Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-06-17
Wing Meeting ia Lincoln.

Lincoln County met at the court
house III Fayetteville, on Saturday
June y, 1852, for tie purpose 0
appointing delegates to attend
/ Convention to be holden at Shelby
vile, Oh the inst.
On motion, AIr. jas. H. Cobb was
called to the chair, and Nm, S. South
acortA appointed Secretary.
After the chairman had explained
the object Of The meeting, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
offered by c. G. Mckinney, and unan-
imously adopted, viz:
Whereas, a Convention has been
called to meet in the town Of Shell
byville, on the day of this
month, for the purpose of appointing
an Elector for this 9th Congressional
District; and as it is very important
that the wings Of Lincoln, as we'll as
elsewhere, exert their utmost energy
to insure certain victory of their glo-
rions and national principles, in the
approaching contest for the most re-
sponsible gift of the Amc rican people;
therefore, be it q
ResoIued, That we cordially ap-
prove of the call for a meeting Of
said Convention at Shelbyville, on
the inst.
Resolced, That We appoint at least
two delegates from each civil district
in the county, to represent US in said
Convention.
Res0lped, That our delegates be
and are hereby instructed to use
their best enaeavors to secure the
nomination oftLc talented, energetic
and thorough going whig, and citizen
of our own county, Col. ". Z. her-
cheUal, who we know to be decided
and fearless champion Of whig princi-
pies, and fully competent to discharge
all the duties pertaining to said APP
ptointment; one wbo has done good
service in the ranks, and as leader
Of his party-that party under whose
administration the threatening storm
of Northern ElnatIcism and the
burning zeal of the & re-eating South
have been quelled, a nd the country
again restored to peace and tran
guilty.
ward copies of these resolutions to
the @Maury intelligence" and "Shel-
byville Exposition and also furnish
COPIES to the "Fayett eville Observer
and "Lincolh Journal with q request
that they be inserted in said papers
The following gentlemen we're then
appointed delegates, in accordance
with the second resolution, viz:
Thos. Shaw, senr!, Samuel Boone,
w TT p.,slo,y Allan Brown. Allen
johnson, Wiley P. Flack, Newton
Whitaker, Thos. H. Freeman, Willis
Holman, O. w. Higgins, Samuel Lit
Itle. w. II. Moores, Jane G, Woods,
IC. G. Mckinney, IL. G. Holman, 81
h. Crawfor d, r, r. Mckinney, Jas.
II. Thomson, Nj. L. Dislhukes, B. i.
Clark, Joseph Clark, r. 3. Gibson,
Howell Harris, jr., Jam es II. Jones,
Joseph G. Smith, B. NIetcalfe, G. w
Blake, Samuel Dunlap, VIM. NJ. Nc
Kinney, Thos. Hays, Maj William
Smith, James D. Grizzard, Thomas
/ j. Whitaker, Josiah Me racken, Jo-
seph Osborne, Thomas J. Anderson,
John C. Patterson, w. 3. McCollum,
/ ". B. Robinson, John Brown, NJ. M.
IIairston, BAIL LeatherWood, brown
Parkinson, l.. }. b. Bearden, Jonn
Moore, Esq, Joseph 5. Clark, Y. "
Dennis, I9aac 5. Porter, - blci !,
ardson. H enry Warren, D. McPhail.
Daniel Franklin, Dr. Searcy, James
r. Bright, and a. ;. Boone.
/ On motion, the Chairman and
Secretary were added to the above
list.
/ On motion, any wing from this
county, who may be at the Shelby
vile Convention be authorised to act
las delegates.
| On motion, the meeting adj0urnefi
7. JAS II. CO BIB; Prest.
! w. S. SouTHwoRTH, Sec.