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10 sssdissss - . previous notice III. n.
nssfssy Of Hsnpshirs held . Mass Meet.
tcg u shsn CsSsty Csart.heuss. on the 2s,h
sln.e, Ter the purposs Of sppsiu,ing dele.
esss 70 tsprsssst the eousty In the District
Ooovsssios, TO b convened at Winchester.
On TIE 10th inst The meeting vas she lar.
gsss aud meet enthusiastic Of the kind ever
s'.s.bletin the county Of Hsspshirs.
Inc .ssHpg ~as organised By calling
Col Alexander Monroe 10 the Chair. add
By appointing w. NJ. Parsons, Secretary.
Aftsr few explanatory remarks by Sc
vsrsi gesilsasn present. Mr.. Asa Histt
moved that the Chair BE- sutborired and in.
s'ruetsd 70 sPps,us . committee Of nine,
csc hen ssch ssgistsri al distsic., to rsport
suitable delegates to represent the county
IN the Winchester Convsa,iou. The mo-
zion vss carried and the Chair .ppo;p,sd
the following committee Asa Hists. Robt.
Hook, james Pugh, Col Charles blue. Jas.
psrsoss, Hugh Psrrili, Daniel T Keller,
Nernss T. Snoss and Garrett I. Blue.
Whsrsupen, Mr.. james Psrsons moved
that the con mitsee BE- authorised TO report
forty dslsgaiss-fou from esoh N seisterial
dissrst-sed four from The county ., large
Mr. Il. K. HossnAH offered - an amend
msst 10 the motion Of Mr.. Parsons, Chat
IN addition 70 the forty delegates to BE- re-
ported BY The os.Ditses, that any democrat
OF democrats from Hsmpshire, Who might
sss proper 70 attend the Winchester Con.
Teo,iSn, b Ksisofsssd and empowered to
act - delegates"
After some little discussion the amend.
msnt Of Mr.. Hoffman vas pus to vote aud
rejected, without . division.
The committee then retired to an adjacent
room to make cut . list Of delegates, and in
The meantime Mr.. William Perry addressed
tho meeting in . very eloquent, appropriate,
asd able speech, which was received With
great applause. At the eopolusiou Of this
speech the CON nittse returned aud submit.
ted the following report
pstssArss rsos ras sAS,srusIA, pi.r.,er..
NO. lho.ss P.xtos, n. c. s.oot, VIM. Hall
No; s..G.or.. tle.s. Hugh Peril. Dr.. 81. y.
- No; l-As' aha. s@,th. James Psr,oa.. John w.
Marshall. George W. Stump.
nm, No ..cSi; es:. sis. Geous Have. Jane. Pep
No. s1Rsssr' aosl, E P, ward. G.o,.. ss,a.,
c. NJ; ~. HIT. Jane, P. coop.r e.ors. Nc,
Ne AL L.! s m,.,,. J0AnJ. Paa. o.orv. p..,o.
Bla. yo,s- II. y, s'ss' ,sha I. Moaroe. James p
Jehssos, Simon UL.,,,o,t - A.s'' '0,eo'
s.-n-rc bslEsArEs At tAlos
c. Nepo. per- wn Duss. Daniel asias., W. IL
,hs ioi.ovsE resoist,oa ~as also isess po.ateI IL
,,epsri OF the committee
'ssrtd, Tbs, In the s'est that ~o~s 81 the deli.
-tss ~ Po'n,ed by thi. meeting attend IN. p,.,t,e
Csurss,oe. BE- held in w,sshs.,.r o.
toe 10Th OF March. that fksa any demoer.t or J.nI
e she nay b ihefs present from thi. county b.
sssohssd 10 east the vote Of the county.
The report OF the committee 90 ,L.n acc .p,,d and
sAoPsd y I'm but one two dissenting voice.
zoe following resolstiOa .sIs thes offered BY wu
Rssolrsd, As the sense Of N. Democratic Par, NJ
hsnP.ATe Coesiy. IN Pabhe meeting assembled, In 1.
r1'.non Ia once ~ its sPpl'osiios TO the popsla,
see's bAarh Of Cookfe,s, b. and ever has been 4
eardiaal principle Of the Democratic Parry that m,
eeeune "a. .sdiestsd 10 the od.a tan. and h.nd.d
so.s 70 po.isrIy By the P.t''ots and cage, Of tn.
eosny Sho hsnsd the Coastatioa and set "a 10 prae
teal opsrstios that viii thu, do~,rin, are
The sfe.t names of wAshngIoa. Jsnsr.on. M.di.op
Easuod kssdoiph, Aadrs~ Jackson and other Pa
tneis ssd. ha.y, that rotation IN the .f,ee Of n,
preventative Congress !. ,sd.psasshl. 10 - n,,,,,
ssd ineosrsp'ibi'y Of the Representative character
J. ksse'.ss: AZ the sense OF this meeting. that III.
ssaisii,s % co~srsss from hi. Distinct ADD ih.t 81
nsht sssshet eosnty Of the Dstrst 10 entitled 10 ..
Representative ios the se.t term.
hsssas.f, Thstby the sdopt,os Of the forssoins
rsos".oss %" meeting meas To give instr tiou
Coersntion,
Tss rs.Ol.'io., we're ,heo .sbait,.d By til. Chat.
ohs meeting asd we're adopted By an us.niTnoa.
vote.
The following Resolutions ..rs also adopted.
Mses~s, That ne regss.t all the democrats paper.
lars Of this ns.tinx
Rs,o's"d. -Also that ue rsqus., the South Branch
n''hs'aesr to posi.s the Pioee.diog, Of thi. meet
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