Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-05
Wing and American Meeting IN Fanor...

wing ano american meeting III Fauggie. c,
On Monday. the 18th of Fcbruary. ~,
very large and enthusiastic mootI. 81
Wing and American party Of fau.ui.r a..
held in the Court House. On mp,iur,.I
'. Brooke. esq. .Jno. VI. Forbes. c,.,
called 10 the Chair. and Turner Ash,
r. II. Fisher. were appointed >rrro.ar..
The object of the meeting having brrr,
pluined. Col. John f. Scrugg>. ot;.y,i .
following preamble and resolution, Nh.
were unanimousl! adopted:
/ Whereas, As the Wig, and America. ..r
uuer county have received, with uut,i-r.,. DID,.
sure. the intelligence Of rhc action oi their g.
ton, which assembled i'll Richmond uu ,l. ,.-.
February lat, which action resulted in do.
nation OF the Hon. Vim. l.. Goggiu for rl, -
. Governor Of the State. Waitman /. Willie, ...
of Lieutenant Governor Walter Preston. 90.
/ new General; be il therefore.
Resolved. That We hail with delight r..rs
nomination. and will use all honorable ..,.-.
secure the election Of the ticket.
, Resolved, That We favor the APPOINTING,
Delegates To the proposed Congressional Co..
: ton, which il TO assemble in Alexandra ON 2.
day next, TO nominate a suitable candidate q,
! present this District in the next Congre,. .
/ United States.
; Resolved That the unfair apporionmel, r..
by the Democratic Legislature. in l>Jl. ua,,.
seventy thousand of the sovereign voter, cd, o..
State were disfranchiscd, meets with our ur.....
fed disapproLation.
! Resolved. That the Chairman be- REQUESTED D.,
appoint Vigilance Committees in every Ma,>,-..
! District whose duty il shall bc to see the ,o,.r.
and bring out the full strength OF the party o., pill.
day of election.
The above resolutions, a. stated huir,
been adopted. T. lIunton Foster. c,,,
moved the following resolution, which. after
being debated by Messrs. Foster. Shar,r
, ford and Scruggs, was unanimOuSl " aiopt,..
Resolved. That the Wings and Amcrcan.a,,t.
upper end Of Fauquicr county are requested ro l.
scmble ut Salem, on Saturday the 10Th 81 VI ...
1859, for the purpose of nominating DELEGATE E.,
represent the county in the next Legi>larur,. ami
that the Delegates be likewise invited 10 mrr ,..-
brethren of the lower end on the ith MynI4s. .,
rutify the nomination made.
B. II. Shackeiord, esq, then moved ano...
er resolution in reference t. the lower rEi.
which was carried:
Resolved. That delegates be appointed by me-.
ings ut the various precincts in the lower end ..
this county, to meet AZ Warrcnton. at March r,u-.
next, to nominate candidate for thi, section .
the county, and to unite with the delegates o, tie
upper end in the ratification Of the county ticA,.
Loud calls were then made for }. \
Brooke, who calamity and eloqucntIy re-
ponded. Mr.. b. was followed by Mr.. Shack
elford, who responded likewise in an anima-
ted appeal to the friends of the cause ,o
20 to work and win the battle. The meet.
ing still unsatisfcd, loudly demanded
speech from the Chairman Mr. FurLr,
then took the stand, and for an hour en-
chained the large crowd. with onr Of IT,"
ablest speeches We have heard for years.
Mr.. F. was loudly applaudcd during his Pc
marks, and when he had concluded, III"
shades Of night were fast gathering ia,
'. Brooke. esq, then moved that the Chair.
man appoint committee of five to iny'"
Mr.. Goggin TO address the people Of I'll"
county, at the March court, which was ador.
ted, and the following gentlemen appont".
James V. Brooke, b. H. Shacketord J. t.
Scruggs, Isham Keith and James h. Mar.
shall
The following delegates were then appointed
attend the Wing and American Congressional o..
yention to assemble in Alexandra. ON Thur.,sr.
the 5d of March:--John =. Philips. james h.
shall, J. Downing. K. VI. Stribblng. Gco Srro,I,,
Abner Settle. Samuel Evans, Eli Crupper, H. ..
Turner. j. ". Foster, Col. Joshua owens. iiun'"
Foster. A. NJ. Smythe. Cuthbcr Owen. WIN. Elra.
f. Lewis Marshall. X. r. RiNcy. james Z. Iuruo.,
Vim. VI. Hume, DR.. r. +. Peyton. Wm j. Mnrgsn,
James ). Thompson, I'D. c. Marshall. Kemp ..
Grigsby, Alfred Rector, Doctor :. II. HALEY J..
Fletcher, Thomas Marshall, John Harper, ). %.
Smith, Thomas o. Rector, Charles Bragg, l-laa
Keith, ~. }. Keith, jr.. Colonel John h. Srru--,
X. 7. Scott. X. ii. Shackeltord. james '. Bro"s..
John X. Turner. Robert Adam, John I. Jam",.
J. VI. English. DIR. VIM. \. Bispham. Dr. J. ".
McGee. DIR. John A. Chiffon. K. A. Weaver JOIN
Smith. John H. Spilman. John A. SpiIman. ko''.
Lear William Lear DIR. y. Shumatr, William J.
Weaver. DR.. Harding, e. j. Steven. Richard Stone.
Catlett Gibson, ~. W. Fitzhugh. " E>kriig". e.
j. Kelley. James Payne Charles lIIckrr-"u. Jam''
Colbert. EnoS Hort, Lewis Ellis. I"I'u', :. -.
Francis. G. c. Briggs. DR.. J. ". Leach, DR. X ].
Mitchell. Newton NowlcS. y. Y. Gray Erhri
Eowl.s s. y. Bayley. DR.. A. lori. James \ r..
or. Major Duncan james. 4. Ashton, Henry i''.
ton. l.. Shumatc. John Shumute. Dr. William i.
BowleD. George II. Toplfc. Hugh Hamilton. w.
s. Dulany. John :. Knox, T.. Helm. pr. Va.
Helm, Albert Ashby.
On motion Of u. II. Sharkclfori. th" 'hainla
and Secretaries were added To- the lit, AMI '8'
proceedings ordered To he published 90 30
WarrcntOn Wing. Alexandria Galrtfc. Frederic.
burg Herald and News, Observer anl Falri''
News, and then the meeting adjourned.
JOHN VI. FoEEH-.
TnDWAS II. Foster.