Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-06
THE WINGS OF GEORGIA Mr.. CLAY

tional Convention. to be held in the City
Of Baltimore, 10 May, ls44, and that they
be instructed TO vote for HENRY CLAY,
as :he choice ofthe Wing party Of G,or-
ga as the candidate for the Presidency,
and that in the event of any vacancy in
the delegation, the 9th delegates be au.
thorized TO ill the same.
Hon. John Mcpherson Berrien,
WiIlilm c.. Dawson,
Thomas Butltr King,
Lott Warren,
Co. Rootrt A. Toombs,
James s. Calhoun, Esq.
Col. Augustus II. KHAN,
DR.. Fiancis NJ. Robertson,
Joshua Hill ESQ.,,
A. r. Wright, Esq,
| Resolped, That Committee of FIVE be
appointed by the Chair to prepare an adj
dress TO the people of georgia.
Mr.. King, of Greene, moved to amend
the las, resolution offer d by the commit
tee, by adding that the President of this
Convention be the chairman of that com.
mitiee, which was agreed to. TIE report
as amended was adopted.
In accordance with the above, the
committee are,
The Hon. }. M. BERRrEN, President Of
the Convention, Chairman, AMI
Messrs. CHAs. DouGnERrS, Of Clarke,
Y. P. KING, Of Or, enc, A. H. CHAPpELL,
Of Bib, f. Y. HILL, Of Jasper, j. N.
WILLIAMSON, OF Newton.
MIR. Daugherty, of Clarke, then offered
the following resolution, which was unsn.
imously adopted
Resoired tina, The Hon. GEORGE w.
CRAWFORD, Of the county Of Rich
mond, be and he is hereby unanimously
nominal by this Convention as the Con
didate Of the Wing party for II e office OF
Governor Of the State Georgia, at the e.
lection in October next.
Resolved Tha, the name of A. FL. STE
PHENS, OF the county Of Taliaferro, be
put IN nomination by this Convention as
the Candidate for Congress to fl the va.
cancy expected to occur by tie resigoa-
ton Of the Hon. NJ. A. Cooper.
Mr.. Luckett, a delegate from the coun-
~ OF Talalerro off red the following res
olu,ion, (the President of the Convention
having retired, Mr.. Daugheriy in the
Chair which was u:anlm usly adopted,
viz:
Resolred, Tha, in relation to the ques-
ton of the Vice Presi iency, the Wing
party has decided pr, ference for the
able and dignifed s. nat from Georgia,
the Hon. John McPaers N Ber,irn--anj
that our delegates TO the Wing Convention
to assemble in the City of Baltimore in
May, 1914, be inst 'ucted unanimously by
this convention To urge his claims to that
office.
MIR. Chappell, of Bib, then offered the
following, which were unanimously adopt
ed, viz.
RcsclDed, That this convention tender
theiI acknowledgements 10 the Hen. Jno
NJ. Berrien for the able, courteous and dig.
nifed manner in which he has presided
over its deliberations.
Resoired further, as the sense of this
convent n, that the Hon. John NJ. Ber-
rien, is entitled to the approval and thanks
OF his political friends and Of the country
at large for the firm and patriotic split and
high ability with which he has discharged
the duties ola Senator of lhs United States,
land particularly for the manner in
which he has sustained and vindicstec the
constitutional rights and independence OF
the Senatorial office against the unwsr
rantable denunciations of portion of the
members Of the Legislature, and their law
less assumption of right to control him, by
their instructions and to drive him from his
seat for disregarding those instructions.
The Savannah Republican thus speaks
Of the Convention:
1--WE understand that on the second
day PIG Delegates were present. The
Convention was characterized by the most
perfect unanimiiy and good feeling. We
have no room TO refer TO the subject in
full this morning, and shall, therefore, de-
fer further remarks till tomorrow. 10
The meantime we quote the following from
the correspondent of the Augusta Chroni.
Gle, which was written on Monday at noon,
Of the first day Of the assembling of the
Convention Before the mail which will
bear this closes, ] mast avail myself of
the opportunity 10 furnish the readers of
The Chronicle and Sentinel glance at the
Wing Convention now assembled in the
Stale House for the purpose Of nominating
a Wig candidate for Goyernor--a Con-
veution Of Wings, the largest OF actual
delegates which have ever assembled in
Georgia of any party and combines
more Of the talent Of the Wings of Geor.
gia than | have eve: seen assembled on
any former occasion, if except The grea,
Macon Mass Convention ofl640. Indeed
| may assert, without the fear of contra
dction, that body Of men combining
more talent, sterling integrity. and high
moral worth has never assembled within
the walls Of the State House on any for.
mer occasion. 10 proof Of this, need on.
y mention that there are IA counties re-
presented by 260 delegates actually in at.
tendance