Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-09
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khe Portland TFdHSeript has l7ug letter
from Ethan Spike, which describes re-
cent provisional convention of the moonis-
ipal emporium of Horribly, Maine A COM
municntion was receivedtrom the Secretary
OF the Town Treasury, to the effect that
there was mot a. red" in that department.
The Secretary of War of the village re-
ported as follows:
THAT eight OF the sixteen members of
the Horribly PhaInnx he'd desnrted-an that
nothin short of n new supply of rum would
save the loyalty of the baIancc-Was re.
ferred to the Committee on Light-haouses,
with Instruction, 10 get the necessary sup
plies IN Portlaud-ou credit they cam
The Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported: THAT ways is plenty, but means
contrary-minlled, and recommend u volnn-
tary tax on old maids, cats an tea to fill
up the public cEigencies.p
The Convention went into committee Of
the bnIl-and-
ResOtTsd, We are poor daOwn trodden,
long-suderiu, desPised, injured, miserable,
meek, mean. innocent, irrepressable, ILL
begotten, individoOal people.
RsSoi1ed, That the demand Of the State
calm on us TO tell wot aOnr grievances ia,
and what we want is ipsuItin to aour feel
ms. Jest as though any fellir with one
~ F1E wv M AohuEA bAuENA Guhluu seq
that the elcctiAu of Isril Washburn was nm
iusult to Horribly.
Rs5oIred, That VIC are opposed to Ko-
ertion-exeePt when exercised by aour-
selves.
ke,olrsd, That the okeppation of the
Baldwin Lightus by State keeper is If.
ritatin circumstances. And onless he is
withdrHwn, aour army be Instructed to
take possession of tue same. in the name
of the taOun.
Resolped, That eff our reasonable de-
maHds Is not complied to, that We will
take possession of, and hold for aour Orn
u4e, the State Prison aud the Insane Asy-
luuI.
ResoIred That aour suvrin Sister, South
COreliny be invited to jine with US in the
stand we take agin oppression.
RssolUSd, That if any man shall speak
agin secessiOn-Or be suspected of thinkin
agin it, any good law abidin citizen may
knock him down an empty his pockets
the proceeds to be aPprOpriated-under
the direction of the Committee on Ways
and Means, for gineral treat.
ResoITsd, That this ere Convention is
dry An, that whereas the President and
Vice President of this Orgust body is both
horse der e0mGaI-being tlOOred, SO to
speak, nm helpless, that forced loan to
the suvrinty be now made from their pocl-
cts of sufficient sum for gineral emile,
on the principle of self defence.
Re'OlUed, That HOrnby be an hereby is
Free Port of Entry for everything but
niggers, aberlishunists, and Black Repub-
licaus, which is contrnbaud.
ResOlped, That the haybius korpus act,
taxes and the Maine Law be and is sus-
pended.
Also an ordinance relation to weights an
measures as used in the Ticker trade. Be
it enacted That henceforth aud forever in
this ere realm-eyery quart bot shall hold
a gallon.
Ordered, That the forcgoin articles shall
be the Constitution of this SuvriDty. An
that an attested copy thereof be posted on
the tnown pump for terror to evil doors.
Done at Ms CdoHaetE Chamber IL, the Year
One SIS.
TREMENDOUS Y. TURTLE
President pro trmpus.