Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-06
CONVENTION MEETING.

AT meeting of portion of the people of Angus
IA County, held at the Court House on Monday the
9th ult, for the purpose of appointing delegates
to attend the Convention OF Constitutional Reform
ers, to meet in Saun,on on the nth Of next month
(August,Son motion of Col. ID. W. Pa,,eson,
WILLIAM KINNEY, Esd, was called to the Chair.
and ViscENr f.. GEIcER, appointed Secretary.
Alter few remarks explanatory of the object of
the meeting, Col. Pateson offered the following
resolutions, which were read and unanimously d
dopted.
LIST. Resolved, That the friends of Constitution
al Reform in Augusta County, will chcerfuly meet
and cooperate with such delegates as may be depu-
ted to the Convention proposed to be held in Staun
ton, on the 18th of next month, (August.)
End. Resolved, That be and they
are hereby appointed a committee to make all need
full and appropriate preparations for the reception
and accommodation of said Convention.
The blank in this resolution was filled by the
Chair, with the names of the following gentlemen
David w. Patteson John b. Breckenridge Levi
L. Stevenson, VIM. Kyle, and VIM. H. Hartman
3rd. Resolved, That the Chairman, appoint Sc
venty five delegates to attend said Convention, who
are hereby urged to theS best efforts to further
the object of the same.
In compliance with the above resolution. and up
on the suggestion of various members of the meet
ing the Chairman appointed the following dele
gates -
Hon. Lucas p. Thompson, Thomas J. Miche
-. w. Patteson, John Churchman, William Young
G. C. Miller, Jacob Baylor, Chapman johnson. Jr
Hugh W. Shelley, Jacob Keiser, Chesley Kinney,
sen., Col. 3. Harnsberger, Robert W. Stevenson
Col. A. r. Givens, VIM. H. Hartman, Chesley
Kinney. jr., John Newton. DR.. John Hanger T. A.
Heskell, James M. Dunn, Col r.. McCue, Col.
George Baylor, DIR. John A. Davidson, John G..
Fulton, Dr. G.. Il. Harris, John ID. Imboden Mai
James Walker II. p. Kinney, James Bumgardner
Reuben ID. Hill, Samuel Nj. Woodward. Col G.
G. Robertson, VIM. o. Harris, James Turk. Thos.
Z. Burke, b. f. Reid, Dr. VIM. r.. Blair, George
W. Allen, 5. 5. Abney, James Points, David Rus
misel, James Hunter, SEN, Jacob X. Stribling,
George Shuey, Ballard Smith. John b. Taylor, III.
M. Darnall, Tucker A. Farrow, Capt. John b.
Watts, VIM. Gilkeson, Erasmus Stribng, VIM. J
ID. Bell. VIM. Whitmore, David Kerr, Washing
ton Swope, n X. Trout, Adam NJ Hawpe, James
M. Lilley, James Berry. Alex. ST. &. Turk Jo-
seph N. Woodward, VIM. e.. Blakemore. Jacob
Coyner, John B. Breckenridge, Robert c. Bicke
WIN. Kyle, l.. j.. Stevenson, Col. S. d. Coyner
Joshua Evans, Thomas NJ Donaho. John Merritt
Samuel ID. Crawford, Maj. James Crawford, b. f.
Points, George w Poage, Henry Robertson.
On motion of Thomas j. Michie Esq, the Chair
man and Secretary of the meeting We're added to
the list of Delegates.
On motion of VIM. III. Haman Esq, it was re-
solved that the proceedings OF this meeting be sign
ed by the Chairman and Secretary and be publish
ed in the Stanton Spectator and Augusta Democrat
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
VIM KINNEY, Chairman
V. T.. GEIGER, Secretary.