Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-24
Pnt1um Democratic Meeting.

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Alta Democratic meeting. held in Buff
fala Oh the evening Of the esd of January
I855,,on motion, Capt. GEo. J.. ALLEN was
called TO tho Chair, and LEWIS II. McCoY
APPOINTED Secretary. n ...~s.~ - j..
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed n committee 10 report re.
solutions for the consideration of the meet
ing, to wit: Col r. r.. Harvey, D. B..
Washington VIM. G. Brown and John III.
Blackwell. ID. r.: A. -" !.
Capt. Z. ". Me omas, the Democratic
candidate fol- Lieut.. Cove rnor, being pre-
sent, was allied upon aud delivered sery
able and eloquent address, after which The
committee reported Tie following res@lu-
lions, which were unanimously adopted:
Reaol,ed, lst That we heartily apprpve
of the nominations made lat the Stanton
Convention, land will use every hon est,
open and fair means to secure the triumph
ID Our party and it's principles in the Isext
GubernatQrial election !: \ 1..<1> M
end, That as Democrats, we love our
country, its governmc nt and Institutions,
and will maintain them in their true sIir-
it, as understood by Jefferson, Madison
Monroe, Jackson aud the Republican "a
Tiers generally, by fair, openand free dis:
.cusion, doing equal justice to all, andp
scribinr none that are worthy ! 1
Sd, That we are opposed to. the old
Federal Whfg party, under whatever DIS
quise it NAV tome, or whatever, humbug it
may choose 10 adopt to deceive the poo
pIe. and tnatI We believe all secret mid
night political societies that:does not COPE
out before tLe public, and maintain the r
selves by epQll acts and free discussion,
are anti,rePublican and dangerous to y ur
liberties. : ~ Il IN "A -. - l..
4th, That t'Know Nothings" are in d.
rect conflict wAh the Constitution, Dill Iot
Rights and Statute Of elgieuz ffe ID n,
of Virginia. and that theft secret society.
is gigantic Northern. ism, imported into
Virginia by The Wing party for the s9tt
purpose of dividing, dlsirtetinS and de-
stroyfng the Democratic parity andfeistihg
the Old Federal Wing parity on the State
Of Virginia, contrary to the known opih,
.:f? H. ,llonIo = ,rbot Il Il tba last ana
IONS OF the PeoP s WI nay ), - ~ ,' y
moSl uefst " VI mn's "t%s IT, S' ~ ~,
upon an Drploo . INV hHiotf - ~
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I. REsot'ea,, H., Ihat lapt' Geo, +: ~
len, Noble WATSON, Mal MAJ ~. Me Calliste r
Lewis II. McEoy' C1lt. Ems II; fers4s
son, VIM. G. Brown JOSIAH c.Hliarris9n
Peyton Oldaker, John llarrlson' wm. At
kinson, John ~; Adams Samuel Z hIgg1ln
botI am Geo; W. Hedl1ck' A4Ien 1hoFlf
ION, l. p. Watkins, Kelly Milam, Alb$t
Hartman, John HigSihb9tham, Wm. Il
Short, John Rippatoe, Gideon FIedeiig !
Philip Bloom9 Adam Asbqryr Col. =. "
Melton. Daniel Melton, No.. kelly, JONI
/ Thomas, Redman Rust Philip knull, JOS
Watkins, Jno. Morgan, Morris Morgan
Henry W. Bailey, Jas. Woodall, Dayl'
Hicks, VIM. A. Love, 5. e. Dame, An
drew Morris, Henry Chapman, Richar,
Billups, Peter Billups, Joseph sayine, III
ram johnson, Davis Jones, John Ball
Samuel Mcclure; Thomas Irvine, job