Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-10
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Northwestern Virginia Organization co
Maintain the Legitimate State Gov.
erumeIat against Srgef7era. = L3z4s43

northwestern Virginia Organization co.
Maintain the Legitimate State Gov.
ernment against the Srcederss
On a brief notice about 1,20G Of the
citizens of Harrison county, Va, gath.
cred at the Court. house. on the 22d, and
without dissent adopted the preamble
and resolutions which we append The
Western Firginians desire the sympathy
of the loyal States, especially of Ohio.
There is not an Ohio volunteer who
would not march to their aid. The
Union men of Virginia can have 10000
men from Ohio at the shortest notice, to
hell them maintain their Constitutional
State Government and their allegiance to
the Union. Let them arm themselves,
trust in Ohio, and keep their powder
dry. The Union men are going to in.
herit Virginia. @ la4E
The movement is headed by John s..
Carlisle member of Congress and Of ths
Virginia Convention. edF
WHEREAS, The Convention now In
session in this State, called by the. Leg
islature, the memb bers (which had been
elected twenty months before said CALL
at time when no such action as the as
semblage ola convention by Legislative
enactment was contemplated by the peo-
pie, OF expected by the members thev
elected in May, 1859, at which time no
one anticipated the troubles recently
brought upon our common country by
the extraordinary action of the State au-
thorities of South CasGlina, Georgia, AL
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Florida, I4ouisians
and Texas, has, contrary to the expecta-
tion Of large majority of the people Of
this State, adopted an ordinance with
drawing Virginia from the Federal
Union; and whereas, by the law calling
said Convention, it is expressly declared
that no such ordinance shall have force
or effect, or be of binding obligation
upon the people of this State, until the
same shall be ratified By the voters at
the polls; and whereas, we have seen
with regret that demonstrations of hos.1
tility, unauthorized by law, and dipcon-
sistent with the duty of law labidii -.
liens, stillowing allegiance to the
eral Government, have been made by a.
portion of the people of this State
against the said Government; and
whereas, the Governor of this CommofI-s
wealth has, by proclamation, undertaken
to decide for the people ofVirginia, that
which they have reserved to themselves,
the right to decide by their votes at thes
polls, and has called upon the volunteers
soldiery of this, State to reportato him
and hold themselves in readinessto make
war upon the Federal Government, which
Government is Virginia's Government,
and must in. law and of right continue
SO to be, until the people of Virginia
shall, by their votes, and through the
ballot box, that great conseryator OF. a
free peoples. liberties, decide otherwise
and whereas, the peculiar situation, of
North- western Virginia, as It..
is by natural barriers from the rest of
the State, precludes all hope of timely
succor in the hour of danger from other
portions of the State, and demands that
VIC should lock to and provide for eur,
safety in the fearful emergency in which,
we now find ourselves placed by the ac-
ton of our State authorities, who haye
disregarded the great fundamental prin-
ciple upon which our beautiful system,
ofGoyernment is based to-Wit: 'sThatall
governmental power is derived from the
consent of the governed" and have
without consulting the people placed
this State in hostility to the Government
by seizing upon its ships and obstruct-
ing the channel at the mouth of Eliza
beth river, by wrestling from the Federal
officers at Norfolk and Richmond the
Custom Houses, by tearing from the aa-
tion's flag, and putting in its places
bunting, the emblem of rebellion, and by
marching upon the National Armory at
Harper Ferry; thus inauguratinga war
without consulting those in whose name
they profess to act; and whereas, the ex-
posed condition of Northwestern Vir-
ginia requires that her people should be
united in action, and unanimous in pur-
pose-there being perfect identity of
interests in times of war, as well as in
peaee-therefore, be it ..y 5aa .sg..s-
ResoZred, That it be and is hereby
recommended to the people in each and
all of the counties composing North
western Viginia to appoint Delegates,
not less than five in number, of their
wisest, best and discreetest men, to meet
in Convention at Wheeling, on the 18th
day of May next, to consult and deter
mine upon such action as the people of
Northwestern Virginia should take in
the present fearful emergency.
Resolced, That Hon. John s. Carlisle,
W. .Gof, Hon. Chas. S. Lewis, J. Davis, )
Lot Bowen, DR.. VIM. DunEin, w. E..
Lyon, Felix Sturm, and James Lynch
be and are hereby appointed delegates to
represent this county in said Convention.
.. JOHN HURsEY, Pres't.
J. W; Harris, Sec'y.