Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-19
GREAT PUBLIC MEErI>c

Al numstuu. md highly re.p.c,ahl. NEE, rs
SmIo'ed NJ ciiizsDs Of the euanti-s of IIptr,.on.
Msn"nsaln Lewis. Rsndlph, BRA tton. Ohio. w.rOI,
li'cr M1fi'n n Augusta held NJ Ciark. burg on
"euhc.day The OF April 1912. Ola motion Of
So' , nth. the HIN Josc pL johnson wa. cal.
led :" the chair and, William A Harlan spo,nt,I
Secretary. ~rr
The OBJECT Of the meeting having been briefly
explained.
On mo'on ofGeorgo n Lee Esq. Resolved IN
c"'n"i'ee OF hi'een be appointed by tho chair at
'spo' 'escuN"ns oppressive oi the OF The NEE
nng on the s"hjcct OF ito deliberations
The Chair therefore named IN. following sentIe.
men TO eomPose said Committee. Genrge N l. G. Au-
sine smith. & Can.d "a. Erasmu. Striking.
NJ Seed. Cabell TsverBor Ges.rge McKnsely,
Lu'her Raymond. w 4 IIaru s,n, Rev Cha. Vince.
i'r. NJ Jack.on; El'ns Louther. WIN Mckinley.
Jas S'esly. ID w ShurrlId aud joseph Hill.
Tho Committee having oh,uined lcnye 10 at d,,.
ring the meeting. retired AMI sfer a short time re-.
turned and reported .undry resolutions. which after
an amendment made u ofthe number we 70 u.
unanimously adopted in the E'lloving form
he'oIred. That this meeting has learned with fee.
ing' Of surprise and OF Of tho House Of
Delegates Of Virginia To exercise the power, vested
IN The General Assembly by the Constitution Of re.
spror,ioing the rcpressEiann in that body in ,uch
manner rs Ia reGdsr Ia the wsi their squal and un
doubted rights 80 long AMI uHjnsily wiihhslJ
ftpn them.
Resotu'd That we do rso-i solcmnly Protest n
gninsi the disposition uf the suhj-ct oT roapporrion
n-Sni inado VA the House uT Delegates dnrIng tn,
last se;sIOn Of tho General Assembly. ~ utterly
'ubssrsivc Of the rights Of the west and as must
palpsbly prsludcul the beet interest OF The Com.
nonweshh at large
Rssoirad. That q Q eIpedieni that n POLL he open
cd al the ensuing election fT Delegates TO the &c.
neral As.emely. in the severnl counties lying We,
81 the Blue Ridge of mountains for the purIpse OF
testing The sense Of The people upon cAlIings Con
Nenon hosed up'n white population alone. for the
Pufpos" Of revising AMI amending the State Con-
siituti,n
Resoired That W r WILEY. George MeNeely,
Matthew Guy. and Edgar vii. N. Of the county
Of Monongalia.
J'hn Maybury. John Jatks,n. wiIram 8 Gard.
ner J 'hn SuIIInger. and y Stead OF the eouu.
~ Of wo,d.
James NJ Stephenson. David Hickman. and Pres.
ley Marin. Of Ih, comfy oi Tyler
Will IN Kenney, Ksnton Hlrper. and Thomas
Michel. Of the 'uniy of Augusta
John TalbeiI, M Reunei. u r Camden, and
W,n Mckinley. Of the county OF Lewis
ID w ShurtlrH. David G. IT. and Adam era " ford
Of the county Of Randolph
Samuel SPrgg. ~ e Good. r Kelley. and C.
W Th"mpson. Vi the Ouuiy of Oniu.
I'm Camren. WIN Nowlon. A Sluires. AMI
p NJ Adam. ofIhe County of Barton;
and joseph Gusnan. of tho county Of Harms ~. he
requested 10 act rs committees IA their respective
counties ior the purpose oi having 'lls opened and
taxing the sense Of the peo 10 tho que siion o
Convention aud that % he recommended 10 IN,
people 81 the other wrsiem countes.noi here =. p
rssenisd ~ appoint similar committees lDr tbs sam,
purprsL
ResoiDod. That IL lie recromme ndeJ o. the peopI.
1.-THE SEVERAL Counties ah've Inea rned In appoint
delegates % represent theD In the proposed western
counties.
ResOlUed. Tat committee OF FIVE ne appointed L.
prepare suitable Oddfess the western cItizans Of
Virginia On the subjects Of the foregoing resolutions,
Pursuani ~ The last resolution the chairman I'M
med the 6'llowing genilsmad 10 oonpnse The sad
commiiier;G II Les.C ID Camden, " A Harrison.
Smnh. land McCaly.
On motion JesDlved that Iae proceedings of thu
InSein bs published ia the town papers and that
The Editors Of other newsps r. in The state be re-
9uesied 10 copy the same respective papers
And Thea the meeting. udjourn'd.
J JOHNSON Charm
w Harrison Ssc'y.