Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-09-17


4. Resoired, That a Committee Of twenty
three be appointed, whose duty it shall be 10
mature and report the most advisable scheihs
OF regular county organization BY which all
legitimate means may be employed to ami
mate and concentrate the energies of tho Re-
publican party, to bring every qualified voter
to the polls. and 20 rally throughout every
county In the State the entire Democratic
strength to the maintenance Of their cherish
ed principles; and that such COMMITTEES ne
| recommended to consider and report on the
propriety of having Sub Committees appoint
ed by each county to challenge and &c cam
vass before the Commissioners Of Elections
every bad and suspicious vote by whatever
party offered; and also on the proprie,v of
having In every county or district, whers
there may be reason to believe that the &C uti-
ments of the Delegate or Senator from such
county or district do not accord with those of
his constituents, books of instruction opened
by the side of the Poll-takers for the purposs
OF ascertarnng the sense Of the people OF TIE
rroprlety Of electing, during the next session
oithe Legislature, u. S. Senators fricndly 70
| the present Administration.
The following gentlemen were appointed
under the above resolution Theophi:us .sk,
Thomas Wallace, Niviscn Watkins, Trg.sl
Jones, j. Willis Wilson, Paul Taylor 800.
+. keesee, John b. Ailworth, John L sny-
Ior' of Middlesex, Walker P. Ccaway,
Thomas Richie, VIM. F. Gordon, Ale3 aader
iiolladay, John b. bowman, William as
tleman, VIM. r. Almond, Abraham = prd.
Robert ]. Taylor, Andrew Bierne, Rob-: NJ.
Hudson, John s. Davidson, Robe.t A.
Thompson, Cyrus Vance.)
5. Resolred, That Committee fsevc-, be
appointed, whose duty it shall DO to tscer-
tam In what counties no Corresponding :, ON
mlttees have been appointed by the Re- :bli-
can Convention of last February, or b. the
Republican party in those counties, and on
duly advising with the delegates in this Con-
ventlon from those or neighboring counties.
and to recommend by name, Republican ci,i& }
zens for the immediate constitution Of such
committees.
(ihc following gentlemen constitute the
Committee for the above named purpose -
John Nj. Selden, George w. Macrae, James
I. Hill, Reuben G.. Knesley, VIM. Marie
ney, Robert J. Taylor, A. II. Taylor.)
6. Resoired, Thata Committee of one from
each Electoral District be appointed, whose
duty 1t shall be to collect the sense of the
People on the pending clection-to estimate
the prospects of the result, and to ascertain
and humbugs employed by the Federal party
for defeating the election of Martin Van Blu
rem.
(ihe following gentlemen were appointed
to compose the Committee aforesaid :-Rohelt
butler, Richard II. Parham, Higgerson Han
cock, William Meredith, William G.. Flour
noy, Robert ii. Gray, Nathaniel Wilson,
John Is. Ailwor,h, Benz. +. Dabnoy, Alexan-
der fltziugh, Samuel d. Denoon, James l..
''ordon, robert I. Willis, Stevens II. Ma
son, Walker p. Conway, John S. Calvert
Edward II. Smith. Benz. F. Graham, Augrs-
tus A. Chapman, Nathaniel Burwell, Cyrus
Mccormick, Jos. G. LeFevre, VIM. Marter
ney.)
7. Resolred, That Committee of % be
appointed to consider and report upon any
ether matters, which may not have been en-
braced in the preceding Resolutions
(Cosnmittee Archibald Atkinson, n. NJ
Martin, Abner Crump. Tygnal Jones, Samu-
el Z. Anderson, Rob A. Clements, G. P.
Heesee, J.; ii; Dix, Daniel Deiarnatt, J. n.
Powell, Washington Greenhow, Littlebury
n. Liggon, John Willis, James French,
Henry Bedinger, Philip Pittman, Robert
Grattan, Benjamin F. Porter, Andrew Beirne,
Henry Ribble, Daniel III. IIoge, Jacob Cos
horn, Joseph G.. LeFevre.)
Thursday, September 10th, 10 A. NJ.
The convention met pursuant to adjourn
m I,e!ni, and was opened win prayer by Rev.
William S. White.
MIR. Leake, from the Committee to dist,i-
butte documents, moved that the same be en-
larged so as to consist Of twentv-one mem.
bers.
(The Committee, as thus organized. is as
follows :-Mordecai Cooke, Jr. Thomas
Wallace, John NJ. Trevllian, William Mere
dith. John w. Wilson, Charles F.. Davis.
Williams. James Fl. Dix, BENJAMIN F.
Dabney, George w. McCIae, J. NJ Selden,
Shelton F. Leake, Thomas Hill, Henry NJ.
Lewis, John S. Davidson, Philip G.. Jones,
George Baylor, Cyrus II. McCormick, An
drew Beirne, William Marteney, Joseph G.
LeFevre.)
On motion, the Committee on Miscelane-
Gus matters was directed to re-organize so as
Ito consist OF member from each electoral
delegation to be appointed by the different
deiegatlons-and that each member be enti-
tied In committee to the vote to which his del.
egation are entitled under the rules of this
Convention
The Committee thus organized, consisted
of the following persons
John N. Tazewell, Robert Ridley, Archi-
bald Campbell, Tygnal Jones, S. G. Ander
son, Adolphus ID. Read, Nathaniel Wilson.
John u. Allworth, Benz. +. Dabney, !. n.
Powell, James Selden, +. j. Randolph, VIM.
Smith, VIM. w. Wallace, Henry Bedinper.
Nathaniel Burwell. Isaac Thomas. Georpe
Baylor, Andrew Beirne, Daniel Fl. Hope.
Henry Ribble, Il. A. Thompson, Joseph G.
LeFevre.
The Convention was then addressed bv
VIM. Smith, Esq. in strain Of high soulsd
and surprising eloquence after which re-
cess was taken until o'clock, p. M.