Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-10-23

ing Committee OF Correspondence, and a
committee Of vigilance, for each OF their
scunties, for the purpose of preparing tick
cts for the approaching election and oil
hereafter purchasing, and distributing such
speeches and essays on the subject OF pub.
lie Affairs as shall be calculated TO correc,
,he errors of Misrepresentation, TO supply
she defects of Ignorance, and to dlssemi.
nate lust views, among their fellow clti.
aens at large of the tendency Of public mea-
sures and the character and conduct OF pub
lie men.
eth. Resolved, That Committees be Sc.
vsrslly appointed to prepare and TO report
90 the Convention, circular letters IN con-
formity with the preceding resolutions :
and committees were appointed, on the LIST
resolution of Messrs. Mercer, Swoope
Blackburn of Bath, Pendleton, Fitzhugh,
Page, Mason, Buekner, Cunningham,
Yeats, M'Carty, Turner, Campbell, Da
Wis, Lee. Hull and Crawford ON the I'd
resolution of Messrs. Mercer, Mag,ll,
Sheppard, Lewis and Randolph on the
Cd resolution of Messrs Page, Noland,
Swoope, blackburn of Bath and Scott.
And then the Convention adjourned ill
40 O'Clock Tomorrow.
"Wednesday, September $50.
Mr.. Mercer, from the committee ap.
pointed for the purpose OF framing an cleo.
torai ticket, together with an introductory
address, explanatory Of its obj ct, accord
ingso order, made a report, which with
the permission of the Chairman, he read in
his place-which having been ameaded
was unanimously adopted.
A motion was made that the Convention
adopt the following resolutions.
L. Resolved, That Of the
State of be and he is herrb,
recommended by this Convention, as a fl
person 10 fill The Office of President OF the
United States.
.. Resolved, That Of the
STATE OF be and he - hereby
recommended BY this Convention as a ct
person to fll the Office ot Vice. President Of
the United States.
3. Resolved, That it is the duty Of the
Electors now nominated (aud they have
heen selected for that purpose) bv all con
s~titusioual, fair and honorable means to pro.
mote the interest, aud secure the tlecuon
OF the said OF the state of
"a President, and Of the said Of the
statc of as Vice President OF the II
States, at the next Presidential Election
or such other Federal characters as IN their
opinious from the concurrence OF other
States viii combine the greatest interest,
and bess promote the dignity, peace, order
aud Of the u States
A question being put on the first resolu.
ton, IT passed in the ani mA,lve--Ayes l6,
Noes Is.
On motion, the Convention agreed to
reconsider the resolution, and to vote by
<oonties-and the ives and ma, being cal.
Id for on the resolution, the counties that
voted IN the afirma i've were Augusta,
Gath, CI'pepper. HARDY, Ii,mp,hire,
Prince William, R,ckbridge and Rock.
ineham-thosc that voted III the negative
were Berkeley, Loudoun, Randolph.
Westmoteltnd, Pendlcton and Nelson-
tao counties of Frederick. F,i,ia., Eau.
qlier and JEFFERSON were divided
A question being pat on the second ne.
salutlon, IT passed in the affirmative.
A q Iestioo being then pu. On the third
resolution, it also passed in Ihe aAi ma.
tive.
A motion was then made to- FIJI the FRS,
blank wuh the name OF RUFUS KING,
of New York and he blink was so filed
A motion was made to hl the second
blank with the name Il Gen. MN. X. DA.
VIE, Of North Carolina, and the blank
was So filed.
Charles +. Mercer, one of the deputies
from Loudoun, having minated that al.
though he should cheelfuily support such
candidates as the Convention might nomi.
nate as President and Vice President of the
United States, vet he frlt himself inhibited
by ths Constitution Of The United States,
from restraining, by any such previous no.
animation, the free elaboration and decision