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g eu4 rNAt@ssk4 e. f.tS@141 SAil@1 80 t9t -
sRsssIs3S Thai ilc members 81 lbia cohvus. i
lion hereby pledge their best exertioss u SECURE
he success o wkoms6erer may be he noninoc
d he National Convention.
Nr. VIII. Bafard Preston, II MoDl5t
merry, followed in IN animated s1ud ~
be argunent 81 support of thu resolution
Df the committee md against Ahe suhsti-
Ipte proposed BY Mr: Bolts All. 3.
Mr. Scott of Fauqnier, made feW -
marks IN reply to Mr. Bolts, Nhich drew
from TIE latter gentleman ! bEief rejain-
der,
The question was then loudlycallea Or
and the vote was taken b ufties, 81 The
substitute Of Mr. Bolts, with The following
result
Aws Albemarlea ?; Alexanaria n Rrunsxiel.
|(diyided1 Caroline 1 !; Chesier6af 1; Essek
(dividcd); Fairfax Elpvanua II Gioucesiet
/; Grecnbfieral; Hanover Hihricos 81 lsle
Of Wight Is King George 1 Richmond and
Lancaster Is lCad6un ;; Louisa II Lunenburs
4, Marshall 4; Nelson (memhers absentl
Northampton I Norih0mberlandh Petersburg
land |; Wood, Doddridge and Tyler, divided
80 .FAa sssS3 9ss f. Hi 81
Nass-ams Ia Am no,sa. !. j tPRons,iok
.B eos i BrassonI Lewis aSd Gilme4s i.
Buckingham. i | Cabeil and Wakne Il; Camp
ben 7 Charles Cily and New Kent III Char
,0s'S F,,,a SaPePsf nampsr,sS ss nM,paie
Is; Fayet.e ana Nicholas I. Flevd i; FTanxiin
? fredericksburg !; Giles and Nsrcer tlsay-
sSa a ana Garro;l Il G 8 HALIFAX
lanes c,r Y,r ma i Iv,,i; villa fasi f.,.s
son 5; KanawSa n, King and Gassn /, Kinr
William Logan and Boone Il; Madison 4;
M ..a Mas,aews and M'odlsssx NasSe
Monroe i Mon,sSmerr ass PsIsss n No..
mond I; Nsrfolk city Il NorfOlk county .; Or.
ange and Greene + Patrick Pendlelon !
hns !. 1R.a aad 49,
Ole 1: Roekbridee s. Russell I. smy,hs NJ i
Southampton / Spotisylvania j Stafford i;
\ Taylcr !; Tyler, Doddridge and 1iVetzsl ] War.
P Pm nh ~ aso'ns'0a Fs'ae me-
The substitute was therefore rejected,
land MI. William RI Macfarland, of R;ch.
mond. proposed to take q Iseparate yOts
upon the two resolutions ofsthe co,nm;tteo
While there was some diversity of oninion
| in regard to the first. lie WIS satisfied that
the second would receive The Unanimous
| vote Of the Convention. He ayailed HIM.
self Of this occasion u say.Itoo. that III liz
| opposition Is the adoption III tie first res.
lointion Ia vas not influenced ~ anv doubt
Eof Gen Taylorls political ORTHODOXY whst.
ever and should That gentleman bes no,ni.
nated Nv che National ConventionE ~
.-..,Il so;,- IL nj. MA .a.la.,. -.
Nos'0 iss'i' I r. ~ = y AS'aou W. n I.
/ port EY
/ Mr.. Geo w Lewis, ofWestmoreland,
| vi - ri ...l,s.;....s I. ..i,.y,..;.. =.
.su lo1 tlo ny, ause''ns -
the remarkable AFFINITY OF the uiscussionf
proposed that the committees FIRST resolu.
/ lion shonId ID adopted by acclamation,
r. yarh,, ~ u or,b ,ytor rtbo yota -
go u 81 J, = III a.as' ~, 'ns 49, ~ =
which county had likewise been gwen for
the substitute. 4 seconded the suggestion.
He had carried out the instructions of his
oons,;.,,c,,ts 4, rot;nr ~ tLa s,,h.,;.,,..
| 0ons.isuSuss ~ ho1AhS NJ 80 0@pSsisusot
and ne was now prepares, IN n spirit q
Cancellation and harmony, to yield to the
manifest opinion of the majority of his
nol;t;cal hSathran
Poi ~ pie.nlpn
Messrs- Janney, Bolts, Magruder and
! Macfarland, said they regretted it exceed
;nolv hut NAV copli notvote for M f;rst
* 60: u III ". q -.
resolueon q 1ne =, Su1-
render ct conscientious convictions. They
would therefore be compelled TO vote IN
TIA erst xoeolrt;on ,sas tl,en ,,,,t al
80 nj, .i 80 IN 1Ao 49, P1s - n
ADOPTED Dy tne ioiloWlng vote
FoR THE REsoLurIoS- Alexandria Amelia
Il Amherst !; Appomaltox Il Augusta z; Bath ];
beulord nerKeiey bqsciouI nfaxton,