Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-20
CON We N TION.


Pursuant 10 notice heretofore given, Conven'
ton OF Delegates appointed by the citizens of thu
counties west Of the Blue Ridge mountains, this day
assembled at the Presbyterian Church OF this place
and was called TO order by MIR y. IL. SMITH. o.
Kanawh,, on whose motion Mr. G. a. STUART, o
Gfeenbrer, was appointed President pro teni., and
Il. b. BAILEY Secretary pro ten.
On motion Of ID. w. Patterson, Of Augusta,
A call OF the counties west OF the Blue Ridge was
had, and ihoreupon the following gentlemen APP
peared and took their seats:
From
Harrison Daniel Kincheloe, A Smith, G III
Lee, G d Camden, q q Dawson, II w Moore, NJ
Armstrong.
.MOnong aiia-Guy r C Allen.
OhiO.-Jau,es Allen, James PAUL.
.MonfgOmuy-D II logue, WIN Preston,
Gardner.
Cab,u.-John Everett, Joseph Mansfield, C
Wright.
.Msreu.-AA Chapman, A T Caperton, Ta'
RanaWGa.-B II Smith, ] C Mcfarland, VIM
Gilison John Norveli, Andrew Parks, S A
Miller.
LogOn-B IL Smith as alternate.
Gretn6JisT.-Wm Smith, + Miller, John Ma
thews, Samuel Price, James Withrow, Bierne
Rosert Steven, Joseph Anderson, John Ervnc
Col. Samuel McClung. Charles l. Arbuckle, Johr
Miller, III Etskne, Bowyer Calwell, Z Bsi
ley, Charles Stewart, John Williams, William
Reniek and Ballard Smith.
Chapman, A Dunlap, John Hutchinson anc
John Alexander.
.antghany-Joseph Damron and Hugh Bryant
Fdy'tie.-H G Pinnel, A B=ekley, and John w
Young.
Randolph.-John d Stephenson.
WOod-Audrew C Clark.
HYme.-David McComas and Robert Gibbony.
.uasOn.-Charles Clendenin and w Hale.
JaeksOH.-Wm Smith, as alternate.
PGge.-Samuel Price, T. Bailey, ii Erskine
J Calweil, as alternstes.
.qususta.-william Kinney, James Bell, w
Patterson, Thomas Niche, John NJ McC ne, VIM
b Keyser. John p Baldwin, and James Points.
WOyne.-W b Preston, E Bailey, as sitter
mates.
On motion of Mr. Smith, Of Ken, il was
Resofped, That all votes taken upon the proceed
inss of this convention be taken per capita.
On motion OF Mr Lee, Of Harrison, MIR Kinney,
al the county Of Augusta, was unanimously elected
President OF this Convention. Whereupon
MIR Kinney, being conducted TO the chair, re
turned his acknowledgements TO the Convention for
the honor confer ell upon hun.
On motion of VIM Smith, Of Greenbrier, MI
Augustine Smith, OF the county OF Harrison, was
unanimously elected Secretary, and on motion Of
MIR Caweli, Of c., Charles Arbacklc Of the eoun.
~ Of Creenbrier, was also unanimously elected
slstant Secretary,
On motion Of MIR Price of Greenbrier, it was
Resolved. That tho rules OF the House OF Dele
gates OF Virginia be adopted so far as they are np
The President layed before the Convention n
letter from the Hon. Lewis Summers, of the coun-
~ of Karawha, addressed to the President Of the
Lswisburg Conve ntion, which,
On motion OF MIR Caldwell, OF Gieenbrer. was
read; and then on motion OF MIR Camden Of HaT-
Tlson, the same was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr. STUART, or Greenbrier, IL was
Resolrtd, That n committee he appointed 10 re.
port TO the convention suitable subjects for
lion.
Whereupon Mr. Camden, of Harrison, moved
that the committee consist of delegate from each
Of the counties represented in the convention. TINS
proposition was amended.
On the motion OF ID. kincheloe Of Harrison, by
substituting the word "nlne" in lieu Of "a delegate
from each county, &c" winch amendme Mt having
been accepted by the mover. the proposition was
then adopted.
whereupon the President appointed the follow
ing gentlemen;
WIN. 3 Preston, b IL Smith, Geo. III Lee, Hen.
Ty Erkine, J ohm Everett, ID McComas, Allen L
Cipeuon, Guy Allen, and Augustus A Chap.
On motion OF MIR Stuart, OF Greenbrier, the let.
Ter OF the Hon. Lewis Summers, addressed TO the
President Of this convention, was referred TO The
SAID committee.
On motion Of Mr. Bailey, Of Greenbrier, it was
ReSOiDsd That the clergy Of this place be
qdesed 10 oncaie in prayer al each ling Of this
convention during its session.
On motion Of Mr. AldeIson, Of Greenbrior, 1t
was
Rs5oiu,d, That when this convention njourns,
il adjourn TO meet AZ o'clock Tomorrow morning.
On motion Of MIR Bailey, Of Greenbrier, the con-
ven.on adjourned.