Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-03-06

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burn Esq, President, and j. 4. Rogers
Secretary.
The President sia.eit the inject of the
nrctiirg ~ .fpt IN. rPpo1tment Of dele
gates 10 tAc State Ecnymtie', az Nashville
on tbs 1stof MAY, aud TO the District Con-
ycaaioa. on the l4th of April 1890 "a
On motion, the President appointed the
following Committee of three, to nominate
suitable persons to attend said Couven-
tons. as delegates c. G.. Smith, T. w.
Beaumont and George Hampton. The
following is the list reported and confirms
ed by the meeting; iIi 90 IS e55os O.
G.. w. Hampton, Jordan Neblett. John
ID. Tyler, w. u. Whitfield, Geo. ID.
Mimms, H. p, Carney, NJ, d. Davie, T.
d. Leonard, r. A, Jones, John Bowman
Hamilton Cornell, James d. Kendfick, j.
ID. Woods, r. H.. Izer, DR. James H.
Mallory, DIR. J. T. Darden, Geo. ii. Wai-
field, Stephen Lyon, Geo. III. johnson,
DR.. d. 7. Porter, Thos. +. Pettus, DR..
J, s.. G. Johnston, Elsey Trice, B. A,
Rogers, A. Quarles, w. f. Bivens, s. l..
Garrard, Geo. p Allen, Thos. 0gburn,
DIR. E. r.. Dnbncy, W. p Bowers, jeff.
Sleigh, Col John Morris, James q. Drake,
VIM. d. Gardner, w. III. Crouch, T. S.
Trigg, p o. Francis, Josiah Hoskins, 10.
NJ. Dye, T. W. Wisdom, O. G.. Smith,
John +. House, j. g. Hornberger, j. o.
Shackleford, j. +. Bailey, Geo, u. Cum
mings, 7. w. King, John A.. Baily, 10.
B. Thomas, W. s. McReynolds, s. A.
Fraser, II. II. Pickering, Il. r. w. Thom-
as, Duncan MARI, l.. g. Marshall, VIM.
Stewart, L. ]. Perdue, G. T.. Alternately,
Wm. G, Batson, ThOs. j. Swift, b. Il.
Organ, Thos. Mills, Sam. NJ. Roberts, s.
Z. Rainy, Geo, j. McCauley, w. Fl. An
dbrson, James H. Williams, b. p. Person,
John B. Taylor, T. w. Beaumont, o.
Thornton, David Williams, Sam +. Allen,
10. p. DAILY, IT, Davis, Bu'rel William
son, Burre] Carban, Dr.. J. H. Marable.
And everymcniber of the American party,
and those acting with it who may be pres
ent at the Convention, are requested to. sit
in said Convention.
The following resolutions we're offered,
and unanimously adopted:
Rcsolced, That, in the opinion of this
meeting, GAINESVILLE is the most suitable
place for holding the Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress, in this Dis
trict .s
,Resoleed, That, in the gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned in connection
with the nomination for Congress, we rec
ognize none but able and worthy men, ci,
ther of whom, if nominated, would be. en-.
titled to the earnest and enthusiastic sup.
port of the Americans of the 9Th District
Resolced, That the distinguished abili
ties and signal services of our recent can
didate for Elcctor, in this District,-Gen
James NJ. Quarles,-in the opinion of thin
meeting, render his claims upon the A
merican party pre-cminent; and he is
therefore, our first choice as u candidate t.
represent this district, il the next Con
gress. &
Rcsoloe,l, That eur delegates to the Dis
trict Convcntioa be instructed to cast thcil
votes for Gen. Quarles, and requested tt
use all honorable means to secure his nom
inaton.
Resolved, That the delegates be author
lied to nominatca candidate for the Leg
islature, and also to 20 into joint conven
ton with the other counties Interested, t.
nominate candidates for the Offices Of Seu
ator and Floatcr.
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