Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-22
union meeting in .1Vsilsburg.

r. I
The eitizens of Brooke comfy, iTrespec-
tive of paEty, outraged at the recent insult.
offered 70 the American, Gag, assembled at
the Court House in Wellshurg on Thurs
day evening, April 18Th, being the regular
ieysninE fur the meeting of Tie q Union
Glubt which was organized immediaiely.
after the manifestation of disloyaIty to the
Federal Government by South Carolina.
Nm. H. Harvey WAS chOScn President
pro ten. aud Henry J, johnson appointed
Secretary. 1t "a
On motion of DIR. G. W.. Caldwell. and
in response to loud and enthusiastic calls
from the audience, Dr.. I'D. Smith took tile
stand and proceeded to deliyera neat, well
timed and patriotic address, lis1vowings
anS political connection with the DartiCu lar;
party to which Abraham Lincoln belongs
hut en=Qper'iiRg wish. him pnlystp have
Itat tS9yernmelIterespec Mt home which,
ls honoTed AprQNd, and uVowing, at the
s;FIps time, bis willingness to- participate,
notwithstanding his advanced age in. any.
conflict necessary to have the country he,
lieve that this part of Virginia is vet lovnl
TO the stars and stripns.
MterithenpplRuse INCIDENT to speech
so well adnpted the times, Jno: d. Mich
oils, Esq, Jealous and nrdenJ supporter
OF =Breckinridge and Lane in the tlnte Pres
llentlSl cgmpaign,sin response to the call
9tlthe mectingi proceeded, with that elor,
qlence which usually .NttaGhes to NIL his
efforts. TO address the meeting with telling
ef1ectuPOn the fer Disunfonists who Ind
casually called. into observe what tho
friends OF law and order were doing, H., :,
.5prdG. w. Caldwell then proceeded, with
ms. usual forcible andlenergetie style, to
recount the insults5i and indigRities to
which the American people had been sub
leetedi and, CEhprtsd tile peopIe5 to uso
heir efforts not only to prevent their ot:.
currences abroal, but 10 suppress, by. the
proper nuthOTitiesyr yris'rattlespake 5cxhibi-
TONS in Brooke, ~. sff n
4Onrnotion sof5ltIohard Roberts, a COM
mtteei Of five was appointed TO memorial
lze the GoyernorOf Virginia in regard TO
the critical condition of this section of
virginia, Rndlto nuke II requisitjons on tile
proper Stale authority for n, supplyiof the
necessary means of defence; aud ON the
failure ofrthis application, the committees
were further Instructed to make applica-
ton forthwith TO the Federal Government
TO the same etfeetsli ,35ezz4 - -i
Ihe following gentlemen .wercyappointed
said committee: james H.. Morrow, John
G. Jacob, ThomnstJ. Hodgens, joseph An
nlegate, and john L, y ichOlIs.
On motion of j. G.r JRcab, Campbell
Ihrr, Esq, our delegate in the Virginia
Convention, wns added to the committee.
Snmeruus applications for membership
were made by persons with diversity or
sentiments ms to their rights in the Terri
tories, but united in opinion as TO tllcif
rtghts. in the States, about which thgy
were more Immediately concerned.
While the Stcrethry was engaged in en-
rolling the, names of those WHO were
pleased to. give this evidence Of their pnl;
riotts1l James B. Morrow, Esq.! in COM ON
tllltapse ithsa very general request ex-
pressed by the audience, took occasion 10
lforcibly and pleasantly announce Ills al-
ieg'Hnte to his country, his devotion to its
flag, and the hope tfmt our citizens win
ever be ready to defend it from foes
abroad and traitors at home. izs
On motion, it was ordered that the pfo.
c.eedings of this meeting be published in
the Wellsburg Herald anu Wheeling Intel
tigeRcer. tiid EfS7' : e
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
meet in the Court House on Friday eve
ming, April Goth.
-, WN. II. HARVEY, Prcs't.