Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-06-25
CONVENTION MEETING.

A meeting Of the citizens Of Jefferson County
was held at the Courthouse of the county, on Mon
day the 18th day Of June, 1916, in pursuance of
public notice In the papers of the county.
On motion of X. ii. BUTCHER, Esq, JACOB
MORGAN. Esq, was appointed Chairman, and
WIN. G. WoRTnrNcToN, Secretary
The object of the meeting was stated by MIR.
Butcher to be the consideration of the appointment
OF delegates to Convention proposed to be held at
Staunton, for the purpose of dcvising measures of
reform of the present Constitution Of this State
And by the assent and advice Of others, as well as
in accordance with his own views, Mr.. Butcher Of
fered the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t has been recommended by many
of our sister counties of Western Virginia, that a
Convention should be hedat Staunton, ON the 18th
August next, OF Delegates from all the Counties
West Of the Blue Ridge, for the purpose of adopt-
ing some efficient system Of action--uniting all in
terests upon some feasible and practicable plan for
procuring, through the Legislature at its next SEES
sion, authority to call Convention to remodel the
present imperfect and inadequate organic law Of the
State; therefore, be it.
Resotred, That jefferson county cordially con-
ours In the proprety of this measure, and will give
her and In furthering the objects of the proposed
convention.
Resoired, That the Chairman of this meeting
DC empowered to appoint twenty-five delegates to
represent Jefferson county in said conventions
Resofccd, That whilst we recognize the ,rlite
basis as the only Just and proper grounds OF repre-
sentation In our State Legislature, yet to attain O.
Their great and needful reforms i'm our Constitution.
we go Tor convention first, white basis if possible
but convention at all events
Mr. VIM. g. Worthington offered as a sutsti-
tute Tor these resolutions the following resolution
hesotced, That the county of Jefferson should
be represented in the proposed convention at Saun
ton, and that such representation of the county be
composed OF twenty-five delegates, to be appointed
by the chairman of this meeting.
The question ON the resolutions and the substi-
tales Were briefly discussed by Messrs Butcher and
washington, and upon the question being propoun-
ded to the meeting, the substitute was adopted
Inc original resolution rs amended by the sulst-
tute was then passed.
The chairman appointed the following gentle
men delegaes-Thomas Griggs, r. III. Butcher.
y. w. Beller, S. w. Lakeland, Braxton Dayen-
port, 5. Eaty, j. G. r. Taylor, Geo b. Stephen
son, John A. Thompson, Il. S. Blackburn. G.. B.
wager, Andrew Hunter, &. Nj. Davis. Anthony
Kennedy, John Humphreys, John H. McEndree.
H. Parran, Is. Il. Towner, Henry Shepherd. c.
ID. Harding, Is. +. Washington, w. B. Thomp
son, w. Lucas, John Moer, and w f. Turner
On motion, it was
heSolced, That the Chairman and Secretary of
this meeting be added to the list of Deepotes here
IN before appointed by the chairman.
On motion, it was
hesofrcd, That the proceedings of this meeting
DC be signed by the chairman and secretary, and pub
ilshed in the papers of the county
wv JACOB MORGAN, Chairman.
WIN. Z. WoRTHINGToN, Secy