Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-24
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EDWARDSVILLE, FEBRUARY "a, 1924.
AT meeting held in pursuance Of a
notice in the Edwardsville Spectator, on
Saturday 2lst inst. at the court house in
Edwardsville, by number of the cti
zens OF Madison county, who are opposed
TO a convention for the extension of slave
ry-WnLIAM S. BARR, Esq. having been
appointed secretary, the following pre-
amb,c and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas the ensuing election for
members TO represent the county of Ma
Olson in the next legislature, is believed
to be one Of great importance to the peo-
pie of this state, and that unanirnity is
highly desirable among he opponents of
a convention and slavery, in said election.
In order to promote SO important an end,
it is
Resolyed, That a committee of three
persons be appointed by this meeting, in
each Of the election districts in this 90 m
ty, whose duty it shall be, to notify the
ant-convention inhabitants Of each of the
said districts, of the time and place OF
holding meeting in each dis riot, for
the purpose of choosing five persons as
nominating committee.
Resolved, That i, be recommended TO
The meetings, when so called in said
election districts, to choose the azores said
number OF persons for nominating com
mittee, whose duty it shall be, to meet
in convention in Edwardsville, on the
fourth Saturday of March next, at ten
O'Clock, A. NJ and then Drocee to agree
upon three suitable. persons to represent
this county in the next legislature Of this
state. That when said nominating com.
mi'tee shall have agreed upon three per-
sons as suitable men to represent this
county, it shall be the duty of the said
nominating committee to report the
names of the said persons to the meeting
hereinafter provided for.
Resoived, That it be recommended to
the opponents Of convention, in tn,
county of Madison, to meet at the cnor,
house in Edwardsville, on the fourth Sa-
'urday in March next, at O'Clock, P. VI
TO hear the report Of the nonlinailns
committee; and that in case the meetinr
SO assembled shall approve of the re.
port of the said committee, that the per-
sons so nominated and approved, shall
be the ticket which this meeting will
support at the next election.
The following gentlemen were then
appointed as committees in the several
election districts, y the meeting, in con-
lormity with the first reso luton, viz.
For Goshen Diatrict.-Jacob Gnnter-
man, VIM. Dwell, VIM. P. M.Kee.
For Alton Observation-Disclosures Marsh,
Enoch Long, David Smith, of Milton.
Sic Mile Dtssrict.-George Hewitt,
Amos Squire, Jacob Snyder.
Silver Greek D,strict.-Geo. c. Allen,
Jesse Renfro, Jordan UzzeII.
UnionviHe Distr1ct.-Dempsey Gu.
lhrie, Isaac M'Mahon, Elihu NJ a,her.
The following additional resolutions
were then moved and adopted, viz.
RESOLVED, That the anti-convention in.
habi'anls of the several precincts, be re.
commended to hold their several meet
lngs on the third Saturday in March next.
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Edwards
vile Spectator.
WIN. S. BARR, Secretary.
FOR THE SPECTATOR.
TO the Toters Of 81. Clair County.
Since the agitation of the convention