Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-02

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Counties and districts are about2 Ren1elnbel
that Monday, August The l7th, is the day d
meeting appointed for the Stanton Coayen-
ton Do not delay the appointment OF you
Delegates to too late period--send your bes
meh, Depend upon it, nothing will be done
for VirgInia, until a Convention is called tc
alter and amend the Constitution. We want
the Legislature approached once more, and il
il fails to render justice TO the people, then we
hope at the next Spring election, 10 see the is
sue carried to the Polls in every County in the
State May we ask our friends Of the Rich
mond Press 10 notice the day Of the meeting OF
the Stanton Convention in their respective
papers. The following are the proceedings OF
the Reform Meeting Of Jefierson:-
CONVENTION MEETING.
] A meeting Of the cilzens Of Jefferson Coun.
~ was held at the Court house of the County.
ON Monday the 18th day Of June, 1916. In
pursuance to public notice in the papers Of the
County.
On motion of II. ii. BUTCHER, Esq, JA-
COB MORGAN, Esq, was appointed Chair
man, and VIM. G. WoRTHINGroS Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated bv
MIR. BUTCHER to be the consideration of the
appointment of delegates to a Convention
proposed TO be held at Staunton, for the pur-
pose idlvising measures Of reform Of the pre-
sent Constitution of this State. And by the
assent and advice OF others, as well as IN ac-
cordauce with his own views, Mr.. BUTCHER
offered the following preamble and resolutions !:
WHEREAS, 1t has been recommended by
many of our sister Counties of Western Virgin
ia, that Convention should be held al Staun-
ION, on the Eth August next, of Delegates
IRON all the Counties West of the Blue Ridge,
for the purpose of adopting some efficient sys-
TEN o. action-uniting all interests upon some
feasible and practicable plan for procuring,
through the Legislature, at its next session.
authority to call Convention to remodel the
present imperfect and inadequate organic law
OF the State; therefore, be it,
ResoiUed, That Jefferson County cordially
concurs in the propriety of this measure, and
will give her aid in furthering the objects Of
the proposed convention.
RESOLVED, That the Chairman of this meet
ing be empowered TO appoint twenty five dele
gates to represent Jefferson County In said con
/ Venuon.
Resolred, That whilst we recognize the
,chde basis as the only JuSt and proper grounds
OF representation in our State Legislature, yet,
TO attain other great and needful reforms in
our Constitution, we go for convention first,
white basis if possible, but convention at all
events.
Mr.. WIN. C. WoRTHINGToN offered as a
substitute for these resolutions the following
resolution:
Rcsotred, That the County of Jefferson
should be represented in the proposed conven-
yention at Staunton, and that such representa-,
ton o fthe County be composed of twenty-five
delegates, to be appointed by the chairman OIL
tins meeting.
The question on the resolutions and the sub
sttutes were briefly discussed BY Messrs
Butcher and WASHINGTON, and upon the
question being propounded to the meeting, the
subtitute was adopted. The original resolution
as amended by the substitute was then passed
The chairman appointed the following gen
tlemen elegates-Thomas Griggs, X. H.
Butcher, J. w. Beller, S. W. Lakeland,
Braxton Davenport, S. Eaty. J. c. r.. Taylor,
Geo. B. Stephenson, John A. Thompson, II.
S. Blackburn, G.. B. Wager, Andrew Hunter,
G. NJ. Davis, Anthony Kennedy, John Hum
phreys, John Ii. McEndree, II. Parran, B. Il.
Towner, Henry Shepherd, c. b. Harding, b.
+. Washington, w. B. Thompson, w. Lucas,
John Moler, and VIM. +. Turner
On motion, il was
Resotved, That the Chairman and Secretary
of this meeting be added TO the list OF Delegates
herein before appointed by the chairman
On motion, il was
Resotred, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the chairman and secretary,
and published in the papers of the County
JACOB MORGAN, Chairman.
VIM. G.. WoHrnrNGroN, Sec'y