The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-05-16

VENTlON OF VANDERBURGH co.
CONVENED ATTHE COURTHOUSE
IN EVANSVILLE, ON SATURDAY.
THE 10Th DAY OF MAY, 1914.
On motion of David Negley, Esq, of Pi-
geon Township, Martin Miller, Esq, of
Knight Township, was called TO the chair,
and Patrick Reagan, and J. W. Stevens,
Esqs., were appointed Vice Presidents; and
John NJ. Stockwell was appointed Secreta-
ry. The following is a list ofthe delegates
from the different Townships represented in
the convention, TO wit:-From Union Town
ship, Wilson Shook, Henry Howard, and Jas.
Neal, Esqs. From Perry Township, John
NJ. Grimes, Vivion d. Grimes, Benoni Sim
son, Henry A. Morgan, and Jas. Houston,
Esqrs. From Scott Township, Jas. White.
f. B. Gosley, w. Hillyard, A. Hillyard, and
Richard S. Browning, Esqrs. From Knight
Township, Martin Miller, Jas. Knight, David
Akin, Jr., and Neriah Barnes, Esqrs. From
Centre Township, VIM. Olmstead, Jr., Zerah
Fairchild, J. w. Stevens, Patrick Keagen,
and A. B. Lockllart, Esqrs. From Pigeon
Township, David Negley, Thomas Clifford,
John S. Hopkins, Lewis Howes, and J. NJ.
Stockwell, Esqrs.
On motion of David Ncglcy, Esq, a COM
mittee of six, consisting of one delegate APP
pointed by each Township was raised for
the purpose of recommending TO the con
%vention the name of one personals a suitable
candidate for Representative, one person as
a suitable candidate for County Treasurer;
one person as a suitable candidate for Coun'
ty Commissioner; and one person as a suit.
able candidate for Assessor. And the com.
mittee having retired for short time, re
turned into the convention and reported tho
following names, TO wit:-For Representa-.
) tive William Olmstead. For county Treas
urer, Abraham B. Lockhart. For Commits
%sioner, VIM. q. Mcdowell. For Assesso
f Henry P. Vaughn. For Associate Judge
, Silas Stephens, TO FIJI the vacancy which vii
be occasioned by the resignation Of Judg'
! Olmstead. The report of the committe
! was then considered by the Convention
and unanimously adopted.
ResoIped, That we heartily and unani
mously endorse, and pledge ourselves on al
c suitable occasions TO maintain the sent
ments contained in the following resolution
adopted by the Fayette County Convention
10 wit:
ResOlred, That we agree with Gen. Jaci
e son ia the following sentiments expressed b
: him in his Message ofJuly 10, 1882 to-wit
"A Bank of the United States IS in. Man
c useful to the people"-that as 10 the Of
Bank there is "practicability of organizin
an Institution combining all It's advantage
a and obyiating these objec;ions"-and wit
him we "do not entertain a doubt-that
Bank of the United States, competent to a
the duties which may be required by th
c government, might be so organized as mott
infringe on our own delegated poweTs,or til
d reserved rights of the States"
7 RcSolpcd, That we accord with Mr., Ca
! houn in the sentiments expressed by him
+ his speech oflS34, advocating an extensio
e ofthc charter ofthe old Bank of the Unite
e States-to-wit: that it was an indispensable
agent in the restoration of specie payment
that without il the restoration could not hay
Il, been effected, short OF the utter pr%ostrdtio
of all the moneyed institutions OF the couI
try, and an entire depreciation of bank p
e per; and that it not only restored spec
payments, but gave a currency far more an
" form, between the extremes of the countr
than was anticipated, or even dreamed of,
( the time"
i Resolped, That we regard an cxclusiv,
n ly metallic currency, for this age and coul
s try, as wholly impracticable- and were
i. practicable, it would be ruinously impolit
and therefore 10 secure TO the people an u
IL form standard of values,as we'll as of Weigh
IN and Measures, is as much the duty of Il
'e general government to regulate the paper
nc the specie circulation and 10 this end, ifnot
n ing better can be had-we arc for an o
n fashioned Bank of the United States.
OF RESOLVED, That we agree with Thorn
nj Jefferson in the following sentiments e
pressed by him in 1898, to-wit: that fir
list commerce and napigation ARE NOT I