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HElDSf0WNs
! Al ameeling Of The Demccfntie n,rtv a. a.
ehephefdsteNh precinct. held pursuant q nre-
sIooe notice ~ lhs house 81 Mr. Jotsnk P.,t--
o. S45pflnl The an inst, On motion II = \,
Mc9i1cy. JAcoB MoR0fn. ESQ. - csl,ss !, s
ne Chair, and Samuel knult anpoinIe.s $685.
y: me OBJECT 81 The meeting HAVING he,-
8 pstlfa ~ NE chair. il was moved bv
49,; .s.ss.teeJ ana carried, that he charm.
spPs'nt eommiliee Of Eve 10 drsfi resrfn,;o-.
Tor NE confederation Of he ne.,.- -
Peln.ens me following gentlemen. W. n 81
Els1hncy, John Hess. James Roxes. ch.,i..
Nd Fl'efs and yohu NJ Seeiy. Who. sfter rrtir;e.
snort time reported throu1k Their chsirn..
~ p Mckinney the following 5resm6Ie ~ 8.
solutions which we're unanimously sdop,ed:
WaERE1s, The Democratic parry ar mi, ns..
sinct have Dol had 40 opportunity heretofore. q
expss,slns' her disappIobaiion Of some Of 4he
sIs.l sezeIng questions which have asiiaied This
See3ssy lor ne last Two years, and believing i
-.q proper that We should make known
rna eeclAre our opinions publicly. your commits
s.e nave aeemedi e not inappropriate 90 lhe pre-
s.ns occasion, % state that the Democrats paffv
p tln pseclncf have carefully scanned she acis
o. 'he selI-sf5icd Wing party since their eieva-
uon 70 power. and have found thern frbnrh. win
lncAlculaole egils, based upon broad and Iatilu.
s!1efs Pnne,ples, all tending 10 build np stfang
$40 9plsnold d9yefhmenl. crushing The indepen.
1sneE q ne states, disfegaEding ali her reserv-
Constitution, therefore
hssoised That We now declare our nnccmrfo-
missing hOshlilyto all that batch or hieh.toned
u eeefal measures that were forced upon The
country ~ Henry Clay and his allies duriug The
mepafable doe-day extra session Of 1871.
hescipsd, That IN orr opinion The policy Of
distributing the proceeds Of The sales OF lhe pub
,Ie lands amenE The States. Al time zheh the
National Treasury was empty was absurd
wicked and foolish 10 lhe highest degsee.
Rspoistd. That We are opposed 20 ! larf for
pro'eetioa alone. as high protective tariff is
Intended only asa bene6tto few wealthy Man
uiaciuiefs. whilst Il injuries agriculture destroys
comnefce. and wholly uDpfoduciiye of retenue j
Resolved, That We laok upon that expost facloH
law passed The aforesaid extrs session. known
by the uaEe oflhe Bankrupt Law. as n6ronsti-
iuliopal and one Of the most odous and delesta-d
Bile acis that ever disgrsced the statute books u
oar country. and one that will brand the authors
with eternal infamy.
Resolved. That TOO much praise cannot be
given 10 that sterling patriot, the Hon. Thomas
II Benton, 10 whose exefIions We are mainly
indebted for lhelrepeat Of The aforesaid obnox-
ious Law.
Realized. That we are utterly hostile 70 Bank
Of the United States, be il Fiscal Agent, Exche-
n qutF OF uiuete.S VI am uOiH-dt We nave Witness
ed enough Of the corruption and rotienness Of
those institutions 10 satisfy Us Of lhfir utter
worlhlessness apart from all constitutional objec-
tiens
Resolped. That The plan recommended by the
Hon.. WIN. Cost Johnson for the issue oil two
hundred millions Of Government stock, based
upon The public lands, and intended for the as
sumption 81 The State Debts, is uncons,l uiioaal,
visionary and foolish in all It's aspects and in the
highest degree demoralizing.
Rssoipsds That this meeting do Approve OF the
resolution adopted al meeting Of The Democrat
ic parry Of This county. held az the Court House
on the 30 Monday Of December last, viz that
each precinct IN This county should appoint Del
egaies TO meet The Delegates from other counties
composing this Congressional District. In a CON-
yenilon 10 be bolden in Winchester on the ooh
day Of March, 1913, Tor The purpose 81 nominate
ing candidate TO represent this District in the
next Congress Of The United States.
Resolved. ThatIG. D<McGlIncy, Capt. Lewis
Lucas, Joseph ReiHhardt, John Hess. and John
NJ. Seey. and on motion the Chairman aud Sc
crstaEy were added TO ghe nun ser, be. and they
afe hereby appointed delegates TO represent The
] Democracy, OF this precinct 10 said convention,
and ma. the said delegates be-, and they ale here
BY instructed and empowered 10 pledge the uni
{ ned supported ihs Democracy Of this precinci 10
whoever may receive the npmiaatien as candi-
States and that their most strenuous efforts
viii be used to insure bis success That alIho'
they may have their preferences in common with
their feliow-cilzens 10 other counties, jet they
deem IL inc peeiena on the present occasion even
TO mention who those preferences are. preferring
rather 10 leave il 10 the unlrammelled wisdom
and sound discretion Of an unbiased convention,
Aot doubling but thai they willIwithput regard to
I sectional feeling. unite upon ap individual who
viii be found worthy 10 be the triumphant stand
ard bearer of The Democracy Of this country.
Rfsolvsd, That We most earnestly recommend
and lhaake that The aclion OF The convention will
be chafaclenzed with ihatspi1ii Of unity, haImo.
ny, and eoncession which alone is required 10 in
snrs complete success; Tha, they viii sustain
JAaA3earry ont our motto, Every thing fer prin.
eiples. nothing for Ten."
Resaiptl That Capt. Jacob Reinheart Samu-
81 Knott. Adam Link, sen, Beverly Tucker.
William Buckles Charles Kidwilet. Minor HaIst,
i Col Robert Lucas, John Mcknight Christian
4 Reihhart, Wm. flanagan. Montgomery Siem-
mons, John Wysnng. Conrad Blllmyre. James
Walter. Alexander Link, sen. WIN. 0Sharne,
DR.. Richard Parren, WIN Rightstfne, and James
Boyer, be and they are hereby appointed dele
gates 10 meet The delegates from The other pre-
.cincIs Of This county 10 Charlesiown on Monday
The FIRST day~of March Court, 10 nominate two
snilable persons as candidates to represent this
eouaty ia The next General Assembly Of Virginia.
On moti9n il was
R,solrsa, That these proceedings be signed by
the Chairman and Secretary and published in
The Virginia Republican, Charlessewn Free
Press and Winehesier Yireinian. and thala copy
of The same be presented and read TO the district
convention, JACOB MORGAN, Can.
sAnuEI KsoTr, sseSy.