Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-21
The Union Meeting at Virginia.


meeting, held on Saturday evening, we extract
from the Virginia Union OF Sunday morning:
At the meeting o Union men which assembled
at the Court House last evening for the purpose
Of putting the Union party of this county upon
fair and spare footing. was largely attended.
II was called to order n half past seven o'clock,
BY Col David 5. Turner. Chairman.
The minutes of the meeting held on the pre-
yious saturday night, as published in the papers
wero read by +. e. Wnkesnan, the Secretary.
Judge Burbank objected. not 10 the minutes
but their embellishments.
Mr.. belong wanted them adopted as read by
the Secretary.
Upon vote being taken, the minutes embel.
lishments and all, were unanimously adopted.
The Chairman then proceeded TO state the oh.
jecis of the meet ing, aud urged the necessity OF
proceeding 10 business properly and fairly ana
pointing County Central Committee, composed
OF good men.
Mr. Elliott asked for information in regard to
what the Two existing County Central Commit
tees had concluded to do.
The Chairman called for Information, but none
came.
Capt Murphy made few remarks. and moved
that he meeting proceed TO the election OF II
County Central Committee. His motion Wa
seconded, but before the vote was taken upon
it
Mr.. F-i-clie took the floor and proceeded to nj
Lrr IS IT, me, ting upon the condition nt the Union
party il i;s Territory III this time. He tooS tE'
-ruuud that ii there WAS ANY legitimate CoinIali'
;,e il Was The cid oae, Hui he favored wipne or;
al Old Oucs aud appointing new 0Gc.
Tae vote Was inrn taken on Cant Murphy :
III '!iOa 10 proceed 10 the election CT So;ahIiiee
1t was carried
after sUne discussion, i; was agreed thar the
County Central COMMITTEE should consist Of e!e-
ven members: Six from Virginia, three from Goiu
Hill, one from F.oweTy and one irom AmeFleaL
Fiat.
1t haG beea moved aud carried that the Com
uittee De selected BY tue meeting BY viva voer
vote, aad aIter 4 few nonna ions aai been maue,
tut before any action had been taken upon
tlrIn-
Mr. Elicit moved that the old County Central
COn:niitee-the one in existence before the pack
ed Convention asseInb!ed--Oe adopted US whole
by this meeting. He made tEis motion Tor TIT
purpose ri promoting harmony among Unioh
.aea. He feared the old committees might create
trouble hereafter, they were not ot1csaIiy TT
presented i'll the meeting, and no one knew what
they iatCCded % DO
Mr. auk..y opposed the motion Of Mr.. Elliott.
MIR tl,.ot, again spoke in favor of it.
Cap. Murphy spoke against il, and III favor OF
appointing IL new COMMITTEE
Mr. Paul also spuke in favor of an entirely new
and independent Committee, which he felt SURE
would be sustained by the Union party AZ large.
!Ir. Elliott again spoke in favor of his motion.
Mr.. Sankey opposed il, aud pronounced it out
of order, and claimed that this meeting had the
right TO disband the old Committee and appoint q
new one.
Judge Burbank took the floor. and in the course
OF his remark stated that he could see no signs Of
future trouble from the old Committees, for. II
they did not appear before this meeting and lnaSe
objections to its actions, il was evidence that they
intended TO concur in its proceedings and hence.
forth and forever hold their peace. This he ex.
pecIed they would do.
Mr. Fitch conterdcd that Mr.. Eliiotts motion
was il order.
The Chair declared Mr.. Eotts motion to be
on; of order, which stopped further discussion
upon II.
Mr. Barclay then spoke a member of the
Commi lee appointed TO appoint by the Conven'
ton. and stated that that Committee would dis
band, provided the other Committee would do the
same.
Mr., Paul was in favor Of going ahead with bust.
ness. independent of all old Committees; and the
meeting then proceeded TO the selection OF n
County Central Committee, as follows:
For yirginia-Josah Earl, Jas. Braunan, Jas.
Bolan, John Dohle, Chas H. Fish and n. w. Win.
ton.
For Gold Hill-Almarn B Paul, Lloyd Frizellc,
and John II. Mills.
For Flowery-Ira Park.
For American City-H. c. Browne
After the members had been elected separately,
the Committee, as whole, was adopted by the
meeting with only one dissenting voice.
Mr. De Long then moved that a Committee of
five be appointed TO draft and Issue an address to
the public.
I;was moved and carried, that the Chair up.
point said Committee. whereupon the following
gentlemen were appointed:
C. E De Long. Judge Burbank, Alnarin B.
Paul L. W. Ferris and John H. Mills.
The meeting then adjourned sine die, everything
having passed. of very satisfactorily.