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MfIHIG CONyENpIoy.

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= Al a4gen4r Al meeting Of HE Wings Of Jeffer.
son C6antys EeId al he coufft- House on Monday
The 2lsl OF March, ! resolution was passed re-.
commendiug fR Conyeefionlof Delegates from,
,hs several prtcincts. for lhe purpose of select.
irglwo suitable candidates toffepresent1he coun,
ty in me ne II House|of, Delegates AID il con.
fornity with Ihs above resolution, The Conven.
tion9 ascend Hin Charlelown On Friday, April
Isl, and was organized BY calling RUsHROD
C. WASHINGTON d the Chair, and appoint.
iug ions, Il. MpENDkrE Secretary. Upon eallZ
ing thef roll lhs following genlIemen were found
in aNehdances -
FrgIt CEarltsIo,cn Precinct BnshrodIC. wash.
ireion5 Lepnafd Sadler, Thomas Brissoe. Joha
ClausSni William Moore and williams. LOeks
FrOnls shsphsr asto,ic,s-P rsciinet-ehahes Harpsr
John n hahlralnck, Alexander r. Bo4efels
John FIJI NJ EHdree, Abraham Snyder ana wiz
Lam MeMultsn. /+
From Hpptfs Ferry Pfttiaes q Lewis W. Wash.
ihgrfn, y aneS Brown. sEdmpfd Chambers Rjehs
srLsysring, J9hn II Allslad: andJ0ha r. Hem
From Sftia.fehi lPrtliaet- Thomas H. WINS
Meredith HIerng Thelhas Ct Baylor, Paul Smith,
DR. Mann P Melissa ndfWiifiam q. Hardesy
After texIPrg4minary Suggestions from dif.
fertnt delesatsss 10. regard % tbe order Of bdst
ness, The foIHfyiag E|fesoiutioa wassofFeredJlby
Col Charles Harper, and passed unanimously:
RtsolreA That IheIChair appoini a eommilie.
or ihreel 10 wai upon Messrs. Mcler aud Kenne
dy, ouf late delegates, and teques, Them 10 ALLOW
theiEI Rafnes d eahrousht before The voters 81
.rhislcoupiy once more as cantitates Ia represent
:tbe counay in the next General Assembly. !
4 WherepPonsh chain appointed Charles -Ifssf
per, James Brown and Leonard 5sadier. as SAID
committee, vhpghav|ng waited upon Mr.. Keu-
NEEDY, reported that Mr.. lKennedy declined ano
her nomInalian; and tkaN Nj Moier Ras not i
town. bu. 4hatlhis friends had given tEs commit.
zee tornnderstapd hat be also could not accepts
nomination.
4 The Canvenfion then proceeded tok ballot for
candidates, and il resulted in the SELECTION Of
JOHN s. GALEAHER and WILLIAM G. &
WoRTHINGT0N.
MesSs+ Willis and Hamiramek wefe then az
pointed BY lhs chair a committee 10 inform ID.
above sentenasn Of their having beeA selected
The committee retired for short iim4. and up
90 returning, reported thai Messrs. Galaher aBd
Monhing ton. win many hanks for HE hanOi
conferred. accepted the nomination.
! Maier Hamramck then submitted the follow
ing resotufion s. ST.
( RESOLVED That in the estimation of this Cor
Featian zthc present slagnatien OF The agrfcultr.
raj commercial and Manufacturing interests Is
tie United States, must be manly attributed i &
the msehie4nus and unwise adnMnistratibns
jackson and Van Buren,. But that The evl
which the American people are nosV suffsTi0I
from them, cnud have been materially arresists
had not the individual who has accidentally III
come the chief magistrate Of The Unhed SfxENk
proven reereant 10 the principles be professed~s
when, wilhou; any expectation Of The llamenIah4
result. the people placed him IN the position i
succeed the greatand good Harrison.
Resotrtd, That his Convention. 10 commo4
with The Wings of The Union, view with undss
guised disappointment and sorrow, Tie peryefss
and ambitions designs Of a single man, .lreac+
erousiJ blasting every hope Of he promised Is5s
form, N the policy and administration Of he 4
General Government which was 10 have ben
established upon pure Wing principles, and eea-
sonant with the battle cry and glorious wee
~ of 1880.
Resoived That national currency, BASED q
gold and silver, eqnalsing arid regulating "a
nestle exchanges and Attending ciTeuaa
medium atpar 10 every State, is essential g z
prosperity and happiness Of The people q
Unite 1 Ssaies-and Indispensable 70 The grof
and resources of our country.