Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-28
lFrom the WhIg.l

'.- tlelahS-EHamPanI Proceedings.
From the EhIEj
a good citizen Eeareely knows whether
TO weep or laugh At the proceedings Of.
pnoHc meeting, held nj the African church,
In this CITY, on Wednesday night and We
are somewhat embarrassed as To the pro-
Prety OF taking any notice of the disgrace
q iui AFFAIR; but believing that our readers
Wlil expect come account of the meeting
!. We append a brief sketch. Il is unDeces-
saTy Tor Us 10 diSclHin the imputation of
any completely in these scandaIous pro-
- eeedinEs TO the respectable gentlemen who
were tunOeeutly involved in them. The
~ meeting WAS held In pursuance Of ihs fol-
lowing call: ss-lz ss--ih j. r'-s.z =
The working men Of Richmond will
hold meeting at the African Church, ON
wednesday night, 2sd inst, at half past
o'clock TO take into consideration the
piarming Etate of our beloved country.l
and, il thought advisable, 70 nominate
candidates for the Convention, All BRAN
Giles oflaOor are invited 10 attend.
y notwithstanding the incleneuCy- of the
weather. the place designated ia the cali
was crowded at an carly hour-the ma
Jority OF those occupying the body Of the
church being representatives oil sthe "worIS-
ing class. From the fermentation SFhichs
ensued, II might be assumed thHt= nearly
Z all present were working men, With a.
sPriukling of small beer politiGians.9
The meeting was called 70 order by iNIr.
- Ihos. Jones, on whose motion Thoss II.
Mynue, ESQ. appointed Chairman. Mf. F.
Nest was requested TO act as Secretary 7
On motion of Air. Bragg, q commit
tee OF fifteen was appointed to prepare
business for the meeting
After tie COMMITTEES had retired, loud
calls were made for "ElliOIt' or "a Tlett
% Mr.. p. II. Aylett arose aud said that he
would address the meeting, in response to
the calls made upon him, after tue com
mittee on business lad reported HetOo
occasion 10 rank himself as a "workiug
man"
Capt. Q. Jennings Wise was then called
upon and, IN responding, also claimed TO
be a working man. being at the head of
large printing establishment Voice:
Ito" many types did you ever set?) Mr.
Wise said that lie had no speech in his
pocket, nor in his head. His remarks were
greeted with applause and bO-hoos.
Mr. James May moved that q committee
Of three be appointed to wait upon Hon.
John u. Bolts, and request him to address
the meeting. Carried by an overwhelming
vote r..lT,
AMER the committee was appointed.
Cap. Marlin ~. Lipscomb moved that no.
body be allowed to speak longer than ten
minutes. The motion was agreed to-
Various persons were thcn called upon to
address the meeting, but no one responded
until Mr.. Hoffman was invited 10 tho
stand.
\ voice. "Whar did he come from"
Mr.. c. I. Sale, (whO displayed large
badge upon his breast, with aspreRd-oaglc
thereon, mud the inscription 'Our Union
Foreverl:'l venture to say he is an Am-
ericanln
Mr.. Hoffman declared he was a Virgin
ian, and the announcement WAS received
with loud applause. He then proceeded
TO make speech in favor Of the Union.
The next speaker was Nr. A. Gary, who
took ground in favor of secession.
The committee OIL business Mt length
returned, aud the Chairman, Mr. \. NJ.
Bailey, proceeded to read preamble aud
resolutions. After tho first resolution was
read, the nnii-secession element Iu the
meeting manifested its objection TO the
sentiments Of the resolution by noisy ex-
clAmations, such MS "Thatll do" sPut EN-
in your pocket. t.Bah.p .sDou't want to
hear any more" Don't want Crenshaw's
old resoiutions,' Get. etc. -z
Mr.. Bailey suggested that the second
resolution would be less objectionable
t"WSll skip over to the Inst part" Lets
hear it, "Dbwn in 'front.'"
At this juucture, Mr.. Bolts entered the
Hall. and was received with applause hiss
es and yclls. He went npon the stand,
removed his overcOat, aud seated himself
in n chair
Mr.. Bailey then undertook to read again
the report of the committee, but the dis
order fbCcame so general and uproHrious
that his voice was innudible.
The Chairman reminded the meeting
that they had appointed committee TO
prepare resolutions for their consideration,
and they should therefore treat the chair.
man of the committee with respect, and
allow him to be heard. T"Let's vote,''
"Question, That's right."i
\ motion was submitted that the report
Of the committee be laid upon the tHblc.
Carried lay AN overwhelming majority. A
substitute offered by ga working man"
shared the same fate.
Mr Bolts WAS then called upon, and
came forward to respond, but while many
persons prescnt were evidently DESTROYS OF
hearing him, it equally manifest= that
another party were determined to break up
the meeting, or to !prOlopg il as scene Of
dire cOufuSion.A
MIR. Butts said that he did not desire to
force his views upon the meeting.a
only present in response lo71n invitation,
communicated 70 him by a cohimittee.-
The poise and confusion were varied by
motion Submitted BY somc oue,s whose
name we did nOt-lcRrh, requesting the
ChaiIman To- ppointlt committee OF. thSec
to Wait upou airs Bbtts, and to REQ urst him
to withdraw, great excitement cnsued, and
Pandcmoneum onn sulallstalr was brought
into e1Tstsncc.
voice; This is-sH working mems
meeting, and nobody else- should be allow
ed to speak.
\ lH6uo6 to adjourn Was thsn submits
Mr.. Bolts finally retired from the build
ing, and the Chairman appealed to the
meeting to preserve order.
voice. I move that the uWorkinE