Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-19
Democratic STATE Convention.

Ia. G. Roger. Jos. Daniels.
4 Henry Stprm, Jas. I. Hartman,
EDr. Jas. e; ReeYes, Df. E. " Tolbert,
kSaniI Woods, Jesse Teter. i
lDan'. n. Anvil, w. w. R. Callihan,
lEJas. DiIworth, Nathan II: TAFT
Jno. @. Radcliff, Chas. s. Hall,
E. ]: O'Brien, VIM. Johson.
Abraham Roger, Geo. w. Hall,
III. j. Murphy, Isaac Fl. Strickler.
On motion of N. II. Taft, Esq, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted.
4 ResoEeea. AS the opinion of this NEE
lting, that the recent riots at Cincinnati
and louisville. were the results and legi-
innate fruits of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, which
should receive the unqualified condemna-
ton of every friend of law and order.
The same gentlemen on part of the
Secretary of the meeting read the fol>
lowing resolution of thanks which was
unanimously adopted.
ReSotVed. That we tender to the Hon.
Sam'l. L. Hays. Hon. G. s. Lewis, Hon,
E. w. McComas and Hon. Jas. NJ. Ma
son the advocates of American principles
in their parity, our hearty thanks for their
valubble services rendered in Barbour,
during the late campaign. That with
such aids to rebuke the hungry and de-
vouring iSms of the day. and 70 adorn
and encourage US as party we know no
defeat.
On motion of VIM. Roger, it was
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this mee>
ting be rendered to VIM. Stewart, and the
Hon. G. S. Lewis, for their truly patriotic
addresses delivered upon the occasion.
| Nn rooI;oO oF t.. - ,roe
Resolvsa. That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the proper officers.
and published in Cooper's Clarsburg Re-
gister, Richmond Enquirer. Parkersburg
News and the Weston Herald.
! On motion the meeting then adjourned.
JAS. d. HALL, Chm.
JAS. E. REEVES, Sec'y.
EB- The glorious example set by the
Old Dominion, has been generally follow
ed by the people of other States. The
whole country is becoming fully awake to
the pernicious effects of the Know-Noth-
ing party, and its decline bids fair to be
as rapid as its growth. We copy the fol-
lowing from the Chambersburg, Pa,
Wing and Repository. It is but one
among large number /:
! To the Public.
The undersigned, in withdrawing from
all connection with the party known as
the Know Nothing organization, deem it
proper to make known publicly the rea~
sons which influence them.
Each of us united with the order from
pure and patriotic motives. We hoped
it would be an instrument guided by
Providence for unmasking and counter
acting the undue influence of Roman
Catholicism in political affairs that it
would do something toward placing the
control of The Country in the hands OF the
! American people; and that it would in
auguraie a return in tho political life Of
the Nation.
But we have been grievously disap>
pointed. The sectariau feature Of the or
der has been used merely as a cutch-word
to beguilc the unwary and as soon rs
the order felt itself strong enough has
been " whistled down the wind"
AS to placing the control in the hands
Of the people, the machinery of the or
ganization has been used 10 tic its MEM
bers hand and foot, and bind them us
slaves to the chariots of unprincipled
dcmagogues. party hacks and mercenury
Office seekers of Il low grade while, so
far from advancing purity aud honor in
political life, the order has been the direct
means OF developing lower deep of cor
ruplion than was ever before known in
our partizian warfare.
Here, at home, it has been tried and
ii. =, 4
known 10 be under the complete control
OF political demagogues.
In the State, disorganization, impoten-
cy and want of confidence prevail while
the best interests of the Commonwealth
| find no room for word in the party plat
form.
In the nation. the dead body OF the
once mighty {" SAM has been galvanized
to a show Of vitality by the truckers of
the dark spirit of slavery, in a vain at
tempt to infuse into his li(eless corpse the
spirit OF freedom and national life. Every
effort thus made has proven unsuccessful
and abortive, and we now say that it would
have beer far better to have buried him
deccntly in the grave his friends dug for
him in Philadelphia.
Let him rest in the dark winding sheet,
and those who still imagine him reigning
with his Herculean strength, to weigh
well the matter, and not suffer them selves
to be wiIlful subjects of an iugloliously
murdered character.
WIN. S. EVERETT,
DAVID DIETRICH,
JOHN KAUFMAN,
and tDenty others.
GREENcAsTLE. Sept. g., 1855.
Hon. n. al. Sc. Hunter.