Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-23
ProoISTsilngG OF the n HiaiincocIk County
II .5,,ssg C0nNentlon.i ,s6eit stns.,1,.s

Il SS lS.9lk eegn- t1fts 3 InonN4tT6sa
Procsedlngg or the n anCocIx connfJ
l., 81 .5,s CONVENTION ,s6eal s,ns1s
/ CogRT HogsS, HAscock Co., Va, H.. H.,
y, ., 2.5 April il4th, AaD 1853. - Il
In pursuance of previous apnouncenient
Moss l,Conyeption lcomposed1oof Union
and New State citizens of lHapcock county
Pgsembled at the Court House at New
Manchester on this day, (being Quarterly
Court day, whereupo Ewing Turner, ESQ.
was chosen President and James g, Mar
shall Secretary. The object ofthe Con.
! Tentton, asi contained in the call therefoFI
was more fully stated by John q, in
son, Esq, to. be, the appointment ofdDelel
gates to State Convention to be held
at Parkersburg for the omipation of State
officers for the State of West Hireinia;sand
for the further appointment of Delegates
itpEa Convention. for the nomination Of q
Senator for this District aud Judge of ;lhis
Circuit, as well as to make necessary ar.
rangements for the nomination OF County
officers for, Hancock. :. s. 5S .5sGl8f ,.l i
+ ponbmotiou of j John II. Atkinson the
President appointeda d Committee, Of Eve.
consisting Of John d. Atkinson, Daniel
Donehoo. u: H. Cochran, Johu9 Gardner
aud: y: a. Hib6nts; TO, draft aud report
resolutions embodying the sentiments and
objects of this Convention.
The Committee aforesaid, through, j.. n.
Atkinson, reported the following. preamb BILE
and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: e.sH [a.9ts '.5F1s z 70 s-',J'l p ,'lfs
I eRHeREAs,, our country isa now i2a engaged
IN q sanguinary war, brought upon US by
,tralters In. the Southern States, in which
they are determined to destroy our Gov,
a ,t,5,,
lfpit should bring upon their own heads, as
well as upon ours, q tier ruin and where
as we eDmeE at this momentous.perfo To
ta6lish, IN aetofd vi gensii s,ls
5allA the State Of West V5f1i he
selection of our State officers stherefors5h
& Resdtued, Tint our delegates to the Con-
vehtion cslledssto assemble at Parkersbnrgi
upOn the first We 1esday after the expiiraz
ton of ten days from thefda of the Pres.
ident tsaproclamation declaring West1Yir-
Rinia State III the Union, be Instructed to
vote for no person for any of the several
State Offices to be filled whoFis not a tried
and an unconditional Union mar, - 81. :,
5ResoEged, That our delegates to a Con
vention to be held in the city of Wheeling
at such time as the loyal men Of Ohio
county shall designate for the nomination
of Judge for this circuit and Senator
for this district, be instructed to vote for
such men as have by their acts given as :
surance OF a hrm adherence to our cause
in the future F-.s'a5il' .,sl -''Izst
yyResolbed, That for the proper ,ntomina-
tion of our county officers we recommend
that meetings be. held at the several places
of voting on, the irst Saturday of May be-
tween the hourssofa 2tandi 6F6Slock P.
for the appoidtme ant of three a delegates from
each imagiste district to meet in COM
yention atithe Court House upon the 2nd
Saturday of May next, at 10 O'clock IA. l.,
there tomake nomination, OF. q Delegate fer
this county, Clerk of the Circuit Sourt.
Sheriff, Presenting Attorney, Surveyor
of Lands, aud Recorder -l'.i-..f 80 siraS ~
- ResoEued, hThat5the interests and destiny
kof West Virginia are i1sePa contest
ed with the cause of the Union, that swe
stand or falllwith our country, and thatas
we have now marsha1ed d gallant army. Of
soldiers, our neighbors, our. fathers,i onr
sons, our brothers, exposed toratl Ihefperg
ills of the camp an sndithe, field 81 jill COR
support; thatswa will heartily secbnd every
moYement to reinforce them with 81 such
numbers as shall place en- in overW6elm-
ling force at every point of attackysthus
saving the lives of our friends, and, cutting
loft all hope-of successful resistance from
tthpseii iip. ellion.rz. 75: InI % ft9s csl
e. ResotUedi That we can never listen With
honor 20, any proposition. looking TO the
dfsmembeTment3of this }Unioh;s5 that while
the. Mississippi rolls its .Ratets to the Rnlf,
carrying commerce TO the 81 ocean.,it i shall
femsini throughou its entire length gova
ernedl and controlled by one nation. Our
,Yatchword shal ever be % The. Union, one
and gipseparable. asss ls y9s1 81 s, -