Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-30
EiGhihCOngressionaI District.
VI. COOK tho House Adjourned.



At Convention OF the Wings Of the Eighth Congre.
sonnl District, at Tappahannock, Monday the 2lst Of
December, lSi6, for the purpose o. nominating Capdi-
date 10 represent the said District in the Threth Con-
gres',
Ga motion Of Musco Gamett. Esq
william Stnfman, Esq. called the Chair, aud
Robert Pollard aud William 5 Brown appointed Sc
cretarlcs
The ect Of the Convention having been EXPLAINED by
the Chairman, motion,
Received That each county represented in this Conven-
ton be entitled TO VOTE and that each cgaion shall
appoint some one OF It's members Ia such vote.
The roll being then called tho following members were
found e. be an Attendance.
From ", .tmorrlnnd Cnupty F,c5c,icL n yyL..i
wright, VIM. g. Walker Samuel b. Alwei John Cri,eh-
or, j. Robert b. Jet, George r. Brown John r. Rice J.
l.. Cox and Robert r. Brown.
From Richmond COunty-Wm. Y. Sturman J. r. y.
Jetnes, Seth Rockwell, WIN. Webb, il. John Mitchell
Landon c. Berkeley. and Ebon Jsfres.
From King George Couniy-Jas. ). Quesonberry, r.
:. Lawrence, and VIM 5. Brown.
From Caroline County Smith r. Bankhead and John
+. Thornton
From King William County--Robcrt Pollard. Ale1nn.
der H. Perkins, John I. Wormey, Robert r. Waring
Brooking Samuel. aud Lawrence Warirg.
ftom King and Queen Counly-Thomas L. WarinE
J.. G. Dew, WIN. ID. Gresham, Judson Mann, b. Carlton
5 " Henry, and John W. Dew.
Fion Essex Couny-Jamcs Semplc A. G.. u. Row
chard L. COyinEton, Rufus Rcnn,ds, A II. Garnett
l.. &. Gaewood whey Fogg, Richard Crotton, A. G.
ONoae Musco GarDett, Brooks BOughtpn, Thos. Cro1.
ton, w. J.. Waiing. RO r. Warng, b. G.. Rennods j.
w. Robinson, Jefferson Minor Thomas q. Gornett. H. W.
Dobyns, Arthur Ronnold, Alfred IT, Garnsit Richard
Motley, Edwin Andrews l.. VI. Ware, and Thomas e.
Gordon.
S H,s51yis, Unrspte,eoted.
Tho following gentlemen were then put in nomination.
90 wit.
John Talnieuo, Es1. Of King George County
Robert w. Carer, Esq Of x .ehmond COuuty and
Henry i. Gamou. ia. of Wrrtm1roInpd County.
The roll being called. the vote stood o. iUiiJws-
For John Taiiaeuo-Essex, King WiIsm, aud King
George.
FYr Ro W. Caitsr-R.chmord County
For Henry !. Gornou WosnOre and ing aud Queen,
and Caroline.
Il appearing there had been no election the roll was
again called, aud resulted 1s follows
For 'lu.iaioro-Es.cr nnd King George.
For Garnou--W, smorolanJ. Richmond King md
Queen, King w liam and Caroline.
Henry T. Gaructl, Esq having received o moiory, Yves
theroupon declared by the Chairman, bo the nominee
Of tho Couvs au,n, end motion, the nomination was
thsn voted unanimously.
On motion.
Received, That tho Chair nppointa committee 10 writ
on Mr. Garn'u and inform him VI hs nomination.
Tho following Rruiefnc1 accordingly appointed
committee carry effect the foregoing resolution yz
Mufroe Garrou, Ro Pollard aud John Cn'chcr H. who
rC.ei for doc purpo.e and after few minutes Mr.. Car
uor appeared before fho Convention, and appropn
ato sud handsome dlr,ss accepted tho nomnuton thus
conferred on him.
R'srIvrd, That tc1o proceedings. signed by tho Chair
ard Secretaries. DO forwarded the Editors 81 the
Richmond Wfig and Republican, md tho Virginia Her
aid and Alexandra Gazette for pubcluon-and then tho
Convention adjourned zinc die.
WIN. Y sTURMAN. Chm.
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