Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-12

1aulI@[4 our correspondent mas. belonged to
debating societies before now, with con-
stitttions like that of this Southern Rights
Association, or if you ikeA.it better, the
CeakrdlS. R. A., &C., with the same quali-
fications and conditions sof membership,
with5the same constitutional endorsement
of Jeffersonss manual, with the same
squabbling propensities, and-recollects bat
one or two occasions when the members
were glorious and the Hmanual" lost,
that would compare with last night. The
President made several speeches. No one
was. trucr to the South thanl he. He had
refused to eat tripe recently, because it
came from the North. He had nothing
now about his house from Northern men,
except some anthracite coal Sent to him in
his absence, and some gas fittings. He
said the new. constitution was not worth,
the paper on. which it was written. Mr..
.Goochef said if the new constitution was
adopted, the knelf of the Association
would be sounded.
Mr.. Lyons did not want the old Consti-
tutfon-it made perpetual Prcident-it
could not be the Constitution of a South
ern Rights Society. Many others spoke in
the same spirit, and when nearly two hours
were consumed in that way, John Howard,
Esq, took the floor. He said that every
member must feel mortified at such pro-
ceedings. lie acknowledged his own hu-
initiation. SIT was unworthy school boys
in debating club. The. members of the,
House of Delegates have paid us the COM
pliment to give us this hall, and many have
honored us with their presence They
have now left in disgust They will not
care for our memorial after having seen us
here. In the name of God, don't let US
make ourselves ridiculous any longer"
inns t1n
showing that this great society, which adj
mits everybody of good character who viii
pay one dollar, which had met to impress
the Legislature by great demonstration,
mad called together only thirty-nine mem
bers. At IL o'clock they adjourned, having
succeeded in uniting the two Constitutions,
and will meet on Friday night at the Afri-
can Church. During the last two hours
last night, just six head ranged along the
railing of the left gallery aud FIVE on the
right. = Ha
So much for the Southern Rights move
ment in Richmond. The men who are en-
gagged in it nre MEN of standing and ability,
some of them are regarded as the first men
in the State. 1t is not my business to ac-.
count for last nights failure, but only to
record it as fact. To-day there fell.upon
each House another avalanche of reso-
iu'iOnS' 4he senate passed Joint rcSolu-
ton for committee of26 from the House,
and ID from their own body to inquire into
the Harper's Ferry affair
The House cut downthe committee from
20 to ID, and from - to {, and adopted the
tho resolution. II ~ % EEEEE3 zZEI
A joint resolution declaring that none
OF the prisoners lately convicted of treason
would be pardoned by the Legislature, also
pissed.
Resolutions directed to changes i'll the
militia laws were offered.
The House of Delegates determined to
call the roll and allow every member to in
troduce,a resolution, and then decide by
lot, how they shall stand on the calender
Mr.. Richardson offered resolution to-
day, relating to the District Schools of
Ohio county.
There is considerable excitement here
among the members and outsiders. But
believe no rash action will be taken, but
that the majority will be prompted by that
true conservative spirit that 'frowns alike
on Northern and Southern fanaticism.
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