Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-05

County.
The noble little county of Hancock is
bearing the palm thus far in the enlistment
business. Last Saturday great meeting
was held up ;here at New Manchester, the
county seat, at which from 1900 to 1000
people were present. 1t was the largest
gathering we ever saw, either in Brooke or
Hancock, and citizens told US it eclipsed
anything they had known for many years.
And the number was not the most. siguifi-
cant feature of the meeting, either. Its
enthusiasm, devotion, unity and resolu-
ton exceeded any meeting, VIC suppose,
that has been held thus far in any of our
counties, unless, perhaps, it was meeting
in Monongalfa.
The scene of this patriotic assemblage
was in a beautiful little piece of woods
near New Manchester, where the commit
tee of arrangements had provided seats, a
speakers stand, flags, a brass band from
Steubenyille, and all the trimmings aud ac-
coutrements of large mass meeting
Carriages, buggies. wagons and vehicles of
every description thronged the woods, aud
the people on horseback aud foot come in
from along the dusty roads in all dirsc-
tons. The day was a charming one for
meeting, there being quite breeze afioat
AT two o'clock the large assemblage was
called to order by the election of John At
k:nson, Esq, as Chairman, and D S. Mich
olson as Secretary. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr.. Cowell, the Methodist Minis
ter of New Manchester. George Nee. Por-
ter, John Gardner, Rev. ]. S. Pomeroy and
J. H. Cochran were appointed committee
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting.
After this organization the meeting was
excessively addressed by Campbell Tarr,
(the State Treasurer,) Auditor Crane, A.
W. Campbell, and E. N. Norton. The
speeches of these gentlemen occupied in all
nearly four hours, aud of course We can
not pretend even, to give outlines of1hem
in this connection. Suffice it to say that
We never saw meeting pass off with more
zest, fervency and spirit. The enthusiasm
OF the people was so great that notwith-
standing the much speaking that had been
done through the afternoon, two meetings,
one ut Nav Manchester aud one at New
Cumberlaud, were nnuouuced for the even
ing. Only one of them however came Off
the one at New Manchester, and it was a
very large one, filling the Court House, and
was addressed by Auditor Crane and Rev.
| j. S. Pomeroy,
Several commissioned Second Lieuten-
ants were on hand at the meeting during
the afternoon, and they obtained a good
number of names, some twenty four or
Eve in allif we were informed correctly
This number, in addition to those previous
ly obtained, will about make up Haucock's
quota, aud to each man shs is to pay $50
on his being mustered in. There is the
same difficulty in Hancock as 10 the other
counties, viz: the question of snlistiug iu
the old and new regiments. Most recruits
would much prefer to go in the old Virginia
regiments, aud in this they are sensible,
but the trouble is that the bounty is not
understood to cover them, nor do such en-
listments satisfy the call for two new regi-
ments. 1t is to be hoped that some under
standing will soon be arrived at on this
head, for unless there Is, there will be seri
ous trouble all through the country. We
see that Committee lately went on from
New York to consult with the President
about this very matter. The President is
reported as saying that loo, 900 men enlist
ed in the old regiments would be worth
more than 100000 in new Organizations,
and he sent note to the War Department
requesting the Secretary to Issue the orders
asked for by the Committee, to promote
enlistments in the old regiments.
AT the closing of the afternoon speaking,
Geo. McPorter, Esq. from the Committee
on Resolutions, submitted the following,
which were each and all adopted with a
hearty AYE, and that one repudiating John
s. Carlile, passed with loud and most
especial endorsement. We may say, in
passing, that we have never seen SO much
feeling among hepeople for or against any
man. as there seems to be among the peo-
pie of Hancock against Senator Garlic.
RESOLUTIONS. =
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has called for 300, 900 men to rein
force our armies aud secure our Govern
ment from destruction by internal insurrec-
ton or foreign Intervention, and it is our
duty to furnish our proportion of the force
required: Therefore. be it
RsSolped That il is better to eXpend our
whole strength now to preserve the Union,
to retain our name aud place among the
nBtions of the earth, and TO maintain the
liberty and glory of the past, than to waste
our energies hereafter in the unendiug
strife that would exist between the dishon-
ored fragments of broken Union.
Resolbed That we will use every effort