Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-17
Whie and American Meeting.

Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting OF
,be Wing and American party OF Loudoun
a..emblei at Leesburg, on Tuesday, the 10Th
;n.,out when Col. r. l.. WRIGHT was called
- the chair. and I. ". WHITE appointed
Secretary.
On motion of Col. VIM. Fulton, a commit
49,. If five was appointed by the Char to
jraw resolutions expressive OF the sense OF
the meeting. :,
The Chair appointed the following on said
a,mmi,tce. yiz:-Col. Vim. Fulton, VIM. b.
Lynch. Col. Hamilton Rogers, Asa jackson,
and y. Berkeley.
The committee returned the following pre-
omLle and resolutions as the result OF their
deliberations. which were unanimously adop-
ted.
v,r,;r;, have selected their standard bearers, and
ava .nJ.a yoring TO marshal their forces 10 the sup
nor, of their nominees, giving the opposition an
ornas, of zeal worthy of imitation and
WHEREAS. the call for the reorganization OF the
wiz Marty. no, only in the "Old Dominion but
,brnnrboui the length and breadth Of these United
states. in order to stay the prevailing oppression
nf despoti,m in requiring vaSsal submission u
PARTY rules and party d~ictation, whether that party
he right or wrong-condcmning, at one time, a man
b.csnsc he WAS supposed to entertain, i'll some re-
a. Nv " 1l''N
mote period Of the past, certain obnoxious opin-
ions. and supporting and applaudins another mold
ing. very recently, the very same opinions, simply
upon party considerations Principles, IKE the
eternal truths Of God, never vary. The Wings,
chen led hy their acknowledged Champion in the
DAYS of 40 and -. were in the right-that night
now acknowledged by the President oil the hted
States. in recommending {" Congress the two most
important and cherished measures known TO the
-. -, Iu,.rpal IpnrpIrncuts and "A PrOtpC-
live Tariff. Therefore,
Rc,oyr.G, That we most heartily concur in the
Recommendations to rc-"rganize the "hig party,
me-, only in the State of Virginia, but throughout
The United States. that we may unltcdly battle ior
Wing principles. and. 10y the blessing oil God, secure
Whig triunphs; and though We may seem crush,
cd" by the wild and empowering tanatlciSm "i
Democratic rule, We will 'tll Try 10 save oui
country for our cOuntry'S sake.
Re.1i,cd, That We most cordially approve oil
holding a Whig Convention i'll the city OF Rich
mond on the 10th of February next, Tor the Pur'
pose Of selecting suitable candidates for the othce'
of Governor, Lieutenant, Governor, and Attorney
General.
Resolred. That ten Delegates he appointed from
each prccinct in this county to represent the " hig
party in the proposed Convention and that any
Whig or Whigs from this county who may happen
4, be- in the City Of Richmond. and may desire tC
par,icipate in the proceedings of said Convention
he. or they are hereby authorized to do 80, as i
delegate. or delegates. from this county.
On motion, the Chair was ordered to appoint the
delegates. recommended by the committee, which
when announced. were ~ follows:
PrHcrLyiLLE.-Aquila Janney. VIM. III. Taylor,
4 NJ, .Jaupev. Thos. f.. Hatcher. Eli Janney, q. W.
holland. Lot Taycnncr. Jonah Hatcher, Col. 1. Tay
Tor. and Mason Chamblin.
S>l,hERSyILLE.-laIncs |. Love. Joseph Lodge,
John NJ. Gibson. A.. NJ. Chamhlin. John l.. Powell,
Frank T. Grady. Jos. Nichols. Col. L. Humphrey
NJ. Silcott. and j. Il. T~hrochmorton.
Nh. GnEAp.-B. +. Taylor. Capt. ). Purcell
Thns. TAYLOR. Francis Garrct. Amos Hughes, Isaac
:. Nichols. Col. Nanacvamter. SAINT. simpson, Jh"'
Aldridge. and Jas. X. simpson.
GoKrsyILLE.-Capt '. Anderson. Z. Williams,
X. NARROW, {. IcmpStone. b. Shrere. VI. Mullen
e. q. Giddings. A. Z. Belt. John IL. "hitemore'
and George orris"n.
WArrRronp-N. :. Bradcn. DR.. T. NJ. Bond,
Col. W. Giddings, :. c.. Luckctt, Geo. ID. smith,
John IIough, ;. c. Means. Vim. +. French, W.. IL.
Hough of b.. and Amasa H"ngh. Jr.
UIIsBoRo'.,J. Potts Necr. Jas. c. Janney. 1.
W. White. Col. K. l.. Wright. Jos. ". Mcdaniel,
Thomas j. Cost. Fletcher Potts. W.. Clcndening,J il,
d. NJ. Divine. and John W. Conrad.
ALrlr-Nurbourne Berkeley. DR.. /. N. Boyle,
VIM. y. Berkeley. james :. 0den. A. Is. Moore.
John ". Fairfax. John Moore. Charles Berkeley,
". Vermillion. and Robert A.. lSh.
LoyErTsyILLE.-C"loncl John George. Andrew
Sei,z, William Compiler, g.. Householder, 5. Clap
ham. 4. Wcnner, r. James, Albert Alder. ;. Will
liams. and Colonel r. Waltman.
WuALEY'S.-B. VI. Bridges, l.. A. Thrasher,
Newton Keen, Geo. kephart, A. L. Keen, Thomas
Neal, George Presgrave, f. kephart, W. I. Green
lease, and ". II. Russell.
wA1ERs'.-George Able, Jonas Potts, Abner
Conrad, A.. NJ. Miller, John Miller, John Smith, I.
vickcrs. Jonas Janney, William Hough, and job
Smith.
PowrLL's SHop.-John NJ. Harrison. Doctor J.
Gray. II. J. Frasicr, n. Thomas, j. Richards, {.
Blakeley. $. h. Newton. X. q. Hicks, +. NJ. Ken,
dali. and ". Richards.
UyIoS.-W. q. FUR, J. Tayenner, j. Nichols
T.. =. Fred. 4. Is. Carter, Thomas Nichols, Ihcs
Fred. l.. Luckctt. J. A.. Carter, and l.. H.. Luckett
MmDLEBrnG.-Col II. Rogers. b. p. holland
Col. IL. b. Powell. Jonathan Nixon, Colonel JONAH
Tavenner. George l.. Bitter, Doctor I. W. Powell
General Asa Rogers, W. ii. Fitzhugh, and VIM. b
Dodd.
GrxsrRiSG.-D. b. James. John B. Oden, T. L.
Ellzey. l.. T. Palmer. w.. lIutchison, Charles Man
kins, K. VI. Bentley. u. b. Beard, John l.. Allen
and A. D.. Lee.
LgEsprRc.-John Janney. Colonel William Full
ton. r.. j. G.. Thompson. A. ii. Rogers, George X
Head. G. Il. Ball. Asa Jackson, Il. X. Atweli, VIM
u. Lynch. and Col. :. l. Ramcy.
On motion. ii was ordered, that the Lecsbur.
Washingtonian, Alexandria Gazette. and RichmonC
Wing. he requested to publish the proceedings o.
thi. mccting-adjourned.
r. l.. WRIGHT, Chairman.
7 W. WHITE, Secretary.