Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-29
American Meeting in Cumberland

At Il meeting of the American Party Of Cum
berlnnd, held in the Court house of said County.
on September court day, on Motion of Col. Js
notlan II. Davis Col Valentine Parrish, wa
called 10 the chair. and DIR. {. L. Palmnte, ar.-
pointed Secretary
The object Of the meeting hcng in brief
manner, explained by Henry 7. Parrish. ESD,
the following reeolntor, offered, ny him, ware
unanimously adopted:
Reso}red Isl. That ihe friends of the Americ an
cansein the county of Cumberland do heartily APP
prove the platform of principles adopted by the
National Convention recently held in Fhils,lcl-
rhia. regarding it rs open and manly ayo wal
Of sentiments dear to every friend to the CON tin
na g. of free institutions IN this land. ami
inenty calculated To- disconutehancc and disc our
age those reckless agiatOrs at the North, who
regardless pf constitutional guarantees, anCi thu
continued forbearanee of the South, constantly
cndeavorto cnbrQil the free and slave Stat IS in
sectional disputes,
Rfsoired ID, The American Party OF Gu nher.
land, approve of the posponement of the Amer
icnn Stuie Convention, To the 19th al Octeb or. for
the reasons assigned by the executive com n.tec,
and respectfully urge upon our brethren tire ugh
out the State the Importance of bavrg each
county aud town fully represented on that
sion.
Resoiacd 3d. That twenty Delegates be ap
pointed by thu char to represent this county in
that Convention.
ResoIrfd An " That ANY other cifizt ms of this
county, friendly 10 the objects of III 5 Conyen-
ton. who may happen during It's sess ION. to be
in l.ynchhurg, be, aud are hereby It que sted to
act as Delegates.
Rssoired 5th, That these proceed ngs he sent
70 tie Richmond Wing. The Nationa American
and the iynchhnrG Nrgjnian for p rblicn,ian."
Ind 7 the 81 resolution, tie following gentle
nen were appointed Delegates:
1t Codriugton Carrngton. Col.
,Irlafhun II. Davis, Col J. VI. Aust IL, Wm. 10.
hiuson and ]amea Miller.
2ad Di~lrlct.-sunuel Booker, VIM II.
Clarke. Nrginius Jcfirics, Dir. T. J.. Robinson
and John Harris
81 pistrict-G, w. Palmorv. Warner l..
bingham, Goodrich Wilson, L. j. Phillips and II.
L. Johnson.
1th Di~trict-IIcnry Budd, Frederick W.
smith, Henry r. Parrish VIM 4. Perkins and
Dir. james Blanton On motion the chairman
aud secretary were added to the Delegation.
\ general call henE nude for Mr.. Andrew j.
lIenshuw of Alabama, thai gentleman responded,
and entertained the meeting with short speech,
replete with cheering nows from the South. and
with encouragement tsrusl the column OF
Amercanism 10 its final triumph. He stated II
fact which was nat generally known, that the
Wing party. rs ii party,oppoNe to the American
movement i'll his State; and being himself an old
| line Democrat, ts assertion had much weight
with hi, audience. The majority % the talent
of the two old parties of Aabnma now mcrg
ed in the Amerleau party, and he seemed conf
dent, that in the ensuing Presidential election.
that state would range itself beside the others,
! which would carry into power some staun"h
/ American on American principles.
/ NALEN FINE PARRISH, ChGifmGn.
L. L. PAtNDRE. Secretary.