Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-26

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Indignation Meeting in Virginia.
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Indignasion Meeting NJ CLARK
Pursuant to adjournment, a
large and respectable meeting oil
the citizens Of Clarke county,
Virginia, was held at the Court
House on Saturday, July 26th,
1856, to take action in regard to
John G. Underwood's course in
the recent Republican Conven-
ton at the city OF Philadel-
phia.
On motion Of DR.. Cyrus Nc
Cormick, DR.. O. r. Fusten was
called to the chair, and John D.
Richardson, and John Morgan ap-
pointed Secretaries.
On motion the number Of the
Committeeon Resolutionsappoin-
ted at the meeting held on the
18th inst, was raised to sixteen
aud the following persons apoint'
ed said Committee, viz: Province
Mccormick, Thomas f. Nelson,
George w. Bfadfeld, Ed. w. Mas
sic, DIR. John F: Fauntleroy, Buck
ner Ashby. Charles E. Kimball
David IL. Mcclure, Thomas Mo
Cormick. VIM. Taylor, John N
Collier, Henson Elliott, Col. Tired
we'll Smith, and e. L. Mantor.
After a brief consultation, the
Committee. through Province Nc
Cormick, Esq. their Chairman
made the following report:
sThe Committee respectfully
submit the following statemen
and resolutions;
.srhat JohnC. Underwood. lat
Of the county Of Clarke, did en-
ter into and procure himself L
be recorded at the Convention re
Gently held in Philadelphia, calle'
the Republican Convention as
Delegate from the State OF Viz
GINA, and that lie so doing AM
acting he was guilty Of an afro
cious fraud. not having tn
authority or sanction Of a singl
inyidual anywhere, so far as "
can ascertain, after diligept inqui
ry--certainIy none from a Cit
zen Of Clarke-to attend tn
Convention in any capacity.
"Had he said and done, OI
the soil Of Virginia, what h
is thus reported to have said an
done, surrounded by the circun
stances preceding and attendin
that Convention, the Committe
are advised that he would hay
earned and richly merited the c
Ions reward.
"Little is known Of the earl
history Of this miscreant. II
was born and bred 10 the State
New York: emigrated, some fe
years ago, to Virginia, and tau
school in a private family. A
ter an absence Of year or tw'
probably, from his native Stat
it is said he returned to it, but
gain came back TO Virginia, ma
ried into the family where /
Taught, and settled there temp
rarily.
"Some FIVE or six years az
icing saen a resident of Herk
me-, New York, he purchased
farm 10 the County Of Clarke. /
ing in the Blue Ridge Alounta
Ia spot we'll suited, from its s
Guided position, for the purpos'
ofthe cOnspiraf0r. 1t is know
that (since be settled in Clarke
he has been in correspondent
with one or more Of the Abolitit
prints Of the North, and has bee
suspected, with much reason,
other disreputable practices
Judging the man by his antec
dents-his conduct in going
and attending the Convention I
ferred to, the company which
isfound in, the complexion ofth
company, or some Of them.
is the opinion Of the Commit
that he should not be permit
to return to the Commonwealth
Virginia to reside. He stan
guilty Of moral treason,
least, ifnot Iegad treason. agar
the Commonwealth; and is, }
yond all doubt, dangerous 10 4
peace, the good order al
s1eu being Of her ciUI soc
~.
"Be it therefore resolved:
Il. That the institution
slavery as it exists in Virginia
entirely in accordance with I
feelings of our citizens; that
have no respect Tor thesickly, r
bid sentiments, which holds sla,
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