Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-12
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Il kUt-NeIeIOECtQl Ieu4tuuSul "a kuS hp01el
from accelerated Wing song Of 1910, by
the course pursued on last Monday. For
some days previous, We were fearful
that a meeting to appoint delegates
to the Congressional Convention, would
not be held during the setting of our
County Court, and we we're much graft
fed toshear the bell ringing for the pur-
pose of calling a meeting, upon the adj
iournment of Courtion Monday noon
The meeting was accordingly held and
delegates appointed, according to the
most usual undemocratic way. by the
President of the meeting, as the procee-
dings published in another column show,
in spite of the vote of ''the editor" to the
contrary. As the friends of all the diff
ferent candidates appeared to be on the
ground in full force, we returned to the
office upon the adjournment Of the meet
ing, fully satisfied that a meeting had
been held and delegates appointed and
little dreaming that, Notwithstanding our
fears, Clarksburg, was sufficiently proli-
&c OF meetings as to hold t.0o for the same
purpose on the same day. Such howev-
ever seems to have been the case. Some
who seemed suddenly to have made the
discovery that the appointment of dele
gates by the chairman of the meeting was
not exactly the way to ascertain the wish
es of the people, get up another meeting,
the proceedings of which will also be
found in another column, and appointed
another set of delegates.
The best part of the joke is, that the
delegates appointed by the fret meeting
are not exactly Of the stripe contemplated
by the prime-movers in it, the chairman
declining any assistance and those ap
pointed at the second meeting embrace
four who were appointed at the first, as
we'll as tho secretary of the previous meet
ing; and a number whose private predi,
lections do not cord with the getters up of
it. OF the second set of delegates, one is
brother of one of the candidates for Con-
gress, another is his brother-in- law, one
is a Wing, and one was member of the
celebrated Parkersburg Convention. To
the balance no objection can be raised
Taken all-in-all, we believe richer brace
of meetings was never held.
But seriously-whilc the performances
within the political arena on Monday,
were rather ludicrous to the disinterested,
some things transpired that should be
treated earnestly. We believe that dele
gates to represent the people, should be
appointed By the people, and not by any
one man for however honest and we'll
informed he may be, it is not to be expec-
ted that he so we'll understands the senti-
ments of the people, as they themselves
do. But the amendment of Col. Smith
was fairly voted down. and although we
regretted it. we could see no cause of
complaint. Yet some were of different
opinion, and another meeting was held.
The principal reason given for holding
the second meeting, was, that the first
was held without sufficient notice and
while most Of the people were at dinner.
This was to great extent the case !;
though the time, Immediately after the
morning session of the Court, is that
usually embraced for the purpose,
and the bell was rang twice, besides
proclamation being made at the door.
The meeting was very respectfully atten-
ded in point Of numbers, at least as much
so as any political meeting we ever saw
held in this place, though it is said that
its successor was larger, and its proceed
ings were participated in by the friends Of
all the different candidates. Taken alto
gether, though we dislike the manner in
which the delegates we're appointed, we
can see no just cause Of complaint on the
part of those who have SO frequently par
ticipated and acquiesced in meetings con-
Quoted in the same way.
The second meeting we did not attend,
being rather busy and not very we'll in
formed of its being held. We learn,
however, that it was fairly conducted
The only objection we have to its procee-
dings is that it assumes to be the only
true meeting, whereas it was gotten up
by those who were defeated in their de.
signs at the first meeting. (Of course.
this does not>apply to the great majority
of those who attended the meeting. y
The passage of their resolution declarin g
that they would not support the nominee
OF the Convention unless their delegates
were admitted, was species of impudent
bullying that we know does not meet the