Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-09
aSgaBrrraRvuT MEETlNa Al TRIAnrI,

AFTERNOON, by special train, where they
were Joined by dozen or so more oftheir
political friends, and meeting was held
in Frank LawsOn's BALLROOM.
The crowd assembled 10 the room about
three o'clock, and after a half hours si.
lsnce, somebody was heard to remark, in a
sweetvOice, "GentlemenIp Turning absut
we beheld the classic face of Mr.. William
otterson beaming out from prominent
position near the place. "seutlemen /,
Gentlemen |" continued this voice, at is
necessary that we should do things soBerly
and quietly, and with an eye-opeu-to the
interests of the American people To that
eud j nominate Mr.. A. Bedillion as the
chairman of this meeting"
Mr.. Bedillion suggested that it was not
time yet to organize the meeting, and then
there was another pause.
Mr. Robert Sweeney then entered the
room, and nominated Mr.. Bedtllion as
Chairman. The nomination was carried,
and DR.. George Baird, the Mayor of this
city, was appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Chas MARSHALL said the object of the
meeting was to take initiatOry steps to.
wards organizing the Democratic party of
Ohio county to oppose the new State and
break the yower of abolitiOnism, which
was fast enslaving US. The meeting would
also appoint delegates to the Convention
which meets in Parkersburg on the 18th
March.
A committee was til en- appointed to draft
resolutions. The committee having retired
for that purpose, SIR. Robert Sweeney was
called upon for a speech He said the new
State movement was Unconstitutional, and
he undertook to show why it was uncon-
stituuional. He denounced as false the oft
repeated assertion that the Democratic
party was disloyal, He spoke of the vast
number of free negroes that would Gene
into, the proposed new and free State
there would be competition between white
men and negroes, and white men who now
receive ST so per day would then only get
IS cents.
Mr. Sweeney spoke about fifteen minutes
when his speech was cut short by the arri.
val of the Committee on Resolutions which
seemed to have transacted its business in
remarkably short order. The committee
through the chairman, Mr.. Marshall, re-
ported the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted, of course:
ReSotpea, Ihat IN our opinion it is the
duty of the Democratic party, and of all
who are opposed to abolitiouisn, to rally to
tue polls aud vote against the amendments
proposed by the late Congress to the new
state Constitution. THESE amendments are,
In our opinion, injurious to our best inter-
ests ana destructive OF those principles upon
which all constitutional Governments are
founded. In their adoption we see the ele-
ments which will render insecure the found
atoms of private property and eudauger the
good order and peace of society. We can
not expect our rights to be protected by
law, when we trample under foot the Con
stitntion of the country in an assault upon
the rights of Others.
Resotped, That the opening the door to
the Introduction OF free negroes into West-
ern Virginia is, IN our opinion, nnwise and
rutnous to the order and good morals of
our society. We look upon the effort to
place the African upon an equality with
the white man in Western Virginia as vain
and foolish We think that our past expert
ence has proved that such an attempt can
only bring disqualification and ruin TO both,
and if persisted in must destroy the best
interests OF our country.
ReSoL0ed' Ihat we tntnk that IL Is tne
duty oil every good CITIZEN to express ms
opinions freely on the important questions
submitted to usfor our decision at the polls
by our late Congress, and to vote ut the
coming election unawed by the threats OF
pad men, who, taking advantage OF reYoinE,
uonHry times would attempt TO deter tue
imid. We do especially dsnounce tho ac7
ton ofthe meeting convened in Parkers-