Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-20


coURT HsrsE-TH USIs1 CIIH TIcuT
ESDORsED A ati6eatiJu meeting wa
held Al The Court House last evsoing. The
meeting vas organized by calling L. S.
DelaPlAin 70 the chair asd John E Vii
son vas elected secretary
At the request Of the President, W
Joha 3 Hubbard explained the object Of
The meeting. He said the object vas 70
endorse, AID 70 encourages N Enthusiasm
that would elect the Uniea ticket He
wanted the present officers of the city
ousied sad good Uaioa usn pat il their
places We ~aas men Ia oEee Who stood
up with rs il the hours of trial. The
Only way to DO thia Vas 70 work earnest
ly and uatiriagiy fer the ticket Mr..
Hubbssd sas loadly spPIzuded-
a N C4GP6eA being called upon re-
sPeaded IN few brief reuerks. He said
ne had hoped that some members of the
Legislature would De present, Eho might
give Is the benefit Of their experieeee.-
there l. hardly county il the State that
does net afford rs a example of ostr;o,'
lsn- He could not exact understand
Why II VAS that We had to drum M cur
people every year in order 70 place
heeIng Ga the side Of the Caiuu. and
ihlzr too, right o. the banks OF the Ohio
river. The reason Il that We have con-
eded IN men who were not underwood
We have placed men n o6es who were
neither oos thing o. the other, bat hold
silent suFisa sympathy with the rebel
lion, and when they have a chance show
the elovea foot What We ought to kr5v
Is whether We have a majority opposed TO
this SORT Of men Lee Is get out our
whole force and deno!is these men. We
al feel agrIeTed that re have such men
II o0cs, Gnd ne must go to work, east =
big vote, aad put them out
Attorney General Caldwell responded to
= call OF the ueeriRE Il seemed strange
20 hin that there should be necessity for
this ueetirg-Shat We should be here To
persuade loyal men TO do vhGr they know
70 be rhe:r duty We must leave our
eternal business for day and 20 TO ubrt
for the PuotIe gocd.-We uast see TIA; khe
o9ees Of this city are filed ~irh !oTal lin
stead OF dIsloyAi men. The men Who AoZ.
hold the power Of the city government have
do1e nothing 10 eutIrIe then 70 their places.
They have gwen all their sympathy against
Is l. L mistake that they are not m
understood They E-s understood They
have tried 10 destroy Is instead Of irving
70 help rs 70 prosper, and We must put a
qutetGs GPoa the whole thing.
M. Caldwell said that Heary CraneIe
had accepted the UaIou domination. (So.
Pls1se-l &c lad understood that James
NJ 6iekel had accepted the nomination Of
the oPPozitioo-ihe synDathizzrs with
treason. II This be tue he Is entitled 70
20 support froa U1ioa asn. he had for
feissd tbei- support ana would receive bis
reward (APPi.uss-l
SeaEtor c D. Hubbard being called
EPoa responded in \ ehArzeterisrieailv
earnest speech He vas rot wiling that
The fame Of this city should safer on
AoncAE- Ten righteous, earnest, honest
Es1 co7lc ssEe every ward II the city
De waited q Uoioa victory, for the =aEe Of
the brave ueu Ebo are nov lying 1pon the
tertsd hsld ready 10 beat hack the con
noe foe Ever loyal nan has deep ana
adding Interest in ihe election of Aondzy.
TIE ticket Was good che, aad We eanno,
do better than TO vote that rIcke, through
sud through without exception AsUziou
uez We =ho1id sazrsiu Union zen, Aad ve
ought al g Eork earnestly from nov IN
nj The election. Otherwise Ve SHALL hang
or heads II shane
Seaator Phelps, Of Mason, Vas called !
zpou and nsde feS remarks. BE said
he ~zz rcc6deat tie people of Wkeeliaz
we're loyal The history Of the city since |
the breaking cat OF the var furnished cou-
elusive Pc-of Ct that SD he believed II |
the people we're to 60 to zo-k As they
oUgat, CcI rebel, or = cUpperhes1, or a
syuPathiZerr from TIE highest 20 the low
est eou!d ever bold an ofSss within ycGr
EaIts- He Denounced the rebels il most
decided AID energetic terms, aud attri5-
1t=d the grievances which Te nov suffer
from eopPeraead o6ce holders 70 our oUn
apathy He sad that II his county they
couldn't elect . ioE-VhiPpzr If be had
the slightest syuPata! vita tde rebellion
D0s1 there they are eIher all rebels or
hey are AL Union meo. We know ubo
are rs0sl syupstaIZ=rs aat VITO are not
o. his part be lad 20 fellowship With
rebels, kia1rei o. 10 kindred
Daniel Peek E=q- vas called uPoa AID
EssPo7dsd- as said if ve expected 20 gain
the election CT Moa8.y ve mast 90 to
Eork among the voters We might stand
he-e for = week aod fling our arlaz nbo1r
like attn scholar set re would not bring
voter May OF cur people zpVss-ed 70
Dc HF1g within shoGI al inch of thsir
lives They thiEk they must work \.
their business ali the tine These people
must De hanted Up aad talked to. There
- 81 Llclset loyalty IA tie city 70 carry the
eecIo5- L oalJ Ta7ts 70 BE broqzht azt.
Ne Jas C Or offered the following
resolution which vas unanimously adopt
ed:
Realized That This meeting cordially
sad unanimously ratify the roniaG-
ton Of the UaIou candidates foI city ofices
and pledges Itself e promote By every hon
osAb!e means theis election OF Monday
next
On notion the meeting adjoaraed.
~AEETISs OF TzE BoAsD OF SUPKa.