Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-13

- i'Y"S - " dsHlostoH . , TOTAL ~. Tie Admin
'srra'ion party have elected, from Edgeconbe 2
Johnston ?, Halifax 3, Franklin 3, Granville /. w.,
rem 3, northampton total 10 The Whies bay.
lost in llallfax in Northampton and in Granville
and gained in Pitt and in Johnston.
CHARLOTTE CONGRESSIONAL, DIS
TRlGT.-HeetngS in Charlotte.
AT meeting Of portion Of the Wings of Cha,
1otte county, at the Courthouse of SAID county o,
Monday the 9th OF August, ls3S, The same benz
Court day. DIR. Edwin Price was called TO ne
chair, and DIR. Joel Watkins appointed Secreta,y
The following resolutions we've adopted
|. That William l.. Greer, Henry Cqnipu,o,,
Robert Morton, Thomas T.. Watkins and William
!. Scott be delegated to meet delegates nom othe,
counties OF the District, at Prince Edwasd Conrr IN
september next, for the purpose or nominating
suitable candidate TO rcprcseu! this District in the
next Congress
,. That, in the opinion Of This meeting, H;oi
Boufain, Esq Is the choice Of the Wings of Char
otc, and prob1bly OF the District but actuated by
a spirit OF compromise and Iat,iotsm the delegates
IRON this count, be requested unite in the support
OF the person, who be thought TO possess the
sfeatesr influence in the District.
EDWIN PRICE, Chairman
JoEL WATKINS, Sec'y.
o. We are glad 10 the above enumeration;
brca9sc although VIC are aversc to such mode OF
nomination, WHEN the of the people of a cour
~ or district can be otherwise ascertaned aud
the votes of party thus concentrated upona singh,
candidate, see other mode when nun
Der Of candidates have been prcmaurey nominated.
OF Ieconcng the conflicting prctcnsions OF different
individuals OF satisfying then respective friends, and
OF preventing tile election OF whose political
opinions may be al variance with those oil rnajor-
ty Of his constituents. Let such Convention as -
proposed be apYarltd, and let its decision be a lar
exponent of the sentiments of a m,iprity ui a p,rr,
and We can perceive, in that case no reasonable oh
lection to the adoption of This mode OF consolidating
IT'S strength, and preventing its telrat-ccrfany ia
ms particular ease inevitable, unless this on some
other, (and we can th,nk Of no olhel,) mode be
dopted, to secure unity Of counsel and action
We learn that the Van Buren party also held d,
meeting at Charlotte court, and appointed Dell
gates TO meet delegates from the othcl counties ot
the District, at Prince Edwmd September court. 60,
the purpose OF nominating candidate tor Congress
At tins meeting. told, a vote WAS tax en-. nv
the purpose Of designating its preference. which
resulted as follows Fer Nathaniel f. Nenablc Of
Prince Edward (Conscryatve) Is; for Samuel G.
Anderson, of Prince Edward (Sub Treasury Whig)
II For Col. Fuqua of Cumberland (Sub Treasu-
ny Van Buren9 4 1t seems strange that the Van
Buren, party should give such strong vote in favor
of quondam Whig--a gentleman, who has been
for several years past Of the sharpest tholns in
the side of the Administration party in Prince Eli.
wand county Where arc all their original and
stcadiast friends, that they thus sneak into the VIII.
camp, to procure candidate 1t is true, Mr.. An
dcrson has probably determined, a III mode Calhoun,
to desert his =" late allies - but # we have been cor
rcctly informed, lie is equally determined not
enlist under the flag OF his late opponents IS
between Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van Buren, he occu-
pies neutral ground--declaring his unoompromlsing
hostility to both-lhat he looks upon one as Arscaic
and The other Corfosire Subiiaate II his hostility
to Mr. Clay deprives HIM of all CHM to the appella
ton OF a Hb1g, does not his hostility TO Mr.. Van
Buren, equally deprive him of all claim to the ap.
pellation of Democrat And vet meeting Of the
Democrats bestow upon him nearly majority OF
their votes, not as ''cholce of evils but as de
cided preference over men whose fidelity TO " the
party has been long tried aud is unquesoned -
Why do they pass by, with contemptuons silence the
claims OF such men as Maj lancey, DIR. Flood aud
George Booker, Esq, of Buchingham and give
such mcagrc support to Col Fuqna of Cumber-
land,-mcn WHO have stood by the Administration
through evil we'll good report,--to take from
the outer porches OF the Wing temple oflts ate
Disciples who, If ne be no longera member the
W hlg family, is cpnlesseily decided opponent OF
the chief OF the Administration, whose supporters
they profess to be who have given him their votes
We confess there is something in this matter eng
malica to us. and hard to be understood. We should
like to see a solution of the puzzle.