Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-07-25
WING MEETING.

Alta Wing meoting held at tho Court
House IN S'aun,on GA Monday the 22,d OF
July 1889. (beiug Court ia, pursuant to IA
notice published in the Staunion Spectator,
Col. JAS. CRAWFORD was called to the
Chair, aud ERASMUS SrEIBLiNG appoint.
ed Secretary.
On moliun seconded, VIM. Kinney. ID.
w. Paueson, Jno. d. Breckenridge, james
Bell and VIM Frazier, were appointed u
Committee I" draft preamble and resolu>
tions expressive of the views and objects OF
the meeting, who having retired, returned
and reported the following preamble aud
resolutions, which on the question being
scvera'iy put lhereupon, were unanimously
adopted:
The Wing Central Committee OF Virgin,
Ia, IN pursuance uf authority vested in them
al "a meeting Of The Wing members of The
General Assembly OF Virginia, having il in
able and temperate address To The Wigs Of
NTg inia, recommended that each county :,
town aud election district Of tho State enli>
tied 20 representation in the House OF Dele
gates, should appoint twice as many Dele,
gates as they have IA right To elect 10 that
House to meet IN Convention in Staunion on
the 18th day of September next this
meeting heartily concurr,ng in and approx =
ing OF Tho recommendation OF said Commit
lee, and believing that the period has aIriv ed
when Il becomes all who love their country
his constitution and laws, and desire their
preservation aud perpe tua,iun, TO come To the
rescue, and endeavor to arrest the inisIuie :,
eXiravagances, currnptiuus aud abuses ii The
present administration, which threaten seIi
ousiy 10 impair, ii not destroy, all that is
worth preserving ofeilher.- w uh these no =
| W Objects IN view, with IA firm ConviCtio
resting upon our minds, that the only ,hing
necessary To their accomplishment, is union
and CONCERT OF action among the Wings oi
the United S,alcs:-
| Resoired, That OF the two plans suggest
ed oy The Wing Central Committee, we de
cidedly prefer that which contemplates the
appointment OF delegates To Wing Nation
al Convention, proposed To lie held Of Harris
ouiE IN December next, Tor the purpose ul
selecting suitable peisons To be run by the
wing party OF the United States for Presi.
dent and Vice President.
ResolUed, That William Kinney, Briscne
G. Baldwin, Ro. S. Brooke and john Nc
Cue, be, and they are hereby appointed
Delegates 10 represent the W hig party oil
tins County, in the Convention proposed IL
be held at Siaunton on The 25;h day Of Sep
tsmber next; and il from any cause the saI
delegates, or any or either OF them, should
lail TO attend said Convention, that then Jas.
| oNS' - OoShi uO ~ DIcCh III ge
and Joseph Smith, or any or either of them in
The order IN which they are here named
or as many of them as may be necessary, be
appointed alternate Delegates
Resotced, Tha, A. Ii. ii. Stuart, Thos.
j: Niche, James Bell, John aicCue, John
Wayt, John Newton, Jas. Nj. Lilly, James
Bumgard"er, Elijah Hogsell, DIR. M'Ches-
neg, VIM. NJ. TATE, r. ID Hill, John Ed
monson, Benami Irvine, Col. A Rankin,
David Griffith, A dam Link, Giveus Fulton
and David 5: Young, he appointed Conn
miitee OF Vigilance for the county Of Au-
gusta, with leave TO add 10 their numbers,
and that The Secretary Of this meeting for.
ward 10 the Wing Central Committee at
Richmond copy of the proceedings OF this
meeting.
Re'ciced, That these proceedings be pub
iished IN the StaunIon Spectator AID Rich
mond Wing
JAS. CRAWFORD, Charm.
ERASMUS STRIBLING, Sec'ry