The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-12
apAMs MEETING.

hall ot the common council OF the town
Of Winchester. Va. on The third Of May,
1924, Robert Page, esq. was called to
the chair, and Samuel p. Davis appoint.
| ed secretary.
On motion. The address of the Frede-
ricksburg committee on the subjec, OF
the presidential election, was read; after
| which the following preamble and reso
| buttons were presented and unanimously
adopted.
Whereas il is the high preroga,ive O,
The sovereign people of the U. States, al
all times, peacesbly to assemble for the
purpose of expressing their sentiments
IN all matters Of public interest: 1t is be-
Iiered that it is only in the exercise oil
This important right that the public mind
can be impartiaily displayed an6 fully
known-that il is thus that the public
voice cannot be stihed or controlled by
the Fictitious influence OF caucus .ionliua.
tioD.
Tie citizens of the county Of Frede.
rick. assembled on the present occasion,
DESTROYS that no false impression of their
sentiments should be received by their
fellow citizens generally, but enxious
that their sentiments and feelings should
be correctly known and extensively pro
muiga,ed, have deemed this fit and
proper occasion to assemble for that
purpose: Therefore,
Resolved, That this meeting highly APP
prove of The nominations made by a
meeting Of the citizens of Fredericks.
burg, of John Quincy adams for presi-
dent, and gen. .Hadreso jackson FOR vice
president Of the u. States, and they
pledge themselves to support an elec,o
rial ticket hereafter to be formed in Nir.
ginis, in tavor of those distinguished ci,i-
zens, and to use all fair and honorable
means to ensure its success,
Resolved, That Daniel lee, Thor,as
Cramer. John w. Page, Robert Page,
Obed Waite, Robert L. Baldwin, Rich.
ard w. Barton, Samuel ii. Davis, Wm.
Mccormick, ID. II. Conrad, John II OIL
lingsworth, John M. Bronze. James Ba-
ker, John Mscky, DIR. G.. Baldwin, and
John kerfooi, be committee OF -corros-
pondeuce, whose duty il will be 10 cor
respond with similar committee appoin-
ted in Fredericksburg, for the like pur-
pose, as well as with all other committees
that have been, OF may hereafter be APP
pointed TO promote the object of this
meeting, and 10 answer all communica-
tons which may be addressed TO the
said committee, or to either Of them, BY
any individual or individuals IN this state,
we'll disposed to further the obicc, Of this
meeting.
Resolved, That when this meeting aa-
journs, j, will adjourn TO NEE, again or
Monday the Cd Of August next.
Resolved, That the corresponding
committee report 70 the adjourned meet.
ing in August NEXT such measures as
may have been taken IN regard TO the
object OF this meeting.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF this
meeting be signed by the chairman and
secretary, and published in the papers OF
the town, with request that they be
published in the papers generally of the
commonwealth. R03T. PAGE, chm
SAML. II. DAVIS. sec.
A Georgia paper says that amcng the
candidates tor president are MIR. Adams,
who can writes and gen. Jackson who
can fight.
To whom may be added, Mr.. Clay
who can preach, and Mr.. Clinton, Tho
can tesch-Mr. Crawford who can hoard,
and Mr.. Calhoun who Yields the sword.
Boston Palladium.