Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-25
,A-gsON AND "OUR RiGilIS.o

AN
! vary large and respectable meeting OF per-
.ons opIposed to being sulled out "f their rights
'ou' i f..ndly to the election OF General Andrew
ul.nn iDu the PEOPLES Candidate for the Prcsdcn-
'a'" vbo as John Quincy Adams has said" Justly
,.;ows in an emincat degree the public tdror. and
X oyth, talents and serriees no one enterfatns
: ,;rher or more respectful opinion than himseT;
..Lase ,chole career has bpen signGlt~ed by the
aaset Intentions aid the most elerafed PURPOSES
"5 ,rb,se serricps to this nation entie him to Its
q1I qmIGUEST REYaRDS," ard who as was said
~ Henry Clay "has shed so much glory OIL our
'.,,ntry ,chose renomn constitutes SO great por-
,;en Of its moral property" and who the venerable
Jstsrson says, I" is clear headed, strong minded
non. and has filed the measure Of his coantry's
tyloru',-convened at the State House in Dover, on
ESaturday the 10Th Of July. instant.
The object Of the meeting being briefly stated by
Ham Cummna, Esq, the meeting proceeded to an
Eornan;zat;on by the choice Of Abralaa Pierce,
Er,o.. as chairman and Jos. l. Harper aud DR..
E,nes s. Lister as secretaries. The meeting then
/ pesolrqI To separate, and meet by hundreds,
Sf,r tae purpose Of appointing two conferees from
5.,ch hundred to meet tie cdnferees from New
{css.le. Kent and Sussex Counties, on Tuesday the
FeoM instant, TO nominate suitable person for Re-
Epre,eptative to Congress; and likewise to appoint
n committee of ten persons from each hundred to
|torIn the County Ticket.
Such separation having taken place: The per-
sons from the different hundreds returned and re-
Epored as conierccs tor
Duck. Greek Hundred,
JOHN CCMMN6 and ABRAHAM PIERCE.
Littie Creek Hunfrcd,
\ WARNER NJ. Cowgirl and LEWIS PRETrYMAN.
Doper HundreL
ABEL HARRIS and ANDREW GALLEY.
jilrderkW Hundred,
JOHN BURTON and THOMAS DEHORTY.
.1hSbhon Hundred,
svNLIAM C. WILLIAMS md WILLIAM SALISBURY.
And the following Committee, for
Daet. Creek Huadred-Capt. John Eaton, William
M Charles w. Smith, John Flrson Ebenezcr Cloak,
Atrs,l4m p, Shannon, James ioecker, Eli Cuvins,on,
lotn ~. Layton. John u. Savn.
Lin!e. Creek HinthedThornas Earnett John Garnon,
|Sephen Howard, George Sdham, james Bnckmas'er,
ohn Ward, Gustavms Wilson, William M'nlide, James
Hazel, Henry Taylor.
jlcrs7 W,ndrcd-Isaac buckingham Truson l.. Davis,
hn lenney, Joseph Clarke Inhn Brown, stephen Chip
man, Daniel Green, Charles G. Emory, Jonathsa Downs.
Wllam Tuminson
l5derkW Hunircd-1homas Clarke, Joseph i'uahinoi,
George T. Fisher. Samuel rhraaley, william Bosck,
,mes p. Morris, David j. Smith, William Willoughay,
Benjamin Clarke, William Alllbaud.
Msalhon Hundred-CorreIns Deweese, Caleb SifI't'
FimInd Potter, James Starr, Benjamin iiarrngt III,
lsnatius Taylor, Mark Grgg, Archibald CalalI, Dasl
Reed, Manlove Smith.
RESOLVED, That the committee meet at Dover on
Tuesday The Goth instant, for the purpose Of form
ling the county ticket; and that said committee
have power to adjourn from time to time as they
may deem necessary.
Resolred, That it be recommended to the com
mittec to meet in the different hundreds to which
they belong, on Saturday the o6th instant, for the
purpose Of appointing committee OF vigilance for
their respective hundreds
On motion, committee Of correspondence was
appointed to consist Of seven persons, and Henry
NJ Ridgeiy, Martin ". Bates, John Cummias.
Edmund S. Potter, Jacob Boone. Jun. james z.
Norris and DR.. John Burton were appointed.
The meeting was addressed BY Mr. G. G. Ridge
ly, Mr.. Bates and Mr.. II. NJ. Ridgey, aIledgiag
ia their addresses nothing against ]. z Adams
aud nothing in favor Of General Jackson that was
not supported BY the most lncontestb!e prooi from
official papers and documents.
Resotrpd, That 100 copies Of the proceedings Of
this meeting be printed i'll handbills for distrlbu-
ton in the county, and that copy be sent to each
# the Jackson papers tins state for publication.
ABRAHAM PIERCE, Chairman.
J. L. HARPER, Secretaries.
JAS. S. LISTER,
Dover, July IS, 1928.