Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-27
American Convention.

coRaEspc CADENCE OF THE Is P c H.
AFTERNOON SESSlON-FIRST DAY.
LyNcHBURa, Oct. 10.
The Convention met in the afternoon. and
Mr.. Staples, of Patrick, from the Committee &c
report per.neaent officers for the Convention, re-
portet,'the following names:
President:
Capt. RICHARD G. MORRIS, Of Richmond.
Vice Presidents.
J. D. Inboden, Of Augusta
=. VIM Collins, Of Halifax
Jno. T. Anderson, OF Boe'ourt
Or. Patterson, Amherst
Maurice Langhorne, Lynchburg
A. j. Crane, Richmond
= DR.. Caldwell, GreenbrieI.
= Secretaries:
VIM. Semple, Richmond
w. Gilman, Wheeling
Robt. Ridgeway, Richmond
J. Mcdonald, Lynchbu'g
5. Il. Peters, Eyuchbury
Mr.. Duke, Floyd
J. Z. Shields, Lynchburg.
Mr.. r. G. Morris rose aud returned thanks
for The honor conferred Oh him. 1t had been SO
pny since he had been connected with le2isia-
tive body, that he would ask the Convention
10 bear with him The discharge ot the duties OF
the GUAR. They had Assembled upon the dis
charge Vi the important iu,y aud 1t was i'm
,portaut that they should exercise forbearance
aud compromising spirit. lie thought the
American Patty The only hope Tor saving the
.Uniun. Ali that reinaned of The Old parties al
the North, save The Hard Shells and Silver
slireys. had become abol,t,onixei, aud lerIared
thai no mote Slave States should enter the
tUniou II they succeed, disun1n will be- Tie
result. A dark cioui huve.ed ovei The Union,
and the lhundec OF abJi,lonisn Can be heard
roaring abound US, II was time Tor true patri-
oils u rally around OH beloved Union; and save
Il from the rum consequent Oil tho Efforts oi la
ta.icism.
Mr. lmboleu moved that the Secretary call
over the counties of the State, aud thai The
names Of ate delegates from them should liz ie-
sorded.
The Secretary called over the list, and he fo
lowing counties we're shown 10 be- represented :
Albermarle, Allegheny, Amherst, APPROXIMATION,
Augusta, Bedford. Boeourl, Braxton, BuChing
ham, CambelI, CatoIne, Charlotte. Cumher
iand, EIz ,bs,h City Floyd, Franklln, Fayelte,
Fluyauna, GloucieseT, Greenbrier, GILES, Halt
lax, HeuIlcu, kaEaw hit, Lewis, Monroe, Mont
gonery, Nicholas, Nelson, Notoway, ONO, TO.
callortas Pulaski, Patrick, Pi,svlilvnia, Prince,
Edward, Kandulptl Roauukr Rookbrllge, Wythe
Klch':iond Cuy, Lyuchburg; Wheeling.
Ou motion oi Mr.. kideeway, all persons whp
belonged ,o or sympathlzs wrh the American
party, were Invited 10 record their names as
delegates tom the counties which they caIne.
Mr.. lnbodvn moved the appointment OF
committee Of thirteen TO prepare business for
The action oil the convention, and Nominated MIR.
A. J. Ciane IN chairman ot the same,
Tho President appointed the following gen.
tlemen u Constitute the commIttee A. J.
Crane. R,chmopd; ]. d. lmbolen, Augusta; w.
Bur~eiI, B.dlrd; DR.. Payre, lynchburg; Wal
ter Staples. Montgomery; John Alosby, ElzA-
beth Cny; +. Boiling Prince Edward; DR.. Chas.
Cooke, Albermare; Col. j. D. DAVIS, Amherst;
A. b Mitchell Henllco, John Gilmer, Pi.tsylya.
MA; K. G. Mcclure, kockbrdge.
On motion u Mr. klJgeway, the conven-
loa then ailuurned until O'Clock P. Nj.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention re.oPened io-nigEt, al r. NJ
Mr.. Crane, chiiflnai. vi the committee 10 10.
port husines. for The Convention, made Ne iol-
lowing partial report:
Kesolyed That tho Convention adopt the
Philadelphia platform, with the following ia
posulcn VI Tue Sta sectloh:
Resolved, bat the 9Th section oil The Phil
hdeIphla p.4tiui.n Is HGl Intended, III tbs oPia-
Ion oi this Convention, " exeiu.le any cttizen
tiom public stdtloA, on account Ui religious iaiih,
but only SUN IA may have reserved paf,.
mount allegiance ~ il ioI'lgn p"ienlae
1he Cunstht.pa laen adpuined next III day
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