Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-21
Public Meeting in Fairfax.

Pursuant To previous notice, Il large meeting
of the Wing and American party Of Fairta.
County, was held in the Courthouse. OI
Monday, the 18th instant.
On motion of VIM. II. Dulany, esq. the
meeting was organized by calling 5. I. SIT
ART, esq, to the chair, and appointing K. L.
HEWITT, Secretary.
The Chairman in brief but eloquent terms
having stated the object Of the meeting Maj
ii. W. Thomas proposed the following Reso
buttons which We're unanimously adopted.
Resoired, That We heartily approve Of the pro
! position 10 hold q Convention in the City of Rlch.
mond on the 10th of February. TO nominate candi
dates for Governor. &c. in opposition to the ticket
recently nominated al Petersburg.
Resoired. That the Chairman Of this meeting
appoin, Delegates from the County at large tc
represent this county in said Convention, and in
the event of any other Wing being in Richmond
at the time. from this county. that he be requested
to act as Delegate, and in the event of their being
no representative from this county, that Thomas b.
p Ingram and Robert Ridgway be requested to
represent us.
ResoIrsd, That the Wings Of Fairfax do now, as
formerly, adhere to the doctrine contained III the
Wing Platform: that the revenues for the economi-
cal administration of the Government should be
mainly derived from u duty on imports, and moi
from direct taxation. and that i'll levylng such du-
ties, sound policy requires Il just discrimination and
protection from fraud, by specific duties where
practicable, whereby suitable encouragement may
be assured to American Industry equally TO all
classes and to all portions vi the country.
ResoIrcd, That the Constitution vests IN Congress
the power 10 construct works OF internal improve
ment, national and general in their character,
whenever they are necessary for the protection ana
r. ,. -.",r. tCith fprplrn nations ana
among the States.
R,soyred. That the recommendation OF MIR.
Buchanan, the Uemocratic President of the United
States, in his late message to Congress. 10 auoP'
specific duties in lieu of ad valorcm, a being better
calculated to prevent frauds and afford incidental
nrotcctiop TO our manufactures, and recognizing
the Constitutional power of Congress to and III the
construction of works Of Internal Improvements
meets with our cordial appreciation. and affords adj
ditional evidence that no matter what party ma!
govern this country, to ensure its prosperity and
advancement, recurrence must be had To the primer
pies of the the National Wing Party Of the Union
The Chair. under the second resolution.
appointed the following Delegates:
John A. Washington, Frs. +. Johnston, r
A. Aurustien, c. A. Washington, p. II.
, Troth, iona. Roberts, F. +. Triplett, DR.. >
G.. Hill, George Potter, Dennis Johnston, W.
L. Marders, S. +. hewitt, Jas. Coleman, Ten
lev S. Swink, Mayo W. Janney, j.. ). Purdy'
Alex. Haight, Hugh 5. JanneIy, Thomas r.
Carpcr, Samuel Wrenn, Ellzey Thompson D.
w. Farr, Silas Hutchinson, Chas. +. Johnson
Joseph CockerilI. a. s.. Grigsby. James T.
Machen. DR.. J.. r. Pugh, Vim. Ayrc, Col. J.
Thrift, Jas. III. Simpson, Chas. +. Ford, r..
Edw. +. Simpson, VIM. f. Ford, Metrah
Makclv, VIM. A. Barnes, DR.. X. |. Simpson,
John ii. Barnes. r. X. Lee, Jno. A. Chr
chester. Col. j. b. Hunter, W. w. Ellzey, },
S. Marders, James Davis, Isaac Hall, Jas,
G. Dentv, Uriah Ferguson, Lewis Baily, /.
Munson, DIR. S. j. Groot, +. C.. Fitzhugh, ID.
W. Lewis. F. Nj. Fitzhugh, Jas. Cloud, Am
brose Cooke. jr., J. II. Gargcs, }. NJ. Ben,
ton. VIM. Ball, George Seratt, w. L. Dulany,
b. F. Shreevc, w. Taylor, DIR. l. ii. Dulany,
W. W. Ball, John. Gilbert, Geo. F. Means,
G. !. NJ. Walters, Jas. a. Nelson, Richard
S. Reid, DR.. VIM. ii. McNeigh, Richard
Hurst, X. r. Jackson, q. W. jackson, lhos'
Emigh, W. p. Roby, DR.. p. %llendrlck, ID. y.
Sines, j. S. J. Bentley, Henry Pruyn, W, l..
Edwards, Robt. Allison, II. W. Thomas, W.
III. Dulanv, Thos. Moore, O. W. Hunt, DIR.
w. p. Gunnell, F. ID. Richardson, James W.
Jackson, Jacob Brooks, q. IL. Blincoe, r.. u.
Fox. I'll. Brewer. Henry T.. Brooks, ;. D.
Hoag, GIL. Richardson, W. 7. Rumsey, II.
I. Monroe, Benz. Davidson, Jere. Moore, Il.
W. HUNT, Elijah Cash, Jno. W. Newcomb,
Sanford Taylor, n. c. Tcrrett, Daniel fltz-
hugh, DIR. f.. Jones. JOS. f. Monroe, Thom-
as Bayliss, Edgar Thomas. u.
On motion it was resolved. that the Chair
man and Secretary be added 10 the list OF
Delegates.
Resoired, That the proceedings of this meeting
he published in the Fairfay county Ne~s, -iicr.
Go:etts and Richmond Wing.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
S. T. STUART, Chairman.