Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-30

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ofthe Union League of our county, and
as an association peculiarly suitable to the
times. m sl ~
After the adoption of the resolutions a
Home Guard was duly organized, after
which the meeting adjourned.
R.T. TRIPLErT, Pres't.
FRANCIS N. TRIPIgrT, Sec'y.
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EnIIsting Troops1The New state
what should be done by It's Friends.
Editors Iptelligencer:
The most important work now under
consideration is the raising of troops for
the support of our brave men now battling
aud suffering iu defence of our dearly
cherished country aud its beneticeut insti-
tutions. In this holy work every patriotic
heart and hand, should at once, and zeal
ously engage-every arm should be nerVed,
every purse should be opened, and every
!streamlet should be turned in to swell and
give impetus to the cataract that, resistless
as Niagara, is presently to be precipitated
upon, to confouud and oyerwhelm this un-
exampled and unnecessary rebellion. It is
an ungracious work indeed, but made me-
cessary aud indispensable by the wickedness
and obstinacy of rebels in arms to desOlate
our homes and destroy our nationality. We
are compelled to urge on the strife iRtme0fi-
dtely and triuHphdntky, or oil who have all
ready suffered and toiled, aud bled and
died, will have suffered aud bled in vaiu.-
All the countless millionsin woes and sighs
and glittering treasure will have been spent
in yainl Proprietors of our fair land
arousel Ministers of God and laymen
all, both high and low, rich and poor, bond
aud free, male and female, gentle and sim
pie, come to the rescue and under the
alegis of the s'pillar of cloud bySday and
pillar of FIRE by night" the conquest will
be easy; certain, and near at hand.
While we as West Virginians would
.cheerfully unite with our loyal brethren of
every State, and creed and condition, with
all the euergtes at our command in defence
of our glorious Union and its inspiring
banner, we must not forget that our condi-
tion is Peculidr-that we have local inter-
ests that must be secured while ethe waters
are troubled, /" or they will be lost forever.
Unless we shall obtain admission as a State
into the Union, before the close of this re-
bellion, our case will be hopeless, and our
condition unendurRble yassallnge-conse-
quently general emigration aud adieu to our
sacred christian altars aud the graves of
our fathers / How important, then, that we
should peacefully, yet Vigilantly, during the
recess of Congress, urge on every appliance
under our control, that can, in any way
contributeito our success early in the next
session. Notwithstanding the :reachery
and opposition of some of its original
friends, our cause has triumphantly sue
ceeded in the o. s. Senate, in a shape that
a very large majority of our loyal people
will cheerfIlly fatify-in fact, it is just
Would, had they understood the progressive
attitude of their constituents. But now
that they know that the public mind is lib
Grated from the leading strings of the East
iern slave oligarchy, they know that our
people mean q free State when they ask a
new State. Would it not be well that our
Convention should be re-assembled for the
purpose of conforming our Constitution
with5the provisions of the bill as it passed
the United States Senate, which must of
necessity be done before we can be fully
admitted as State2 1t seems to me that
by so doing we secure what has been done
by the Senate, which by one of its own
provisions will be forfeited by Limitation If
we take no action-also for the reason that
We shall stand before the House of Repre-
sentatives with a better record, having full
filed our part of the conditions made in
the bill. l am aware that some would -be
great-aud wise men, turn up their pLebi-
iWperiaLno at the thought ofwhat they are
pleased to call "Congressionali dictatiOn,"
justas if no previous Congress had requir-
ed conditions precedent to the admission of
States. All such boglers are either igno-
rant of the past, or designing tricksters in
ambuscade to entrap the unwary enemies
of the new State, If not worse. We, like all
embryo States, COUP to Congress- as shon2