Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-21

IHlnB-IuS Fehl- uouoIe-QEtnIeu, hslmOn
pure secession. shall llnotite such points
as Think willinteresss sourFenders. Or
ouR Richmond correspondent IN a pri-
yate letter, inCloscss q us the following ]
preamble drawn up By Gen. j. j. Jackson,
asentecedens to the famous Parkersburg
Resolutions, ,-ofzwhich dc also was the au-
thor 1t has never before been published
in this latitude, and win be found interest
ing and iastFpctiye: 80 =
The people Of Wood county being as.
sembled to consider the present threatening
aspect oflpoblic AFFAIR.", and particularly
the attempt of South Carolina and other
States TO disrupt the UniOn, after the most
solemn deitberation, !dt t,hOldus fundHmen=
tai, ,strulhs that the Government OF the
United States is in MOI sense,a League. n
compact, ORA Confederation, but the gov
ternment,iL its proper .tnpart, of the peO-
pie Ofths United States4it so declaresits
in the epreamble to thegOhstitutiDn. II is
historically known thai the old articles of
Confederation adopt 3on the 9th of July,
HTS, was striutly d COD deration Of ebilIesA
pact Ito bind togetti mn then separate
ist:lte III IA intiti Had lhkfeT7
~ ~ y et4SF y tle
1s94. NY = EEssfu al az
s4teEh"t pressure OF, 70 holu tne
0t4tSs as lI.als pen itto St9t-n
preservation. Alter the war and when the
pressure was rempved, L proved wholly
imPotenS for the, conduit of public af-
fairs. In view oe which facts, omsti,c
22nd May, 1882, Congress adopted a reso-
luton to send Two Commissioners to visit
the Northern States, and Two Commissions
CTS 10 WISH tue g9ou1heFg States,,to make
sucn representations 10 them ana 10 adopt
such measures us 20 insure respect for the
ot CONGRESS, aud SO pre-
vent tqc government q sths Confederation
from coming 20 DEAD 9a!t. THIS resolu-
ton solr congress called ,t9rth the grave
cOns'ueFa!'Oh OF cue Sog'lts anu COUNTRY,
nnu u-wHs inc toGndatlon .ot tle resolutions
a1opIeG oy tes, 'otate or view sinrk, on the
Llst h'yi itsS, from wnlen ittnl Y"PpeArs
that tue articles OF Contederdtlop were re-
garued as inslHlclent, Notwithstanding the
urgency o. the war. 70 accomplish the
ENDS OF their adoption, and advising the
a1oPtIon M ol nluch stronger I5orernment.
ne General Assembly OF Virginia took
the same subject into consideration, on
tue 3Oth November, ll55.s and after va
rious proceedings on the 2lst Jannnry,
4tS6, elght OF Rer most distinguished
citizens were appointed Commissioners
70 meet commissioners trom the other
States, at Annapolis, to take ostensihly
INTO reconsideration the trade of the United
Sates. l's4s known 70 alI-tll"t New
ORR, New Jersey, pennsylvania, Delaware
and Virginia sent delegates to Annapolis,
Ehsre thsy met on The llth, September,
!1Is4. ! q Theeqs lcgates the semblea, qPi'i /:
tuii iSonslldsration 81 the diliicultlcs attend-}
ing the opernttons- -the 9oTernMenttun
der, tue Gonfedcratiouf feGommendedothse
calling otla. cOnVeption TO meet Mt Pliila-
.delPhl0 in May following, with enlarged,
powers In conformity with thisirecorh-
mcndat'on y, and also OF the resolution OF
congress, OF tue 2lst Of February, 1887,
the several States.sqnt delegates 70 The
conVeat9n, winch framed the Constitution
unoeE whlcle!lhis government has pros
Pere1 as no other government ever did, Of
" ~niehn.Ee have any record. u will not
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