D. R'bbic, Col. y.
q. Board, Col. \. lIupp, John Gar>t, sr., Lew
is Zrkle, Samuel Parish, Col. c. ". Bmw.ii.
John Gordon, Robert Sutphin, Colin Bass, JOHN
Richardson, John Trout, DR.. ". IL: Denn::, b.
G.. Kciser, S. G. Farley, I, T. Evans, John
Board, S. G. Wood, Palmer Sinclair, S. u. t.
Greenwood, Madison p. Crawford, Roht. 1h"%-
ton, DR.. Rice, Benjamin Deyer!e, Henry :.
Shaver, DR.. Stevens John Dabney: y. Danger
field, James S. Persinser, VIM. Moots, D. " :;
McConkey, YIN. Brand, Giles l.arneit, l.
Thomas. Robert S. jackson, Jacob D.o>in;' y
Smith, NJ. B. Moomaw and John N. Gord'''.
On motion of F. j. Ribblc. the Chairman
and Secretary were added to the iSt o' dee
gates n
c,at from Roanoke county who might be n!
either Convention should be entitled TO cast h:s
vote as delegate.
The meeting then adjourned.
JACOB kElSER, Chm'.l.
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