Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-29
ELECTORAL DISTRICT CONVENTION

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we take the liberty of urging the Committees 10 90 10
trorh, promptly dgd vigorously. as We have no time Il,
lpse ! And as much depends upai the chairD,ep n,
Tie eHfbifiiitts, We would especially urge them To he
GIN operations wltiiuut delay. The alientiab of In,
chairmen of The different county committees is especial
ly invited 20 The request tina, The, will c,Dm,ni..fo
to J. X. Mcdaniel, Esq. the chairman of he torn com
mlllee, the amount Of contributors, both in money and
provisions, as early as the 18th Of September. We
hope and expect To see as large a crowd as we had in
1910. Bedford must send lis her 500 tronpefs-camn.
bell as many-and Amherst and buckingham. which ar.
for the first lime united with us in District. certsinIv
not less. "oome one-come anP'-ladies as well a a
gentlemen -denucrats as well as wings -
ELECTORAL. DISTRICT CONVENTION
keep The Ball IN motion.'
At a union meeting OF The .'Lynchhurp CLAW rl,L,,
and The "Lynchburs Young Mems Clay Club, ;, held a,
the Cniversalist church on Friday evening. the oei
inst. Col. Maurice Langhurne, President of tie .L.yncb'
burg Clay Club" took the chair, and called the meet
ing 10 Older.
The following resolutions were presented by the conn
miliee appointed for the purpose, al a previous mreiinn
aud were unanimously adopted :
The Wings Of Lyncllonrg. animated by an arden,
attachment 70 The Union, and deeply impressed with
the farewell adtnunillOhs of the father of his cenn,r,
W lch bid us ''cIerish a cordial, habitual end ,mmo,,
bic attachment 10 that Union; 10 watch for its preserv,-
ton with jealous anxiety; 10 dlscounlenance wba,ex.r
MAJ even suggest a suspicion that ii can in any even, ~,
abandoned, aud Indignantly 10 trown upon the lir.,
f'' 49, 'N''l " h'ihtt II DbTl Hn oil nm
country from the rest, or TO eniteble the sacred lies
" hich nnw link together lis various parts,' do n,st
cordially unite with their Wig brethren Of Richmond
IN dcnnancing the proposition. made by a portion oftbe
Democracy ol the South, 10 hold a Convention in that
city, the ultimate tendency, il not the design of which !.
to pave the way for The ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF this Conltd-
cracy. Aud they do therefore Resolve.
Il. That the violent and revolutionary sentiments
now so freely expressed in one Of our sise States. AT
public meetings and through the medium uf the nrpss
loudly aumOOlSl The friends 4nf Tho Iinio,, -.
their efi9fls for lis preservation.
'2. Resolved, That the thanks of the Nyhirs ,f
L%ynchburg be tendcred 10 the Why's of r richmond fr
The pronpltnde with which they denounced the prop1-
sition To hold the Convention referred to in thai city.
and for the lucid manner in which they have presented
TO The people ui ' irglnla the body ot evidence by which
the fact Is established that d~isaflac,ion to the Union ex-
lists 10 an alarming extent amongst hose who originally
made or afterwards sustained the pruppsition.n
.3rfaagements for Tie Ccareation.
The committee herot fore appointed. for The pnrpose
OF recommending a suitable plaa toT raising The means
h deifay the expenses, and IN provide for The accomm5-
da'ion Of the Electoral District Contention. fnpased 10
be held IN this place Ia October next. presented lie GI.
loving report, which was unanimously adopted:
The Wings of Buckingham. having recommended
mat an Electoral District Convention be held in The
town OF lysehbur9, and the Eth Of October, heretofore
~desighated Tor thai purpose, having been found 10 he an
'nconyeaient day in consequence of conf icliug W it'll tho
Superior Courts; Therefore,,
Resolved. That The said Convention be held on Tues
day the 9Th day of October neXt, and that the Whips of
The District, as well as IF all The adjoining counties. be
invited Ia Unite with us, On thai occasion.
Resolved, That a free Barhaere will he oiyen IN all
persons who may be IN Attendance upon the Conyen-
lion.
Resolved, That preparation be made fr twenty
thousand persons, aud Thar snbsnri ption papers be opened
for the purpose of raising means 10 deffay The expenses
Of the Convention, and Thai This tueeijng deems il pro-
per not 10 name any specific amount of subscription. be-
cause II confidently believes that every good Wing will
readily aud cheeriuIIy contribute whatever cireufns,,n-
cs may justify; and that all subsrrb,ious. whether The
same be IN money or Provisions, whether Of a smaller or
greater amount, viii he thankfully received.
Resolved, That the Ladies far and near, whether
for or against GRncrGtiol J be cordially invited 10 honor
the Convention by their presence. with the assurance
Of marked attention and pleasant accommodations
Resolved, That all persons, OF all parties. not resident
IN the District. as well as thuse resident therein, who
may NOT be subscribers, are respectfully invited TO attend
said Convention.
Resolved That the Clay Clubs in The counties of
Campbell. Bedford, Buckingham and Amherst. (com.
prslng the Electoral District, he requested To ca ope-
rate with Us, and also to appoint delegates to said Con.
venllon.
Resolved, That the follow ing gentlemen be appointed
committees TO solicit subscriptions, IN money and provi-
sions, Tor deirayIng the expenses, and for The use of said
Convention:
Lyachbmg. John ROBIN. Mcdaniel. fchairrnan:)
John VIM. Dudley, George Bagby, John Mckinney,
Aug .Ldtwich, p. Seabury. Henry Dnnninpion. linton
y. Jennings. DIR. Robert 5. Payne, John NJ. Speed.
Paul Jones. James NJ Lanohofne, Jesse +. Burton.
Gen. David Rpdes, Ambrose Rucker, Luke Wade. DIR.
James Saunders, John lioIlins, james Fretwell. Tho
mas O. Acree, VIM. Bell, David Z. Spence. Don &c.
Peters, Jacob II. Robinson, I. G. Morrison.
BedfDd-Joseph Wilson (chairman;) VIM. Rad
ford, Wn. Terry, WIN. l.. Bell. e. A.. " irgfeld, WIN.
NJ. Buraell, Or. J. I. Royal, Wm. Il. Campbell, Jas.
+. johnson, Wn. Dickinson jr. Col. Richard Crsn,
shaw, Paschal Buford, Pleasant Preston. JuhaI Jordan.
Reeves >. Seruggs, Hiram Cheatwood. n. |. Manson.
John .. Leit~ich, Benz. Wigginton, Benz. A Donald
td u: Moore. James l.. Brown, Capt. Thomas Left
wich' DR.. Daniel I~ompkins, VIM. w. Reese, Stephen
L; Hut, Cornelius Pate, James Wright. Cornelius No
EN- Martin 7. BurkS. Eldrldge II. Robinson, Robert
Campbell, Alex. Leftwich.
CdmPbeH-J0hn Alexander (ehairman:) John Rosser.
VIM. W. Matthews, VIM. W. Dinwidlie, Charles
ID. Slaughter, Dr., RI. +. Nilhers. Richard Perkins.
Hlciatd Chiffon, Samuel NJ. Scnii, Thomas Perkins.
samuel smiiilson, Rid. PerAlns. Jr. p. Echols. John
T Aeaiman. John w Station. r.. Hunter Maids 90
- l Porter, g. Terrell. BHrwtll Lee. WIN. A. -
stephen Smith. Bowling Clarke, Thomas Fasa.,. of
fiazieWood, Richard Morgan. Jesse Burton, Samiei
ianni!l, bryan w. Novlin, Francis Galway. Abran
" Nlhbish. Dr. r.. Smith, Washington Hunter,
Hugh Scott, VIM. Orgain.
bnch1nghdm. God Thomas VI. Bondursni. (chair-
man, / hoaas II. Flood. Dr. WIN. ID. Christian. VIM.
u rloSeiey, George w. Kyle. Samuel J. Walker, 81
as ' a"ler, oincinnatus f. Jones, Benjamin 2. Walker,
~ Eafy Alien, Nathan Thornton, Peter b.. Pankey,
CnafIts Davidson, Charles L.. Christian. Robert {.
Nicholas, beverley \. Brown. Edward Griop. Robert
~ Shaw, I'd. Glover. DIR. Samuel b. Christian. John
Lancastef,B r. Eldrdge, Richard l.. Patteson. Thom-
as IL. ord, Robert NJ. Goolsbv. john ZONES. lanes J.