The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-04-27

taxable property; and that the representa-
ton, in both branches Of the Legislature,
should be upon the white basis.
| 6. That, deploring, as we ever have, the
unhappy division Of the Democratic party,
We are ready and willing to accept Of any
honorable terms Of compromise. IN order
that the differences may be healed
n. That We will use our best cndeayors to
insure the election Of WILLIAM q. BROWN,
the nominee Of this Convention
The nomination Of Mr. Brown was unani-
nous, the name of NIr. Dent, Of Nlononga-
LA, who was also before the Convention, hay
ing been Withdrawn before proceeding to
vote.
' 80 o..-o-1'@- n
Pursuant to a previous call, delegates from
portion Of the Counties Of tie 10th Con
gressional District Of Virginia assembled at
the Court House in Fairmont on the 10th
day of April 1871. for the purpose of or
ganizing. with the view to electins d man to
Congress opposed to secession.
After an organization was effected. COM
mittee was appointed who drafted and re-
ported the following preamble and resolutions
(which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. as citizens Of Western Virginia.
forming part Of the republic Of the United
States Of America, in times past, we have
been proud Of our great country. which has
been the 'tboast Of the whole earth and
have loved it. because in it all our rights Of
life person and property have been secured
and protected The Union and the Constl
tutiDn Of the United States. constitute the LED
acv Of our revolutionary fathers. All cur
greatness Us i nation. morally. physically and
intellectuilN, IS attributed To them; and IN
which our State Governments have been en-
ahled under peaceablc pursuits to attain their
present position. Butwc dccply deplorc tie
revolutionary sni,jt that has seized III the
minds Of many IN this great nation-to such
all extent that the bonds Of the Union have
been broken. the Constitution annuled. tie
f1ac Of our fathers. the stars and stripes. the
emblem Of liberty chosen by Washington.
Jefferson. Madison, Franklin and their COM
pca1s fr;,mn]ed under foot-the fac under
which Perry Jackson and Scott taught the
proudcst nation Of the world that frcemcn
could not be conquered It has beenwith feel
ings Of the deepest regret that we have seen
seven States Of this confederacv, in the ex-
ctcment Of tile moment. while laborin9 under
the chaerin Of political defeat, hastily pass
ing ordinances Of secession, and hv conycn-
tion forms. erecting dictatorial government
defiant Of the wishes Of 4 large portion Of
their own citizens, and Of the citizens Of the
other twenty seven States. The cause Of a.
larm to frecmen would not have been 50 great
had the disaffection stopped with those States
but it Is manifest that there is powerful
party organized in the State Of Virginia
pledged and determined to involve the people
OF this Commonwealth in secession from the
tnlon, and to throw of their obligations to
the Federal Constitution. we had hoped
that this revolutionary movement would have
been centned to few dissatisfied aspirants
~ Eastern Nenla but " regret there arc
some men among us, even il Western Nir-
gina, who have been selzed with the mad
mania oi revolution, and are now actively en-
gagged ~ intlamlng the minds ot the people
The first fruits Of this revolutionary move
ment is the destruction Of confidence. depro-
citation Of our currency. stopping business oi
every kind, and the decline il the value of
real and personal estate. Even this tempor-
ary difficulty could Ne borne with hope for
better in the future but orr late legislature
acting under the influence OF the sece,sioniSt,
have made large appropriations amounting to
more than one million Of dollars. to erect