Washington telegraph., 1856-04-23
AMERICAN MEETING.

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: The town of Washington, on Saturday,
lbe 10Th day of April, the following pro-
esstings were had:
On motion of Col. Thomas Williamson,
tEe meeting was organized by calling
Hon Thomas Hubbard to the Chair, and
.rrointing A B. Williams Secretary
The Chairman explained the object of
The meeting to be, for the purpose of Sc
ting delegates to the Convention of the
American party to be held at Little Rock,
=, lie 2Sth of April, to nominate can
i;Iste for Governor, and to the District
convention to be held at Hot Springs on
the 18th of April, to nominate candi-
date tor Congress in the Second Congress
.i,ual District After which. he spoke
with much ability of the principles OF the
american party, discussing, In mastery
manner, the present condition of national
.fsirs. proving most conclusively that the
hope Of the American people, for the per-
rstuity of our institutions and great CON-
tederacy, lay in that party That with
NiIIard Fillmore and Andrew j. Donelson
t5r standard-bearers, it must and ought to
be victorious
Motions being declared in order, on mo-
ton Of a H. Garland, Esq, it was re-
solved that the Chairman appoint seven
delegates as Committee to draft suitable
resolutions, expressive of the sense of the
meeting. whereupOn j. ~ Watt, J. III.
Speer. Col Thomas Williamson, Samuel
H. Thomas, DR. r. p. Williams, Daniel
1. Reeder, and III. c. Edmunds, We're ap-
r0iuted said Committee, who retired, and
after some time reported the following
resolutions, which were ordered to be
read:
WHEREAS, The time for the political
campaigns, both State and National, is at
hand, and a thorough organization and
active cooperation with our friends in the
different portions of the State and coun-
try. l. necessary to ensure the success OF
the American party. Therefore,
Be 1t Resoirea. 1st-That we, as the
representatives of the American party in
the county of Hampstead, approve and
sanction, IN every particular, the Platform
of the American party, as set forth BY the
National Convention of the party In Feb
ruary last, at Philadelphia, and view its
doctrines and provisions as the safeguards
Of Cur liberties, welfare and unity, as a
nation-
ID Res0greI, That the Philadelphia
Convention did right in nominating for
the highest offices in the nation. Millard
Fillmore and Andrew J. Donelson-states-
men well worthy to preside over the deS-
tinies of this great nation, and that we
endorse these nominations, and pledge
Il
qualified support
Sd. Res0tred, That we approve of the
holding of the Conventions at Little Rock
and Hot Springs, and the times, places
and objects Of the same
4th- RfSolred That the Chair appoint
the following named persons delegates for
the county at large to attend the Conven-
ton at Little Rock on the 2Sth inst, to
nominate q candidate for Governor, and
three Presidential Electors, to wit DR..
D. NJ Foster, J. r. Page, and A T. Haw-
ley; and also the following named persons
TO represent the county at large in the
District Convention to be held at Hot
Springs on the 10Th day of May, to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress in the South
ern District of Arkansas, to wit: H. c.
EdmundS. D. n Reeder and c. L. Wit
ter
9Th Rcs0lred. That our delegates to
the Convention at Little Rock. be and
are hereby instructed to vote for General
the nomination for Governor of the State
Of Arkansas, and we promise, in the
event Of his nomination, to rally with an
Unbroken front to his support
9th. Resolrei. That our delegates to
the Hot Springs Convention be and here
by are Instructed to vote for Colonel
ABSALOM FOWLER, of Pulaski coun-
", for the nomination for Congress from
this District, and that We regard him as
every way worthy to bear our banner in
the approaching contest; and AUGUSTUS
H. GARLAND, of Hampstead county, Is
our second choice for the nomination, be-
ing every way eminentiy worthy.
9TH. ResoLred, That In the event the
delegates appointed to attend the afore-
said Conventions, should fail to be present
At the assembling of the same, Captain
G. G Danley, Of Pulaski county, be ap-
pointed proxy to cast the votes of this
county as above designated
Sth. ResoiUed, That the Convention
return its thanks to the WASHINGTON
TELEGRAPH for the bold, manly, and able
manner in which it advocates the prinei-
Iles Of the American party, and cheer
fully recommend it to the support Of the
PARTY
9th. ResOZred, That the Convention
recognize the GAZETTE AND DEMOCRAT,
published at Little Rock, In this State, as
faithful and able exponent of the prin-
ciples Of cur party, and that it has the
unlimited confidence and deserves the ua-
bounded support of the American Party
u Arkansas
10th Resokred, That the American
party of Hampstead county recognize A
IT, Garland, Esq, as an efficient and un-
finching advocate of the great principles
0i the party, and that it hereby returns
70 him the thanks of the party FOR the
gallant manner In which he has defended
those principles from assault