Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-06


In"ugurating system of voting at the
point of the bayone utterly ahhorrrnt TO
the right OF u free people, and making any
such pretended election, rs waS-ttuly said
In the columns Of the Richmond organ Of
the Convention, "a matter of form aud
not of contesi'; and whereas, the Cunsti-
tuition of the United States, to which we
have all given, either expressly or tacitIy,
our most solemn pledge, declnres, Art. vi.
that . This Constitution, aud the laws of
the United States which shall be made in
pursuance thereof, shall be the suprcn
law Of The land, anything in. the conslilu-
ton or laws Of any State to the contrary
notwithstanding Therefore,
lst, ResolUed, By the people of the city
OF Wheeling and the county of Ohio, iii
general me sting assembled, that the above
recited acts OF the Convention of this
State, and ull otherHcts purpottinS to ha
dissolved tue Union existing between the
State OF Nirgiuit and the United States,
aud to have annexed US to the Confederate
Stntes, are, in respect both 10 the acts
themselves and to The nannpr of their be-
ing done, nnwnrrantable anu dangerous
usurpattons of power; and for ourselves,
we solemnly declare all these acts illegal,
Unconstitutional and utterly null and 10 1.
%. Tint the State of Virginia is now,
80 100 OeEES
and rightfully one of the United States Of
America and the fla1less attempt Of par
stlesytns the Convention claiming to decide
q emOst vital question TO everyciIizeu, by
assuming 10 change the allegianceOf this
State from the Governments oEthe Quilted
States to!n usurped authority unknown to
our own State Constitution aud laws, has
no more legal obligation than the decree
OF any other one hundred men within the
Commonwealth or out of it.
BID. That in=this hour of our country's
peril we1will cherish deeper devotion
than ever TO the Union of the States
Hiding that Union, in the language Of the
farewell address of tho first President, to
be IN main pillar in the cdi6ce of our
real independence the support OF our
tranquility ut home, our peace abroad;
Of our safety, of our prosperity, of that
liberty which we SO highly prize u; that
the "old flag" first un[urled aud so long
and so glOriOuSly Illustrated by the iul.
mortal deeds OF the Father of his Conn.
try is and shall be our flag; that the Cor-
stitutiOn which Madison framed is and
shall be our Constitution and that the
Government administered by Washington,
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, is ami
shall be our aud our childreu's inheritance
forever.
HAAs uaG tue CONSTITUTION OF tNe Unit. q
States creates government and not II
mere league; that the doctrine Of the con-
stltMtiOnnl right of peACeuOlc secession is
most injurious and pGstilent political
hcresyi and that the Government of the
Unitcd Suites of right possesses all need
tai power to provide for its own defence
and projections, whether against enemies
from abroad or ttditDrs mt home,
5tti. That we owe IN indefeNsible allie
glance to the Government of the United
States, aud will mnintain that allegiance
with unwaverinE fidelity.
6lh That we recognize md Ncknuwl-
edge our allegiance to the Constitution of
Virginia, as one of the United States, aud
win also maintain that allegiance with UNI
waveriug fidelity.
7th. That we cordially and heartily re-
spond to tho call of the patriotic citizens,
OF our sister county of Harrison, for Il
general Convention OF the connties of
Western Virginia, to be held in this city
on tue 18th day of May; and that we do
hereby appoint John AMMAN, L. %. Wait,
J. X. Botsfirj, L. s. Delapiain, CT TIM
gle, j. L StifRe, g !. ", Norton, All. Cnld-
we'll, j. H6rmbruOk, Jnhn Aic Lure, Jr-, WIN.
3. Curtis, Samuel SEvCollcrEl, DR.. john
StoFer, Perry Written, a. Belillion, ST., II.
Armstrong, George Bowers, Daniel Edmh,
~ gsr IL NtOUuWuEllS. uIS=NH,-
Paxton, Jacun Burger, Andrew Wilson, c.
Forbes, Robert CrAngle, james PAUL, A.
T. Woods, j. NJ. Bickell, DR.. T. II. IingAN,
A. HHndlin, 8. Wutcrhonse, Jas. S. Whent,
\. H.GaFrison, G. L.lCr:lnmer, as dele
gates to represent this county in said Cons
VenIiOn.
9Th. That we cordially endorse lheuom-
nation OF the Hon. WIN. G. Brown 10
represent this district in the Codgfess Of
United States, and we hereby request tho
proper authorities to take such action rs
will enable the 4ualificl voters Of this
county TO exercise the right of suffrage on
the regular day Of election.
9th. That the pnlriOtic stand taken by
the merchants of.tbis cisy, ut their meet
ing on Thursday last, in refusing TO pay
any license tax, to be used by the sp-cnll-
ed Confederate States, in making war up-
GU the United States, meets our hearty up
Proval; and tina. We will sustain them in
the position they have assumed
10th. That in this effort To maintain our
rights we will recognize no old party
lines, but regard as friends ull5whO are
true to the Union aud to the cause of Cur
own firesides aud homes.
Af:er the adoption of the resolutions,
Dir Hubbard said he saw in the audience
n gentleman who was delegate TO the
oIIe ConHentlOn-.iI man whO had aud
would stand fire. lie begged leave to ia-i
troduee his yoang friend Geo Nc G. Porter
OF Hancock county
Mr.. Porter was lonhly. applauded upon
taking the stand. He said that there was
IN Richmond, when he left, aud there was
nowithe niustpertect despotism he had ever
seen or conceived of. On the morning he
left Richmond, some days after the passage
OF the secession ordinance. the papers sta.
ed that all who were opposed to the INA.
uonal policy of the South," should be lei
TO tmmedtlte exeeutiop-that the laws
witch were made for tue protection OF
honest men in ordinary times, were now
only useful ID Protesting sroundrels-