Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-21
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In pursuance OF notice the most and res
pectabe peting which have ever witnessed III The
city Of Wheeling convened IN the Ii'y nan on Sater'
dsy evening, January IL On motion OF MIR. Robert
Morrow The meeting organized by calling Charles
o. Knox To the chair, and on motion OF James ). Wheat
James a Clark, was appointed Secretary
James a. Clark, having explained The object oil The
meeting,
On motion of Charles l. Hoff, it
Resoired That the cha', appoint committee Of five
to export resolutions for The consideration OF Tins meet
ing.
Hof Geo W. Wilson, Benjamin F. Kelley. and James
CIurk: aud the committee having retired for short
time returned aud reported the following preamble and
esoiu,i"ns which after several spirited and i"Icble ad
dresses from Samuel Spigg, Charles l.. Hoff, Eli Is
Swearingen, and James A. Clark, were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas the citizens Of Wheeling having observed
with surprise and Indignation tire presenlaInn IN The
House of Representatives Of the United States Of
tsin petitions in relation to slavery and in opposition
thereto and purporng to be signed by certain cItzrns
of Ohio county deem II an act oil justice 10 themselves
and duty due from them To The State al large, To inves-
pae the source from whence these petitions originated,
TO ascertain wha, have been used 10 procure Gig
the same, dsram for themselves as people,
all knowledge Of The existence OF such petitions until
the moment of their presentation in Congress aud TO
pudinte with scorn the idea that the citizens Of Ohio
county would protect the authors tolerate the clrcu
laon rf such petitions within their county. Therefore
be il resolved by the citizens Of the city of Wheeling in
public meeting assembled,
Rssoired That it is the deliberate npinion OF this
meeting that the said petitions planned and written
in Pennsy lvsnia by few miserable fanatics and abol
tiunss living close to the line dividing Pennsy lvania
and Virginia, who have taken advantage of that prox
nifty to Stale IN attempting to disseminate their od
principles. and TO scatter lner deesaoe publications.
amongst our people.
g Resolrcd, That with the exception of John Emory
and two or three other names, tins meeting satisfied
and convinced that the signatures To the said petitions
obtained by the grossrs fraud and nisrepresenta
ton and that this meeting upon examination hav found
that all the petitions which have been presented TO Con-
gress from the county of Ohio have been signed but by
twenty FIVE PERSONS bring the individuals To each
petition and part Of those minors, and considering The
dishonorabe and secret practices to obtain them.
sderrd by this meeting gross and miserable failure
~ atix libel upon the county Of OHIO.
Res0ired, That if any individual whose name is at
ached the said petitions shall be found 10 hive yioat
ed The laws Of The Stale, pledge ourselves 10 prose
cute him the utmost rigor thereof, and further
pledge ourselves that if at any time heretofore The CT
lzpns Of adjoining States shall have come into
county or hereafter shall come and in like manner Of
end will use every exeron TO have them appre.
hended and punished according 10 law.
4. RtSUiutd That this meeting fully concur with the
county Of Ohio county, in their order entered
recold requesting Mr. John Gilmer 10 resign his com.
mission as justice Of the peace Of this county.
g. RcSoired, That AbulilIonlss party or Abolition
as doctrine has existence in the county OF Ohio.
6 RrsOired That to the saveholdIng sections of The
Stale solemnly pledge ourselves tina, we will be at
all ready and prepared 10 assist them in maintain
Ing our common institutions, and in executing The laws
made in deirncP thereof.
Rssoired, That the proceedings Of this meeting be
signed by the officers thereof, aud published in the pa
pers of this city, and The respective papers Of the State
and that The National ntegencer be requested copy
the same.
s On motion of b. Kelley, Resolred, That copy
Of the proceedings of this meeting, be sent to each OF
the members of Legislature, and to each OF Re-
pre- senlatives and Senators in Congress
9, On motion, Resoircd That this Getting ad ourn.
CHAS d. KNOX, Thurman
JAMES CLARK. Serretaru