Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-20
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS



The State @ nveaton of the American Party mot ., q,
Hall in the city Lynchburs yesterday morning at lo,i
temporarily organized by ling GAIT RICHARD G N
Richmond to the Chairand appointing Messrs
of Lynchburg.WN. s. GILMAN # Wheeling and WV \,
of Richmond SccIcta ries. 'lt
motion committee of - ar; inel 10 rceo,,,
manent ofHcere OF the Convention. 'I"-
The following is list If the Committee $ G slauIeso,,
j ID Irbolcn of Augusta, b W5olfn of Buckingham
Lyon of Nelson lot. ilgway i Richmond Io, W :,
MONTGOMERY Dir Caldwell Of 's,enbrIrr VIM c,j;r W. II
Jno Gmer Of Pittsyvaaia, De PAYNE If iyncl a,
Duke of FLOYD rhos Gublnt Of nhers Jno NJ rrc , "
ford.
The Convention then adjourned until o'clock r. NJ f., .r
the Committee time to report ""
EvESIxG SESSION
The Convention resumed its sitting o'clock -,
mittce appointed recommend permanent oliccrs c |
vention, presented the following report, which was upa
ly adopted
For PREsrDESr-Richard G. Morris, of Richmond
For VICE PREsIDeNTs.-J u Imboden, of Au.r.,. -
Collins, Halifax Jno 7 Anderson, Botetourt Dir
Nelson; David Patterson Amherst; Col M,uri. SUI
horne Lynchburgi Ord Caldwell, Grecnbrior t
For SECRET ARIFs'W l. Gilman, of Wheeling. n p
way, Richmond James Mcdonald, Lynclburg; WmNss
pie Richmond; S 4 Peters, Lynchburg Jno c Shields DIV
w Duke Floyd.
After short but appropriate address from the Pros1, -
list delegates called and the following eountl @
cities found to be represented;
Abcmaro, Allegheny, Amherst Appomattox Ar,
Bedford Botctourt, Braxton, Buckingham Canph.u ~
line, Charlotte tNlnOeflhnl floYd, Franklin
wanna, Greensyille, Giles Halifax, Henreo Kanawha u
Lewis Montgomery, Nicholas, Nelson &attoyyav Ohio
hontas Pulaski, Patrick Pttsy.ania Prince Edward p
doph Roanoke Richmond, Roekbrise, Wythc Lyncthp
Elizabeth City.
On motion of Mr. RidgwaY, of Richmond i ,.s
Resolved 1has any persons present from r.u..i r,,
sented and who may sympathse with the ains oal,,
the American party be invited to participate in the r. i
of the Convention.
On morton of Mr. mboden of Augusta, the folloviIs c.
mttec appointed to report business for the Convent
A Judson Crane Rchmond ID lniboden, Augusta. Wan
Burwcl Bedford d Anderson, I;oicourt; DIR II $ po,
Ly1ehburgi Waller staples, Montgomery; - Mo,by ri,,
beth City Billing, Prince Edward DIR Chas Cooke ,5
marie.
The Convention then adjourned until O'Clock atnrlt
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention roasembled at O'Clock, and was called
by the President when the Business Committee prescott
the following partial report and asked further timo to m
plete their business;
The committee of thirteen report business for the Cop
ton beg leave to report the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this Convention cordially ADOPT the r. r,
of the American Party framed at Philadelphia in Jlre lq
with the following exposition Of the 9Th thereof
Resolved, That the 9Th Section of the Philadelphia pa I'm
is intended in the opinion of this Convention to exclude
any citizen from political station his religious
faith but only such may have reserved paramount all ri
foreign potenate
The Convention, then, motion, adjourned o'clock
this morning repaired Friends Warehouse when the
largest audiences addressed in Lynelburg.
Eloquent stirring speeches also made by Messrs
Imboden Of Augusta, Staples Of Montgomery Claiborne
Franklin, and Withers, Of Campbell
PnEss.- Among the number Of visiesncv
city, grataei observe the following mene OF
the editorial fraternity VIM iurwell ofthe American
RoLt Ridgway of the Richmond WhG VIM NJ somple Of eN-
ona American Gilman Of the Wheeling Gazette VIZ Tins
ley of the Rchmd Dispatch; Kane reporter for the y ,a
W Duke OF the Floyd intc tenceJ Sewer Of the Montgomery
erai-a fine collection Of he geHs hoaa7 AMI -
bic representatives of the profession We esteem il ra
ure to welcome my the bro hehood to the city AID
wish them pleasant sojourn among
There are enough Of together to have tina,
talked of Editorial CJaUeatiog.
TELEGRAru-We are informed that Messrs Ottin,r& o
telegraph contemplate placing and t-
Geographic upon te FairGrouids connect a
lyn,hburL and Abingdon ne, for exhibition du ing the 4
Of the Fair This will he anon! the attractive features H 6
Fair from the fact that thousands of persons whom
netic tuc.ruph Il viii tbeu have opportunity
wituessiu the operate Of tbs great invention Hi asar
fact that nothing If the Kind has .e tcen att,u
and the projectors Of the enterprise entitled to Mu
praise for getting ety winch mu provo Hti tive tot
| public.
We cut the above the "hehmond WLi-" and ar
Pleased that rise ofte gentlemen has u
this This viii really hea tar and We not
<en,a hilAi1. that tht instrument will @moueof the
chief attractions at the Fair.