Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-12-28
Opposition Meeting.

At meeting OF the Wings aud Americans oi
Rockingham, held at the Court House, ON Mon
day the 20th INSTRUCTOR Gro. W. KEMFER,
Jr., was called to the Chair, aud DR.. HARVEY
KYLE appointed Secretary.
Col. Chas. Ii. Lewis offered the following res
olutions, which, after short discussion, were
unanimously adopted:
Res0Lred, That We deem it expedent that the
Wings and Americans of Rockingham shall Dc
represented in the proposed Convention OF the
Opposition party, to nominate candidates 1or the
offices of Governor, Lieut.. Governor and Attor-
ney General, and that -- are hereby ap'
pointed delegates to said Convention.
Resolped, That whilst we are willing to meet
in Convention with our political brethren OF the
State, at such time and place Us may be deslgna'
ted by the State Executive Committee, We pre-
fer Charlottesville us the place of meeting OF the
| Convention.
| Resolved, That the Wings and Americans OF
Rockingham, though operpoaCered are undasnaay
| ed, and are ready TO CO operate with our pohtl-
cal brethren OF Virginia and OF the Union, IN
| their efforts to arrest that extravaganza anu
wasteful expenditure of the public money which
! has effected an enormous increase OF the annual
disbursements of the federal treasury, and crea-
ted national debt and to rebuke the wicked,
wanton, and suicidal policy of the Southern DE
mocracy upon the subject of slavery, which
promises to realize the boasttul prediction OF
leading Democrats at the North, that mot an
other foot OF slave territory will ever come into
the Union"
Resolred, That while we emphatically con-
denim the general principles and policy of the
present Federal Administration, we cannot, II
Justice to ourselves withhold the expression Of
| our approval of the endeavorS of the Presden,
to repress piratical expeditions from our shores
against the weak and defenceless people Of Cen
trail America.
Resolrea, That we cordially congratulate oui
| friends and neighbors of the Democratic party
upon the proposal of the President in his late
message-that Congress shall adopt the good
old Wing principle OF discrimination in favor o
the products of American labor.
| The blank in the first resolutions was tlleC
with the names of the following gentlemen:
Gen. S. II. Lewis, DR.. G. W. Kemper, ST., S
Hernsberger, ST., r. GRAY, Col. Joseph Mauzy
! G. II. Chrisman, Isaac Hardesty, Sam'l Shack
lett, Col. J. II. Hopkins, Henry B. Hernsberger
DIR. Ii. Kyle, Col. G. Il. Lewis, Vim. Zegler
Major j. Il. COurad, John F. Lewis, John W
Palmer, H. NJ. Harris, I. W. Ryan, }. I. 5.
McSanD, L. ~ Lay tou, II. L. my eiheh0I, -. ~
Kemper, Warren +. McGahey, DIR. g. X. Gil
mer, Joseph Cotinan, Allen o. Bryan, Peter
Netf, Benz. F. Rastop, DR.. 5. NJ. Dold, Peachy
Rice, r. Mauck, Charles Van Lear, Col. W. W
Hooke, Thos W. Bastord, F. Flick, DR.. William
Wallace Vim. Eier, Robert Black, Saml. He'd
rick, Henry Beery, r. P. Fletcher, jr, s. Herns
berger, jr., Wm. Moore, j. S. Roller, David
Huffman, B. G. Patterson and G. 0. Adie. II
Was further
ResOlred, That any gentleman belonging tc
the Opposition party in Rockingham who may
be present at the Convention, is hereby author
lzed TO report himself as q delegate.
Ga motion oil J. L. Lewis, Esq, it was
Resolced, That the Wings and Americans OF
Rockingham are opposed To any effort to nomi
nate all opposition candidate tor this Congress.
sional District aud are willing to concede to the
Democratic candidates "a iair field and tree
fight"
Resolced. That copies of these proceedings be
! furnished 10 the editors OF the Richmond Wing
Staunton Spectator, Rockingham Register and
| the Valley Democrat for publication.
G. W. KEMPER, Chairman.
| H. KYLE. Secretary.