Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-14
After which the Convention took re,
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The Convention met according to ad.
journment. -. si ss SOS M
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following gentlemen in attendance
and entitled TO seats in this Convention:
From the county Of LeHis-Wm II
Moore, a HJackson; e s Bland, w "
Chichester, Col j Spalding. j Moore. VIM
Atchison, III D Tapp.J J B Kester, j Bailys
n B Bland, John Bland. ] s Cochran,
P Collins, s Atchison, a Atchison DR. O
Wheeler, III Doherty, @ S Hurley, r Lo,
rentz. I w Hoffman, D NJ Bailey. @ Kes-
ter, A r Hall, Kee, VIM Linger, John
Brannon, A jackson, G. w Duyal, J Har-
per, P Tierney, P Linger, NJ Smith a A
Lewis.
Braxton-D s Squires,. B W Byrne.
LoudounAJ Ohm NJ Orr, Gabriel Wander.
yenter. N s Braden.
Alexandria-R H Miller, Francis Mil.
ler, Reuben Johnston.
Hampshire-A w Kercheyal, w Da>
Wis, w II Davis, A Smith, r B Sherrard,
j H Rannels, J B White, jr., Col Par>
sons.
Fairfax-Col Isaac Parsons-aNc,.
nate.
Gilmer-Geo H Bell.
>Tucker-Wm Ewin and VIM R Par.
sons:
:RitUhie-s @ Hall.
J; Jackson-Daniel Frost and Robert
Parke:
Harrison-Hon G D Camden, Hon g
S Lewis. ] s Hoffman. F w Martin, ] NJ
Eib, B F McKeehan, John Hood, Samuel
Hurst, Daniel Basel, G D Camden, jr,
Walter McWhorter, S NJ Sommers, w P
Cooper.
Barbour-A G Roger. s Dayton. ] T
Hartman, A Grace, D Burner, John
Douglass, ] II Shuttleworth, Thomas A
Bradford, Jacob Roger, NJ Roger, Moses
Arnold, Alfred Bond.
Upshur-Mai D D T Farnsworth, Col
R L Brown, D s Hazelton, F Berlin, r L
B Heavier, E Colrider, j 8 Fisher, ] B
Mclean. NJ Lorentz, K Hopkins. Los
rentz, Sr., G w Lorentz, w Summers, r
Roger, ] B Brake, Col L D Loudin, G
w Berlin. HI G Middleton, G F Cooper,
G Bastable, VIM Loudin, T Janney, L
Leonard. S Bennett, s Wilson. G 7 Far
rell, E Townsend. 7 Morgan. VIM Hen
derson, A Young, P 7 Desper, S T Toll
bert, @ s Haines. w Westfall. B Tolbert,
G 7 Herndon, R Fretwell, NJ T Huns
phrey, Joseph Houser, B Shreye, E
Gibson, s Rohrbaugh, VIM Heavier, A
Roger, A Carper. John G Dix, @ Smith,
Lewis Carico. N Robinson, A R ireland,
] Starcher, NJ Hinesman, Geo Post, A
D Woodley, ] w Blag, d / Pinnell, O P
Rohrbaugh, w L Anderson, D Hyer,
] A Hyer, G D White, White, Jf., J R
Hodges, VIM Sexton, ] Burr, Dan Bos,
well, Henry Simpson, D. Day, Ct T
Gould. Benz Gould J Roger, N Roger,
w B McCleIland, n Moon, T w Till>
man, ] F Cummings, N H Hannah, D
Carper, Sr., Geo Carper, . p. Chips.
On motion the report was received and
the committee discharged.
Mr.. 8. M. Sommers moved that COM
mittee Of one from each county represent
ed be appointed to report basis Of vo.
ting in this Convention.
The motion was withdrawn temporari-
ly, by request.
Col. R. L. Brown moved that Com.
mittee of one from each county be ap-
pointed to report business for this Com
yention.
The following gentlemen were appoint.
ed said committee /:
Col r L Brown of Upshur, A @ Roger
of Barbour, John Brannon of Lewis, B w
Byrne Of Braxton, ] NJ Orr of Loudin, r
Johnston of Alexandria, A W Kercheyal
of Hampshire, VIM Ewin Of Tucker, s. O
Hall Of Richie. Daniel Eros. Of Jackson,
] s Hoffman of Harrison, Geo II Bell OF
Gilmer. and Col Isaac Parsons OF Fair
fax. After their appointment the gentle
men Of the committee retired for the pur.
pose Of consultation.
Mr.. Sommers renewed his motion to
appoint committee 10 report q basis Of
voting, which was carried.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed such committee
s N Sommers of Harrison, Robt Parke
OF Jackson, s @ Hall Of Ritchie, VIM r
Parsons OF Tucker, G II Bell Of GiImer,
Col l Parsons for Fairfax, r B Sherrard
of Hampshire, R H Miller Of Alexandria,
G Ysnderyenter Of Loudoun, 9 Wheeler
of Lewis, G w Berlin of Upshur. s Day.
ton of Barbour. D s Squires Of Braxton
After their appointment, the gentlemen of
the committee retired for consultation.
After the committee had retired, the
President OF the Convention being called
on, addressed the delegates a few re-
marks, in which he spoke eloquenGy Of
the necessities of the State, and extended
the gentlemen in attendance from the val.
ley and the east. cordial welcome to our
green hills and fertile valleys. He stated
that as citizen of Virginia he was anx-
ious that she should assume the highest
possible position of prosperity, and ex.
pressed the hope that the deliberations Of
this Convention would result adyanta-
geously to the State.
Hon n g Tauis l,e;n, called or, made