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electoral ticket pledged to their support, and do
heartily and earnestly recommend to the people OF
Georgia promptly to respond 10 said call, by holding
county meetings and sending delegates to said
convention, at said time and place.
Rssolvsd, 4. That J. H. r. Washington, Gen. It.
p. Smith, L. N. Whittle, and l.. +. w. Andrews,
be appointed delegates to the convention to repre-
sent the county Of Bibb In said body, with power
to fill vacancies.
ResolDsd, 8 That the Union men Of every name.
Wing and Democratic, who areopposed to the doc.
trine OF intyvenfion, as laid down by Kossuth and
others, and as countenanced by leading men of the
Democratic party who nominated Pierce and King,
are cordially invited to unite with in the support
of Scott and Graham. believing, we do, that the
continued union Of all patriotic Wings and Demo
crats for the sake of the South and the Union 10 at
consistent, rational, and patriotic, the machi
behests of packed conventions, to the contrary not
~ Rs:o1ssa. g. That it be recommended to the
friends Of Scott and Graham. and especially to the
young men Of the country, TO organize efficiently
for the campaign. by the formation of Chippewa
Clubs or otherwise, for the purpose of arousing
the people to a support of our principles and our
men. ' @'-
Resolved, TO- That a committee of FIVE be ap.
pointed by the chair to draft a code of bylaws for
the Central Chippewa Club of Bib, and to report
the same at a subsequent meeting
Resolusd, IL. That committee OF seven be ap.
pointed by the Chair as q Committee of Arrange
ments, TO prepare suitable place for the meeting
OF the State In this city, on the 10Th OF
U
collect means to pay the necessary expenses Of the
ResoIred. 70. That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Georgia Citizen and At.
lanta Republican, and that the Journal and Messen
ger, Milledgevile Recorder, Savannah Republican,
Columbus Enquirer, and Chronicle and Sentin.I
be respectfully requested to publish the same in
full.
Resolved, Is. That sufficient number of these
proceedings, with the call for the convention on
the 18th August, and the ralying address Of the
friends Of "Scott, Graham, and our Country, be
published in conspicuous handful form and circu-
lated in every county in the State as soon as
possible. D..
On motion, the preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted. The Chair appointed the
following gentlemen the committee of five, under
the tenth resolution:
j. r. Boon, J. J. wyche, VIM Monds, William
Shivers, jr., and Thomas P. Smith.
Also the following Committee of Arrangements
and Finance, under resolution eleventh:
L. N. white, p. D. Woolhopter, James G.
Rogers,J. A. Virgin, VIM. Dibble, N. H Eddy,
and DR.. w. s Lightfoot.
After the applause had subsidized which followed
the reading of the resolutions, the chairman an
nounced that there were two distinguished Wings
present from q distance-Judge Scarborough, OF
Houston, and Col. A.. H. KEENAN,, of Baldwin
from whom the meeting would be glad to hear
Judge Scarborough responded to the call in lucid
and eloquent speech in defence Of the claims OF
General Winfield Scott to the Presidency. He wal
followed by Colonel KEENAN, in strain of powerful
and convincing, argument, chiefly in to the
charges against General Scott of being under Free
soil influence. After he had concluded, T. r. Smith
was called for, and responded in q fey remarks.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
J.H r. WASHINGTON, Chairman.
Tnos. PiNKNEY SMITH, Secretary.