Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-25
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enthusiastic Union DemOnstratiOn
at New MorttnBVIl1e..The Hearta
VIM. G.. Brown lTheIFs CSndIdsFfS,-sl
Before She will snL L1ait TO seee6tloa d.
NRW MARrIEsvlLLE,-W -Wetzel Co, Va,
April 23d, 1861.
EaitorI. Of WhseLag LatslEsrncer: . r
GESTLEMRS ;-To-day transmit Won n
report of the meeting of citizens OF WET
eel county, held on yesterday (Mondayl
evening, at their Court Honse., Never,
since Wetzel county has been Organized.
has there been q larger body of respecta-
bic, calm, deliberate men assembled TO.
gether upon any occasion. The Union
loving men of Wctzel have hitherto been
calmly observing the current Of eveuts,
aud under all the pisfenresenratlpQs made
OF them by the Representative Of this
countvin the Convention, aud elsewhere,
huVe maintained a dignified silence, up to-
tlast night. Tie proper time at last came,
and with it came, the men-the sober,
calm, order-loving, Union.loving men OF
the county-apa without excitement, with
out threats., without bravRdo. calmly IA vs
| the secessionists (whht few we. have fGreJ
to understand tbatthey NYsse ifreemeuItil that
they hHdia duty TO perform to themselves
and to their country, and TINT they were
determined to perform it, and shoulder.the
consequences. They performed that dnt-,
and blow was stricktntlnst night at trea.
son, from which tue disunionists never can
recover. tu ssesIss
] understand. this morning, TINT few
half grown boys and yonng men, twtio
nre the leaders of the secession faction
here, arc circulating paper for publica-
ton, to try the vain effort to couuteract
the Influence they feel this meeting of the
| people OF Wetzel, must nave on her sister
counties. assure your readers, gentle-
/ men, that this is, on their part, but u veri
| hCation of the old adnge, that udrOwning-
] men grasP at straws." As last dying
net of revenge, they cut loose, and turned
! Rdrin upon the river some four or Eve
Fskilrs belonging to some gentlemen from
| Barnesville, Ohio, who had come over 10
see for themselves what the people of Wet
eel were doing. They were eight in num-
her. am particular about the number, as
no doubt it will he represented that our
meeting was mndeup of 0hioaus. But
will close with few brief words; The
meeting was organized by calling Mr.. g.
| w. Bier, one of our oldest citizens and
merchants, TO the cMir, and Mr. Robert
Read, sr., md Mr.. VIM. 3Fogg as Vice Pres
tdents, and Thomts eQu6wn, one of the
Justices Of tho county, us Secretary. No
better selections could hnve been made, as
"t'9 SA4ASuh NuGAl u pun tue puSSNBe OF inc
resolution cOndemning Hall and his, action,
a few of the ChtUalTy attempted some con-
fusion, tue prompt action of tho chair
checked it in its incipiency, and they soon
understood they were dealing with men
who would not be trificd with. But to the
| business of the meeting. Alter We were
organized, the following committee were
appointed to draft ftresolutions aud 6fSi Si6esss
for tlae- n tta4y-Xiat Dr.-.IeeeES tsdtinaF
JohnLR. Brown. Francis Is. NSiIlinnSi san55
uel MeEldouney, and Reuben Martin, ESQ. I
After having retired tor short tji1e; they
returned and found r. W. Eauckc, ESQ. .iI
ably and eloquently addressing the people
upon the objects for which they had con-
yened, After Whiting short time for Mr. |
LHucke to conclude, tile COMMITTEES report
| ed the following preamble and resolutions, |
which. were unanimously adopted. lDuringi
the action On. the resolutions, the meeting |
was addressed by r. W.aLnucke and Reu.
hen Norton, Esqs., nnd by DIR. Young, and
also by the chairman, Dir. Bier. After the |
business of the meeting was contaminated,
the chnirman, in few eloquent, energetic |
Land enthusiastic remarks, proposed prior
to adjournment three cheers for onr State, !
our asg aud our Union; and three times |
three cheers went up from that meeting MS |
would convince any man whoiwas not deaf |
that the Union feeling andslhe Uhlon men !
of WetEel Scpunty were not M dead yet. |
Below append the Official regost of the |
business of the meeting. Il
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