Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-20
Meeting of the WING Members Of the Gene-I
Sfral Assemolv Sh.tseA

Atak iueeIlnE oil. tne wing members OF ttheI
General Assembly in the city of Richmond,G onI
Saturday, the 9Th of April, on motion of Wm.l
I'D. Massey, Esq, Of Alexandria, AL EXANDERl
RIVES, Esq, of Albemarle, was called TO the chair
land onivEE p. BALpwiS,S Esq, Of Richmond, ap-
lpoipted Secretary. s-3 1,
SOnmotion of s.. Patrick, Esq, of Kanawha,f i'll
was resolved that committee be appointed by the|
chairman TO prepare and report resolutions and AMI
|addr ess 10 the people of Virginia. The chairman
appointed the following gentlemen:-Me ssrs. john
ID. Imboden, G. Nicholson johnson, Vincent
Mitcher, Hugh w. Shelley, Joseph sSegar.p and
Thomas Creigh. On motion of MI. Patrick, tteI
chairman was added to the committee. q r
The following address, and resolutions were re-
ported by the commttee 3, ~ is.1.esa,
An Appeal to the People of Virginia.
Constrained by sense of responsibility to their
immediate constituents and the people of the State
THE Wing members of the General Assembly
earnestly invite public attention to certain acts of
that body, mantesting, in an alarming degree, the
smschevlousp licy of the Democatic party. They
would make this appeal in mere partZan spirit.
The acts OF which they complain, deserve in their
lopinion, the condemnation olall candid and indie
pendent treemen, who maintain and exercise the
rights of private Judgment against the dictation Of
party organs aud leaders 1t can be truly asserted
that no Paltry desire TO secure party advantage has
suggested this appeal; it has sprung from higher
motive; 1t has been coerced by sense of duty to
the whole people of the State, without disinc.
ton of parties, under perfect knowledge of the
iefiorts that will doubtless be made to close The
public mind against its fair consideration by the
no.s;ons nd nrA;,,5;cas, Of 49,, a.artS; s.s
nf9tbis GOVT oa,,nt a a, tip ,
iof the public judgment and scrutiny to the course
lof the Democratic party In the Assembly; and if
lthev viii, not ne tba less 80, -.
lcharped thar lntv 10 the nhi; 49, I.
TO ascrloe such result to theunfortunate tendency
lot high party exc tement TO smother the voice oil
lhowey er that thew intend bar"v ala tha SonS,
In their Marty organ;,at;n, ~ ~ .h ~
iof the neonle on cond;t;ons ;nc,nS;s,ant ;th H.
lnrinc,nIss IN Inc onn,ror ,hr =; ~. -
lin the course of the Stale and Fadr,i dnoi3;sta
lions To admonisb them of the div and ,,aness;t
III clinpinp the more cIos,, N tba;r
las a great national. conservative nary anJ ~
icherishlnp the more earnestly that sound senm;S
epubltcSnism which lies ~ ts Foundation nj
Which opposes 10 the license of Democracv, The
wholesome restraints of a sober. bohitnoI reyor5
lfor the peace the honor ami the STABILITY of ,5a,
ifree government Strugglinp IN the m;nor;tv tbav
have bated not one ot or titIe of comrass ~ ~
hone in their reliance on the eventual ,r;nnnh NJ
truth and correct nrincinles. INT tbav Soya nj
ALWAYS enioyel The uriy;lrge of remonstrancs
against The cou1se of The iom;nant nor,v.' ~
Ibuestlons of the deenest and most
lthey have been inexorable denied bao,sav y,
lelse their voice titled in debate Inv the le,sIa,y
gag II is to he nresuned tb,t ,b. c,,ro
iplained Of have already enraye,i mncb NJ 5nnHI;c
jattention: so that brief enI5sration IF the,ns,
prominent of them. mnv snfice IN rouse The VIM.
lance and nroyoke the investiy,t;on of the 1en;i
lin ali sections Of the STATE - ''ie fSei'>
Cursed and afflicted as the neonle of This Stat
have BEEN and still are by the cremation Of nm
Illegal small note currency of the worst i,novna
iole kind, the Assembly under The comm, IF tho
democratic majority, has failed 10 proyide RENE
ldy Tor this great evil: and as if ready lime
md upon any pretext, 10 sacrifice ;be nmbIic in
iterest TO some abstraction of their crsd has
3ly denied the only relief that conll he given in
ir,.fusinp 10 anthor;za the Ranks IN srnnls so Ga
convertible currency in the. emission ~ notas,,n
n Ter the denom;nat;on of Eve loIIors 1n,ha 49,;
table consequence ensues that new brood ~
lswindlnp shops will snr,,, ,In l,vitbomt ,n. With
lin the ho1,'ets IF the Siote no oaai ~, - 49,,
and irresnnnsih . men 10 ,nx th.s rain, conna
inity and cheat te ,ohoring classes with tie 49,,
unsafe currency thnt The Sv;r If man c,n Seu;Ss
lPerhans vet more nar,o',;n, ,n;snh;T t,s =
In he .ien1av;ng iracts nnnr .h r,oraI S az ~
lpeonle. ofnn nnen and continual r;aIat;n, of ~
law which finds M small inSt;fc,,;nn fr,,,,i ~,
sculpabe toetation of this state of tbinps Nv The
Ien1ocrotic 1o,ymo,xer. of the S,,ta - i-
The democratic Marty commits MANY ,hs,r1;,;a.
r moi crimes. sooner than allow III. ;nfii;iI;, -
Its noi1ical sf,;th IN he drawn in "nss,;on NJ;
having once declared under vastly ,l;ffsreni CIV
lc,,noStoncae ;ic onnos;,;on a. In, - ~ a..
nyoreeds s 10 oi tne
FENDER that tenet of its creed tbongb Il nou, oh
lSiructsSthe verv noi;cv Il was ,ss;a,,ea ~ ~
mote II will ne recoIlected That the St,te =,
Induced In for,o ar ,i;scIa;I, hnr shore Ctr, rS
with The yi.w Of secnr;ng lie ,,rocs1,s a. tb ia
lera Treasury and Tins iesssa;ns, IN. ,acsss;ts
increasing The tariff IN foreisn gonis hi voU,
he w ho will con,enlote tta Sch
Hands for nj, SORTS ~ nnrno.es. lie m;ll;ons ~
acres thai have be.n ,ranted tn The in
ltIev lie for the If scSoa ~,
and the acknowledgements Of nnbiic yoSIs IN
!blusb;ny claim that 10 now strsnrn,,si lei ~
1.-The total surrender ofthese lands 10 the new
fund, suffcient 10 enrich ali the states of tse
Union has come 10 be repardea AZ n tonic 70 I,e
welded for electoneering nrnoses nv oII The asn
Ter such survey of ne ac,oI s,ats ~ anu .h;a
will dream Of al,y ear hIv chance of ra.I;y;nn
notion of ded,cating the receps from th1s senrc.
Ito Federal Treasury. so MS in This sense IN emr.
One is. indeed ysionaryoniv In h.. fnnnJ e1 ~
regions of the most Idle and nIofitlss ahs,r,c',"
|It is no longer ouestion betwaen The ,nI;y;I'is