Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-03
From The New York Tribune.l

IFJom the New York Trfbune,l
TIE n ATICNAL CONVENTION.
BcIow will be found the resolutions of the
Republicans Of Wheeling, Va, inviting the
National Committee to fix on that city as L, tue
place for holding the Convention OF 1861. Inc
Old Dominion is the mother OF Presidents Oh the
'S7 stamp. and it would be we'll TO go to her
thriving western city to make another OF the
same stamp Nothing could be better calcuIa,
ted to remove unfounded but deeply-Tooted
nreiudices. and convince sensible men OF the
South that, SO far from being their enemies We
are in spirit and in truth their very best trehuS,
determined to treat them like brothers, with all
the friendship Of our Revolutionary Fathers
Let ms make every possible effort to disaouse
the minds OF those who have been misled by tue
MISREPRESENTATION of the proAigate organs OF
the misnamed Democracy as to our objects ana
purposes. Washington very truly salo, IN MS
Farewell Address: Zone Of the eXpedients Oh
party to acquire influence wlthlh Part''u lODI
districts is to misrepresent the opinions ana
MINIS of other districts" Could the conduct OF
the Bogus Democracy toward US have been BET,
ter describedY By going into the South ana
telling them we ask only to restore the Admin.
istration to the practices OF ashlnStoh anu
Jefferson, and the Supreme Court TO the doc-
trines it held in relation to human rights under
the leadership of the venerable Chief Justice
Marshhll-that We ask land for the landlesS'
homes for the homeless, protection and enconr-
acement for all the industry OF the country
South as well as North--we shall be kindly
heard and needed. We can assure our trlenos,
from personal knowledge, that they will lind at
Wheeling capacious halls and large ana coin,ho-
dious hotels for their accommodation. But 10
the resolutions:
Whereas, We, the Republicans of Wheeling,
have heard with heartfelt delight, that those who
have in charge the designation Of the tune ana
place of holding the next National kepnoiican
Convention, have had there attention called 10
this CITY ms a possible place, therefore,
Reso}ved, That we would most cordially and
earnestly invite attention to the many adVanta-
ges which Wheeling possesses for holding said
Convention; especially to their location as cen
trail point easily accessible from all parts OF the
country, both by water and rail; to our pr2lni-
nent position as the second city IN the ieao'ne
Southern State; to the fact that there already
exists among us and around us, widespread
and spreading Republican sentiment, and that
the opposition to us is Of such friendly charac-
ter as to have afforded many and leading per-
sonal assurance that Il Republican Convention
would be cordially welcomed to our midst, ana
their session in all respects made comfortable
and agreeable
| Res6lred, That We firmly believe it of the first
! Importance to the Republican party, that their
next National Convention should be held In
Southern State, in order to relieve our cause
| from the groundesS, yet plausible, charge oil
| seclionulism, which has, i'll times past, been
eiFectuaIIy urged againstt; and that, in our OPT
Mon, no other measure would be half SO pro
ductiyo of a rapid growth Of Republican princl-
pies in the Southern Statcs as holding this
Convention upon Southern soil.
Fcsolrea That should the National Executive
Committee determine to hold the Convention in
! this city, it will be our pride and pleasure to
make the most ample preparations for their
| comfort and convenience, and that copy OF
! these resolutions be forwarded to our fellow
! citizen, John C. Underwood, to be by him pre-
scented 10 said Committee.
l. NJ PrMPuEEr, President