The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-23

AhaHg INN llh-=llr administration sfate
convention n,'t srste dny mriuins, Ut alnut ~
o'clock ~ liz assembly chamlsrt. and hGtra
recess Of nj hour Alexander Iunn, II Comm
bin, @as appointed chairman ahb Rebeif +
Eo.e, OF Srneca. & pele, Sharpe IF Hes-fod.
sertpiniirs.
The credentials of tho delcratrs were la,
presented, and then nnmrs called The Seer
tilv announced lint % answer ed 10 tlftif natpp,
5pne l@clse ~ fourteen counties we're noi H.
presented
\ dlacussion Of ront length took place oir
the qneston Of admitting pcrson Goln Warren
county, who .aed hal u mrcne had not been
hs 4, and ihet h. Ind noi hetu appointed but
dat he womb iake put ~ the debrrniiuns ot
the meeting, should II BE- defnird piuprr Judge
spencer opposed his admission, etorpl ~ a
spectator, aud Nj John a. King spuRr IN favor
81 his being admitted Judge spencer = auVtess
lion prevailed
Nj. John a. King then moved The nupoir
nncnt OF y ran'lnii ec oft"elyc, 80 report IN at.
dfc-s md trsululiour computing with The Oh
ieci ofihc meeting. The mol,oo prevailed. and
The namcs Of lie following pelsdns we've rrbt
f'om pape1 hs ibc ehnlr, ia ih, committee, sil-
Ambrose Spencer. J. A. king Edmund II Pr,=
dlcton, Charlrs II CnnnH, Ellis Poter. Wln C.
Gilchrs', Jac,b Ilaiglt Charles Morel NicoI
f"sdck, Thomas Cloves. n. II Rochester and
Gcrtei T. SMITH
Grn Zach X Van Rensselaer,. of Columbia.
moved Iha "A comnineelot srvcn br appointed 10
Impure and fcrefi 10 The meeting rs 10 the ex.
p dlency 81 iuespcdieacy of nominating u eau
ddite ior Governor ~ tins utHr.
Ms John A King lid The objcr, Of ihr con.
ycnton was To- tatsc TIN standard Of thr adnin.
isnaiion, hod 80 do II rs 10 eain al the geers
possible. lie thought fhcf raurs should oh
tlscrretly directed 10 thl- object. lie objected
therefore, 10 the appointment ~ u committee or
ihr discussion IN the i1st iuslHosr. nf 1uesti1n
NOT necossafi, connected ath fhc piIucipal olJ
loci II II should become necessary in fht course
ol tie proceedings, II cotld then be ddn-.
Gen. Van Rene ger said That he did mol pta4
pose III ptof' ed to a nomination. but TO in1nirr
Whrlber II WIS eApedient or not. Fnr hfnIs,lf
Ia. mind Wns roi mHde up Ilewns not pferai-
Ell 10 say lhal nomination OUGHT 10 br made
bat tbeu rbete ~efc ofncrs who pcie drcidedlg
~ iHeor Oft. He w. desifous 10 hear the ar.
PHIpant Whethri il wa eNpedieut or not 80
thai II - convention should be- called Tor lhat
purpose, the srnse Of this meeting on thnt sui.
jet nnelt be presented 10 il
Judge Spencer was oppo.cd 10 the CONSIDERS
lion oi ibe motion lle had nPeer unde, stood
thai in his sclcctlou as u helrEnte 10 this cyu-
srntlon he nod any sHlt 9f authority 10 infciH
mtddlc win the question OF u governor Ifypn-
iued upon, therefore, il was assumpJior ct
power so mach ohJec ion VIA there 20 cous
snuciyc or assumed Authority, lhid the conduct
al the legislature, which proceeding b yond It's
delegated powers, dared IA ~ press ms Ddgidu-
ais preference 90 tb question Of tlp pTcsidoIl-
cr. had been condemned, and Justly 40 As de
lsgatrs they Tad no power 10 proceed 10 MONT
nation OF governor o. 20 discussion Of the
question. Aud Il the latter was conceded the,
me convention and not the committee was he