Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-14
MARTINsBuRG, September 4.

burgh-in consequence Of the following notice
published in the Gazette.
To The Federal FreeAoliers Of Berkeley.
The Federal Freeholders of Lcudon will
meet at Leesburgh on the 22d inst. tor the
purpose of appointing two deputies, to meet
al Stanton in the county of Augusta, on the
2lst Of September, such deputies as may be
appointed by other counties, and, IN concert
with them to recommend TO the treehoiders OF
Virginia twenty five suitable persons to serve
as electors of President and Vice President
of the United States.
THE FEDERAL FREEHOLDE.RS.
of Berkeley are requested to meet at the Court
House in Martinsburgh. at 1 O'Clock on Sa-
tnrday the 29th instto take into consideration
the propriety Of adopting similar measure.
1t is earnestly hoped that the meeting will
be numerously attended.
II number Of Federalists.
August 90, 1912.
RAwLEIGH CoLsToN, Esq. was unanimous
ly requested to preside over the meeting he
accordingly took the chair. and ALEXANDRA
COOPER was appointed Secretary
A member of the meeting having in few
observations, enforced the propriety and ne
cessity of initiating the good example set by
the Federallsts OF Loudoun, the following re-
solutions were laid before the meeting, and
were adopted by an unanimous vote
Resotoed, That, in the opinion OF this meet
ing, it is expedientto appoint two deputies
from the county of Berkeley, to meet atStaun-
ton, on the 2ist of September ensuing, such
deputies as may be appointed by other coun-
ties in this commonwealth, and in concert with
them, to recommend to the people Of Virgil
MIA, twenty-five suitable persons, to serve as.
Electors of a President and Vice President OF
the u. States, at the ensuing election.
Resolved, That Col David Hunter and
Philip C. Pendleton, Esq. be and they are
hereby appointed deputies from the county of
Berkeley, TO perform the duties mentioned IN
the preceding resolution.
RESOLVED, That the)secretary of this meeting
be directed, and he Is hereby directed, to deli
yer to each of the gentlemen named as de
puties, certificate of his appointment, sign
ed by the chairman, and counterslgned by the
said secretary.
And whereas this meeting deems it highly
important that the Federalists widely dispers
ed over the state of Virginia, should In the
important election which will soon take place,
fully understand the views of, and act Ill con-
cert with each other L therefore,,
Resolved, That the following gentlemen, to
wit. James Stephenson, Edward CoIston,
Philip C.. Pendieton, Magnus Tate, William
Wilson Tof Garrard's Town Nicholas Orrick,
Edward O. Williams, Andrew Waggcner,
James Campbell, Dougal Campbell, Richard
Bfyarly, Michael Roney, Elisha Boyd, John.
r. Cooke, George Hill, William SnodgraSs,
George Porerield, Martin Hogan, Jonathan
Jones, William Rankins, John Fearnoaghs
William Smith, William Burns, John Burns,
George Newkirk, Archibald Shearer, VIM.
Pendleton, John M'Ceary, Nathan Ross, Ro-
bert Gustin, John Hunter, Joseph Foreman,
james Faulkner, William Paul, Edward abb,
William Rush, Robert Snodgrass, and VIII
liam Snodgrass, be requested, and they are
hereby requested. to correspond with the Fe-
deralistS throughout the commonwealth Oil the
subject Of the approaching Presidential eiec-
ton, 1t is moreover the wish and expecta-
ton OF this meeting that the gentlemen just
named will use the utmost eXertjon TO impress
upon the freeholders Of Berkeley, the impor-
lance of not neglecting to use their elective
IFaHCHlSe AT this AiIl'Si t"l eIAoio az LIZ
Of the country.
Resofved, That, in order to diffnsc as vide
ly as possible through the state of Virginia a
knowledge of the steps taken by the Federal
lists in this section of the commonwealth, the
Secretary ofthis meeting be directed, and be
is hereby directed, to cause a copy ofthe pro-
ceedings of this meeting to be inserted, as
soon as possible, in the following Journals, TO
wit: the Martinsburgh Gazette, the Winches-
ter Gazette, the Federal Republican, the A
lexandria Gazette, the Virginia Patriot, the
Norfolk Ledger, the Republican Farmer, the
Leesburgh Washngtonian, and In such others
as he may think TT. The meeting was then
adjourned.
A true copy ofthe proceedings.
Teste,
RAWLEIGH .COLSTON. Chairman,
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