Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-26
r,llmo,. Ratification Meeting

A, N meeting IL the friends of Hon. Willard
Fillmore held at Amherst Court House on ,he
eI.t Of April. the following proceedings occur.
| ed:
Capt. VIM Kent being invited 10 preside bref
! lve.rlnined III. object Of the meeting. wherenpon
committee ofthifteen was appointed 10 prepare
re.olu,ion. expressive Of the sentiments OF the
/ meeting,
Who reported the following resolutions Tor
al r,ion which were unanimously approved.
| R,soirfd, That cordially endorse the n"n' :
nation IF Willard Fillmore for the Presidency oil
,Le Tinted States. because he is q tried and true
! and trusted pafriot-bccan-e every page al the
| history of hi. model and washington like admin
/ i-tratioo has demonstrated that rs President he
knew no North, no South. no tnst ana no
| West because in the greatest eIgencies. he
meyer sweryel "a hairs breath" from the line
Of du,y prescribed BY the Constitution because
he signed the Fugitive Slave Law and did
everything in his power to have il faithfully ex-
eenied and because ''he is a Patriot without re-
proach-a states rnan WHO copInands the respect
and admiration of the world. and modest and
unassuming citizen, without spot or hlemish."
2R, soiptd. Thui Andrew }. ponelson,a South
ern. man by birth and education. and largely in
tarested in her peculiar institution the private
Secretary If Andrew jackson during the 8 wears
Of his Presidency aud the intimate aud cherished
friend of the Patriot and Hero for more than a
onhrier of n century, and who shares with his H.
lustrous friend the pisL 10 see The country Hitle
more Amsriranized'-its able representative in
the most delicate and responsible mission nj home
and abroad the noble champion of the Union in
the Nashville Conveniion-is eminently Gnall fled
Tor the discharge of the responsible duties 81 the
high office of Vice President Of the y. Sand the
worthy standard bearer Of the Party that "carries
the flag and keeps step to tbs music Of the Uni-
on"
3 Resoiped. That invite all tribe friends IF
The South Of Whatever Party, ard all pa,riotic,
conservative aud National men eyerywhers to
unite with u upon Fillmore aud Dnneson a- they
nre worthy Of the support and eminen,ly entitled
10 the confidence of every section of the UNI
on.
Rrsoirtd. That we approve the State Conven-
ton Of the American Party proposed 10 he held
nj Stnunion on the b Of May ncxt.nnd that DIR.
S Scott, Cnpt. G II Cameron. II } Warwick, b
Mc(ruder, w l. Fair. Geo. Bell. DIR. b = Nor
riss, VIM Scott. II WILLIAMS, X Reynold-,I ID
Tns'ey. + $ Ruckrr, G j Ryan,M kahle, Z ST &
Amber DR. ID Patterson II G KYLE. J II Cam.
pbtll, s Campbell. Dir WIN w Thompson, Il NJ
Browne Waits. J J Shelton,S lIei-kel, w Dun
can. G d Phillip, l. ID Simp-on,J Higginholham.
g NJ Thomas J j Shr,der. II l. Brown. w Lay
ndcr, II Watts. II Loving, G Whitehead,
ID G Waller, S Il Irvine. II MoGinnia w
+ Rose. N Mnntiply. II Turner. w II Rose, J "
Camden, d r w Jones, 6 VI or. j S Camden, Col.
$ Coleman, r G Goodwin. 4 Euhank, Zaqs
Drummond w White, J X irvine. I " Shepherd.
S w Myers, w Sanddee. K lligginbothan,
j Tyrce, J $ Kyle. Cob Pryor, Col. ID Davis,
j X Ellis } II Fuqua B b Ware, II Williams,
G + Ellis, w X Ogden, + Fluid. A NJ Ruck-
or. = NJ Garland J Is Williams, Capt. J
Thompson, Capt. II Euhank, Leo Daniel, DIR. W
s Claiborne DR.. j Waits, & b Claiborne, f
Whitehead, W lavinder, Jr f Drummond, r J
NJ Goodwin w Shrader, b Hicks, ID Sanddge, G
w Eubank. x w f. Coleman, be- appointed Del
egaics to represent this county in said Conven
tion.
DIR. Patterson and S NJ Garland, Esqs.. upon in
viaiion made appropriate addresses proving the
necessity of action on the part of all couserva-
tive men. and presented the claims Of Willard
Fillmore patriot well tried and true. and erp-
nenty worthy Of the confidence and support not
only of the South, but Of the Union.
Resoired, Tint the Chairman and Secretary be
added to the list of delegates.
Resoiued. That tho Editors of the Lynchburg
Nirgininn, Richmond Wing and National Ameri
can he requested to copy.
w. KENT, Prest
=. FLETCHER, SpCy