Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-06

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FROM MASON COUNTY.
at an ahiunsned meeting of lie Sitizens
Of Hartford City, Virginia, at the Public
School Room, ON the 29th of December,
1850, the meeting WAS called to order by
electing w. w. Harper President, and p
G. Pipnell, Vice President, and G. stephens
son,aud L. Winkleblack, Secretaries,
The object of the meeting was stated to
Gto hear and to consider the report of a
committee which had been appointed at a
previous meeting, to draft and present for.
the consideration Of this meeting, a. pre-
ambie' and resolutions, expressive of the
views of the citizens of this place, relative
TO the dangers which at this time threaten
tue Permauency of the Union; whereGpon
S@S StA'shAsANA Va oNlN IOlnLAlLlCG pFeSeuScu
preamble and resolutions, which, after
some amendments, were adopted by the
meeting. They are az follows:
MHEREAs, The people of these United
Suites have right to he proud of our po-
sttion among the nations of the earth, in
consequence of the jnstness,i the equity
and libcrNlity of our laws and our institI-
tions, which are to-day securing to mil
lions of our couutrymen, richer aud higher
blessings thHnlare bestowed nponany 9TH
er country on the face OF the globe: and,
whereas, our Constitution, which is the
organic, law of our whole Union, has had
the sanction and guardian protection Of
all the greatest aud best men of the ma
tion, aud has been rItiticd by all the
States of the GOnfcdcracy; and, wtereas,
the continued perpetuation of all the civil,
religious and social blessings now enjoyed
by the people of the whole Union, depends
upon the uncompromising enforcement of
each and every provision in the same
and, whereas, there IRE Mt this very mo-
ment traitors and disunionists found iu
almost every part of our beloved country,
who are exerting all their powers to de-
stroy the Constitution, and with IL pull
down this Rpble yernnaents tlIis mage
pihcent Temple of Liberty, built by otit
fathers, md dedicated and repdered-aW-
fully sacred by the blood OF the Reyolu-
tion; therefore, be it
Resotged LIST, That it is the imperative,
duty of every patriot to lay nside.alIsparty
predictions aud sectional preiudices, and
move forward in one solid phaIanS TO pro-
ltect and maintain the Constitution in its
purity, and thatwe will abide by the de-.
cisioh of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, relative to the construction of the
Vartons- clauses of the said Consultations.
I'd. That the election.of the Hon. Abra-
ham LincOlny ih accordance with thelex-
press provisions of the Constitution, is no
just cnuse,for the dissolution Of the Amer
lean Union.
3, That ifeither of the States North OF
South, have on their statute books any
laws conflicting with the Constitution of
the. United Suites, or that infringes1upon
any of the CONSTITUTIONAL rights Of any
citizens of any OF the States, that it Is
their right and bounden' duty to rCpealthe
same, and in the name of the people we
demand itat their bands. IN. ..i
4, That any mannwho is opposed 10 the
Perpetuation of the Union, and who either
directly or indirectly aids in carrying on
these reasonable designs, is n trnit0r to
his country, aud deserves a traitors.
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8, That it the people, who are the
rightfulsOvcreigns Of t6eland, will.remaini
Inactive and thus suffer dishOnest politi-
clans and designing demagogues to pull
down this noble fabric upon their heads,
that the consequences which will flow will
be civilrwar withal its dreadful horrors.
g., That the people will assert their
rights under the Constitution; that they
can stay the storm which is gathering and
threatens US, and save our Country, our
institutions and our liberties, and perpetu-
ate to generations yet unborn the blessings
of free government,
Tth, That South 0aroliua, which is now
taking so active a part andtiS the leader in
this reasonable crusade against this Gov
ernment while we sympathize with and
pity the masses of her people,) yet we do
hold In utter adherence those aspiring
fanatics who are hdrrrying her people into.
the awful vortex of destruction, and do
assert here tonight that they are traitors
against their own government i.e.fown
Stnte governmentl aud also against the
government of tho United States, and de-
serve to betried for treason and dealt with
in accordance by the laws of our couRtry.
9Th. That we tender tue thanks of this
meeting to those patriotic citizens of the
city of Boston, MNsss who put down a
meeting that was assembling in that city
for the purpose iof4Shloe fixing that arch
fiendlaud traitor who over year ago, with
an armed force invaded this State, aud had
he not been made to pay the penalty. Of
the law, would have began an iusuFreotion
which would have destroyed all our civil
and political and domestic institutions.
9th. That,the President ofst this meeting
appoint three delegates to represent this
meeting at y similar meeting which IS 70
be held at Mason Court House on.the first
Monday In January next E
3, The Chair appointed, p. G, Pencil, s..
N. Campbell and ]. W. Kelly, delegates 10
said meeting. iaa
On motion, 1t was resolved that a coDy
of the proeeedihgsiof this ssmeetinG 6e Sent
to the following papers and request their
publicationsfYiz,: Western Reserve, MA.
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