Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-29
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ADJOURNED WING MEETING

WIN. y. HARRINGTON was appointed Secretary.
oh motion OF MIR. THos. ]. EVANS, collection was
taken to detray the expenses of the former and the pre-
sent meeting.
MIR. g. w II. TYLER called up the nomination of
Mr.. JAMES G. CRANE as the Wing candidate for the
city, which was the only business pending when the
previous meeting adjourned. Mr.. T. egretted much
that the lncemency of the weather caused the meeting
to be smaller than he could wish it. He deemed it un-
necessary to repeat what he had formerly said in behalf
OF Mr.. CRANES claims
Mr.. ALEXANDER nominated THos p AU-
GUST, and said he did according to what he believed
was the will of the mechanics Of Richmond
MI. W. G. CARR1NGToN said he felt hmselfcaled upon
to make short explanation. He had at the meeting
on Tuesday week. urged the adoption of motion that
the meeting adjourn over to some future day. in order
that injustice might not be done to Mr. Heath and those
who wished him to be the Wing candidate for the CITY,
by reason Of the peculiar circumstances under which
final vote was about to be taken resolution recon-
mendng Mr.. Heath to the Wings of Richmond had
been laid the table, but that disposition of it was
avowedly not test OF the sense of the meeting for or
against making Mr.. Heath the Wing candidate. Then
Mr. Cranes name was introduced, and Mr.. Heath's
was withdrawn. Ii the meeting had come to a vote
under those circumstances would have precuded those
who desired the nomination Of MIR. Heath, from OBJ
tanning any test of the of the majority Of the Wing
voters as to the propriety Of eecng him. in order to
reonke the pfoscnptive act OF the Legislature
On Tuesday week. Mr. c. said he had confessed that he
entertained serious doubts whether was the policy of
the city this way attempt avenge wrong done bv
the Legislature to individual and thus TO subject itself
to all thepreudices which had been aroused however I'M
justly, against that gentleman, but he had declared his
entire readiness to acquesce it majority of the Wing
party should determine upon that course And he ar
gued that 1t was at least due to Mr. H. and his friends
who had urged hisname that the wishes ofthe majority
should he fairly and fully tested and with that object he
moved the adjournment Since Tuesday week Mr.
Heath had himself peremptorily Withdrawn his name
and he was now entirely out OF the case The cues
ton otcy policy which it was obviously important for
full Whig meeting to decide therefore set aside and
the only remaining question was whether the Wing par
ty should organize itself in this canvass, with single
nominated candidate For hseltas there was no appre
henslon OF Democrats being elected, he could per-
celve the necessity OF party nomination. did he think
so small meeting here present could rightly as
sumo that majority of the Wings Of the city thought
the organization expedient. He thought it good oc-
cason to return to the old Virginia practice Of letting
as many candidates come forward were inclined to
! present themselves. As Wing principles were not n-
voved in the ISSUE he should be chiefly influenced in
the vote he should give by the opinions of the respec-
tive candidates other subj cs in which the city was
vitality interested There WERE for example, certain
great schemes Of internal Improvement with which the
welfare OF Richmond was intimately connected and he
desired to know precisely the views of all the candi.
dates these subjects before he decided between them
He could not therefore pledge himself to vote for the
person who might receive the nomination OF this or anv
other meeting until the appearance Of the Democratic
| enemy in the field should make Wing organization in
dia YP,al BIZ
taken between the two nominations that had been
| made.
Inquiry was made whether the nomination of Mr.
August had been seconded
| Mr. THos. !. EVANS seconded the nomination in Or
der that Mr. August might be brought before the meet
ing.
Col. SPALDlNe said, as friend of Mr. AUGUST. and
having had a conversation with him that day that he
was Mr. A. did not desire his name to be BROUGHT
before this meeting.
Mr.. ALEXANDER withdrew his nomination of Mr.
August
The question was then taken on the nomination of
JAMES u CRANE and it was carried by almost unani-
nous vote.
On motion of Mr. TYLER, committee was appointed
to INFORM Mr.. CRANE Of the nomination and request his
presence at the meeting During the retirement Of the
committee
nifty to offer some resolutions which he was sure every
Wing present or absent would approve He was the
warm friend and admirer OF James E. Heath and
thought there no man in the city who would make
better representative. But, he said in his opinion it
would have been great of policy in the CITY of
richmond, by sending Mr. Heath to The House of De-
egates to undertake to ebuke the Legislature for pro-
scribng him 1t would have been throwing the nstru-
ment OF their misconduct into their midst to excite pre-
JUDGES and lealouses against Richmond. Mr. Heath
could not have exered the proper influence Of repre-
sentative OF the city Mr. E. said there was L better
way to rebuke the Legislature, and he conourred in the
sentiment that something better should be done for Mr.
Heath 1t had been snoerngly said in the Democratic
papers, that Mr. Heath was dropped. But every body
knew vas motif want OF confidence, or of indgna
ton at his REMOVAL that many Wings had objected to
making him candidate
MIR. f.. then offered the following resolutions and
they were unanimously adopted:
whereas the last Legislature OF Virginia in the cleo
ton OF First Auditor and Treasurer of the State re-
fused to reelect the gentlemen who recently filled these
offices, and elected two other gentlemen of whose fit
ness for the respective stations know nothing and
whereas no reason was pretended to be given why !
James e. Heath and F. NJ Lawson were not reelected
except that their political opinions did not accord with
those OF the dominant Democratic party in the last &C.
neral Assembly Therefore,
Resolved, That with humiliation and regret we wit |
messed the introduction into Virginia, of that unworthy
system OF prescription, of the political opn
Ions OF men in the election OF officers purely minste
rial; test which in the better days of good old
Commonwealth, was regarded, by all good men of all
parties as detesable and worthy only of those whose
bond Of union is the cohesive power OF public plum
der and whose battle cry is, "o the vctors belong the
spoils."
Resotped, That the action of the late Legislature in
refusing to reelect these long and we-tried faithful
and competent officers, James E. Heath and F. M, |
Lawson, meets with the most unmeasured dsapproya
OF US, portion of the citizens OF this States and that
this refusal to re-eect hen has not in the slightest de-
gree diminished confidence in, and respect and ad-
ra az Tor, our fellow citizens James Heath and
f. M Lawson, as officers and gentlemen whose public
services have been appreciated, and whose private life
is above reproach in word men whose praise is in
the mouth OF all the people-a people whose hearts
are right, and whose voice will doubtless be heard on
the 9Th Thursday in April nex speaking these pro-
scrptonss in the strongest terms OF condemnation for
entang upon virginia the disgrace OF making political
opinion qualification disqualification for offices not
political,
Mr.. JAMES C. CRANE, the nominee of the meeting
now entered the room and was greeted with applause
The chairman informed him officially of the fact of
his nomination
Mr.. CRANE then addressed the meeting He express
ca ms gratitude Tor any expression OF confidence from
his fellow citizens. He regretted the inclemency of the
weather. because he should have wished larger meet
ing He wanted nothing in the world, but that the
people should select their representative, He would
accept the nomination but with the distinct understand
ing, that in future there should be indication that
some other was preferred by majority, he would more
than cordially give way. He was he said in the words
of distinguished Vrgnian, always willing to bow to
the majesty OF the people. He had lived in Richmond
30 years He came here boy 6 years old, and landed
at Rockets with three ourpences in his pocket Since
then he had worked his way up and whatever he had
Of character he had gained it by his exertons-
He left slave State where he was born, and enter
ed with zeal into the interests of his adopted