The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-03-19
REPUBLICAN WING MEETING.


meeting Of number Of the Republican
whig citizens Of Orange county wss held
\, ,he court house in H,llsborough. on
Friday the 18Th inst. Tor the purpose Of
eoncerling measures Coz nominating >
suitable candidate 70 be placed on the
Wing Electoral Ticket for This district.
The meeling ha,ing been rallied % or
der. cslle, Campbell. ESQ was appointed
chairman. and Dennis Heart and DE-. |
Edmund s.rudwirf secretaries.
On motion Of Dr. James Webb, il was
Resolre.l, That committee 10 consist
Of f,e members, be sppniaied. 20 meet
commuters f,om ihe cnuniies az Gran
vile and Person. o. nominate candidate
for this district 10 be placed on Tie Wing
Electoral I'irkrt.
r Mcssrs. Willie p. Mangum. Harrison
Z Parker, Or. e. sEudwick. willism Lips.
comb. and John Ray, sen. were appoint
ed 10 compose said committee.
Mr.. Hugh wsddell addressed 10 the
meeting few pertinent remarks, in his
usual ferveni style; in the course OF
which he suggested the p'oprieiy Of Plae.
ing upon our Electoral Ticket men who
would be capable and willing 10 canvas
their respective districts. and place before
the people such information as would
enable Them 10 decide justly upon The
great poliiicl questions nov agitaied;
and slso Of inviting an interchange Of Vi.
sits and discussion with The Virginia cleo.
tors on our northern borders. as propos.
ed by the Virginia convention. lie did
not propose any instructions 10 our dele
gates 70 the district meeting, but merely
threw out these remarks As suggestions
which had passed over his mind.
N The lion. Willie P. Maneum also adj
J dressed The meeting in few brief re.
marks; and concluded with offering The
4 foil wing resolutions, which we're nna-
! nimoasiy adopted;
Resalred. Thai.,he Wing party Of Or
angs vii. Al the usual period. present .
full tickle, Of candidates, ta represent said
county IN ne Senate and House Of Com.
sa1s Of shs nrntiI.egislslufs.
R<sofrsd. That sur Wing brethren in
hs.sss'sas $500 The county. be 70
dc. In regard 10 The proper eersons 60 be
selected ss e,udid.ies. and that they con-
vey those wishes through agents 70 meet
o, Hillsborough on The Tuesday Of The
next County Court.
Resolved, Tha, in these times Of pecu-
MARY distress and general calamity 10 oil
the business concerns Of The couniry-the
result. not of seasons Of daught and d..
minished crops. bui Of deeply disorder
ed and deransed state Of public affairs
tits The duty Of every good citizen TO take
tha, position the public will may assign
TO him, and 10 struggle with true WING
spirit. Tor The aseendaney Of genuine Re-
publican Wing principles and Wing Prae'
iices.
On motion u was also
Resolved, That il be recommended "a
the committees from Person, Granville
and Orange, 10 meet at Red Mountain on
the last Saturday in April next, for the
ful6lment Of The duty assigned 10 them "
selecting q candidate for Eleclor for Thu
distri.i.
n. X. Nash, esq. presented resolu
ton, expressing in strong terms disappro
baton of the lnsul, which Judge Saun
ders. in his address TO the people o.
Tuesday, had cas-, upon the editor OF tn
Star. and condemning, also, the seton o
the Van Buren, convention on the subject
On introducing this resolution Mr.
Nash observed. that had the matter rest
ed where il stood on Tuesday evening
he should not have though, it proper &
propose any action upon il by this meet
ing; but he had learned that the Van Blu
ren convention which assembled OF
Thursday, had passed resolution, un
justly. as he thought, censuri"g Mr.
Mcqueen, and thereby had given to tn
transaction a party character. MIR. M
Queen had visited this place as a priSat
citizen. to obtain subscriptions for a lite
r;iry rublicasion. and had been publ'cl!
g,ossIy insul,ed as member Of sh
Wig party; and he therefore thought
due q him, and to the party, 70 place III
matter in its true light.
p. II. Mangum. esq. objected TO IN
adoption Of the resolution. lie said tia
!. however much he might favor the sent
ments Of the resolution, he had no ide
Of making this personal contest part
concern. lie, the Van Buren, party q
'oifihey think proper; their cause need
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