Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-23
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WING MEETING IN GAPPARANNocK.

A, large and resp. ciable meeting OF the Whis
OF tho county OF Rsppahannoek, who met, pursuan
10 notice, Tor the purpose of appointing delegate.
TO Convention. 10 be held 10 the Ciy of Rich
mond, on the 22nd day OF February, Isi3. to no.
unina'e suita be persons Candidates for Peesiden
| and Vice Prssident Of the United States: L. va,
moved and seconded. that WILLIAM WALDEN
| take the Chair; which motion was unanimous y
carried.
MIR. WALDEN having taken the Chair. and or
gained the mse,ing, J. Y. MEsEFEE was elected
Secretary; and up1n tho motion OF U. NJ. Turner
k'q the following gentlemen were appointed O
Committee, by the Chair, to draft resolutions, ex
pressive Of the sense OF the Mee:iug-U. NJ. Turner
Esq, tlorat,o G. Mohett, ESQ.,, John S. Murray
Esq Capt. Charles Gseen, and John Smther; who
having been absent about one half hour, 10 ported
the following preamble and resolutions, to vii:
WHrREAs, VIC feel deep inter's, in carr, ing on,
the measures OF the Wing party CT 1870; and
whereas, by the d,pensation OF Divine Providence
John Tyler, the present incumbent Of the Executive
Chair, was raised 10 the highest Office within the
gift OF the People, and having proved recreant TO the
trust conhdcd TO him, and traitor the party that
elevated him, by refusing - give his assent to
measures which the Wing Party stood pledged to
the People 1 the United States to carry out by
using and exercising the Veto Power ofteuer than
any other President has heretofore done, upon les
items of mere exp.deney, thereby dsregsrjing the
spirit OF the Constitution, and the known and de
clared principle Of tho great body of the Whig
y
c1nssniins TO become their candidate for the Vice
Presidency tha, the Veto Power should alone be
used when tho Constiiulon was violated; by at
tempting TO influence pubic oii:ers IN the discharge
OF their Official duties for the purpose OF Incl easing
TO more slumng extent Executive Power aad
Executive Patronage, which, II not controlled, must
ere long become the great levers Of Despoli5m and
Tyranny; by perfect diir.gari OF his known and
expressed OPINIONS when he n member OF the
Wing Party, being thereby guilty of dece. and
CuDllcty. DEGRADING q hsph- m ed nd
able man, and more degrading TO the head Of
great nation; and by bassly and meanly uniting his
support 10 the se!fstysd Democratic Party, "a
party that cannot nor will rot respect renega Je
and apos,ate) for the purpose, believe, OF
Incoming If possible, their nominee for the NIX.
Presidency. ofter having been advocate of the
Ons Term System as proc simcd by the Wigs OF
1870: We therefore declare separation from the
present Executive; sud tina, we are no longer re-.
sp nslblc for his p1li zeal curse Anj, VII ,reas,
other portions of the country have freely expressed
their preference Of uEHEI CLAI, as their Candidate
for the next Presidency:
RssO!eed, therefore, That we approve of tho no
minaTion OF Henry Cay, OF Kentucky, as the
Wing candidate for tie Presidency, and that We
~'ll use ell honorable means to ensure his elec
ton.
Rssclv,d, That
Turner Jones, Capicin Z.ph. Turner, Captain
Charles Green, u NJ Turner; Robe Green, Hora.
ito G. Mofelt. John S Murray, JY Mencf.e, Silas
rrstoe, d.. w w Wamson. John l. Partlow,
John @ Lane. Lafayette Menefee, Willis Blown
ing, F. ij1h Check, II l. Mene;se, John w Yancey,
Reuben Slaughter VIII am Fletcher. Henry Mil
Ter. Joseph REID, IN : A Msneiee, John Sm,her,
james NJ JInes, DE- Mark Reid, Addison Turner,
Franklin Turner, ,hn Jeu, DR.. A w Reid flow
ard Thornton, Albert Thorn'on, James Jet,
be appointed Dsegstesr 10 the Convention to be held
in the City OF Richmond, on the 22I day Of Feb
ru,ry, 1913, for the purpose OF nominating a Can
didate for the Vice Presidency.
Resolved, That the Ssc'elary be, and he is hero
by requested to forward 10 the Editor o! the Rich
mord Wing copy Of the proceedings OF this meet =
ing for publication
The vote being taken upon the above Preamble
and Resolutions, they were una nimously adopted ;
whereupon the meeting adjourned sane die
J Y. MENEFEE, Secretary.