Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-11-19
REPUBLICAN WIG MEETING.

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At meeting held Wednesday night, llth inst
JOHN, b. BREcKlNRIpGE, Esq, was called TO tn,
chair, and JAS. CocHRAs was appointed Secretary
After speeches from various gentlemen, the follow
ing resolution was offXed by Mr. David S. Young
and unanimously carried.
! y Resolpsd That We, portion Of the Whis
party, dissatisfied with the nominations OF The 20
called THhig convention of the l0thinsr., will US,
all fair and honorable means to defeat the 1omiaa
tions as made.
1t was then moved and carried unanimously, tina
Messrs. Niche, Young, Hill, Thus. P. Eskridgl
and Jas. Cochran, be appointed committee &
prepare and report proper organization OF the asso
citation 10 the next meeting.
II was then moved and carried that the meetin!
adjourn to assemble again on Friday night next.
j. B. BRECKENRIDGE, CHAIRMAN.
JAS. COCHRAN, Secretary.
On Friday night, 18th Nov, the meeting as
sembled pursuant to adjournment, JOHN B. BECK.
IHRlDGE in the Chair; JAS. COCHRAN, Secretary
The committee appointed at The previous meeting,
then made their report through their Chairman
which was unanimously received and adopted as
follows:
This Association shall be denominaed and
known as the Independent Republican Wing As.
ISOLATION of Augusta county. Its officers shall con-
sist ola President, Vice President, Secretary and
/ Treasurer.
It's meetings shall be held once week, or oAener,
at such times and places as Shall from time to time
be appointed by the order of the association, or by
the President, who shall have power to call meet.
The request, in writing, OF any FIVE members Of the
Association.
In the absence or inability to act, ofihe Presi-
dent, the Vice President shall perform all or any
of his duties, call meetings, preside, keep order,
&c. t.
Any member of this Association now, or hereaf
ter juining shall be member Of the committee of
vigilance and correspondence, and bound to use all
honorable means, according to his best Judgment, to
promote the great objects Of the association.
Any citizen may become member Of this AS
ISOLATION, who, having read this Constitution and
approved the objects Of the Association, shall affix
his signature to the same or permit his name 10 be
enrolled by the Secretary.
Those objects are 10 redeem the county of Au-
gusta from the rule of those selfish wicked, unwise
and mischieyous factions which have recently dis
urbed the peace of the county, destroyed its social
happiness corrupted and perverted its political creed
stolen The name of the Wing Party and under
cover of its power are destroying the most cherished
Wing principles, and tyrannizing over the minds
of free people. Believing, as we do, that the
nominations made on Monday last, the 10th inst,
of candidates to represent the county of Augusta in
the next General Assembly. by the so called Wing
Convention, were the fruit Of facIous and selfish
combinalons-lha the declared objects al said con-
yenton were not carried out-that instead of as
sembling TO deliberate and to make free and in
dependent selection of fit and worthy candidates
from the whole body Of the county so as to heal the
dissensons in the Wing party, many OF them were
instructed and many others factousy pledged TO
support particular aspirants, whom they knew or
ought to have known, were not the choice Of the
whig party-thus trading away their confidlng cons
,tuency One great object Of this association shall be
to defeat the nominations of said Convention, as
made, by all fair and honorable means
The association then went into the election of
permanent officers.
JOHN B. Breckenridge, Esq, was chosen Presi
dent, VIM. G. Sterret, Vice President, James
Cochran, Secretary and e. Nj. Cochran, Jr., Treas
urer.
The following resolutions were offered by Capt.
R. d. Hill and unanimously carried {:
Resolved, That the Independent Republican
Whig Citizens throughout the county be invited to
form Associations similar TO our own and TO coop
crate with us in the objects we have in view.
Resolved That the proceedings of this Associa-
ton be published in the Staunton Spectator and Re-
publican Vindicalo!.
On nolioa the Association then adjourned to
meet again on Tuesday evening next.
JNO. B. BRECKENRIDGE, PREsT.
JAS. COCHRAN, Sec'ry.