Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Meeting in Rappahannock.

ERh"E apiblHtci ScCIctdiH'
". b. IIacklcy, in Il few appropriate re
marks, stated the object Of the meeting. anC
submitted the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. it i with one heart and with one voice
that the Wing, and Americans Of this county hal
the patriotic determination of our friends ans
brethren throughout the State To- hold an OpPosl
ton Convention, in the city Of Richmond. on TN
10th of February next, for the purpose of nomina
ting suitable candidates Cor the offices of Governor
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General-there
fore be it
Rr.oired. That we heartily approve and resp0n,
TO the patriotic course adopted 10y our brethren
throughout the State. in calling said Convention
and inviting the conservative OF all parties to unit
with III III efforts 10 present To the people .
Virginia Il suitable and acceptable ticket for th'
office, OF Governor. Lieutenant Governor and At
t0rney- General
Rc.oired. That We cordially unite with all suri
a desire the defeat OF Hon. John Lctchcr for th'
reason that his political history upon the intcrnI
improvement policy of the State il blank an'
that consider his endorsement of the Ruifnc
Address. and his advocacy of similar doctrines II
the late Reform Conventions. sins much more re
cent and aggravated than any committed by Hon
George W. Summers. fer which the Democratic par
Is consigned him 10 the shades Of retirement, (by
their opposition on this ground.) in the year 1871
and the election of Old Joe, of Jordan Hatcher
nutorcty.
Rc,pir.d. That the Democratic party of Nirginla
in nominating John Lcrchcr, have >tultiicd al
their past professions, regards peculiar in>i
tuition of the South and have >asicda all rctcrtlm.
mind, that all their loud and long professions "I
thi. subject mcr" hyp"critcal cant and gam
mon, for the sake of the Sp"ils and party tri
umph.
Ee.ojred. That we pledge our earnest and zeal
orrS support to any suitable nomination, which III,
Convention may make from the brilliant array, to
talent and patriotic devotion to the best interests
Virginia las suggested through the columns of ,h
Whig.) any of whom. in Judgment, will Pre-
sent faircr record, and one more acceptable to tn
people of Virginia than "honcst John
R,a,ir.d That the Prudent of the meeting APP
point p delegates from each magstcral district u
attend said Convention.
And DE it further
Respircd That in the event that none Of the sale
delegates attend said Convention, then, that an,
member of the Opposition. VIII" may be IN Rich
moud at the tine. together with Robert Ridgway
of the Wing, Scruggs. of the Warrcnton Wing
and Stofer of the Culpcper Observer, act aS alter
Mates To east the vote of this county in said Con
ycnrion.
WhercupOn. the Chair in accordance Will
the 9TH resolution, appointed y. Turner, }
VI. LOWELL Dr. VIM. III. Amiss John Turne
and q. w. Fletcher. who reported the follow
ing names, 70 wit:
FLINT HILL, l.-.James f. Yates, ALFRED
Cvngill, \. Turner, \. Curran, II. ID. Yates
John T. Ball. DR.. John 5. Browning DR.. X
II. Sears. Milton b. Davis, \. W. Dcauny
Asa Deaunv. c. b. lladdox, James +. Comp
ton. Aldeway Clark. II. W. Rcager, IL. Rca
ger. john Palmer, J b. Scdwick. p. c. Odcn
Alex. Cary. RObt. Dcathera@c. jr.. }. /. Cor
der. JAS \. Deauny Geo. W. Norman, II
X. Howard.
SrERRYyILLE. Capt. Geo. B. lliSh, Al
bert Woodland, f. ". Kendall, John 5. Buck
ncr, Jas. W. Fletcher. Jas. 5. Pullen, Geo
c. PuIIen, Jas. B. Niger, John b. Niger, Jno
W. Clvser. John Judd DR.. Vim. III. Amiss
VIM Bowen, Vim. r. Hopkins james Wood
ard, Bushrod Tuphill. Lafayette Smith. Il
H. Burkner. John l.. Partlow, VIM. Part
low, Joseph Pulcn. Albert Il. Berry, I. ii
Buch. ". 5. Bruce. Willis Browning +. u
Skinner.
AwS<vIrLE ;}.-John Shack Green. John
VI. LcaviIc, Vim. \. spindle, \. Il. Baker
Cornelius Smith. ChaS f. Chclf Hamilton
:. Fletcher, VIM II. Miller. VIM. 7. Dull"y
VIM. F. Baker, b. II. Spilman. II. Clay Cor
der. Vim. b. Pierce, ThoS Ramey. Vim. d
Colyin. Lloyd Martin, Chas. ). Walter Roht
D. Brooke, W. Brooke. }. VI. Cowgirl. i. \
Jones. b. q. Jones, VIM. W. Daniel, DAME
\. Crcel, Simon Boncsctt.
WooDvILLE. 4-ChaS Cardcr. Landy Men
cfcc. VIM. TrcStoc, p Slaughter, Enoch }
Brown. Jack Hudson. Alfred Hudson. JOIN
Hawkins. DR.. Lyle MILAN. ThoS. Hughes
JOS. Reed J. W. Yancy. Vim. Walden. DR.
&. H. Kcmper. Jas Furchun, FIR. MILAN
Xrph Butler, Capt p. c. ElkinS, Mordcca
Hawkins. Jno. Peyton. Isaac Wilson, .ilbcr
Wilkes. VIM CarIcr, Jos Butler, ST., Il. !
RoSSUn.
WAsulNGroN. 5.-IIcnry Foster. W. Il
IIackl"y. Edward Cary, John \. Browning
Il. + White. Howard Compton, VIM. Carter
, b. +. kcr>cy. Frank Slaughter George '
Fletcher. Henry Partow. Silas }. Monroe
Vim. g. Miller, .Jno. G.. Lane. Col. Charlie
Green. VIM A. Lillard, JAS W. Green, Pose,
: VI. Whaen. Henry Cooper, Alexander Bur
CESS. Robt 5. Bel, Reuben Slaughter. Jas
l'pdike, o. p. Smith. Walker II. Holland
John Jet Isham Menitec, Robt. Eslis, JOS
Norman, Jas. Jet.
Which list was adopted by the meeting.
And. on motion. the Chairman and Sccrc
tarv were added to the list Of delegates.
On motion Of 7. &. Skinner, the toiowin:
resolution was adopted:
Rc."ir,d That we congratulate that fragment &"
the Democratic party represented by the Executive
Of the Federal Government. upon the adoption o
that vital maxim of the Wing party--PrOtection Il
home industry
And. on motion of the same gentleman
the following resolution was unanmousl J
adopted:
Rs.oired. That we fully endorse the course o
our representative in the Legislature, Walter j
Ilacklcy, whose fidelity in the representation Of ON
interests together with the able and efficient man
ucr in which he performed his duties our del"
gate" render him worthy to be- held in the laStiR!
gratitude of his constituents. and cntirlc him more
than to the enthusiastic support "t THAI party
under whose gallant and chiv.lrous leadership. II
one of the darkest periods of it, history. Dcmoc
racy was sent bowling away from the very spot @!
which it deemed itself invinrihlc.
On the motion of Walter b. lIacklcy. i
was
Rcso'red, That the proceedings Of this meeting
he sent to the Richmond Whic for publication un'
that the Warrenton Wing, Culpcpcr Observer, am
Alexandria Gazette be requested to copy.
And, on motion. the meeting adjourned
GIDEON II. BROWN, Chairman.
W. W. DEATHERAGE. Secretary.
Melancholy Occurrence.
The Cincinnati Times Of Wednesday say,
that a stranger i'll that city, named j. Crow