The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-24

newspapers in the Valley be requested also
to publish the same.
JAMES MCDOWELL, Chm
S. M'D. REID, Sec'y.
-.a@s..
PRESIDENTIAL MEETING.
At meeting of the citizens of Green
brier County friendly to the election 9,
JOHN Q. ADAMS, held at the Court
liousc on tho Gath OF August, 1924, pur
suant 10 the adjournment ri similar meet
ing for the purpose Of nanring an Elector
for the District, composed of the Coaities
OF Bath, Grrenbricr &c.
Col. Thomas Beard, being called to the
chair, and John A. North, appoin. ed Sc
cretary, the following resolutions were
submitted and adopted -
Resoired, That PERE B. WFTIIER
ED, Esq, be recommended 10 the people
ofthis State, foI suitable person 10 be
placed upon the Electoral Ticket for this
District.
ReSoiped That Col. Thomas Beard
james MrMill u, Col. Curtis Anderson,
DIR. Richard Wmgftid, Andrew Hamilton,
Joseph Anderson, Col. james Kncaid,
VIM. Lewis, Capt. Robert Stevens, Gcorg.
Anderson, Samuel NleClung, VIM. keni,k,
lleary Erskine. William Morrow, and
Capt. John Bowyer, Il Aaron Burr, Esq.
be appointed County Committee for thu
distribution Of Tickets, aud the adoption
Of such other measures as are best calcu
lated to ensure the election of JOHN q.
ADAMS.
ResotUed, That any three of the County
Committee, prepare an address to the
people of this district, and that ii he pub
llshed-in the Palladium, together with the
proceedings of This meeting.
THOMAS BEARD Chairman.
JouS A. NoRTH, Secretary.
ADDRESS.
Eiiou Citizens--in recommending TO
you PERE b. WE JiiERED as an +
hector for President nnd Vice President,
we deem il unnecessary to make any re
marks upon his character or standing
To many of you he is personally known.
| With regard To his views eu the subject of
choice OF the two highest officers IN the
government, We will only observe, tiiat J.
Z. A. Will receive his warmesl support for
the Presidency. For the Vice Presidency
he, like many other cltizenS, is Wiling To
| support any person namcd for III ONCE.
whose former services to his country. IN
tegrity and talents qualify him for the
niIice. II il scarcely necessary for us to
tell You, that IN no event will he vote for
| Albert Galalin.
Tue selection of fit persons TO I'll file
Two highest Offices in III. Great American
! Republic, is one OF the most important
duties that free and cnlightpued people
can he called upon to discharge; nor can
The people be too particular in their choice
| Without attempting 10 draw any in, fdous
comparisons between the several esndi
lat"s before the people, we will content
ourselves with gazing some Of the consi
derations that have indeed us to declare
our preference for JOHN @. ADAMS.
For thirty years he has filled with honor
10 himself, and credit To his counlry.
many Offices OF high trust and rcspohsbi
lily the able manner in which he has dis
charged the duties of those Offices, are too
well known 10 require any illustration, and
are the best evidence Of his integrity and
! talents.
We probably cannot give better view
OF the abilities Of Mr.. ADAMS, and of the
estimation in " hich lie is held by those
best acquainted with him, than by the fol
lowing extract from the very able address
OF u meeting held in estniorriand.
Mr.. Adams began his Diplomatic career
rs secretary to DR.. Franklin, MIR, Adams,
aud Mr. Lee, III their embassy TO France,
! to procure the recognition of our iHdcptn
dence in 1873. H. acted in the same ca
pacy in Holland and in Prussia and After
wards as secretary and interpreter to MIR.
| Dana, Tor the same purpose in Russia. He
was secretary also 10 our ministers in ne.
| sotiatiug the treaty of peace, which closed
! the war of the revolution, and remained
with our commissioners negotiating com
mereial treaties with all the European
powers, until 1855, when he returned to
prepare himself for the bar of his native
state, at which hr rractiscd from 1890 to
| 1874. Gen. Washington then appoir. ted
him minister to the iIagnt-in 1898 special
minister to London, aud in 1893 minister
10 Lisbon. Uadcr his fathers admins
tration, he WAS continued minister resi-
dent at Berlin, aud under Mr.. Jefferson he
served ia the Senate Of the United States
with distinguished honor, and on resign.
ing his scat, refused To divide the rcpub-
lcan party of Massachusetts some Of
whom were for Mr.. Lincoln, ty suffering
| himself to be- nominated rs governor. I'm
m.diatrly after Mr.. Mad,son's inaugura-
ton, he was appointed minister 10 st.
Petersburg Afterwards by him, Judge
OF the Supreme Court of the U. States
| next chief minister Ia negotiate a treaty
with Eng land, under the mediation Of the
Emperor of Russia, and afterwards COM
missioner TO Client, where he rendered
such eminent service in ca ,udinr the
treaty of peace in 1914, that Mr., Madison
Immediately appointed him our mjns,cr
to ST. Jam-s's 10 negoriaie n commercial
treaty with Great Britain. He was Mr..
Neslroe's first choice as Secretary ofStste,
and returned home to take chary. of de-