Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-31
TOW NSNIP MEETING,

Pursuant to previous notice the citizens of Cen /
tire township met in Centrevillc, the 9 ,h inst,
almost masse. The seats of our large and
commodious Court House were filled to overflow
ing; and, with harmony unprecedented in a
meeting of the kind, they proceeded to organize
by appointing JOHN MAXWELL resident.
OLIVER r. JOINS, Secretary. After the objects of
the meeting were stated the house proceeded TO
bus mess. Appropriate remarks made by
several citizens ON the sub jcct of Internal In
p-oyeulcni, advocating the pro2rie'y AMI neccs-
si;y of nnodiii cation Of the system, upon which
no division Of opinion appeared to exist.
John L. Dunham NOV ed tho adoption Of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolred. That while The county Of Wayne
pays into the State Treasury nearly one-twenti-
eth of the whole State Rev enue, her citizens feel
deeply interested in the wasteful and extravagan:
use which has been made Of it in the past year,
appears from the reports of the several officers
to the Legislature. And believing the simultane-
ous prosecution of our 1900 miles of public works
to be the cause, and carried into effect by the
Commissioners contrary TO law, we most earnest
t ~ deprccatc their course. calculated pro-
tlucc other and more serious difficulties, if no;
checked by legislative action.
. Rssolrea. further. That committee be appoin-
ted BY the President, 70 retire and form list Of
thirteen persons of this township. to bc imrnedi
ateIv presented 70 tins meeting for delegates to a
County Conventions; and, SO many Of them as
shall receive the sanction Of this meeting. by
shall repair TO the Cou.; House the third Mon
day liz April next. a. adjourned meeting
thereafter il necessary. to carry tbs objects OF
this meeting into effect, by nomination Of two
candidates l1r the Senate and four for the House
Of Representatives.
Unanimously adopted.
Whcrc"pon. the Prosiicn. appointed the FOL
lowing committee. Messrs. Peter Ringo, Rober
Galbrctl., David Commons, Nathaniel Bcall. Hen
~ Hoo, or. Valentine Wood. ard Joshua Eliason
IT,, who Withdrew and after few inmates re :uil
J. ed. and announced The names of the follow in,
?, Gentlemen suitable persons for delegates, I
i wit: Enhrai.n J. Merritt. John Maxwell. Wn
l. Co.nm,ns. Jesse Neei, Thomas Mccoy, Dinie
n King, Joseph Ken, john Stggcman, Peter Dick:
e James O>born. Jacob Wolf, David J. Wood, an
e John F. Durham.
Is On motion. the nominations Of the co:nmit,c
l. were sanctioned by vote Of the meeting
Henry Hoover moved the adoption Of the e
lowing resolution.
- Rcso!re1, That the Editors of the respec,y
papers, published in this county. be requested {
insert the proceedings of this meeting.
: On motion, the meeting adjourned.
JOHN MAXWELL. President.
!, OLIVER T. JONES, Secretary
II March 24th 1898
es We avai!ed ous.elf Of an opportunity, and a
r tened the meeting at which the above procee
inrs were had. And one. perhaps II
ne Secretary has taken the liberty Of eu,bellishir
,c the FACTS little. we beg leave TO wipe off II
4. verbia.e. In the first place. the citizens of Ce
IS tire township no, onc-eights of them the.
i Instead Of en- masse; and one-four,h Of those
r. TENDANCE. were attracted there through curosit
nj with no intention Of participating IN he +