Washington telegraph., 1856-09-17
Fillmore Rallvi

stead County, favorable to the election oe
Millard Fillmore and Andrew J. Donelson
to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of
the United States, held at the Court House
in the town of Washington, on SATURDAY.
the 18th day of September, 1856, on mo-
tlon of w. III. Etter, DR.. Isaac N. Jones
was called to the chair, and on further mo.
ton DR.. r. P. Williams, was elected Sec
retary of the meeting.
On motion, the chairman appointed
committee of FIVE, to draft set of resolu-
tions, expressive of the sense of the meet
ing; said committee consisting of A. It
Hawley, VIM. Vaughan, Saml H. Thom-
as, Robt. A. Carrigan and Col. STEPHEN
Moore, retired and after short absence
reported the following preamble and reso-
lutions through their chairman, which
were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS; The day when the Ameri-
can people will be called upon to elect a
President and Vice President, is rapidly
approaching,
AND WHEREAS; The American Party
of Hampstead county, in Convention as
sembled, have on previous occasion de-
clared their full and entire devotion to the
principles of the American Party, as set
| forth in the Platform adopted by the Phil
adelphia Convention, of February, 1856.
and their unqualified confidence in the in
tegrity, nationality and capacity of the can
didates of the American Party, for Presi
dent and Vice President, nominated at
that time and by that Convention there
fore
Be 1t Resofrcd, By the American Party
of Hampstead county, in Convention as
sembled; that we at this time re-afiirm the
propriety and truth of the language of the
lst and End resolutions passed at the Amer
lean meeting held in this place, on Satur-
day, the 23rd day of April, 1856, which
resolutions read as follows:
1st. Resoloed, That, we, as the repre-
sentatives Of the American Party, in the
county of Hampstead, approve and sane
ton in every particular, the Platform of
the American Party as set forth by the
National Convention of the Party, in Feb
ruary, 1856, at Philadelphia, and view its
doctrines and provisions as the safe guards
of our liberties, welfare and unity as 4
| Nation.
| End ResolCed, That the Philadelphia
Convention did right in nominating for the
highest Offices in the gift of the nation,
Millard Fillmore and Andrew J. Donelson,
Statesmen well worthy to preside over
the destinies of this great nation, and that
we endorse these nominations, and pledge
ourselves to give them our hearty and un-
qualified support
Further, In view of the above and our
present duty
Resotoed, That we hereby pledge our
selves to renewed and unceasing excrtions
in behalf of the election of Millard Fill
more and Andrew J. Donelson, as the ONLY
National candidates now before the people.
for the high Offices for which they are NOM
mated.
Resolccd, That the members of this Con-
vention hereby organize themselves into a
| Club, to be known as the 'Fillmore Club,
of Hampstead county.
| Resolved, That the officers of this Club
consist of President and Vice President, a
regular committee, to consist of at least two
members from each township in the county,
and a corresponding Secretary, recording
Secretary and Treasurer,
Resolred, That the 'Fillmore Club
meet weekly for the transaction ofsuch bu-
siness as shall come before it; its place of
meeting being the Court-House, in Wash
ington.
Resolred, That committee of FIVE be
appointed by the President to arrange mat
ters for holding a Mass Meeting of the
American Party, in the town of Washing
ton, On the the 25th of October 1856, and
that meeting of the ''Fillmore Club, be
held on the first of October, to hear the
report of the committee, and take suitable
steps in the premises.
All of which is respectfully submitted
&c. A. T. HAWLEY, Chairman.
On motion, 1t was resolved, that in view
of the gallant manner in which A. II. Car
rigan ESQ, carried the banner of the Amer
lean Party, through the recent contest, he
be elected President of the ''Fillmore Club
by acclamation.
On motion, VIM. III. Etter was elected
Vice President.
On motion, the Chairman appointedthe
vigilance committee as follows:
Cdrouse Township.
Geo. w. Sandefur o. D. Beardin.
Spring Hill.
r. III. Binford, A. D. Fowlkes,
Bois P 1rc