Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-06
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RICHMOND DAILY WING.


CONGREGATIONAL District
Ala w hig Convention held IN the town OF Hsmpoa ON
the 18th day OF Fsby ls47 the purpo.ed OF
eandidae TOR Congress for the District composed OF The
S1une' OF Aecomac, Northampton, Etrsbeh City, York
warwick, Jane. City. New Kent, Charles CITY clouc..'
nf Mathews Lancaster and Snd the city of
Williamsburg the Convention was CO led to order hv %,
no Met anolsh. and Ro. Saunders ESQ Of Wti.m.hnt,
appointed Chairman. pro TEN, aad Cary 5 lone. OF
Ooueesier, Secretary pro ten. The eouHtrs &c w,r,
called ard the following delegates appeared aud took their
seats, viz
From Accomae-L II Finncy and William, y C,.,.
From El'zabsth Ciy--Josbus Fiteheu, Elijah Philips
:" mm ueknan hennon Whiting. I'D King, II X Jennings
W Hubbard, DR. I'd Car1D, A b Mclean Arni.,,ad
booker WIN Sea,er. Geo VI Baes Levin Parkin.op
VIM Ming, John Hopkins, Jas Powell ard J,iEerson Il
olnc'er' From fork-PeyiOn A SoatE,l. WIN 5 MsIi-
cue samuel Shield, Samuel How ard Henry Hickman
W VIM Anderson John Huni. Henry smith, n q
9m'n, seo " smith. and Geo Cooper. From warwiek-
Vim Jones. Thomas " lee, Geo Morr,sson VIM C
Marrow, John Wood and Hinde X - Brown From lame.
Giy-N IN l. Spencer. Thoms. lynne and Col G Dnrfey
from New hent-trsncIs Nelson. From Chai les City
Dr I'D wilcox and Clarke. From Clio resier-C.ry s
Jones, Robinson Nelson and Geo L Cstcu From I,,-
Gsser-Robt M'Cand sh and Rob Saunders, fal,ern.es
rom !" nsms 6uIR-Ccl Robr MeCandish. 70 Saunders
Geo w Souhal, John ZONES, Thos o Cogb,lI p No,t.
que thompson, Samuel Bright aud Sydney Smi,h
Inc list oil delegates having been called oyer on notion
was resolved that be appointed s,in
OF one from each comfy city represented IN the con-
Eenuon, TO the OF persons 10 act a
Of tie convention. Whereupon, the chair appointed DIR
I'd wilcox o Charles City, Francs Nelson of New ken,
WIN l. Spencer OF James City, Samuel + Bright Of VIII
harrisburg, Samuel 5 Howard OF York. VIM Jone. of
warwick, y Mclean Of Elizlbetn CIV Ro NeCanoi.b
u Lancaster Robinson Nelson Of Gloucester and l. n
Kinney OF Aecoaac a. the committee who after having
.eufed io shor; tmc returned and reported as fous
hooen saunders OF Williamsburg Presden, Of the Con-
,enuon; DR. Edward Wilcox VI Charles Civ Wee Pos,
dent Cary Jones OF Gloucester and Vim Cu,u. Of A.
e1mac' Secretaries which report was unanimously
adopted by the convention
On motion Of Geo W. Southall il VIVA
Resoired. That committee of two deles,te. f,,r, s..b
county anu Guy represented in the Convention where the
ueIegauon SOuid ADMIT OF thai number aud OF dele
a in IL,
sent to the Convention the proper per.on a IN,
Wing candidate for Congress at the ensuing eiec,op an,
was iuiner resolved that the several and the
city represented IN this committee be entitled 10 the fol-
lowing votes Accomac IL votes; Lancaster vote.
Gloucester, voes; Charles City, votes; New Kent
votes James City, votes; York, 2 votes; Wsrwiek
votes Elizabeth City, votes; and the City of Williams
burg votes.
WhereuPon, the Chair appointed the following commit
tee; Dr. Edward Wilcox and Clarke of Charles Civ:
Francis Nelson, Of New Kent Col q Durfey and Tbona.
Wynne OF James City; Col. Ro McCandi.h and Mon
tague Thompson OF Williamsburg; VIM MaIicote and
Henry Smith, OF York; VIM 5 Jones and WIN Na,,ox
OF Warwick; DR.. Hubbard and Sinclair Of Elizabstb
City; L II Finney and VIM S GUSTS Of Aceomac; Rob
McCandish Tor Lancaster aGd Robinson Nelson and Geo
I Catett, OF Gloucester
The committee retired confer and returned and
through kob'I McCandlsh made the following Report
The nominating committee, after n full free inter
change OF opinion have come the following resolu-
tons
LIST. That the strongest Wing in the Distrie, Oush,
to be selected a. the Wing candidate
"2d. That the Eastern Shore has already gve, tb
Western Shore three chances, will yield To- them IN
name the candidate whom they think and
most available.
81. That in the opinion Of this committee Hill Carter
Esq OF Charles City, nominated by Aecomac is the man
who IN accordance with the opinion lust EXPRESSED ogb
10 be selecedi being the belief OF the committee that he
IS the strongest Wing IN the District, that IN pacu
lar in the large county vi Aecomac he will get larger vote
than any other Wing who can be chosen.
Atm. We, the committee therefore name Hill Cnrar
ESQ oil Charles City, as nominee, call upon him
in the name OF The Wing Parry, hoist the Wing flag ana
carry through the Disirici-and believe th.t We do
not call upon him in vain"
The report having been read the following resolution
was offered by Geo w Souhs, Esq. and unanimonsly
adopted:
Resolved, the unanimous voice OF this Convention
That the nomination OF dbl Garter, Esq Shirley meets
cordial response IN the heart of and thar
each and every Wing here present hereby nledo,
himself not only TO support the by his vote out TO
use oil honorable means IN his power promote Its tn
umphant success.
on motion Of p VI Thompson Esq it wss then r..
solved That committee composed OF one member from
each county and city, represented the Convention Ia
appointed communicate to Mr. Carter his nomination
WtereuPon the Chair appointed the following commit
tee:
Dr. Ed Wilcox OF Charles City Francis Nelson Of Nsu,
Kent, Gooduch Durey OF James City Geo W Southa OF
! Williamsburg, PeytOn SOutnall OF York Hinde X ID
Brown OF Warwick, Arnislead Booker of Eizl5eth Civ
Cary Jones at Gloucester, Robt McCandish for
and VIM Cusus OF Aecomac and on motion the Pres,-
dent Of the convention added this committee
On motion Of Jno Jones, Esq the Ihanks OF the Con-
venUn rendered the officers Of the Convention for
the manner in which their duties had been performed
Ga motion, ordered that these proceedings signed
by the officers be the Wing editors in Richmond
Norfolk ana AeNandriS with request that they be pub
/ ..shed.
! The Convention then adjourned sine die.
RIO. SAUNDERS, President
ED. WILCOX, Vice President.
! CaKY 5. JONES, S...,,,,..