Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-21

Mr.; Andrew Johnston stated that he felt authorized
to withdraw the name of Mr. Heath, and accordingly
did so.
Mr.. August then announced to the meeting that he
should again be acanddate, and willing to abide
the decislon OF the votes at the polls He saw no rea
son why meeting OF the Wings of Richmond should
De necessary at all TO nominate, since it well known
that almost any number OF candidates of the Wing
party might take the held without the risk of having the
city represented by any other than Whig MIR. Au-
gust dld not know by whom this meeting had been
eaied Dut 1t certainly had the appearance of having
cular gentleman. rN-"
MIR. Tyler likewise expressed his ignorance of the
movers IN getting up the meeting, but said the friends of
WI crane were willing to abide its decision, let who
might be nominated
MI Ford thought that the Wings of Richmond ge-
eahy would ABIDE the decision OF the meeting whether
present or not He for had come to the meeting for
harmony and had made up his mind to acquience in the
acton OF those present
o.. Mr' Spalding remarked that if the gentleman impu-
leu 10 MN any disposition to dsorganize by the intro
ducuon OF the resolution he had offered he was greatly
mistaken. nv '" 90 S'NN''
MI peake thought there great necessity for Or
der; believed the resolution could effect nothing The
action OF the meeting, he thought would be ac9uiesced
u by the Wings OF Richmond who were absent. He
frankly avowed that Jas. E. Heath was his first choice
-because he believed him to be the ablest man in the
city. This the place for making the selection of
candidate and he appealed to all Wings TO avoid anv
calculated to do the cause injury in other Sec
tons OF the State. He appealed for harmony Of ac-
ton;
Mr. Tyler repeated that he thought no harm could
aisle from making nomination at this time. If there
We're forty candidates, no man could get his vote over
James b. lleah but he reiterated his desire to see Mr.
Heath get something much more substantial than seat
IN the House Of Delegates. Mr. r. moved to Law the
resolution OF Col Spading on the table, which was
agreed to
Mr. VIM c. Darlington, of the Times, addressed the
meeting, and expressed the hope that there would be an
adJournmentt another day 1t would be doing inius-
tce to Mr. Heath and to his friends to take action now
the grounds Mr. baIb aap hro, H..
forward We're distinctly understood by ALL
Mr. g. felt satisfied that Mr. Heath had not sought the
nomlnatlon-nor would he seek it-but it had been
urged upon him by many friends consent to the use of
his name as candidate because they desired to see him
elected as rebuke to the Democratic Legislature who
mad SO ruthessy prescribed him. This Mr. c. con-
ceved to be the true position of Mr. Heath and hoped
therefore, it might be so understood by ALL He should
favor an adjournment over to Friday night but would
acgTlesce In any other day the meeting might fix upon
The following resolution, offered as an amendment to
one Tor some less remote day, was rejected
Resotped, That when this meeting adiourns, it
VIII adjourn to meet again Friday night the goth in
stant.'
Here allusion was made to handful which had
been circulated among the friends fone of the cand-
oates at late hour in the day. seemingly to give that
gentleman an undue advantage all others who had
been named.
Mr. Tyler expressed the belief that the handful had
been productive OF neither harm good and therefore
no one ought to complain. He did not himself know
by whom the handful had been circulated but was sa
tshed Mr. Crane had not been instrumental in having
itissued N'
The handbl was on motion read, and is as follows:
WING MEETING To NIGHT.-A meeting of the Wing
voters OF this city will be held at the Old African
Church tonight Tuesday, March 10, at half past 7
o'clock.
This meeting has been called to nominate candidate
to represent this city in the House of Delegates
Among the numerous gentlemen WIS have been
named tor that office, the friends of JAMES C.
CRANE will present his to the meeting tonight
All who desire his nomination the Wing candidate,
and thereby secure his election requested be pre-
sent at the meeting. 1t is highly important all his
trends should be present to night.
Dr. E. G. Clay hoped the friends of all would agree
IN motion to defer the meeting to another evening as
he was sure harm could grow out Of postponeent
whilst he believed good would result from it. He there
some other evening most agreeable to the meeting
Mr.. Peake regretted the circulation of the handful
and thought calculated to defeat Mr. Crane more than
anything that could have been done
Mr.. Andrew Johnston explained the action he had
taken in withdrawing the name of Mr.. H. Said that
MIR Heath he knew, did not desire the nomination but
if the Wings Of Richmond wished him to be their can
dldae under existing circumstances he (Mr HI would
remarked, that he had withdrawn the name Of Mr..
Heath at the solicitation of connexon Of that gentle
man, who had requested him to do so.
Mr. Tyler would consent to adjournment, if re-
solution first adopted pledging all present TO abide
the action the adjourned meeting
"; Clay then offered resolution such as indicated
by MI Tyler but subsequently withdrew it, after oppo
sltIon to it from Mr.. Isaac A. Goddin and Others
Mr.. Thomas j. Evans favored an adjournment al
though he satisfied that the meeting was as large as
any other that might hereafter assemble Hoped the
nomination OF Mr.; Crane would be Withdrawn for the
present, and moved to adjourn to the 9th inst
he meeting then agreed to djourn over to Wednes-
Church. JAMES WINSTON Chm'n
Ro. H. GALLAHER, Secry.