The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-03
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district and that the fifteen pefxons having the
greatest unnber 81 votes shall hc she Electors
os the part ofthe State Ofthe fifteen persons
voted FOR. fourteen must generally he unknown
! 20 the voters or the fitness OF these iourteea
| 60 discharge the dafy IN a manner accountable 10
the voter, nc can have no means Of knowing but
/ by the informafinn direct OF indirect, "h.ch he
may be enabled - collect from others. An &C.
tuai neeessity IS thus imposed on the ciiizeus OF
the several districts Of the State who desire 10
/ snppori the same candidate Tor the Presidency,
Of conferring together for the purpose Of seircf-
/ ing the agents who TO give expression and
effect 10 their wishes Such AN INTERCHANGE #
sentiments may he made directly indirectly
| publicly or secretly But a proper object IS
/ always best effected by direct and open means.
/ This very important election approaches, aud
30 American who feels as American oughieo
feel, who Is aware how much the honor the tree
T dom, the peace and the happiness Of has country
NAV be afectedhy the personal character aud
qualifications ofthe person 10 be appointed Pres
ident. can feel an indiHef ence to the issue IA a
/ freeman who kno0S and vaiues his rights, he Is
/ hound 10 make choice. and that choice he should
assert with hrmness. II is well known that the
members Of this Convention have made their Sc
lection. This is not the moment for declaring
| the reasons Of our preference When the TINE
shall arrive. none of us can hesitate in avowlng
them 10 our FELLOW citiEens, and trust that this
avowa will ne so made that while it Jusfl6es or
choice and NAV carry conviction to the mnds Of
others, 1t will manifest proper respect TO the o.
] pinions Of those who have honestly determined
| 10 support the opposing candidate In the con-
| test bstWeen Mr.. Adams and Gen. iackson--aBd
between them we must chooSe--we are Convn-
| ced that the best interest of our country will be
consulted by tbr recollection ofthe former. We
have convened here fol the sole purpose ofseec-
ting such individuals OF high standing and char
acier IN the several districts of the State as will
| be most likely TO obtain the suffragas of the
| people, and if elected. will carry wishes in
To effect
We claim for Ourselves no right which we do
not chez fully acknowledge as the nndoubted
right of all our fellow citizens We presume not
by the expression Of our opnen TO control the
opinion 0i others. But having formed an opinion
we desire so 10 express IT, thai NAV have ia the
pending election all the weight which the people
| at large upon mature consideration may think it
deserves
After this brief exposition of the purposes OF
our meeting. move you, Sin, that the Secretary
call over the several Electoral Districts & that
as they are respectively announced the Gentle
menspresent name such perSons,as they believe
ought be recommended ,othe People as Cand-
dates for their Sufragcs.
This course being approved by the conyen-
ton.
The Secretary accordingly proclaimed the
districts, and the gentleman whose names are
placed TO each, being proposed as Electors were
unanimously confirmed by the convention;
Electoral Districts aud Eitctors
!. Burke, Buncomhe. Rutherford and Hay
wood, Col. Isaac T. Auery Of Burke.
2. Wilkes, IredeIl, ourry and he,-Dr 1b
ner Franklinof kedeA.
3, Mecklenhurg Caharrus aud Lincoln
Robert ~ Burton Of Lincoln.
4. Rowan DiyldSon and Montgomerv,-F
aeard Deberry Of Montgomery
s. Rockingham. Stokes aud Caswell-Dr.
1narep BoWman Of stokes
6. Randolph, Guiliord and Cha ham,- Gen
Aierandtr Groyof Randolph.
7. Richmond. An,on, Rob son, Moore, aud
cunberand-Dc. Benjamin Robinson Of
CnmberldHi
g. Person, Orange and Granye-Dr james
S 'SmM Of Qraage.
Q. Wake. johnson, and Wayne-ColoneL HI |
kqm Hinton Of Hake.
10 Warren; Franklin, Halifax and Nash, Ed |
tonrd Hall Of Fraakiin
II. Brrte. Northampton, He~tford and Mar |
tin, Samuel Lyman Of Mdrtin
IL PaSguotank, Gates, Chowan, Perqumoue |
Camdea and Curruck, Isaac " Lamb !
ofPaguotant.
- Beaufort Edgecomb, Pitt, Washington, |
TYR III, and Hyde-Gen IHiiam Ctmk |
Of PIT.
II Craven, Green. Lcnolr, Jones. Cartere. |
and OnsIow-Jiiiiam S. Biackiedge OIL
Crnitr.
ID. Baden, Sampson Columbus Dnplin |
NeH Hanover aud Brunswick, = Daniel l. |
kenan of DHpin
On Motion of Mr.. T.. T.. Graham,
ReS0hed. that the gentlemen above named |
shall constitute the administration Electoral |
Ticket for the State of North Carolina.
On motion OF Mr. Burgwin,
Res0Ired, that committee be appointed to |
prepare an Address to the frprmen of North |
CaI olina, TO accompany the Electoral Ticket |
| and that the following gentleman compose said |
com nitree. viz the Hon William CASTOR. The |
Hon. William Davidson, Gen. Edmund Jones. |
Thomas Z. Devereux and John h. Bailey, |
Esq,s
Ora motion of DIR Nancy,
ResOlred, hat ten thousand copies Of the Ad- |
dress To the treemen OF the State of North Caro-.
| lima, TO be prepared by the committee in behalf
of tins covcnton shall he printed for circulation
under the direction 1.-THE committee ofvigilancr
and correspondence
! On motion a. Mr.. Winslow,
| Resolced that a committee of viance and
correspondence be appointed to supply any vi
cancy which may occur IN the I'll ctoral Ticket
and that they be clothed with general powers to
! adopt such measures is they may deem best cal
culated TO carry into efirct the wishes ofthis |
convention And that J. Gales. DR. Job Bee.
with, Thomas r. DevereuN, Benjamin S. King,
DIR. Il. II. fIelne and Stephen Birdsall forln
this committee.
| On motion of Mr. Burgwin,
| Rceoieed that the thanks of this convention he
rendered TO the Speaker and to the members OF
tkr House of Commons for thrir kindness aud
| beraity in accommodating the meeting with
| the use of their Hall.
! On motion Of Nh J. c. Taylor.
| RcSolred that the thanks ofths convention be
gvento the chairman and secretary, for their
| services on this occasion.
! On motion of DR. ll"me,
| p.u.J,,,I H., H., H.,