Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-28
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Pablic MeetinIgs.

At.lpablic meeting held by the citi-
sens Of Taylor co., Va, at Jonathan II.
CprFys, or-ths 1ss daysof August 1887.
TO take into confederation the proptiety
9f meeting in maas meeting at Booths.
vile on the. esh inas.. which the eidzens
OF Marion county had previously appoin-
ted. The meeting VAS organized BY APP
pointing Elijah B, Smith 70 the chair and
Geo. NJ, Ryan, Secretary, It was then
moved that the President appoint ave
suitable persons to. draft resolutions ae1-
ipressiYe Of the sentiment Of the people on
the subject Of slavery and abolitiops at
the contemplated meeting to be held, at
Boothsvills on the slh inst, whereupoh'
the following persons were appointed;
~. 7. Curry, Thomas Hall. Solomon
Ryan, DR.. Elliott and John S. Tucker.
The meeting then adfournedto to meet in'
masl meeting az Boothsville the 9th inst.
AUausT TnE 8rH, 1867.-The meeting
was organised at Boolhsville according 10,
previous appointment, by, calling =, ;B-
Smith to the chair and George NJ. Ryan
Secretary. Il was then moved that Mr..
E, F, Vincent addressthe meeting, which
he did in . very able apd eloquent man.
ner; after which J. T. Curry. the. chairs.
man Of the committee presented the fol.
lowing resolutions. which were unani>
Whereas, the abolilontsts Of the North
and these coadiutora among US are con.
tinuAlly expressing and circulating senti-
ments and documents. quite defogatory
20 the peace OF our community, and dam
gerous to the political institutions Of opr
country. We. the citizsnsot Boothsyille
and vicinity by the following resolutions
express to our fellow citizens aud the
world our feelings on this subjsct: ,a
Resolved. lst-As the fitm friends and
supporters Of she National Consultation,
thai We pledge ourselves to oppose With
manly frmness. every attempt Of North.
err abolitionisls, and their corrupt eoad
tutors who are vainly seeking to conceal
their dark purposes by fraud aud disgpise.
to beSuile our people into az alliance"
with Black RePublicRnism, acza5 st ias
ed. Thai the present position Of the
Northern division Of the II. E. Church.
on the slavery question, the action, Of ils'
general and annual conlerenees--the
course taken by its Editors and Clergy,
prove It to be Ss thoroughly abolition rs
any party organisation in the county,
Sd. That the Eve Christian Advocates
published in the cities of n. ". Pitts.
burgh. Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chi
cago, having become abolition sheets Of
the fankeat character, We ask our Com
monweallh's Attorneys and Postmasterl
to examine them and II found 10 be of, an,
uhlaWful character 20 deal With 3hem and
their agents as the laws Of our State dt-
rect. ~ tss
4th. That we ask as q special favor Of
the NJ. E, Church, North, and al other
Churches that may consider this country
Q part Of their moral vineyard for The fu-
ture, 10 send among US only such minisr
tsrs as have wisdom and grace enough %
enable them to preach the gospel with-
out meddling with the civil Institutions OF
our county. 55 -; 81
9Th. Tha. in as much as the 9th reso-
luton, passed at q public meeting at MI.
Horeb Church, West Milford circuit
May the 21s.. 1854, strongly eensuree
Mr.. Cooper. tho Editor Of tho Clarksburg
Register, for opening the columnsof his
paper TO the friends and supporters Of
our institutions, aud closing them against
all such uuprinciplsd and inCendiary
scribblers a. Wesley Smith and others,
who have been and are still, labouring 10
extend over the whole South an ecelesir
sstical body which has for its aYowed obs
jeet total subyersion Of our institutions
political and social, we tender Mr.. Coz
per our Warmest thanks for the able end
IealouS manner in which he conducts his
paper and guards the interest Of our
country. And Ne hereby call on all ed7
itors and good cilisens TO follow his ex-
smple, that We may speedily rid our
country Of the pernlcious influence og
such men and sentiments as. with few
honorable exceptions, We end the editors,
sgents and orgsng Of the North n. 3.
Church toTbe.
9Th. That the proceedings Of this and
the former meeting at j. T. Curry's in
Taylor county. be signed by The Presi-
debt and Secretary, and copy sent 10
The editor of the Cla ksburg Register and
one TO the Fairmont True Yirginian for
Publicatio
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