Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-06

Ine lHtc secession meciHB III bfOOHe
COunty---HumOrOus CnrlcHture OF
the whole thing.
The following article, hitting off the
late meeting of the leading Secessionists
in and around Wellsburg, for the purpose
of sending Dr. White to Richmond as q
delegate to the Legislature, appears in a
little New Years supplement to the Hcrcld
of that place, The initials given we take
to represent John Lewis, DR.. n. W. White,
DR.. L. Ii. Moore, Lem. Beck, Joe NOylor,
Who W. J. is we don't know.
The Convention OF the sGCesh of this
county, held for the purpose of selecting n
suitable person to represent them in the
Richmond Legislature, was held some time
in December The proceedings of this body
have not heretofore been published in the
newspapers, but through the exertiOns of n
special reporter, hired at an immense en-
pensC for the performance Of his important
functions, we are able to present summa.
ry Of the proceedings Of this highly intel
ligent aud patriotic assembly The result
OF the labors of the Convention will be
found below:
The Convention assembled at lOi o'clock
in j. LIS barn. The delegates arrived slow
ly, each carrying upon his shoulder n large
shot gun. The hour OF meeting having ar
rived, the hospit0blc j. H., who had so
kindly furnished them with suitable
building for the purpose Of holding their
deliberations, summoned the delegates to
the scene of their labors by the ringing of
n large cow-bel. In II te@ minutes n. W.
W. appeared and took his seat. lie was
followed shortly after by the distinguished
L. B. L. II. NJ, shortly after appeared and
was warmly greeted by his co.delegates.
WI. not having yet arrived and the
hour of meeting having long since passed,
it was suggested by n. W. W, that spc-
cial committee be appointed for the pur.
pose of ascertOining the cause of the non
arrival of the said WI.
A committee OF tWowere appointed who
went in search Of the absent member. The
committee soon after appeared, with the
said w. j. hanging upon their arms, and
reported that he was found alone in the
woods relating an exceedingly humorous
anccdote about JEFF. Davis and Phillip
Doddridge, and strange to say, upon their
breaking in upon his faToritc amusement,
he was heard to be imploring his "Audi-
cnce1 not to trample upon the constitu-
tional rights of the South, and that after
the most careful examination of the prem
iscs, they were unable to find any living
object but u lean COW, who seemed to be
making the most prOdigious efforts to give
the worthy delegate chase
The number of delegates having now Nil
arrived, H. b. moved that DR.. Il. H. NJ.
take the chair, but that article not being
observable in the house, he was conducted
to vet log in the hndermoSt part of the
building, and the doctor having given the
science of medicine long study. and hav-
ing very clear perceptions of his own Gu
pacities, declared, before taking his seat,
that, MS he contemplated making speech
before the honorable body, he considered
it very inexpedient to take seat on the
wet log. W. j. objected, upon the
ground that, in contemplation of the scru
pies of the honorable chairman, fire was
prepared for his especial benefit in the
rear of the building. This being satisfac-
tory: the chairman was conducted to his
seat by L. B. and DR.. N. W. W.
The meeting having now been duly or
gnnlzcd, l.. B. rose and stated that there
was II serious question of dispute as to
whether j. r. N. WAS entitled to n seat in