Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-15
National Republican Meeting.

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National Republican Meeting.
Alta meeting of sundry citizens of Berke
Rev county, held at the Court House 10 Mar
tinsburg, an Monday the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1881. pursuant to notice General
ELISHA ROYD was called 10 the Chair
and HARRTsoN WAITE appointed Secretary.
The meeting being organized, was address
ed by Charles Faulkner, Esq whe sub
miited the following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously Adopted
Whereas, it is proposed by those opposed
TO the re election of Andrew jackson, to hold
Ia the City Of Baltimore on The second Mon
day iD December next, a Ndttcftdt Repubtic0lt
Cencentioa, to be composed Of delegate
from each Congressional District aud two TO
represent the State, corresponding with the
Senatorial representation 10 which each State
is entitled in Congress. The object Of which
convention is, to nominate some fit and suit
able Candidate fer the Office OF President
in opposition to the present incumbent
ReSotUed, That we high'y approve Of the
design Of the National Republican Conven
ton as above Set forth, and deem ii expedi-
ent and proper that the Sixteenth Congress
sienal District of Virginia shall be reprssen.
ted therein.
Resolved, That the several counties COM
posing said district be, and they are hereby
invited to CO operate with us in the selection
of representative
Resolced, That Thomas Davis. Char'es j.
Faulkner. jacob Viewer. David Ii. Conrad
and Levi Henshaw, be and they are hereby
appointed Committee on behalf of the Ma
tional Republican party OF the county OF
Berkeley, to confer with such Committees as
may be appointed on behalf Of the National
Republican party of other counties in the Dis
trict, with full power and authority to repre-
sent the wishes and feelings OF the county OF
Berkeley in the selection of Delegate.
ResolUcd, That this meeting 'yiil take no
erser upon the subject Of the Senatorial re
presentation in said Convention, the hope
and expectation being entertained that some
step will be taken in reference thereto, by
the National Republican party OF the City OF
Richmond, to whose consideration the sub
ject is respectfully submitted, with the assu-
rance that this meeting will concur IN any
appointment that may be SO made.
On the melton of Edmund 2. Hunter, Esq
Res0lUcd, That the Editors Of the Martins
burg Gazette, Richmond Wing, Virginia
Free Press, South Branch Inteliisencer, and
Winchester Republican, be requested TO in
seIt the assve proceedings 10 their papers
respectively.
On melton, the meeting then adjourned
sine die.
ELISHA BOYD, Chairman.
HARRisoN WAITE, !Sec'y.
Within the last week, we have heard scve
raj warm original Jackson men express q
hope that Gen jackson weud decline poll
for re election. They had supported hn
upon the principle that some presidential
e IA. anH p1uch ne fhcv At
tached 10 him, they do not like TO see tina
principle dlsregarded in the person of one
who had himself so strongly urged it,
lps. Free Press
The Editor Of the Craftsman, Jackso!
paper, published at Albany, in the state o
New York, offers the following tribute in ia
vor of Henry Clay:
1--WE believe Henry Clay TO be repub
lcan at heart, and an honest, as he is gift
ed man; one who has done much good to th
republic, and who, we hope, may live to d
much more. His integrity, if we refuse {
listen to the prcjudiced and noisy ciamor {
~ Che day, is beyond the reach Of roproacI
He is the property of the American nation
his character is in the keeping of the oil
democratic party, Of Inch heis distinguish
ea member, and, therefore, we will EevI
consent TO be ranked among his revilers''
t@lgt Iod'--Ihe amount paid this yea
up to The first day of September. to the CO
ieetor ut Albany, on merchandise cleared
hi, office l,r DE File and Champlain Canal
i. os.e bundrfd and m: one iio,,sand one l.,,
drcd Gssd tarig si& dtlus, which shows :
Increase u Jotg fire thousand dollars evtr "a
year, up to lie same tine---.3ttGpy u. ID