Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-12
Wing Meeting in Prince William.

At large and respectable meeting Of u
Wing party of Prince William, held rur.-
ant to call, on the Ith Of Fcbruary a
Brentsyille. Allen IIowison, esq, was ca.
ed to the Chair, and Crawford Gushing az
pointed Secretary.
On motion Of Colonel Samuel Simpson, ;h'
Chairman appointed Committee Of one iron
each Magisterisl District, to select delegate
to the Convention, to be held in RichmCrt,
Oh the 10th day Of February, for the purPo''
of selecting suitable candidates for the Office"
Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and A..
torney General of the State of Virginia.
The Committee-Wm. W. Monroe, K. u
Spcake, Josiah Willcoxscn, and John i
Hammill, reported the following delcsatc' b.
large from the county:
Dr. G. Ii. Stuart, Edmund Berkeley. FIRE..
erick Foote, T. p. Hereford, Jr., e. {. Co...
ing, e. l.. Cushing, T. \. Gushing, !. J.
Lewis, w. l.. B. Wheeler, W. l.. C";'
Cassius Carter, DR.. &. c. Marsteller, ". "
Lewis, Samuel Simpson, b. i. Chin, j z.
G.. Weldon, DIR. X. Wheat, John W. ,bsI
man, Henry Love. John IIutchison, ~
Waters. James Clarke. John Clarke. j "
Cornwell. Willis Cornwell, Peter W.. O.
r. G. Matlocks. John ". Davis, Wm. Jr'.
ell, II. ii. KNAPP. ii. .. Gallap, Geo. W"
don, G. Avery. p. Richmun, John Iho"%.
Vim. F. Clarke. Thomas H. Sprake. ;, A
Marstellcr, J. ". Washington, Edward i@
kin, James NJ. Sinclair, Theodor" BI'i.
Francis Bodine, Charles q. Il"wi-on, Jam"
IIowison, Vim. ii. Smoot, VIM. Sri",i"".
A. ID. Wroe, James NJ Barbcc, II. +. ",
Hugh IIammill, Joseph Janney, John ''
ry, Alfred Clarke, Wesley llazcn, h. h. '",
Wilmer Mclean, John lloo", {. " L'.
mer, Edwin Latimer, VI. B. Sinclair > ', ~
G.. Brown, VIM. T. Washington, All" peri.
Vim. X. Stuart, C. r. Stuart, j. u. b'''
Philip Bar, John IIornbacker, Elias ~ :
Joseph Roseberry. NJ. VI. Rosch"rry' J'"" D.
Sinclair, .Ino. W. Fitzhugh. ,..
On motion of the Secretary. any
from the county, being in Richmond q,
time of holding the Convention wa "''
lied to act a. delegate, and III me '', d..
no delegate being in attendance. VT. 1'. 80
way, Of the Wing, and John Minor
were requested to act rs alternate "''
the vote of Prince William county.
On motion Of Col. Samuel SIn'i -'"
Committee, Chairman, and Sccre'"'!'
added to the list Of delegates. .....
On motion Of ". ". Monroe, the n
man appointed Commute" con''',,'-l
T. Chinn. e. q. llowison, ;. Simr a..
Willcoxsen, II. II. Sp"ak". W. W. "
J. II. Hammill, and T. Footc, orih'
of nominating candidat" Ia r'iii',,'' -.
county in the next Legislature ~ IN.
/ The Committee unanimous, ) Dui"'i'"..'
Benjamin T. Lewis. -. .r.
1t being suggested that the COUNT, .,.r.
prising the Congressional D.''r'''.L ,.r.
take some speedy action relative 4"
ipation of a candidate for Congrc--
On motion of W. v. Monroe II Va" ,,.i, %
! Resoired. That we are anHIou' ~" ,.r ..
unite with the Whig, Of the other con" nh.
sing this District, in holding .a....
! nominate n candidate tor ,"nSr' .r,,,,.. b
/ an early move on the part OF the "' ,' .,.,'.-
/ fixing ON a time and place for 'hll ,5s a1.
proposing the first Monday III M"'"
! and Alexandra as the place for the '''' .,'..r
Dr. X. Wheat moved that "' ..fkr.
suggest to the Whigs Of tn" c"n'i''' rr,,,.
George and Stafford the propr!S'H H. SO"
on candidate to represent rs III 'D I'll ~.
Of Virginia. assuring them that We f.-s
dially unite with them in the supp, NH.
good and true Wing who may " .:.n So
ted in either county-whieh HUI
agreed to. s;mr,ar. =
Secretary was directed to torvar, ,fe Is"
the proceedings Of this meetInE I" ..s~E-.~
renton Wing and Alexandria '''"''''
LEGATION. .be as"
On motion of John L. "ce''''
Ing then adjourned. oor Chains
ALLEN HOWlSoN' ""
! cr,wroHp CrsHISG, SecrelaI,