Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-18

- "Hu ""Hu HiRuL Us win US. - Liberty
calls upon US aud II We are only
worthy, we VIII ma n'niUalI that is dear
10 freetnhn on Tins Earth. T..Thre4
cheers for C1r'ile."-lnd they were given
too, with a'will.1
a BIG TIME AT PRUNrYro4YN.
The Union Men became irropressIbIe.
lPortlie Iutelllgeneer.l
Mr. EDITOR: You may set down TAYLOR
county all right. We have some sl.rrsSion-
ists. IL il true. hni irel sure the nr,lin,nre
will be VOTED 'lOwn hy at Ir4l.t 3OO,m,ior-
tiy-snine say 400, aud snme put il az 5Uo
think 800 - the lowest margin. The
rrUplc ARE Indignant ut the th"uvt,t of hc-
ing attached to tie dead carcass of .Jrfr
Davis, and don't inreuh 10 submit to it,
Tue people here were determined TO resist
Il simple ordinance of secession; the tvinr
OF Virginia to the Southern olignrchy with
out "ur consent infurihtes uur people. ami.
those IN nur midst who advocate this ty
rrnnical usnrlintinn might fnl safer lat
itwle farther South At any rate. This ne.
iarLnns d0rlrine IL not appreciated here.
The Virginia Convention have all uIong
protrssed grrnt h0rrnr at the thonyE, of
lnvasiOn by " Black Republicans from the
NortlIi hut they say not a word na,inst
lnvnsIun by the disuminnisis and tr3itors
from the Shuth. 1t Is ull right for South
Ghrolinh, GeOrSin, NnrtIr Carolina. Ken
tncky-nmd Tennessee TO invade the soil of
virginia, TO intimiiHte the Uninn men and
vote at on; election, rs they intend to In.
anu as the Convention virtually ori.r.i
them To do, hy opening nolls in the mill.
tary cnmps. Such despotism was meyer
heanl;of before ia "a civilized natiun Bnt
such step wis Thought necessary TO carry
the or linnnce, and the COnvention intend
ed to have votes enough to Sustain their
action. legally if they could, illegally if
they must.
Virginia, while still in tho Union by Sc
cession arrangements, has sunk vessels,
seized custom houses and nrSenals belong
ing l" the United States, hR'i-isinsoHer !, III
dehhnt fwar against the Federal Goyern.
mont. when in fact TINT Government has
not hhrmed or oppressed her in nny wnv:
aud all that the State can urge against the
Administration Is, that it snih it wonld
Ilold its properly and enforce its laws, as
II Is bound to do, ahlc to do. nu.l ipiH 10.
While Eirginidis hOrritiel tthe thdul,ht
OF c0erriOn or invasion, her own tro0ns
have left the limits of their State, iuya,lsd
the soil of Maryland, and are erecting II,t-
teries on the mOuuuIius in wHsbi1pton
county, opposite Harper's Ferry; and ifIbev
remain there, they will have a ri ght to vote
under the order Of the Virginia Convention.
Such condnrt can only excite the indignn-
tion of the people, and they will nut II
down peacehLly it they can, aud forribly
IL
But began this letter tn tell YOU about
The proceedings here last Saturday. IL
was general muster, and un immense
nnUlitRF ftFrN Ia.
only une regiment. II is suu-
posed there w,ls l.0UO or l,2OO pcople In
town. The parade passed of Quietly. and
about 2 O'clock, 1t WIS announced that
Woods, of B,rhonr. was present to AL
dress the seressiunisiS. This he hpgrIn to
40, on tue Court House steps, about three
o clock. "A proposition was made t. him
to discuss with our delegate. Mr.. IInr,l.tt
hut Woods declined, except on bis 6Wn
terms. which the Union men declined: ana
immediately we put up II hOx ON ths cor-
ner of tue street, near the Court HUis..
and Mr.. Bnrdrtt pitched into WOo,ls with
out gloves. The Union meas crowd of
abnui 900, extended into tue lines of The
enemy, (hhout $50 were listening 10
WOuhs. and the cheers for Burirtt nnI
tile Union, mingled with the Eronns and
misses for Woods nnl srgs-sSiop. ,lr,,ve
nFfllHp-
tlon. where he was followed los nbuut so
or 100 perspns. who were addressed byf
Mo0dsi HnnshtOugh and Martin. [ did
not hear all their speeches. hut one sprak-,
er said theirs was u glorious cause 10 die
~ thought that was 1t bad argument
! Tor such = crow,I. They lid NOT lnIk a
hi like they wanted 5tu dte-uot a bin.
But they lopked ike Ihey would.
No cheers greeted the sece-sfonis,s; no
noise dlstnrbtd this silent funeral as.e,n-.
hlhst, except nnee when about fins Union-
men, w9nt in the Court Il ,use AMI
gave tIiree dismal groans for Woods.
OutstIei the crowd MAS Iramentlou4 and
the enthusiasm uproariDus. Shout nfteT
shoutnnd cheer AFTER cheer went up from
The !e crowd whenever Burlett would hit
w"nds and seressinn n slap in his not very
gentle why. Woods WAS used up man, =.
nnd no mistake. When DuTdett was done
L. E, Davidson, Union candidate for the1
legislature made "a short speech a1d thent
loud calls were m Ide fuyf e. q, g,itatIs who !
addressed the crowd for short time lime in
us own way, aud the evidence that hiSr
speech was hppiferis5e25ii IA IA formed m thgo
fact hat, lniost ESefs glifdtt s1iTi6ngbts
onIt the Ghiin.ietinS .hppiatJ 5e ''0f slsTer.d
rsd PEOPLE 4 F%fiipSaF,s6ibper.
sEss- from pih5h,, SIifibh 7r5OSStJ..
lats e of Ilof eouhLy, 6it now I}f VIII G.I.
1, gays ME: aII VIII b, 'tIiIedsBiy zthr Sc
S. &SsSsii9alst 81 519. bit Ftvif Dolti
tglsrl pirtiIS. ''','1l = r. 1n7'i niL.oN If--
1aA sh6Fsl II e aIsS,..9aat BY,R. Bg
ttaEhesP vhAIitIE nrIthr ree16 6n1,treti tInio,,s
Tttfh e lonely abs stCeetl i MI !
led FIFft IIsllts, f9liiweaiby ~.
large cumpany on horseback ~ hearing the
stsr tn ePtraSFdi tf94 I9 4iFeets frn,ai
5Esllings. aud-SFeaniug at the sscessioh.d
ITOad b dJdTWE2 a N En,