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Willy !flrciknf In HadlsoD couulf.80foisijfrlt;JQI*ccGAgreeably to previous notice, a large portion of the Whigs of Madison county met in the Courthouse, at Dauielsville, bn Saturday, the second day of June, 1849, for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent this county in the approaching Whig Gubernatorial Convention to be held in Mil-ledgevillc on the fourth Monday of this instant; and, also to appoint delegates to meet the Whigs of Oglethorpe county in convention, at the Glades, to nominate a candidate for Senator in the 37th Senatorial district, consisting of Oglethorpe and Madison. • • tThe meeting was organized by calling Col. Gabriel Nash to the. Chair, and the appointment of Walton II. Griffith as Secretary. The object of the meeting having been briefly explained by the Chairman—On motion of Berry M. David, Esq.,Resolved* That a committee of three be appointed by the Chair, to recommend the names of three persons as delegates to said Gubernatorial Convention. Whereupon, John R. Stovall, B. Al. David j o and John.IIopkins were appointed that Committee, ~ who reported the names of Jacob Eberbart, Richardson Hancock and Dr. II. R. J. Long, with the names of Col. A. F. 'Attaway, Samuel Kberhart and John Hopkins as alternates, who were unanimously appointed. .On motion of Capt. John Scott, • - .'Resolved* That a committee of five be appointed x. to reco mmend the names of twelve persons to meet i- j a like number of Whigs of Oglethorpe county in n.| convention, at the Glades, in said county of Ogle-lm thorpe, to nominate a candidate for Senator in the », » 37th Senatorial district ' ; - ■ g i Whereupon, John Scott, Sr., Col. A. F.' Attaway,. jy Dirid M. Dickeon, George W. OKelly and Francis Powers were appointed that committee, b-! The committee after an absence of a few mo-g raents,‘ returned and reported the names of Rufusi-M. Meroney, James Scott, Gabriel Nash, John R. ^ *. Stovall, Stephen White, John N. Montgomery, Jon-se. -than Sanders, ElishaSartaio,George W. O’KclIy, ty William J. Cox, Francis Powers and Peter David, J® j which report was confirmed by. the meeting, be On motion—Resolved* That the delegates havoit- j power 4o fill any vacancy in their body. * e- * j On motion of Capt. James Long— v •®*. Js • Resolved* That the-Secretary of (his meeting in-* form the Whigs of .Oglethorpe county of ilic pro-. j ccedings of Ups meeting, with the reqnest that they Ar : *he day for said Convention. ’ *4 „0 - j Resolcedr That the proceedings of this meeting bo he signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and sent to j j the Southern Whig, the Angu*U Chronicle i; Scn-er- tinolaod Republic, for publication.[j* On 'motion of John R. Stovall.ted* Thaf the thanks of this meeting* be • red to the Chairman and Secretary.j.j The meeting then adjourned.It* . ’■ 7 * . r-» • Vii';~j -GABRIEL NAS1I, C^i™: :•».!e Walton H. GcirnTH, Secrciary.i \ClldLtKA. —This loathsome dir ease, ire arc sorry ?*-! v tee, is increasing in its fearful march in several ^ ofthe Northern cities. In New-York eight new' 1caj*v ere reported; throe in Philadelphia; two •p I in Ba’timw, ?nd nino in Norfolk. * * -
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Athens Southern Whig
Athens, Georgia, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1849
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