Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-21

WIG MEETING IN AHnERsr CnrNrY.--M n
meotinto tn Wing party. oi Amherstc unty. he'll
Mt the Court house. On the 10th Vt January, 1864,
court day. tor the purpose Ut appointing dele.
t,ales tn the State Convention. III lie held III the
,ity OF Richu nd, on the 22l of February iczt.
Col John ID. Davis. was called to the CHAIR, and
Sam1 W. llenay apo nted Secretary.
Ga notion Thns Whitehead Henry Loving W
" Thninpson, VIM IL Turner. Taylor Berry. j \
Barrett, aud J,hn Pryor, were appointed IA COM
mit,ce to draft resolutions, who repJr;e the fol
having which were unanim ,nsly lopej:
WHEREAS this meeting believes that thu parti-
san contests which have heretofore marked the
action Of tho political parties ot this Union. have
been not only impotent for good, bat rrndnctiv,
of ncalcuable Injury to the country, North aul
South that the Union is III actual danger, mere.
" for the want Of patriotism in party lea lcrs, AND
If it is to be pre- ed aad liberties save IL
Us and our postertv, it must DO by united ef,rt
OF the conservative men who have been Tor year,
almost driven from the contest. Thetef he
Resolved. l,t. That We invite 70 unite with us
i, the approaching election. all conscr,attVe nien
Wings Americans, and Democrats. fer the pur-
,esc of placir. in the Presidential Clar. man
who shall be willing to protect the interests of the
whole country, according t. the provisions # the
Constitution.
Resolved . That twelve meml e,s he appoint
ell by the Chair from each Masis:erij,l District in
this county rs delegates To the Convention to- he
held in the city of R;chn md; on the DBL of Feb
rDary.
Resolved. 8 That our delegates in sail Convrn-
ton he, aud they hereby instructed to carry
out the sentiments set forth III the foregoing pre-
amble and resolutions.
Resolved, + That our delegates be requested to
attend the Convention, dressed in home Pun.
In pursuance Of the . resolution, the Clair
appointed the following delegates:
lmhe,st G. H. District William T.. Coleman,
H. b. Christian. Taylor Berry. W. W. Thnmps ~,
b. p Morriss. +. ". Morriss Samuel NJ Gar
land Robert NJ. Brown. joel H. Canpbeli. Tho
mas Whitehead, John Thompson, Jr.. and JOHN
Mandy
7cmperahce District. William II. Turner. Sam
uel Scott, William II. Rose, Henry Loving. G. b
Claiborne, William :. Claiborne ID. g. Waller.
" n Man,py James ". Henley Benjamin I.
Henley, Jacob Warwick and Robert Henley.
Eon Djst'ct.--II. c, Kyle Thomas Warwick,
William Kent, W. A. bearing, Ambrose {. Rurk-
er, Charles W. Watts. James l.. popuy. Isaac K.
Reynolds. John Edwards, Thomas K. Terry, Tho
mas NJ Cox and John 4. Mosev
Itdiuy NILS District. Robert Ellie, Robert II.
Thornton p. L. Waugh William Ridgway. Ju-
seph Carter. Charles l.. Ellis. William p. Scott
K. W. Swami, John Y. Barrtt, l.. Minor, JOHN
Pryor, Robert IL. Eubank
f}nBlio Springs DiIyict.--Willis White Rufus
lIigginbntham, Thomas e. Goodwin, Thomas A.
Eubank, John ". Myers. james NJ Waits. Add
son Rucker, Dabncv Sandijgc. William II. Barnes,
John Il. Irvine, Seaton SAn1idge, and William
Sandidge.
On motion the Chairman and Secretary were
added to the list Of delegates, and the proceedings
ot this meeting directed To be published in the
LvnchbIrg Nirginian and Richmond Nhig.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JOHN b. DAVIS, Chairman.
s. II. HeNRY. Secretary
Be.y- Richmond Wing please copy.