Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-07-29
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Demderaiic District U0nYeatiOn

Democratic District U%OnIentiOH
The De,sasts stofhis 6,helolb9 copgrsssisa.
n Dstfiof Gcrsentien convened according q
appointment, n Wipehestef, on Friday, die 18th
;Ssfsnt 10 rscommend as1ftsbis pefsaa to Be
voted for 10 fepreseut the District in the mex
Congress.
Al IIo,cIoek. III. F.ABaker, Of Fretericka call.
Cd fbs Convention tosoFder, and moved that Col
sI0NAS AIESHIRE,a delegate nomthe conn-
.iylof Page, be selected as President. and Col. r
Il. BsKER, as Vice President, and Dawn HBD,
mex and JoHN W PIFsR5a as SecretaresTWhleh
motion was u1ahim0uslgtcarTied
On motion; the Delegates in attehdanee; from
the several counties were called and t~heirnalnes
recorded.
The following Delegates reported themselves
pFssent Ais.h,,.s M.In 4 81,
Her. Thomas B1swelI.S Jacob Baker Reuben Man
man, George W. lynch, William o.. DuFropghs
Abraham SpsIerFjohn RsRumgaEner aud B.F.
13raEsonst a1s4 ceFzE t1s IS S@HiR sgla
Wapea CounfE-CoL John B. Earle and an.
dfewaPitmanlSsfEE ,s8sts =
Jefferson G6untg-GeOsM aFphs,9ohn Shers
manYJosiah NatsdnS Ephraim Matsoasand Z. 8.
AFarnsRoffh.
Esedsrick COanM-SOlomoptHarman Cart.
Joseph Long, j. F. SiEyoek, ThorntonA asfcLeod
Mayer Steef,b%SEE HaIe, George A. Grove, Ios
seph Richard; J4eob Richard, d. ShniI, B. Frye,
Elisha Snapp, Henry Bill, Joseph Fries, J.B.
Hackney, benjamin Collins, B. D. C~henoweth, J.
Vincent, James Hot, John Boyd, DE. Ahlenfeit,
}. It. Taylor, William Haymaker, n. A: HIte,
David SamseI, III. w. Riehafd, John Linn, G..
w. Graves, H.. Baker, George b: Graves, ID.
Hedrick, j. Jones, J. GyMllier,J John Markell,
JIG. Smith, John Brnee, z. r. Fa6ntIeTOy, r.,
A Kidd, Robert McCandless, R.. I. Baker, N.
Muilican, James X, CobnTp, I'M. Magson, L.
P. Kocnts,S J.4A. Kurtz. John Fletcher, Josiah
Il. Baker, Lewis a. Miller, William Lodge,
Richard 81. Sydnors jacob Baker and John ".
Pifer.
On motion If Jacob Baker, OF Page county,
ResOired, That d Committee of nine, be, APP
pointed blythe Chair, whose duty it Ehalfhe TO
prepare business 6fthe meeting.
The following gentlemen composed the Com
miTtee, viz :-Jacob, Baker of Page, Thos, Bus
well, T. T. FauntIeroy, jE, H.. W. Richards, W.
lodge, John Sherman, Rich. n. SydnOr and Da.
vid Hedrick. F
The Committee, having retired for a short
lime, reported the following Preamble and Re-
solutions, which were submitted and voted upon,
separately, and eash and all adopted unani-
mously: 5A
WHEREAS the Democratic party of this Con-
gEessional District was not represented, nor their.
wishes consulted, byiihe hasty and improper &C.
ton OF the Sd of Apra last-Shich body Wasran
incompetent numbers of the Delegates whoshad'
been appointed and empowered TO make a uomi-
nation Ofa candidate Of the Democratic party for
Congress, in rieo of he usual April eEecfiORS-
Whereas, said Convention of the Sd OF April
persisted in making 4 nomination for the whole
party in the abscnCeOfa majority of the Dele
gates deRuted TO that Convention, bat who did
not attend because 81 the general belief thai,
since the pOstpOnemsnt of the Elections, no
nomination would be attempted; Whereas, that
Convention made a nomination b. a bare mGjOTi-,
ty Of lis o,gr minority body; Whereas, they gave
- E,.s
Warren against the direct vote of two thir6s of
he Delegates from that county ; Whereas, they
nrocee,'ei in the abselce Of any representation
whatever ,.vn Hampshire and Morgan COUNTIES,
and with a very .~sIe:dpr, partial and inadequate
representation from ,ths hers; and, Whereas,
by this iH-advised, Irregular anu unauthorized
proceeding, they havedistraeted and emhaFEass--
toIs:
~, sent 20 this mestf6gsto eoIser and ProPose
SHINE course of conduct proper for the Democrat
Party Of this District 10 pursue N the present
extraordinary and unfortunate emSrgeney5 Pro.
duced first, by The authors of The afals i9fthe Sd
OF April. and then bFtheir systematic eT IT'S to
Preventahd brow!beat any expression ofthc zeal
of the District, do deem it advisable.
under all the circumstances of the case, not 10
make a nomination for the party through the ac-
ton Of a regularly organized Convenlion-whieh
would not fully and duly reflect The wishes and
sentipento of each and alEthe counties of the Dis.
trict-butt that, as representatives, of the Demo-
cratic party from drferen sections of the District,
who cannot and will not sanction or submit to
the imposition OF the Sd of April, we recommend
that ;his body do proceed 10 consult and advise
upon the selection Of sound Union Democrat.
whom they will invite to take The field, without
delay, as an independent, Candidate, under the
sanction, OF this body, so far as depuied and en-
powered to advise and act foc the Democratic
party of this District.
I'd. ResPtred, That we are warmly and hearth
" devoted TO the, Union of these States: and that
we cannot give our c~onntenanee or support to
any candidate who does not cherish an habituaI
and deyoted.a itachment to this glorious Union /;
oEwho wllapo give OF would mot have given
a cordial support 10 the Compromise measures of.
rhe last Congress.
gSdResorea, That, as Representatives, and as
Individual members of the Democratic party.
from different sections ofthe District, weIecomzi
mend -=---s as a Unia1 Democrat, wotthy
the support Of would perpetuate the Con,
sutulinn and the Union; and we pledge our-
selves TO vote forsiim IL he will consent To
serve unless a EOnyentiOnS In which1he Dis
tF'ct shall bestnIty Represented, shall nominate
another candidate.
4fh- ResQtreds That aid--is here
by earnestly requested % beeome candidaie 70
represent this DstrIctipfhe next Congress.
On motion ofsCOI. Thomas Boswell, Of Pace
the following Resolution was adopted By a deei.s
u6u tOte sfEF ST. = ~ftvF0 Fs- =
Resotred. That in the selection of the indiySd.
iual toreceiye The Invitation. ofIhis body. We will
be governed by the twosthiIds rule /: and thar &c.
-eordingly, he 20 whom two-ibinds Of The compe-
tent votes Of this body shtl be pfYen.1 mon he
call OF The roll shall b Tie choice Of this body.
ana shall have bis name inserted IN the blank Of
tns. SO ana 4lhtsfsolptions FeRoI;edSby the Com
mElnee and unanimously adopied
Tie sotelwasthen taken. aeeor5i,9 Il 4 81.
visions efthls Resolution ; which, upon the frst
ballot, resulted as follows:
oE9SIsHARp5 ByRp, p FFederick aaisi
For Thomas SLoaN, Of Hampshire. 5
For Gen y. a. Carson, of Frederick. al
Whereupon. The Chair announced The resui,
and adselased hra Byrd The choice Of the Con.
On motion, RleHARD e.. BYRp MAS ,bs,
solved by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ancIaim nF ~ 80 =