Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-23
ProceedinRss OF the Harbour County
Convention.
ia CONFORMITY q preYions notice., d

4eellpB sOlskie gl4lNeus4ol bAE00AE COunAy
lsWasth held the Court House at P6HtLpfl
onIt6e Is sOf April, IS ss, forsthe purpose
of s9psulsing il regard d the spub iic9gpoli1
| cy Of the new State, and for The sslecttous
Of abte delegates toSthe shsrtpg Par
kersburg Convention. The crowd was call
ed to order aud the object of the melting
explained by Spencer Dayton, Esq, after
which Martin Myers, Esq, was called to
the Chair, eqd Lewise Wilson chosen Sec
rotary. .t'V'-A - ~ ASA IL /
On. motion, . -cemmittaa of q ne WaszGli-1
rected to be selected. by the Chairman to
report suitable delegates, and such institute
tions and resolutions for the action Of
the meeting as they might think proper;
whereuponi Spencer d St6nS A, p. Wilson,
Peter linn, d. n! Myers. and Michael r:
H4ller were named as such committee.
/ The Committee then retired, and after
short 1ime, reported the hames Of Eve. deli
gates from each ofthe magisterial districts
EOfthe county, viz aie' s' . !. -.
lstl itcouft Honge.J PETER linn, Hiram
Pitman, D. n. Meyers Moab E. Warder
and Spencer Dayton ne :" sfai p59,'ot
tfs I'D. (CoTes) james Harvey, Henry D.
Martin, n D, Halter, VIM: Coffman5 and
Col. J6mesSEestoro ietis7 -. :
BID CBelington. Joseph Teter, jjr.. Jesse
Teter, Samuel Lockway, Joseph Howes
land Lit. Col VIM Price.
\ 4th. (NitcheIs l-Joshua Glasscock, Jno.
Robinson, Rnoch .Say5e, Alex; Dawson and
Minor s. Reynolds. ,tsill, ~. ~. H.,
n tYeageF, John Maxwell, VIM. G: Trfmbfe
aud James W ard. H-'' - % go ~ ~
The committee also reported the follow.
Ling resolutions =: % ~
iResotred, LIST. That as citizens Of West
! 3Yirginfa, since our voluntary aud determ-
iued disruption and severance from the,
l'abhorred slaYeholders league of those
who precipitated the Southern rebellion
upon our country, aud sought 10 make US
the submissive tools of their Infamous de-
i sign to suppress human liberty aud free
institutions upon this continent; and since
lour repeated public expressions and acts
of dissent from the stupendphs crime and
folly of our brethren of Eastern Yirgiuta,
the beat. of governments. aud attach us.
IlEWith themselves in a border setfdom to d
miserable 66ligafchy of fel6ns and traitors,
Il we have d renewed faith in the capacity OF
4 our citizens for self goSernment, and be
4 lieTing as ne steadfastly do that the re.
Acknowledgement of America, and the world,
from The despotism of a blind aniherence1
70 ancient opinions and cteeds of
government, and toSthe usurped Authority
of tyrantsi Iotdliugs and enslavets, is to
succeed the struggle in which our nation
! is involved, and crown with petpet1ated
blessings, the hopes Of patriots and pRit.-3
anthropists, and aiming to act, we'll our
part in 6he great cause of human progress
I'VE pledge our efforts that tide government
of West Virginia shall be administered in
a spirit of wisdom, Justice aud moderation
consouant to the examples aud established
J principles and usage Of our revolutionary
fathers. 80 base - soy -
End: That our Delegates to the iCouvven1i
ton to be held at Parkersburg, are hereby
instructed to vote for the enomination OF
such candidates only as areunconditi6nally
10 favor of sustaining the Federal admin
istrationiu its efforts to suppress the re.
tbeliion, and have heretofore favored and
supported the New State sH'asfHa2 - . :.
4 3rd That subject only to the foregoing
restriction TN the nominations they make,
they be guided wholly by a broad, liberal
and comprehensive regard for the people
of West Virginia, 6ntdhdenced by seGtfonal
! or locafprefere6ces and partialiites. 81
} 4th. That any citizen of Barbour county
entitledto exercise the right Of suffrage at
the coming election, W no win abide by the
sIprinciples and instructions contained here
ia, and being present, shall be entttlsd2ts
, claim seat in'the said Gonye y ~
9th. T6atthe President and Secretary
be added toaithe listof delegates, and q
copy hereof, AS credentials -au ms ructio1s
to them, be furnished TO such of said dele
z gates asfshall attend said Con Ve6ttoG; and
+ that the sameb be Pu6lished.in the Wheeling
-LnteiEigenekF, Faifno6t iNuttoRqt, and other
I loyal newspapers fWest Virginia -7os7 z
On motion, the foregoing report was
unanimously adopted; I9-sS7b'tE ;H5e9l D
And on further motion, the meeting adj
jonrned. H!y9f7ao1i9G u a5A
algea MARTIN MYERS, Pres't.
LEWIS WILSON, Sec,Y: -.
PEeeeedfnEE or, tho Tucker COUNT 60 urnr
$3.50 n'i CohXentiOns5Yi@e 5T 0Tgitf
A meeting of The citizens Of Tucker
county was held in st. George on Monday
= April goth, (Court day. ) for the, purpose
SLOT appointing Delegates tolthe Convention
tat Parkersb0rg.usV k5,l,zt{ ea.ss s,1a
On motion of Jacob Dnmire, Esq, John
White, Esq, vas called to the Chair aud
a. d. Bowman appointed Secretary At'7a, =
% motion of AssH. Bowman latter ext
planning the object of the meefing) COM
j imittee- Of three tEasisppointed totuame IL o
/. gentlemen from each AagisteriaI District
) for the sci ection of delegates to represent
/, the county of Tucker IN the Parkersbprg
Conye ntion, wherepppng Jacob w, Parsons,
Jacob Domire, and Daniel x, Dom,re, were
apPointed 70, serve on said committee. ',eT
IL fheFeupop said comm1ttee retired and
: after consul tati6n returned and reD5rted
! the following gentlemed who were itin it I
Im0usly elected :iisAt s2s;'i''i t'hi5azSl sas .
LIST Distsa!!i b. B6W;GGifaH and J. W. Iil
Ter 81 ralGu ,A-,M Ntsfi7tt ~ SIS ,sleifl
% Dist'- David Wheeler and seBs9 PaRFH4!
tsouS. .Glaffss!
81 Sd Dist.LHarrison MOORE AMI. Isas,s an.