Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-29
PUBLIC sTEET1NG.

pursuant to notice, a convention of citi-
gems of Hancock comfy met ut the Court
House of said County, on Friday, the 25th
day Of January, 1861, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the State of our
present national difficulties, aud to nomi.
nate candidate to be elected on the 18th
day OF February next, to a seat in the Vir-
ginia Convention about to assemble.
On motion, Ebenezer LangfIt Was called
to tue Chair, and Daniel DonehoO was
chosen Secretary.
IN motion, the President was authorized
to appoint a Committee of three upon the
credentials of delegates to this Convention.
WhereupOn, Joseph Burns, BENJAMIN Grif.
nth and Daniel +. COnuell were appointed
said Committee. Said Committee having
retired for a short time reported the fol-
lowing delegates entitled to seats in this
Convention, to wit:
District No. ben. Griffith. Tallman
Hooker and Il. Morrow.
District No. 2-Daniel F. Counell, Jos.
>. Prosser, William f. Stewart and Alex.
MHnypenny.
District No. BE. Laug6tt, Thomas
Bambricke, Jos. Tsnrns, John Wilson,
Nicholas SpiYcy, Samuel WilcOxen and
Daniel Douehoo.
District No. Jos. W. Allison, and
John Aten.
On motion, agreed that each district DO
be entitled to four votes.
On motion, agreed that Ben. Griffith,
Daniel Z. COnnelI, Jos. Burns and Jos. W.
Allison be appointed committee to draft
resolutions expressive OF the views of this
convention. The Committee having re-
tired for Convention, returned in short
and through Jos. Burns, ESQ.,, reported the
following resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted.
WHEREAS, the preservation Of our FEEDER
al Union as founded by the Iahors and
prayers, and in the mutual concessions of
our ancestors, and ccmented with their
precious blood should be primary object
OF patriotic desire, rs being the main pillar
in the ediiice of our real independence; the
support of our tranquility Mt home, our
peace abroad, of our safety, of our prosper
ity, of that very liberty, which VIC SO
highly prize; therefore,
ReSoLDed, That we are in favor of using
all honorable means to secure cOmpro-
mise and to give peace to our now dis
tracted country but if all such honorable
mems shall provo unavHiling to secure
this end, aud we are left to choose between
separation and civil war, we then choose
peaceable separation in preference to
the horrors of civil War, (the legitimate
offspring of cOercion) ms the next best
remedy, and labor towards rcconstruo-
tiOn.
Re'olrsd, That in the Hon. John j. Crit
tenden the nation possesses true patriot
and statesman, and that in his compromise
measures introduced into Congress we re-
cognize safe aud just remedy for our
present and perilous troubles.
The Convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate candidate for the Virginia Conven-
ton, which resulted in the choice of Vim.
n. Porter, there being no opposition.
On motion, II committee OF eight, two
from each district, WAS appointed 10 act as
Central Executive Commute, TO wit:
TAllman Hooker, William Morrow, Dan, F,
COnaell, James II. Gibson, Jos. Burns,
Nicholas Spivey, Jas. W. Allison aud
Nicholas Pittengen.
On motion. committee of four, consis-
ting of Daniel Donehoo, los. w. Allison,
Ben. Griffith, and Daniel F. Connell were
appointed to notify Mr.. Porter Of his nomi-
nation, and to urge his acceptance.
On motion, ordered that the proceedings
Of this meeting be published in the Wheel
ing IMtsIiigeHeer, wellsburg Herald, and the
Richmond papers.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
F. LASGFITT, President.
Dan. DoNEHoo, Secretary.