Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-05-18
Shenandoah Maj. ]. S. Calyrr,, C.

RocEanghana-Capt. II. Martz, Jno
Cowan, Reuben Moore, esq, Maj. E.
H. Smith, Abram Smith, esq, W. G.
Stevens, esq. J. I. Harris, esq, Capt.
A. St. c. Sprinkle, Col. J. w. Dun
llap, Col. A. Lincoln, Anthony Huff
man, Derrick Pennybacker. F. M. IT.
vim, VIM. c. Smith, Hugh Dever, Dr..
NJ. H. Harris, VIM. R. Speck, Capt.
Geo. KeeZle, Geo. Gibbons, Wm. P
Daingerfeld, esq.
Page-Samuel Gibbons and VIM
A. Cave, esqs.
Hardy--Not represented.
A number of democrats from Rock.
|ingham and Shenandoah, not special
ly delegated as members, we're invited
to participate in the proceedings of the
Convention.
On motion of Maj. E. H. Smith, a
committee of one from each county in
the district was appointed to nominate
permanent officers for the Convention.
The chairman appointed Messrs. Smith,
Ozbert Miller, Maj. Calvert and VIM.
A. Cave, said committee, who, afel
retiring for short time, reported as
follows: Hon. G. B. SamueIs, OF
Shenandoah, President DR.. C. R.
Harris, of Augusta, and John Cowan,
OF Rockingham, Vice President; and
John H. Wartmann & w. P. Danger
field, esq, Secretary. The nomina-
lions were unanimously confirmed.
A proposition having been made by
Capt. Martz for the appointment of a
committee to nominate delegates to the
Baltimore Convention. suggestion
thrown out by Maj. Grat.an relative to
the appointment of certain number OF
delegates from the district, elected
considerable discussion, in which va
rious gentlemen participated; but af-
ter few remarks from the President,
showing the improperly of appointing
a larger number than that recommend
ed by the State Convention, the motion
! for the appointment of more than four
delegates from the District was with
drawn.
A motion was then submitted and
carried, appoiting the whole delega-
tons from each county, committees to
appoint delegates to the Baltimore
Convention.
The Shenandoah delegation, in a
short time, presented the name of Sam
uel c. Williams, esq.,, as delegate, and
that of J. w. F. Allen, ESQ.,, as alter.
nate to the National Convention 70 be
held in Baltimore on the 22d inst.
These nominations were unanimous.
ly confirmed.
The Augusta delegation presented
the names of DR.. Clement R. Harris,
as delegate, and Benz. Crawford as al
ternate.
Confirmed by the Convention with.
out opposition.
The delegates from Page proposed
the name of Peter P. Price, ESQ.,, as
delegate, and that of Mann Almond as
alternate.
Unanimously confirmed by the Con-
vention.
The Rockingham delegation, from
the multiplicity eff gentlemen put in
nomination, found some difficulty in
choosing delegate and alternate &C.
ceptable to the whole democracy in ev-
cry respect. After much warmth of
discussion, Capt. Hiram Martz was
selected as delegate, and Capt. Geo.
Keezle as alternate.
These nominations were also unani-
mously confirmed by the Convention.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the members of this
! Convention will use their best endeav-
ors to promote the election ofthe NOM
inee ofthe Baltimore Convention, and
that the Tenth Legion District will
give good account of herself in the
coming struggle.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
body be rendered to the Trustees Of
the Church for the use of their build
ing.
The President, at the call of his
friends, favored the Convention with
an able and eloquent speech, which
was listened to with great interest.
Mr.. Coyner, Of Augusta, was also
called on, ard responded in some ap-
(propria,e and well-timed remarks.
On motion, Resolved, That these
proceedings be signed by the President
and Secretaries and published in the
Rockingham Register, Woodstock
Sentinel, Augusta Democrat, Valley
Star, and that the Richmond and other
democratic journals Of the State be re.
quested to copy.
After which, on motion, the Con-
vention ad journed, sane die.
G. B. SAMUELS, Pres't.
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