Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-22
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VICE PRESID NCY.
COMMUNICATIONS.


MEETING Is LYxcunvno
AZ meeting OF a number ot the citizens at Lynch
burg as. mblrd III pursuance of previous notice, Al
the Franklin Hotel for tho purpose OF promoting the
election at our icow-ciizen, p. y. Barbour, To the
office of Vi"e President Of the United States. Col
David Rodcs called Ia the Chair, and Capt John
L., Norvrll appointed Secretary, when tho following
preamble aud resolution. unanimously adopted,
cave dis entirnt Ia the first resolution.
Whereas the partiz,ns of Martin Van Buren, arc
making forts 10 carry the vote of this State in his
favour for the Vice Prrsidrncy-and this meeting
derming the opinion. OF this gentleman hostile TO
those which Virginia has always OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fore,
Rtsoirsd. That his success is TO br deprecated, and
hi. election opposed, bccasc it will involve s,cr
[. { OF our principles, and subscTvicncy To Party
uictaiion.
Rcsoiced. That approve Of the Convention TO
he hrL in Charlottesville the 18th of June next, for
the purpose of nominating r. p. Barbour for the Vice
PrrsIdrncy-a man combining the qualities which
viii command our hearty and consistent support.
ReSoire6, That two d, lcgacs he appointed To rrJre.
seut this meeting in the said Convention.
ReSOIrd, That II committee Of h,c br appointed
90 correspond with such other committee, IS may hc
appointed in other parts OF the State, with view Ia
imsiIcr object
William Daniel Jr. md William d. Bank. Of
Halifax. were then nominated, md unanimously g.
lcctod delegates 10 said Convention.
committee OF correspondence of five YIN. then
appointed 10y the Chair consisting OF the following
persons: Samuel Watt DIR. John J Cah-ll, Charles
L Johnston, DR.. john y. Broocks. aud David Bird.
crs-amd on motion made mud seconded, the chair
msn Was added 10 the COMMITTEES.
ReSoired That tuc editors of the Iynchlur. Nirgi-
unn, the Constitutional Whig the Richmond En-
quirer, and Tic l"fcrsonian aud Virginia Times, be
requested To publish these proceeding. in their re-
spectve papers And then the meeting adjourned.
ID. ROBES, Chairman.
J. T. NoRvEtr, Secretary.
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PUBLIC MEETING AT POWIIATAN.
AT an adjourned meeting ri large number OF
the citizens OF Powhaan county. held at the Coult-
honsc, of said county, on Wednesday the 10Th day
o' May, 1872 for the purpose Of recommending. TO
the electors upon the jackson electoral ticket the
support OF Philip Barbour as Vice President of the
United States, Doct VIM. Crump thaviug he III nm.
pointed at the previous mccting) took the Chair MS
President, and r. f. Graves. who was also appointed
at the time, acted as Secretary Henry :. Hop
kins. Esq. having withdrawn the resolutions offered
by him at the previous meeting for the appointment
oi delegates To the Charlottesville EOnvrn'io" the
Chair whcrcupon submitted the following prcnmb q
mud resolutions, TO the consideration OF the meeting.
to.wt:
wv heTcas il is Important, in the opinion of this
meeting, 10 the maintenance of those principles
which Virginia has heretofore protcsSrd To consider
the best safeguard OF the Republic, that her vote al
the a,prC aching rrctnn for person To Gil the Office
at Vice President of the United States should bc ri.
Ven to one whose political course has been in ne cord
nncc with those principles: AS the best means at
etieCting this object,
|. e" Rrs1hcd, That =. p. Barbour he recommend.
cd rs fiji aud proper person to be elevated To that
Office; aud that it br recommended to the electors
upon the Jackson electoral ticket (Which mean to
o! the ell ctor cclcSc there shall appear any rea-
scnal,lc CHARGE of his {, ction"
2. :" Rcsoircd, That we disarprovc The Convention
proposed 10 he held at ,liimurr ITO Sd Aonday
in this m"'t'' because II will be composed of dele.
gates enicraini the discordani political o,i-
n'ons-thc friends end opponents Of protective
tarit-thosc WHO advocate, and those " ho oruosc
the power o! the General Government t. make in.
trrnal improvements Quot To mention the almos, for.
gotten distinction q! FrdaraIi>t aud Republican, VIII
he called npon, III common council 10 sclec; a c,nd.
date, for the Vice Presidency, who in the nature nj
things, cannot be proper representative OF all those
contradic'o'y opinions; because small lninorities lin
most II moi al of the Clay States have sent dele.
gates TO that Convention, wh" will there WELD the
whole force OF their respective States although AZ
home they Will mt have the control of n single o
IcctOral vote; and because we are of oniuion ihat
tins Convention, whilst it is recommended as at
Iording tar oIportunit, for The nomination of anv
citizen, is really designed 10 promote the election nj
Mr. Van Buren,, 10 which sc do not wish to con,r
buie."
The first resolution being read the same ,yas ndyo
Gated 10y Tho. Mailer aud WIN. UId, Esqr., md on.
posed 10y Richard Booker, Esq. who moy cd ,ubs
tuie thereto III these words:
:" HeSOircd, That il is at this time mrxpcdicnt to
make any recommendation of Vice lr sdrnt 10y this
meeting which, after some discussion, reject
Cd-whcrcmpon Col. VIM. Lyon, " no dee Jared him
.cii decidedly IN favor Of T. p Barbour Vice Pre-
s'dcnt, moved an amendment to the said first rrsou-
ton by striking the latter clause " hic is in these
words: " H. upon the meeting ul the electoral col.
cce thcrC shall APPEAR any reasonable chance OF hi.
cccti, n"-WhlCh amendment being rejected, Mir
WIN Pova hcrcupOn moved substitute TO tic
resolution aforesaid, in these Ords:
Rcso!red, That acommiitcr ui five he appointed 10
GRAFT preamble and resolutions for Tive purpose Ui
appointing delegates to the Baltimore Convcrton To
present Php i. Barbour as Il suitable rcrs n to be
recommended by that Convention 20 TIC people OF
the Cnii"d States for the Vice PrcSidcucy'-w lch
being Hlmost unanimously rriccjc,., lhc preamble
mud rrsoIuion first Submitted To the meeting by the
Chair, wrr' th,r"uPon separately read and adopted
hy large moiorirics.
On the motto" of Tho Miller, Esq. it v",
HcsOrtd, That the proceedings al tns meeting be
signed 10y the Chairman and Secretary, md pubsird
IN the Richmond paPers-And then the meeting nd.
journed, sine die.
VIM. CRUMP, CbnirmGn
r. T. GRAVES, Secretary
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