Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-12-23
From the Baltimore American
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CON
VENVJON
MOndqY, Decenlber IL.


tlon of Gov. Barbour OF Virginia, IhoalGs
II. Ray, ESQ. of Virginia, was appointed
Secretary. On p1otion of VIM. l.. Stone
Esq. of New York, it was resolved that
seats be provided for the editors of newspa-
pers and their assistants, and that they be in
vited tO'attend the sittings OF the Convention
In order to give time to members who were
Oh their way 10 this city, and were expected
= TO reach here to-day, Mr.. Livingston moved
that the Convention adjourn until Tuesday
ct ~ o'clock, when tho members would
The Convention adjourned accordingly.
Proceedings Of Tuesday, Dec 49,
AT II o'clock the Convention was called
TO order by II. Lacock, Esq, and the pro-
ceedings of yesterday having been read, the
Secretary called over the names of the Dele
gates, according TO the order of the several
States, when the following gentlemen an
swered to their names -
Ndins.-Nathan Cummins, Jno Holmes,
George Evans, Charles Massey. Hy War
rem.
Ne,D Rampshire-J. B. III. Odiorne, w.
A. Kent, Charles Barrett, Jas Wilson, jr
Leonard Jarvis.
Vermont. Jarvis, Robt. Temple,
%. Carpenter, VIM. A. Griswold, TIL. D..
Hammond, Phineas White
Massachusetts. "A. H. Everett, Gideon
Barstow, Ira Barton, I'll. A. S. Dearborn,
Russell Freeman, John Lowell, Ebenezer
Mosley, Gershom Il. w eston, Samuel Smell
ling.
Conncctieut-D. B. Brinsmade, Dennis
Kimberley, Jno Mcclellan, Jno. a. Rock
well, Joseph Trumbul.
Rhode IsiGnd.-Jos. l.. Tillinghast, John
Brown Francis. n. +. Dixon, 4. Robbins
NeU Iork.-Luther Bradish, JOS Blunt,
John e. Camp, Hy B. Cowles, Hiram
Ketchum, Peter Il. Livingston, Chs Lutl-
low, Adm. X. Lawrence, Hugh Maxwell,
Frederick Mason, p. b. Porter, VIM. L.
Stone, H. Barton, r. Il. Ward, Henry G.
Wheaton.
Nsto Jersey.-Amasa Dodd, S. s. Doty,
J. S. Halstead. Ii. P. Lippincott, H. d.
Polhemus, P. NJ. Ryerson, Jas +. Ran
Siolph.
Pennsylvania Alexander, John
b. Butler, Robt. Burke, Thos Burnside.
Thos. b. Coleman, Jos. c. Clarkson, James
Calhoun, VIM. II. Dillingham;, VIM. Oar
ling, Nathl, Ewing, w ashington hopkins,
Thos. Nj. Jolly, Abner Lacock, Sharp d.
Lewis, VIM. Lyon, p. S. Michler, Calvin
Mason, Thos. McGilfen, a. McGaw, Jo-
siah Randall, John Sergeant, Il. Penn
Smith, Anthony Taylor.
DeLG,rare.-E. 1. Dupont, Kenscy Johns,
~ ~ HAahsHSIuJ w. ~ . motifs, w N. u.
NAPLES.
Maryland. Sol. Dickinson, Jos. Kent. J.
B. Morris, J. j. Merrick, VIM. Price, }.
Sewell, II. V. Somerville, Jas. Thomas. T.
Tilghman, VIM. Willis
pirgtnia. --Richd. Adams, Robt Ander-
son, Jas. Barbour, X. w. Barton, David
Briggs, Jas Breckenridge, Robt b. Cor
bin, w. b. Caldwell, Jno. b. CIopton, :.
II. Davis, EIy. Fairfax, Chs. Hill, Joshua
M. Harrell, Jno. Marshall, jr, PHI G. Pen
dleton, Cuthbert Powell ,Thos p. Raw, Jno.
Taliaferro, Thos. Turner, ii. S. Turner,
Edward L. Tayloe, VIM. Woods
Ohio.-Phil. Beecher, Henry Bacon Jas
M Bell, Hez. BisseIl. Thos lFanan, Ed
ward Hamilton, John H. James, Joseph II
Ijams, leicester King, George Rennock
Allen Irimble, George Reeves, jr., John
Sloan, James Williams.
kentucky. daniel Brock, Charles Bu-
ford, Leslie Combs, James w Denny Tbs.
nj. Ewing, James Harlan, James Hughes.
John Jennings, Martin p. Marshall, VIM.
L. Willis, Geo. w. Williams, Leo White
North CGroLInG.-R. H. Alexander, F.
II Shuman.
Lndiana.-John ]. Nicely, Isaac Hovk.
LouiSiGnG.-H. "A. Billiard, josiah S.
Johnston.
District Of Columbia. -Richd. S. Coke,
William l.. Hodgson, Walter Jones, W m
s. Nichols, Edgar Snowden.
After the members had answered 10 their
names, M. Holmes of Maine, moved that a
committee of live be appointed by the Chair
to report TO the Convention what further pro-
eeedings were necessary for lis regular or
ganization. This motion having been a
greed 10, the Chair appointed Messrs. Holmes.
Sergeant, Thomas, Dearborn and DENIM. -
The committee retired, and in a few mo-
ments reported that il was deemed expedient
that the officers OF the Convention should con-
sist Of a President, four Vice Presidents, and
two Secretaries and recommended the fol-
lowing gentlemen as the officers -
For President, JAMES BARBoUR, va
wee Presidents, ALLEN TRIMDLE, OF o.
Jos. KENT, Of Md
+. b. PORTER, Of n. Y.
Ro. TEMPLE, Vermont.
Secretaries, Jos. L. TILLINGH RsT h. /.
Henry BACON, of Ohio.
The report Of the committee having been
adopted, Governor Barbour Of Virginia took
the Chair, and returned thanks for the honor
conferred upon him.
On motion OF MIR. Sergeant, of Pennsyl-
vania, the President Of the Convention vas
requested to invite the venerable CHARLES
CARROLL, Of Carrolton, and Governors
Howard and THOMAS, to witness the pro-
oeedings Of this Convention, and to lake seats
within the bar
Mr.. Holmes, Chairman Of the Committee
appointed TO report what further proceedings
we're necessary, stated that he had been de
sired by that committee 10 offer the follow