Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-08
Tho Meeting At Nlngwood.
Editors Entcl4igencsr A. 944at,


Tho Meeting at T1Ingwood.
Editors ntcl1Igencer: 9l Jat
! discover in your paper of this morn
ing the proceedings of a meeting purport,
tug to be held at Kiugwood, in Preston
county, on the LIST inst. Tho object o
Which meeting, judging from the reading
OF ITS proceedings, was mainly to bring in.
70 oerlslou the action of the present ses.
sion of the Legislature. They say the pri.
mary object of the Governor in converting
tns Legislature, was to redistrict the State
under the census of 1860, because the LIE.
gislaturc, at its regular session, Neglected
to perform that duty. This meeting Ger.
tainly lost sight OF the Governors iProcla.
nation. 1t is true he alleges this as one Of
tue reasons for calling the extra session
out does he not also say that legislation
must be had on other subjects of vital i'm
portance. Aud Ihave no doubt this meet
| ing will have their attention called to sub
yects OF legislation, before tho session AZ.
Journs, that perhaps they. have not5consid-
cred, that is of vital Importance, not only
to the old State of Virginia, but more par.
tieuiarly vital TO the intereRt of the new
born State Of West Virginia, unless the
Legislature should feel Itself bound 70
obey this KingWodd meeting, aud adjourn
4 on the 10th inst.
Now, Messrs. Editors, | have no obiec.
lion to the people, who are the soyereipns
| OF the country, assembling in meetings and
instructing their delegates or servants.
This is all right. AHd further, believe the
servants of the people should obey the in !.
StructiUns of the people, when thoy know
they are fairly had aud expressed; or else
resign their seats and have them filled bv
those who will Oh - chair VA. DuL slrS,
lest the numbers at this meetiug shall be
uisconceived, and they receive too much
credit for their action 10th at home and
abroad, and for anOther reason, that is:
that |, as one of their Delegates, do not
expect to be governed in all nv actions
here by that meeting, l feel it due to ny.
self and my constituents, that assign,
thus publicly, my reasons for SO doing.
| And in the FIRST place, hazard nothing
IN saying that that meeting does not ex-
press the sentiments of large majority of
the voters of Preston county, Aud in the
second place, as was at that meeting, and
know the Orginators Of it, l know that
they are not the met torespect the senti-
ment of a large number of the voters of
this county, because they were With few
exceptions, the citizens of Kingwood only
therefore, not the expression of the people
OF the various sections OF the cOuntv.-
How this occurred, do not pretend to
Know; bat this do know, that since that
meeting have conyersed with gentlemen
from many scctions of the county, who
say they heard nothing of the meeting,
and that the meeting did not express the
sentiments of the people in their different
localities. feel perfectly willing to regard
the will of every gentleman composino
that meeting that was a citizen, and gave
an expression of sentiment in any manner
10 that meeting, and yield to the citizens
of ktugwood and its vicinity, the equal
rights with other portions Of the county,
to hold their meetings and instruct their
delegatesi and as far as their numbers go,
the representative is as much bound to be
governed by their instructions as the In
structions Of the people of any other part
of the county. In the portion Of the county
where Live there was no notice of this
meeting given, aud it was by nero accident
that heard of it. When did hear of it,
solicited the company OF gentleman Of
my town to go down with me to KiugWood,
to attend the meeting, il one was to come
OF, expecting, If there was q meeting,
should enjoy the pleasure Of seeing my
masters from tho different parts of the
county, that l might learn Of them their
1 wishes and Hiews in relation to subjects
that was to be legislated upon, and which
conceive to be of vital Importance, but
which cannot bereached by the IOthlinst
| In going to KingWood.to attend this meet
ing, had no other but this honest inten-
tion. Messrs Editors, | am satisfied the
\ gettors up Of this meeting. must have
! been equally as much disappointed
at the meager number comprising this
meeting as was, aud perhaps as much
morti6ed-tbirty-fivc all told, was the most
that constituted this meeting at any time
one OF that number was citizen of Ohio,
another refugee from Tucker county, but
yet took part in the proceedings; three
others Of the thirty.five were there acci.
Edentaily. But siCs, the interested parties
in the proceedings OF this meeting were
I all thsre. The sheriff was there-the dis
lIrict or town constable was thereLthetwo o
clerks Of the courts were there, (but be-
lieve neither of them took any part in the
proceedings, either by yotihg'or otherwise J
4 ALI the lawyers IN the county were there
two OF the merchants, were there; and /
j grant that they all had right to be there,
bur do think, considering all thiugp, the
4 resolutions ought to have been little
more moderate; but they can get along
with them, can. Out of this thirty. iTe
there was seven of one name and family.
twelve or fifteen of family connection.
auU elBnteeu OF tWeuY ct1Geua OF the
town. In view OF all these facts. I have
felt it due to myself aud worthy col.
lleague that this hasty but truthful account
of the KiugWood, TOR Icannot call it, as
they head it, . Preston county meeting, !
should go forth publicly with their pro.
ceedings, lest we should be ceusured for
some votes we may De compelled to give %
! some question in which We know a. large
majotity Of our constituents differ widely
d with the gentlemen who passed the King.
wood reaolutiona. And hH thna coN;na. 4S.