Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-09-25
An,i.E;li-rha1er Meeting.

Anti-EliThayer Meeting.
In obedience to public notice, large
portion Of the citizens of Guyandott, as
sembled at the Town Hall, at 4oc'lock I.
NJ, on the 26th ult., to take into consid Il
Grafton the subjectgof Eli Thaye RS emf
grafton scheme, and to express their sem
timents thereon.
On motion Of Col. Isaac ong. Col.
John Everett was called to the chair,
and a.! j. Keenan, chosen. Secretary. gas
The chairman explained the object of
the meeting in lucid and satisfactory
manner. The Hon. A.. g. Jenkins being
resident OF the county. thoughn not ofthe
town, was requested TO participate in the
meeting and address the body, and the
eloquent and mastery manner in which
he explainedIth deformity of this Aboli>
ton scheme, reviewed It's origin and its
history and traced its ultimate tendencies
brought conviction to all who heard him.
Attic conclusion of his address, the
following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to draft resolutions expressive
Of the sentiments Of the meeting: Hon. a.
G. Jenkins, Orren Moore, DR.. G. B. Rick
etts, and L. Dickens.
During the retirement of the committee
Lewis Anderson, Esq, of Ohio. being cali
ed upon, responded in very able and pa.
triotic manner. pledging the national and
constitutional men Of our sister State TO
stand shoulder to shoulder with Virginia
in resisting every encroachment upon
their honor and their rights. Having
concluded. the committee reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, at a meeting of few Of the
citizens of Guyandotte, on the 2lst day
OF July. Hon. Eli Thayer made such rep.
reservations Of the enterprise as to induce
few persons to vote for such resolutions
which were SO worded that their phraze-
ology has been seized upon by the aboli-
ton press to represent that the sentiment
OF the people OF this place was anti slave.
ry; and, whereas. we desire to hold no
ambiguous position upon this question,
be it, therefore, resolved,
lst. That should the said Eli Tha, er
or his confederates, or any other person
or persons, coming among US for the pur.
pose, either direct or contingent. immedi-
ate or eventual, of raising any anti-sla-
very agitation. in any manner. shape or
form, whether in open or palpable viola
| ton of the constitution and the laws, or
should seek to disguise their objects be.
hind the forms of these, we shall take
such decisive and positive correction in
to our own hands as will prove saluta-
ry lesson to such men in The future.
Cd. That this correction will not be de.
layed until the evil shall have taken
root, but will be applied upon its first app
pearance, and we advise those whom il
concerns to take heed accordingly.
Sd. That the people of Cabell, ac-
knowledge no superiors in their devotion
to the time honored institutions of the
"Old Dominion"
4th. That to no portion OF her sons
could the .'Old Dominion" more safely
entrust her rights her lnterest-and her
honor involved upon her border, than to
the citizens both native and adopted. Of
the county OF Cabell.
9Th. That though we are not expressly
authorized to do SO, yet our constant TO-
tercourse with the other counties oil
"Western Virginia" warrants us in as
serting that they hold no less orthodox
sentiments than those contained in the
foregoing resolutions.
These resolutions were submitted to
the meeting seriatin. and were all passed
without dissenting voice. the Presiden,
and officers Of the former meeting being
present and operating fully. being sa:
tisfied from the expose of Eli Thayer's
emigration scheme that it was unworthy
the support Of Yirginians.
1t was then moved that the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the Guy.
andotte Unionist, with request for the
Richmond and other papers throughout
the State to copy.