Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-01
Publlo Meeting at sIorgnntown.

In accordance with previous notice,
large and respectable meeting of the citi-
zens of Monongalia county was held in
the Court House in MOrgantOwn on Friday
evening, July 2Gth, 1861.
On motion, Mr.. Wagner was called to
the chair, and DR.. l. Scott appointed Sec
retnry.
On motion, H. Deriug, r. L. Berkshire
and DIR. VIM. Dent were appointed 81 COM
mittee to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting in reference to u
new State.
During the retirement of the Committee,
Hon. WIN. G. Brown addressed the meeting
in his usual plain and forcible style, in
which he demonstrated to the fullest
satisfaction of all present that now is
the most Propitious time we have ever had
or ever will have to get new State, and
il we let this opportunity pass we may
never have another one so favorable.
The Committe having returned reported
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the Legislature recently
assembled Ia the city of Wheeling has not
met the expectations of the people OF this
county in relation to :, division of the
State.
Resolred, That We most earnestly desire
the formation of q new..State out of NORTH
western Virginia. We have borne with
the uniIieudly legislation and policy of
the State, until we have witnessed all our
material interests dwarfed, and now, to
complete our ruin, Eastern Virginia pro-
poses to drag us, against our will, from the
government ofthe United Stntes-the gov
ernment framed by our fathers-the gov
eminent under which we were born and
raiscd-the government we have ever low
ed, and to whose fostering care we are in
dehted for whatever prosperity ond happi-
ness we have heretofore enjOyed-Hnd 10
attach to us an uptried gOVcrnment-an
organization designed, as,we verify believe
for despotiSm, suited TO the tastes and
interests alone of the slave, rice, cotton
aud sugar growing States of the South,
against all which we for our pOsterity do
solemnly protest, and do most earnestly
ask of the people of Eastern Virginia, and
especially eff our brethren of the Valley, to
permit US to separate in peace, and to
conduct our own policy and destiny, in
such IL way as will promote our own inter
csts and happiness, and as we trust be
beneficial to both sections of the State.
ResolUed, That We look with deep inter-
est to the action of the Convention which
is to re-assembled in Wheeling, in August
next, and hope that they may be able to
devise some mode of delivering us from
the double allegiance now claimed of us;
and in our deliberate judgment, this can
be done, peacefully, by speedy division of
the State, and allowing the North West to
unite her destiny with the Government of
her choice; and we hope and trust that the
Convention soon to assemble, will lose no
time in iuaugurating measures to bring
about speedily this most desirable re-
suit.
Resolued, That the course pursued by
our Senators and Representatives in the
Congress of the United States, in voting
men and money to carry on the war, meets
with our most hearty approval.
II. l.. Berkshire, Esq, addressed the
meeting, pledging his hearty support to the
new State.
On motion, it was ordered that tile pro-
ceedings of this meeting be published in
the papers of this district.
On motion, adjourned.
W. WAGNER, Pres't.
j. scorr, Sect.