Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-28


Meeting at WeIIaburg YesteTdny--
Brooke County Responds Literally
TO the Call upon her.
A county mass meeting was held yester-
terday in the Courthouse at Wellsburg.
1t was an unusually large meeting for this
time of year. and the Courthouse was
filled with the most substantial men of the
county. The house was called to order at
two P. NJ. by the appointment of Nathaniel
Wells, Esq, of Middle Ferry, as Chairman,
and j. D. Nichols as Secretary. Governor
Peirpoint was introduced to the people, and
made a most forcible and eloquent speech
to them. His remarks were very plain
and practical, and the people received them
with frequent manifestations of applause.
After the Governor, D. N. Edgington, Esq,
in response to the calls of the people too K
the stand, and made telling exhortation
to them to come forward with the neces-
sary funds to meet Brooke county's quota
of the volunteers called for. Mr.. Edg-
iugton seemed yesterday to re-possess him
self of his ancient FIRE and force, and ex-
hibited in notable degree that remarka-
BILE hold which he has always had upon
the interest of the people through this
country.
The following resolutions were read to
the meeting on behalf of the Committee
on Business, by Campbell Tsrr, Esq, and
were adopted without a dissenting voice
WHEREAS, The rebellion of portion of
the United States, composed principally of
the Gulf or cotton growing States, self
styled the Southern Confederacy, has, ow-
ing to the Vaccinations of foreign govern
ments, and our clemency, supineuess and
neglect, assumed large proportions, and
become dangerous to the welfare and Sc
curity of the country. Therefore,
ResoLUed, That the rebellion, at whatev-
er sacrifice of life and property, must and
shall be crushed.
ResoLUed, That the county of Brooke,
cherishiug an undyiug attachment to the
Government of the United States, framed
and put in motion as it was, by the sous of
Virginia, will prove herself equal to her
past renown in defending and pepetuating
said institutions.
ResolUed, That the county of Brooke will
repudiate every and all attempts by poll
ticians, under whatever name or party, to
divide the friends of the Union. That IN
til this rebellion is wiped out, we will re-
coguize no other party than the party of
the Union.
RssOlDed, That the county of Brooke,
furnishing as she did, in the war of 1912,
the first volunteers reported on the plains
of Norfolk for the defence of Virginia from
British invasion; procuring, as she did, in
1851, the first arms that were fused by
Western Virginia in defending herself from
Eastern aggression, can not and tvilE not lag
behind her sister counties in raising her
quota of the troops required by the United
States to put down the rebellion.
Resolved, ThatF. H. Peirpoint, Governor
of the State of Virginia, deserves, and is
hereby rendered the thanks of this meet
ing for his prompt and vigorous action in
placing tie State of Virginia in the front
rank of the defenders of the Union.
&IResolved, That the County Court of
Brooke be. respectfully requested to levy
the sum of Eve thousand dollars for the
payment of volunteers called for by our
Governor upon the requisition of the Pres
ident of the United States, paying to each
volunteer fifty dollars thereof.
ResOlgea, That we cordially approve of