Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-23
wushtngIon county tpa.l news.

The Washington papers of yesterday,
contain a good deal of interesting local
matter. The Examiner contains the pro-
ceedings of Democratic meeting held
there on Monday last. The Convention
endorsed President Buchanan, Gov. Packer,
Congressman Montgomery, State Senator
Miller, Stephen A. Douglas, and Col. Vim.
Hopkins-givng a resolution to EACH
If that isn't mess, we submit that we are
no judges.
The Examiner also contains an account
of the escape and recapture of three per-
sons who broke ont of the ''rickety jail
that they have up there.
We have also the following items:
The Genius Of Liberty states that there
arc returned on the assessment rolls of
Fayette county, for the year 1860, 622i
horses over four years old, valued at $ll9,-
45l, and 1865 head of COWS over four years
old, valued at S1s.2O5.
a Farmers Club has hecn recently or
ganized in South Strabanc township, and
is, we are pleased to learn, meeting with
much encouragement.
PHI PSI MEETING-On Friday evening,
quite lively time was enjoyed at the VAL
entinc House, in this place, by the mem
bers of the Phi Psi Association from our
own and the neighborlng colleges. Fifty
eight (quite number of them from JET
ferson and Bethany Colleges) we're present,
who represented ten States of the Union.
At nine o'clock the assemblagc sat down
to an excellent supper gotten up at the
hotel. The occasion was enlivened by
sundry toasts and speeches from various
members.
The anti-tax fever seems rising into
ovorshadowing Importance up in that
county. The Reporter contains the follow
ing account of what happened out at a sale
near Gross Creek village:
Friday last being the day set for the sale
of some sheep of Thomas Buchanan's,
which had been taken into execution by
Constable Marquis of Cross Greek town
ship, for tax, some two hundred persons
assembled to witness the sale.
Great excitement prevailed, and at one
time violence seemed to threaten the officer.
1t was only through the interference OF Mr..
Buchanan and one or two others, that the
crowd was prevented from giving the con-
stable ride upon rail, that article hav-
ing been actually brought into the crowd.
After some time had elapsed, and no one
could be found to bid on the sheep, Mr..
Buchanan having expressed a desire to
have some one buy the sheep, as he wished
to commence action against the officer, and
thus test the validity of the tax, Mr.. Stew
art, of Canton township, was authorized
by number of persons to buy i'll the
sheep in order to give Mr.. Buchanan his
legal remedy.
Mr.. Buchanan has commenced suit
against the Constable.
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present
In addition to this demonstration, we
notice that meeting has been held out in
the same part of the county in which the
above sale took place, and from the reso-
luttons passed at that Smeeting, we extract
the following:
Resolved, That we shall hold as unwor-
thy the respect of this community, the
principle or motive that shall prompt any
one 10 bid upon property thus offered for
sale.
Resoiced, That we deem it gross viola-
tionof the constitutional rights of the cit
liens to take and sell property to pay in
terest upon any alleged debt. not only pal
pably unjust, but which has not been made
fairly binding upon them by the courts.
RsSoLvsd, That we, anti-tHX citizens of
washington county, agFee 10 sLihu 10 :
gether firmly To defend our rights and
properly for sale for the Hempfeld Rail-
road taximposed upon us.
ResoiUe6, That we give a vote of CEN
sure on the man that made the present sale
of Mr.. Thomas Buchanan's property
ResoiVed, Tint these proceedings be
: published in the county papers.
Resolved, Tint we adjourn to meet Mt the
next sale that is attempted to be made for
Hempfield Railroad purposes.
Proceedings adopted unanimously and
signed by ARNOLD LAwToN, Pres't.
SAMUEL MAGILL, Sec'y.
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