The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-08-29
American County Convention.


The American County Convention for Cecil
county, met to form their county ticket, on
Thursday. the 9th inst and was organized
by electing Ebenczer d. McClcnahan. Pres.
dent, and DR.. Rpberet h. Bromwel and
James W Clayton, Secretaries.
On motion of j. l.. Gatchcl a committee
of one from each district was appointed to
| examine the credentials of the me nbers, who
reported the following gentlemen as delegates
from their respective districts.
( LIST. District. VIM. Pcarce, George A.
Ford, Thomas Prcttyman, James B. Price.
End. James W. Clayton, VIM. 4. Martin,
Lawrence Simmons. Richard Mcfarland.
3rd. Vim. L. Miller, Joshua jackson,
Robert Marshbank, VIM. j. Grant, Vim. j.
Jones, George w. Wells.
4th. Israel Reynolds, John Smith, Joshua
l.. Gatchel, La.ason b. Carhart.
5th Stephen Malony, Jonathan P. Burns,
DR.. Lewis r. Kirk, Joseph Benjamin, John
W. Shippers, Alexander Wilson.
9Th George F. Gillespie, Thomas Richards
James c. Crothels, John Lakeland, WIN. p.
Coulson.
It'll. Jesse r. Coulson Roswell Wakcma n
f. d. McClcnahan, Eli Cosgrove,. Robert Z.
Bromwcll, John W. Taylor.
9th. Chalkley B. Cutler, Jacob G. Warner
9th. Isaac +. Vanarsdae, Ambrose 3.
Owens.
A resolution was unanimously adopted {:
That no person shall be considered in nomi-
nation before this Convention unless he shall
first in person OF through some friend fully
authorized pledge himself to support the
whole ticket nominated by the convention.
The Convention then proceeded to nomi.
nate candidates for the various county offices
when the following names were presented:
For Clerk Of the Circuit Cout.-Charles
II. IIalncs.
For Register Of Wills. --George Ricketts,,
Benjamin F. Sluyter, Edward Wilson. Sr.
James McCauley. James johnson, Joseph P.
Cantwcll. Benjamin F. May, Edwin Wilmer
For Sheriff. Barclay Reynolds, Joseph
Price.
For House Of Delegates. -Thomas A. r.
Pearcc, James A. Davis, Samuel Ford, Rich
ard II. Bryan, Dcct. r. E. Bromwcll, Will
liam II. Elder. Andrew McIntire,
For County Commissioners.-John s. Chris
tie, Robert G. Carter. jeremiah G. Price,
Samuel Miller William T. Reese, David
Scott of Jno., James Ford, John W. Davis,
William p. Coulson.
For County Surveyor Harvey Jack,
Jethro johnson.
On motion of Mr.. Clayton, Charles II.
Haines was unanimously nominated as the
candidate for Clerk of the Circuit court.
After seven ballctings James McCauley
was unanimously nominated Cor Register of
Wills.
After the first ballot Barclay Reynolds
was unanimously nominated for Sheriff.
After the first ballot Thomas 4. r. Pearce,
James A. Davis and Samuel Ford were de-
clared unanimously nominated for the House
of Delegates.
IS: After the first ballot Johns. Christie Dsct.
Robert C. Carter, and James Ford were
unanimously elected candidates for County
Commissioners.
After the first ballot S. Harvey Jack was
unanimously nominated forcounty Surveyor.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
State Ticket of the American Party, and
Hon. James B. Rcaud, our candidate for
Congress, but the sheet containing them
failed to reach the prnter.]
After the nominations were concluded
Messrs Haines, McCauley. Reynolds, Samuel
Ford and Jack, being such Of the candidates
as were present, were introduced to the meet
ing by committee and accepted the nomi.
nations in appropriate speeches. Messrs J.
Mccullough, w. j. Jones. j. w. Clayton,
Eli. AlcClenahan, George Ricketts, and Major
Edward Wilson also made pertinent remarks
at the close of the meeting, the last two en-.
dorsing the nomination made for the office
for which they bad been candidates.
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" The Vera Cruz correspondent Of the
New York Herald, writing on the 18th instant,
states that the mortality from the vomit was
very great. Suicide was SO frequent that it
was regarded as epidemic. Smuggling was
carried on TO a great extent on the frontier
People were tired Of the Spanish invasion
reports.