, 1861-04-29

Great Movement I'm Harrfaon County
for Separate Organization OF the
N0FthyVest from the 8eeeder4a

for Separate Organization Of iii
Northwest from the Seceders.
| CONTENTION CALLED II Tells CITT on TEE 1Sr1
! OF MkT.. -
| From the Clarkaburg Guard, Extra,1 ~.
At large and enthusiastic :rneating of from
LOCO to ], 200 Of the. citizens of Harrison
county, assembled at the Court House upon I
notice Of forty eight hours, On Monday, Apri]
| 22, 1881, the following preamble and reaolui
| hons were adopted without one dissenting
| voice, -
| WHEREAS, The Convention now In session
| In this State, called by the Legislature, the
| members Of which had been elected twentV
| months before said cal, at q time wheu-Hp
such action as the assemblage of convention
bF Legislative action WIS contemplated by the
people, Or expected by the members they elec-
| ted In May, 1850, at which time no one antfcf-
pated the troub1ea recently brought upou pur
common country by the extraordinary action
Of the State authorities Of South Caroifnh.
Georgia Alal1a11as Mississippi, Florida; Louis.
lana and Texas, has, contrary to the expects
dons Of . large majority Of the people Of this
glnia from the Federal Vuion; and shereae by
the law calling said Convention, 1t Is expressly
declared that no such ordinance shall have
force Or effect, ,or be Of binding obligation No.
on the people Of this State, until the same;
shan be ratified BY the voters at the polls;
demonstrations Of hostility, unauthorized by
law, and Inconsistent with: tha duty of Law.
abiding citizens, still owing allegiance to- the
Federal GoveInment have been made br n
portion Of the people Of this State against The
said government; aud whereas, the Governor
Of this Eommo9Wealth has, by proclamation,
undertaken to decide. for the Iaopla:. Of Vir,
g1nia that which they have reserved to them
selves, the right to decide BY their votes ct the
polls, and has called upon the volunteer sol
dlery Of this State to report to him and hold
them themselves ESs Il 1 readiness to make war
Government is Vngfnia's Government.
and must in 1aW and Of. right cortinae
50 to be, until the people Of Virginia shaE.
BY their votes, and through the baJlof-hnr
that great conserVator Of a Tree peoples Uber.
ties, decide otherwise and whereas, the pc
enhas situation 4 Of Northwestern Virginia,
rest Of the State, precIudes ill hope Of time1Y
suecor in the event of danger from other poT-
tions Of the State, and demands thst We shonld
look to and provide tor our own safety in The
fearful emergency in which we nov ind onr.
selves placed By the action q: our State au.
thorities, who have disTegarded the grest fan.
damsntal principle upon which our beautiful
system Of Government iB based to.W1f ;.
That all goVernmental power il derived
from the consent Of the governed" and have
Mathont consulting the people placed This
49,
ing upon its ships and obstructInp thc c}7sn.
mel at t1e mouth Of Elizabeth river, by wresf-
lng from the Federal officers 1T Norfolk a1a
Richmond the custom houses, BIZ tearing fsnn
the Nations property the Nations fas. ana
putting in fts place bunting, the emblem Of
Armory at Harper's Ferry; thus lnauguratint1
war without consulting those il whoss
came they profess to act; and whereas. fhe
exposed condition Of Northwestern Virrinia
requires that her people should be united in
action, and UNANIMOUS in purpose-thera ha.
war as well as in peace -therefore, be It
Aeso}aed, That it be audfis hereby .recor,-
mended to the people in each and ail of t1,e
counties composing Northwestern Virginia to
appoint delegates, not less than 1--WE ii nm.
ber,o ther: Wisest best, and di.creetest mento
mcet n Convention at Wheeling, on the l3th
Day OF May next, to consult and determine m
On such action as the people Of Eorthwesten
virginia should take In the present fearful
emergency.
Res0sed, That Hon. John s. Car1fle, ~
GOT, Hon. Chaa. Lewis, j. Davis, Lot Bowen
Dr. M1n- D1nkin, ". +. Lyon, Felix Sturua
and James Lynch be and are hereby appointed |
oelesates 10 represent thls county in said Con
]. ". HARRIS, sec'y. N-' ~>'A'"'t' 'fea
Strange to say, among that large assembly
not single response was heard 10 the cali ~
the President for the nays On any Of The o1es,
tons before the meeting.
The NORTHWEST AND THE Uy1os.-We mint
tae tl, country with pride and patriotic exnlta-
virginia. Our paper for days past has teemed |
With the evidences Of the attachment Of onr
people to the Stars and stripes, and to-jay ~
publish further evidences. Northwestern viz.
sinta Is sound. She will neither be cooked nr
iriVen INTO the schemes Of the traitors. On
ne ne contrary, she vii stand Ike the exposed
SWISS Cautions in the days Of treason, "a living |
sali-,a human wood against the rebels and
"
God bless our Northwestl Her mama IN
ew weeks time, when the wicked rattlesnake
onspiIaey shall have been overwhelmed and |
'r1sned ont, Wa!l be the praise AID admiration t
II the Vhee2ing Iatelzigeucer.
UNION MILITARY MOVEMENTS N WHEELING.
Military movements are going forward m
apldly and IN 80 many different parts Of the
lty, that it Is almost impossible to keen the |
nm Of them There are now three companies |
rganized md drilling in Ritchietown, three in
he Filth Ward, one in the Fourth Ward, and
ass 81 night company WIS organized in the
hlrd Ward. None Of these companies have
:ss than eighty mer, and come have as high ] .
one hundred. Squads are seen drilling IN |
70 common at nearly all hours Of the daV. in
itchietoWn, and al the halls In the difErent
arts OF the city, suitable for the purnose- sra |
coupled at night The Centre Wheeling and I
onth Wheeling companies have selected tE-;e
niotm, 1ats ~ T9lfh 3 WI consist simply cs shirt,
' We Tith dia t6a taae eap IN color
ls e;1 respeehSe = E con214panies. The Germans are
= ,lnz nto t@.s movement with all their char-
e{4ssfc patriotism. It is a notable fact. tao.
ut ut nearly all Of this population are familiar
m lth military tactics, having served in tie
1tnerand, ra aad are the9afo1e progressing
rely nosh;ng. However, knowledge Of the
u is being rapidly picked up, f1r where
ere Is viii there Is way.
a large Union Guard has been formed at
snWood, to which nearly all the young men
ne m Pace nave attached themselF elFes.-Waeek