Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-07-11
MEETING OF THE WINGS OF
BERKELEY.

The Wings of Berkeley County met in
the Clay Club House on Monday the 9Th
inst. pursuant to notice in the Gazette Of
last week.
On motion, DAVID II. CoNRAD, ESQ.,,
was called to the Char, and John W.
Murphy appointed Secretary.
Chas. James Faulkner, Esq.,, explained
the object Of the meeting, presented the
inducement which should stimulate the
Wings Of this State to the most vigorous
and determined action in the pending can.
vass; alluded to the spirit of fegenera-
ton manfesting itself in the western
Counties Of this State, the genuine sym.
pathies and interest Of whose population
were at war with Loco Focoism, and IN
consonance with the success OF wing
Policy; refined to Virginia as the RAN
ders Of the Union upon whose sou 'he
great battle Of Constitutional ROVER ana
Principle was to be fought; and express.
ing his confidence in the patriotism and
uncomfortable energies of the Wing Par
ty (: predicted the triumphant ascendancy
Of our principles in this Commonwealth.
He concluded with offering resolution
for the appointment of Committee TO re-
mort resolutions for the action Of the meet.
ing
Conn,iaee-Charles James Faulkner,
Edward CoIston, Philip c. Pendleion,
Edmund p. Hunter, and VIM. Dorsey.
The Committee having retired for con.
sultation, returned and reported the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions.
The Wings Of BERKELEY COUNTY,
deeply impressed with the magnitude and
importance OF the presen; cpsis IL our
Public affairs; believing tina. the result
OF the approaching Presidential Election
will be decisive of the future administra-
tive Policy Of the Government, not IN.
deed, OF the value Of the Constitution ana
of the permanent destinies OF the Country;
and holding il to be the paramount duty
ofevery good ctizen where The prosperity
of the Republic is threatened, as It is now
by fearful combinations, to devote their
highest and nobIest energies to its rescue.
Resolred, That from this moment TO
the close Of he next Presidential Election,
the Wings Of Berkeley County will holC
themselves in READINGS at oil times to CO.
operate with Their political brethren
throughout the State, or ony portion OF
it in the most vigorous and efficant mea-
.sures tina, may be devised. TO rouse the
Public mind to the importance of the
great questions in issue, and TO advance
BY all fair and honorable means those
principles OF Civil Liver,y and Political
Reform with which they are identified as
a Party.
Resolred, As the opinion Of this meet
ing, that the Wing Ticket CAN be and
WILL be riumphantly carried next fall IN
VIRGINIAj-an opinion not hastily adop-
ted, nor throw out for eflect-but deliber-
ately entertained, and founded, not mere.
ly upon our gratifying victory at the last
Spring elections, but upon the annually
increasing power and membeas of the
Wing Party in this State, and upon recent
indications of more general and just
appreciation, by the People Of this Com,
monwealth of thepure principles and Pol
icy Of our Party.
Resolred, That we highly approve OF
the recommendation OF a STATE CoNvEN.
TIoN, to be held in the month Of Septem.
Der, at Charlottesville, Richmond, or
such other place as NAV be finally select.
cd, and that Jacob Van Dozen, ST., Til
lottson Fryatt, Robert V. Snodgrass, Hi
ram McKowa, Charles J. Faulkner, Ed
ward C. Williams, Enoch G. Hedges,
James f.. Stewart, John n. Blondell,
George J. Boltz, Jacob Myers, Alexander
Robinson, Jacob Vinsonheller, Dennis
Fisher, Ehud Turner. Thomas Brown,
Adam Small, Elias pilzer, John Jamison,
George w. Robinson, Isaac Y. Burns,
VIM. T. Snodgrass, Henry G. Kitchen,
Edward Colston, Edmund p. Hunter, ~.
p. Campbell, Peter II. Cookus, Harrison
Noble Tabb, Edmund Pen6eton, David
II. Strother, Martin Roush, Christian w.
Doll, Elijah Tabler, VIM. g. Morgan,
Zephenlah Silvers, Francis NJ. Burk hart,
Andrew w. McClary, Joseph Hoffman,
Robert r. Vanmetre Thornton llenshaw,
be and they are hereby appointed Dele
gates 10 said Convention on behalf oil this
County.
On motion D. n. Conrad, Presdt., and
). w. Murphy, Secy., be added to the
Delegation to The State Convention.
AeSOttGu, nat WV dPPto'O W NV ss6
gestion OF Mass Meeting to be held at
some Central point in each of the Con-
pressional Districts Of this State, and tha,
Charles J. Faulkner, Edmund P. Hunter
VIM. T. Snodgrass, Thomas Patton, Rich.
ard McSherry, Allen c. Hammond, Ed.
mund Pendleion, and Jacob Myers, be
and they are hereby appointed as Com
mittee on behalf of the Wings Of Berke.
ley TO confer with the other Counties o
this District in the designation OF time
and place for such meeting.
Resolved, That we deem it expedien
TO have a Mass Meeting of the Wings o
Berkeley County, at some period not la
distant, and with that view the following
committees are appointed:
Committee TO collect Subscriptions -
James S. Brown, Thos. Brown, Adam
Stewart, John w. Stewart, Cornelias L
Comegys, George Chrisman, John Grove
Peter II. Cookus, Jacob Van Doren, Geo
w. Hoke, and Thos. }. Harley.
Committee 10 inrite speakerS-Chare
J. Faulkner, Philip. c. Pendleton, Ed
ward Colston, ]. L. Stewart, Eamand L
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