Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-01

NESDAsY MORNINGS
he he win e6s5Ffaly sar:riifise M. toI,rs..rT,
bis country from it There are now thon-
sands OF 70 ptsers tfDm all ranks willing
aud ca ageE 70 risk slrsltves for that which
tne secessi iqptst has Heen accustomed 10 /.
desplse. and has 20 lplg, tfeated with con-
tempt that he eApngt believe in its inIfu.
,ehre.
( y. 4ndle Still for the UliIOn.
- the NhseltpE unIon.
f JFllss Rae geReer:-F -Fursnantt tts preyif,ns.
Esp"tlgss the sitizeqsFof lhor sirstf election
sEEelinet c0yeuedson Saturday afIernOon.
" Ttsse9o' 'el1ef. at atiheihonse of John Broih2
isFto W aiyh time aud places the mest2l
t4gglwas called TO order bys the election of
56epezEE, BaehspRn Esq, ohatrnnn, ind
l'hos: q lim3sf Secretary - nlzsn5 III
Sn mQaonf q commit ttee, cousibting of
= y. AaNwfl ,Alexs Giltnot, J. 81. Pollock.
vs. GarsOn,g ,i D. aNYhitban, and a !. IT,
HosaeI va 9 epPOiuted toIdr1ft resolutions
express I've OF }lhe sense pE Ethe meetings
lee AeAsrst y. H. Logan 6. .GDsEH u6baTd
being pEesenh addresse D tleym meeting in a
series sot well aimed and effective rpmRrks.i.
the latter giving q thrilling descriptions Of
The sCsnes G9npeetedi With athe passage Of
tue. secession ordinance sbr the Yirginfa
Convention, and drew 4 striking picture of
the effect OF jointng q cotton confederacS,
upon the rights and ,interests Of Western
Virginia. q .tati..s 4 ,aE.s4. li 7
After Scnaiderahle Aabsence, the com
limitiee retpTusdf fRnd reported the rfollowaI
ing preamble and :, esolations, which were
uuanimousl y adopted: .lz5stai.
WHEREAS, Re hbeltfOn is rife 10 our land 9
and treason mRniEests itself in every COM
munityi luw5asr violated, public rights
are dtsregarded, our free institutions 7are
endRugercdi the right Ofiour. Government
TO enforce tile laws! denied, noJprotectiony
allowed. to be given to7public property;
Fort Supter captured, zdHd the gallant
Anderson compelled to tosprrender to a law.
less Jt dsof Trait torsi eager for the idestrnc-
tion of our Government. which has ever
given Us protection, and life, liberty and
the PuHsuit Of Happiness to rs as its rIti-
zensi and suhiGcisi aud whereas, Efforts
have been made by those at the head OF
| affairs in our State TO create n military
I tdeSp0tism in our midst; uld, whereas, such
proceedings can never he sanctioned by
tthe people of Western Yirginih: therefore,
resolved, M .miiai go
E'rSt, That we as citizens of Western
Virginia are unftedly determined to thuGi h ~
the Union and abe Constitution, md to md
| n the e'sforeeteeFt Of The E6tps. 5
Second, That 4tis the dntyof every loyal
citizen to assute the causei Of onr cOuu-
try, aud that M political RuimOsities aud
party issues should be laid aside, and all
I enlist In thezoommqn. caRsc Ind defence
otiour Goyernpent; ynnd that we hereby
pledge ourselves tOmect thescontest, fOrsefli
upunius, andS ike our fathers, NE plcdEe
TO each other our lives, nnr fortunes, in
defence. OF our frea institutions; and as a
hand OF freetaen, we pledge ourselves to
natl anew the alag Of lohr country to tile
mast above the Nalls of Fort Sumpter, or
make tour winding sheet II token of that
love y2hieltsEa ~ for ID tnREopss OLD
fs6StObsz--='
Third, Thatass strue men and lnW-ll.id-
! Ing citizens, we are always ready to suh-
NIT to the will ofthe people, when fairly
expressed, yet We will neter consent to that
usurpalion of power which the late Rich.
mond Convention hns seen. fit to assume,
and that we owe no allegiance to- those
arch-traitora, JEFF. Davis and Co; and that
we most heartily endorse the course pur-
sued by our delegates, Messrs. Hubbard
lmnd Clemens; and do hereby condemn that
lawlesS and despOtiC principle manifested
in said Convention.
fourth, That we willsnse onr most earn
est s,,., epdeayOrs to secure the election of
,HSlltIeml w u G.5 Brown, tue Union candidate
'or, congress. S -,
lAiterltHe adoption oftbe' preceding pre-
amhle and resolutions, it WAS further re-
: commented G. to the citizens OF each School
i District to hold meetings and to form
Union clobtin each District Alsoiit WAS
on motion agreed that the various clubs
meet In general convention at l3rotheston's,
|. on saturday, Aay 4thi at the hour of one
O'Clock, 2 al.
On motion, ReSoL1sd, further, That the