Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-09
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| large and respectable meeting, Of the citizens,
of the county assembled, at the United States ilo
tel, on Tuesday evening last, pursuant to a call,
which had been made upon that day to make ar
engagements, fer a Log Cabin Procession, 10 Win
chester, to greet VIM c. RyEs, Esq, ard other
eminent citizens Of the country, expected TO be pre-
sent, upon the 18th of this month, in that place
public dinner having been rendered to Mr.. RtyEs,
in honor of his patriotic devotion to the Of
he People against the Rulers, who would force up
on them measures, hostile to their interests aud
dangerous TO The public liberty -Whereupon, Col
JOHN STRoTHER was called to the Chair anS
EDMUND PkxDLEroS appointed Secretary. Upon
motion. IL was,
Resolysd. That committee be appointed TO pre-
mare resolution. for the action Of tie meeting
Whereupon, Archibald Sheerer, Edmund Pen
dleton. James Brown, Stephen b. Meade and Jno.
w Boyd were appointed said Committee
The Committee, after retiring, for a shor, time,
returned and made the following report:
| The Committee, appointed 20 consider and re-.
port arrangements, for the conduct Of the Process
sion to Winchester, upon tho occasion Of tho visit,
of WIN. c. RyEs, Esq TO that Town, beg leave 10
report The following resolutions for the ccnsidera-
ton of the Meeting
| lst Rssolre3, That the Procession be formed
in the town Of Mar,nsburg' upon Tuesday, the illh
proximo, at the hour Of eight and leave nine, o.
clock, in the morning, OF thar day.
Oh. Resolped, That James Brown, Stephen B.
Meade, Hugh MeGaughy, Daniel Ii Doll, Philip
D fenderfer and Bernard Doll be Committee to
construct "a Log Cabin.
81. Resolged, That A. Sheerer VIM. Able, Ed
Pendleton, Adam Stewart and Wash. Kroqson be
a Committee, of auangem nts, to procure Flag.
and, for this purpose, to request DAVID fl. SrRo-
rHRR, Esq, to give his aid the matter, and also,
20 collect funds and provide such other matters,
as the occasion may require.
4,h. ReS0leel, That John w. BOYD, VIM. A.
Sommeryille and VIM. l. Boak be Committee to
request ANDREW HUNTER, Esq, Of Jefferson, the
Wing Elcctor of this district TO deliver address
to the Procession, before its departure upon the
day, on which il shall leave.
5th, Resolrea Tha, Edmund p Hunter, Charles
j. Faulkner, James Brown, Jacob Van Doren aad
rilotson Fryait be the Marskals to conduit and
direct the Procession.
Cab. Resolrsd, That a. Sheorer, Philip Pende-
ton and d. II. Slrothet be a Committee TO wait up
on Capt. John II. Bondel, to request his a.tcn.
dance, in order take charge OF the music to ac-
company the Procession.
9TH. Resoioed, That Daniel C. Burns, Washing.
ton Kroesen, Anthony S. Chambers, Col Jacob My
ers, Benjamin Conveys, Andrew McCleary Geo.
Cb;isman, Charles Dowps, Peter II. Cookus, james
| NJ. New kirk, VIM. Watson, Alexander Robinson,
Sicphen Gano, Col Robert V. Snodgras,, Henry
G. Kitchen, Allen c. Hammond, Geo w. Robin
SON. George NJ Bowers, James II. Barnes, JOHN
4. Boyd, VIM. Maslin, Ehud Turner, Robert P.
| Byarly, Adam Senaker, Jacob Van D1ren Tillot-
son Ftyatt, Baiy Tabb. Isaac V. Burns, Thomas
Patton, George w Burns, Jehu S. Burns and Eli
ah Bartleson be a Committee to notify and invite
the citizens Of this and the adjoining counties, TO
30 present upon the occasion.
9Th. Resoived, That the proceedings Of this mes-
ting be published in the Martinsburg Gazette.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
JOHN SrROTHER,
EDMUND PESDLEToE, Chairman.
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