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•Movements of the People.DEMOCRATIC MEETING.Phceedingi of Ihe Democratic Meeting of Parke, County, held at the Court House in Rockville, onSaturday, /Ae 9/A day of Novembery 1839.At twelve o’clock, M. the meeting was called to order, by the Hon. Tilgman A. Howard, and was thereupon organized, by the appointment of David Shirk, of Liberty Township, President, and William W. Benson, of A, T.John M. Doty, of F. T,Alexander Kirkpatrick, and James Strange, of R. T.John Cobb of G. T.Benjamin Keller, of S. C. T.John Linebarger, of R. T.Johnson Webster, of W. T.Jesse Moore, of J. T.John McGilvery, of U. T.George M. Steele, of J. T.Levi Sid well, of A. T*The President upon taking his seat delivered an appropriate address, explanatory of the object of the meeting.Whereupon, on motion of John G. Davis, Esq. itV. Presidents.Sec’ywasResolved, That a committee, consisting of one from each Township of this county, be appointed by the President, to prepare and report Resolutions, expressive of the sense of this meeting.And thereupon, the President appointed the following persons to compose said committee, in pursuance of said resolution, to wit : John G. Davis, of Adams : Charles W. Huxford, of Reserve ; Hon. Robert Clark, ot Green ; Hon. Jeptha Garrigus, of ; Raccoon ; Isaac Ronmne of Florida; Benjamin! ' Morrow, of Washington ; Joel M. Sanders, of Sugar Creek; Krastua Stone, of Liberty; Jonathau Pru-,.ett, of Jackson; Thomas Cooper of Wabash; and , | John McGilvery of Union.On motion of Col. Puett, Gen. Ceorge K. Steele, of Jackson, was added to said Committee.Winch committee, after a few moments retirement, made the following report by John G. Davis, Esq. Chairman.The committee, to whom waa referred the subject I, of preparing resolutions, expressive of the sense of this meeting, beg leave to submit the followingRESOLUTIONS.1. Resolved, That the Democratic State Convention, which is to convene at Indianapolis, on the 8th of January next, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of Governor, and Lieutenant Governor, and firming an electoral ticket for the Democratic party, meets our cordial approbation.2. Resolved, That Delegates be appointed torepresent this county in said Convention.3. Resolved, That the present system of InternalImprovements, adopted by our State, is unwise, unjust, and oppressive ; that it has been riveted upon ' j us by our rulers, without our consent, and against I j the interest, prosperity, and happiness of the State.1 - That, to mitigate the burthen, demands a thorough I reform of the entire system, of men and measures; change in the first instance arid real modification in the second, as the only practicable means of atiielior-»: ating the present state of our affairs, and the prose-r cution of public improvement, consistently with theJames Peyton, John M. Doty, John Briggs, R. H. Wedding, Benjamin Hawkins, Isaac Romane, John Jessup, Hector Smith, Abner Cox, and Daniel Martin, of Florida township.James Strange, Alexander Kirkpatrick, George Carder, Isaac W. Denman, Tobias Miller, Win. B. Crooks, John S. Henry, Abel Bell, Daniel Codding-ton, John Hartman, of Raccoon township.Silas G. Weeks, Gen. George K. Steele, R. S. Hamilton, Z. Colinan, Johnathan Pruett, Thomas Moore, Samuel H. Johnson, Solomon B. Gairigus, Peter Gilstrap, Francis M. Johnson, of Jackson township.Thoe. Woolverton, Samuel Buchanan, John Wilier, Jr., James Crooks, Thos. C. Burton, Amos Spurgen, Caleb Frazer, William Aydeilott, John McGilvery, and James K. Spencer, of Union township.John Cobb, Aaron Harlan, James Doggett, Geo. Clarey. James Williams, Jasper Seybold, Albert G. Hutton, Stephen McCorkle, Matthew Lindsey, John Vincent, Samuel G. Smock, and Capl. Eli Davis, of Greene township.Alexander Elder, Benjamin Murrow, William M. Smiley, Nathaniel Steele, William Lewis, John Oldirhue, John McDaniel, William McCutehen, Wesley Watson, Jehu B. Swaim, of Washingtontownship.Thomas Day, Samuel N. Baker, Thomas Crooks, James Cox, Matthew Noel, A. M. Puett, John G. Davis, Joseph Ralston, Henry Anderson, E. M. Benson, John Sunderland, R. N. Allen, J. J. Mecham, Cyrus Wolverton, U. M. Gilkeson, William McGinnis, D. M. Morris, Thomas White, William B.Boyd, Thomas Lakey, of Adams township.On motion of Mr. Wright,Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be drawn up by the Secretaries, signed by the President and Vice Presidents and countersigned by the Secretaries, and published in the 4lt; Olive Branch,” and “ Wabash Enquirer.”On motion of John G. Davis, Esq.Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to the President, Vice Presidents, and Secretaries, for the able and dignified manner in which they have discharged their respective duties on the present occasion.On motion of R. M. Gilkeson, Esq. the meeting adjourned sine die.Signed DAVID SHIRK, Pres’t.W. W. Benson,J. M. Doty,A. Kirkpatrick, James Strange, John Cobb, Benjamin Keller, J, Linebarger, Johnson Webster, Jesse Moore,J, McGilvery,1Vice President.jCountersigned.George K. Steele, Levi Ssdwell,ISecretaries.The Legislature of Vermont adjourned on the 19th ult, alter a session of six weeks.The mah of feeling.—He who pays promptly and cheerfully for his newspaper.Jonathan Smith, Esq., cashier of the Unitedt In c it nlr nt Pit i Irkdnl nKi# Oft* It nltitvi
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Terre Haute Wabash Enquirer
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 25, 1839
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