Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-21

oil Nlt1l III.
A iarge u,nuh, Il uie ,iiuus Of Marion
'"mil net pursuant to notice al their Court
n'us, owMunday TIE 9th Of October (court
lay out wos organized by the appointment of
g \. HARPER tsl. President aud Ausris
MUgGuL, Secieur..
III" object ~ The meeting Was cxrlsinci
briefly by Dr.. hilwcU, who said II was two
inlE Fif3t, to obtain full and flee cNprcs
SION OF tie p opl- upon the suhieCt cf culstl-
mE Our Syat"ni cf Education and upon Which
sonic difference ot opiainn Nigh, exist. Sc
Coutly, TO p2.S, rrsnlulioit express i've of our
tcclidga ou tha subj ct ut Attending the Con
>li,ution of our state and CA which thrr, wa,
no difference OF opinion ia Western Virginia.
I've would therefor without preamble otter
the following resolutions on Tint subject.
RcSolycd, That ~, people ol Merton comfy
ae unanimously in ia, q of Il Convention To
Amend the Constitution of Virginia and that
they ore ready at oil times to unite with their
islow citizens throughout IN, State in any
Just M assure To cmpli,h that object.
hCoitef, as the opinion Of this meeting.
That the Legislature at It's next session should
+ * Il law providing for taking the vote oi
the qualified voters of this commonwealth
upon The subject OF calling a Convention To
amend the Constitution OF the State, and TO
provide also, that ii d majority of the said
Nut'ra shuil appear to be IN favor of Callir, a
convention, that the representation i'm thc
'otvcntc;i shall b. Fixed upon the Ia. is of the
white population.
HcS' lied, That our Delegate and Senator
% ana hereby are rcqucstCtard instructed $50
lar as inns county l'as power 10 instruct its
S'nator) To- press this subject upon the Lcgis-
lttlre AT as early a day as practicable.
The second resolution being amended by
L |. I. 5. Hlymond they passed unanimously.
DR.. hidwcll then observed, that he had
drawn up two resolutions on the subject OF
Education, of rather the Education Convention
To be held in Richmond on the 10th OF Decen-
Der next, expressing bis views upon that sub
lcCt. which he would now respectfully oicr
Tor tie consideration Of The meeting,
Rcotrcd, That we heartily concur i'm n call
oil Convention to be asscmbledin the city of
Richmond on the 10th Of December next to
take into consideration the subject ofcnlaruing
orr system of primary Education
ReSotrsd, That Col VIM. j. Wiley. John
Clayton. Esq, A f. Raymond. p. Il. Amett.
amt +. H. PeiYpoint he and they hereby are
appointed delegates to side convention.
On motion OF Il. +. Cooper, d.. hidwells
name wac alS6addod TO the list ofdclegatcs.
After considerable discu. SION in which Col.
rs. Raymond, A. +. Hayrsohd Il. i. Cooper.
Z. Is. Pitcher, and DR.. Kidwel participated
80, hr'NAiNtpiiS ny -NAI. y. ID. lllGllel
amended ~ Mr. ~. f. Raymond were subsd-
tutcd Tor those Offered by DR.. KidwclJ
hGS0trd. That while we feel decp interest
IN The establishment of liberal system of ed
ucaton IN this State, we think change i'm Tn,
pres 'nt systcInoi common schools should b,
made only on the most mature deiberltiou
and discus sion by the people at large.
hsSoiCed therefore, That a committee of ten
b appointed b. the Chairman of this me eting
TO draft preamble and resolutions. cXpres-
slNe OF the views ot the citizens of Marion
county upon the present school system anG
also SUCH change or alteration, If any. they
a. sire In the present system of schools: and i.
'ney report desire upon the part of the pco-
PIE OF Marion fora change, what disposition
should b. made of the present literary fund:
and mat The said committee report 10 the peo-
pie oi Marion az meeting to be held by them
~ TINS place OH tie 18th Saturday OF Octob r
Inst.
The chair according to second resolution ap-
pointed VIM. !. Wiley, f. s. HAMMOND. +
H. Ieirpoint, y. +. Raymond, Or. Ki;lwcll.
Z. Is Pitcher, Austin NJ rii, James Snod
grass, T.. Il. Arnctt, and John CLAYTON, ESQ.
said committee.
On motion resolved that the proceedings of
this meeting be published in tn, Marion
IIoneof and papers of the city of Richmond.
On motlol adjourned until the ith SATURDAY,
oil the present month
G. A. HARPER, Pres.
AUSTIN MERRILL, Sec.