Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-21
FIftI. wara Unlon a1eet,nr.

o evening, in
the American Hall, for the purpose of
adopting resolutions expressive of the SEN
timents required to be held by any one
Offering himself for their support as can
dictate for the Convention 10 assembl. i,
Richmond next month.
Ga motion, Sir. Henry Erbola was nm.
pointed to the Chair. A Committee Of
seven was then appointed to daft re,olu.
tons for the confederation Of the meeting
As the committee retired, LOUD calls weFt
made for speech iron the Chairman, to
which he replied by stating that he had
not come there for The purpose of making
"speech; wasn't prepared to do so; but
he would say that he was in for the pres
ervotiou of the Union, the support of the
Constitution and tha enforcement of the
laws, frat, last aud always that he re-
cognized his allegiance as due first to the
UniOni that in no event, upon grounds
now taken in justification of the present
secession movement, would he acknowl
edge prior obligation to State authority.
He wanted the people of the West to let
the people of the East know that if they
joined in the secession movement they
must go by themselves; if they did not
recognize the right of the General Gov.
eFument to enfOre the laws anywhere and
everywhere, they of the West would never
recognize the right to drag portion of
the State, containing by far the lager
portion of white inhabitants, into meas
ures which would be blasting, blightfne
mildew upon their interests forever
Rather than that, the West would set up
the standard of revolt, form itself into an
independent State aud add three hundred
miles of border to the States that would
rsmain in the Union. He said that the
dcH of reconstruction was the fit offspring
OF " brain whose owner ought to bc in the
Lunatic Asylum. He said he was an old
mani that he was born on the soil of Viz
ginia that the pride Of his life had heen
to recognize the stars and stripes AS tae
emblem of his country's grcntuess-unler
them he hoped to die.
The committee returned and reported
the resolutions givan below.
Remarks were made by NJ. W. Ecbols,
James Wilson, John R. Hubbard, based
upon the character of the resolutions.
All evinced a feeling of determination that
NO action Of the Convention looking to-
wards secession shall be binding upon the
people of the West, after which the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, A spirit Of revolution and
treason exists in certain States, having in
view the dissolu ion of, our beloved Union;
and, whereas, we, as loyal citizens of the
United Sites and of Virginia, are desir-
Gus that the Consultation of our country
shall be strictly ObeYed, and the laws OF
Congress rigidly enforced and, whereas,
against the wishes of minority of the
people of this portion of Virginia, our
Legislature, now in session, has called a
State Convention with the object, as we
honest believe, of the secession of Yir-
ginia from the Federal Union; and, where
AS, we consider it our duty 10 speak out
plainly aud honestly in this crisis, it is,
therefore,
LIST. Resolred, That we recognize and
nnhesitatingly plant ourselves upon the
platform of "THE UNION, THE CoNsrITU-
TON AND THE ENFORCEMENT or THE LAWS"
and with unwavering determination, an
nounce that, ''sink or swim, live or die,
survive or perish, we ure for the AppliCa-
tiOn and support of said principles.
>. Resotred, That in the settlement of
the difficulties attending the present crisis,
we hold that the success and perpetuity
of the Union should be paramount and
superior to all other issues, and recognize
no mnn as truly Union in his character
who does not accept this basis.
;. ReSOLped, That we deny tue right or
Justice of secession, believing as we do,
that secession is revolution, that revolu4
ton is treason, and that treason to our
Republic is disgrace, dishouor and eventu-
ally humiliation and submission.
! Re5oived, That in the event of the
ordinance of secession being adopted by
the State of Virginia, we will not subs
scribe TO the At,nsy, unpatriotic theory,
LAS Virginia goes, SO will we go, but
under all circumstances, will cling to the
Union, claiming that our first duty is q
that Union and Consultation established
by the wisdom and patriotism of our faith
ers, and intcnded by them to be ''per-
pctuAl bond of Union"
s. Resolred, That II Virginia is SO untrue
TO the Union as to sccede theretrom, we
deem it due to the patriotism of the peO'
plo of this portion of the State TO at'
firm that they will Immediately inaugurNl(
measures Tor u tllHISlonI OF saia StAteI ant
We, as approvers of said division sOlemnlN
pie lge to each other that We win assist II
the extemt OF orr whole power, to procure
the establishment of separate, sovereigt
State, asking only the privilege of beini
retained in the Federal Union, and accept
ing Ms our ensign tho time-honored dag Q
our country.
G. Realized, That we demand of candidate
for a ssat in the State Convention positive
pledge that If Elected, they will favor ant
exert themselves to tue utmost, to haV
the Constitution so amended as to hav
members of the Senate, as arc the mem
bers Of the House, elected npon the whit
basis and also the adoption OF nm ad va va