Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-28

Ii the Union meeting held a. Huntsville.
Alabama. % the I2th Instant. the Hon
Jsrs Clemens, formerly Of he Uaissa States
Senate from Al =, S.ass Ma As
follows 81
This ID a adid1taed mesitBE fron that
held Al ths Plles on Saturday last, Of
which The county people did not have
snmeisnt Notice to attend. The object Of
the meeting vas explained ~ the Saturday
nesting. 1Rin restAte 1t for the benefit
of those who we're present The object Of
The meeting is the restoration of civil gov
eEument-to bring Us Law and order-to
SSe1FS pssss. -
WsEEehnuiea into Fesoldrion against
eur SsFnest profess Tins pissoople VAS for
The gni0n- AAdisoassoqntY gave 1900
.DIjoEity against secession, yet We were
carried aVsy vith6ut support. We hsd
no arms BGehauau vas N The PFssidea-
IiAl chair Day has atslast cone, thank
600, and Ne ca sLy that We take shelter
under the STAN ald Etripes.
Ne propose % call upon tie Governor
O me st1te 20 convene. q Convention, for
the pprp03s Of rEseindfnR the act Of secs.
sion. How tar the Governor m. nv r.
sPeettt % our action / cannot say. To be
candid. think he VIM pay il none. In
ealllng QPOa him Ne avoid the charge of
PEseiPitAney, aud follow the constitutional
method. After that, ne have the right %
eAu uPOu our inherent nghis-to act for.
ourselves. We have the right to assemble
N our capacity AZ citizens Gnd re-estAblish
civil government By ourselves. .4
fAlSehOOd, maud aud crime took rs ont.
Of the Union. They told rs that secession
vas necessary % save ElATeEy. During
the ten years preceding ithe rebellion, the
state OF Alabama has NOT lost ten slaves 4
Jear- We had rebellion, and Tie eonse-
qusnees nOU is that there . mot one man.
IN the ltate Of Alabama who can say he
has 3 title 70 = siBEls niger. Not an of
rs have . title to any thiBg
The practical result Is emaneipatfon.-
Cotton they said Was kiug-EouId secure
Ne reeognitiOu aud independence. The
result IS eonfederate money is worth FIVE
cents on the dollar. They said that civil
liberty God State rights would be secured
By secession. The fEst act of the rebel
Congress deprived the people of the rig1t
% select their OUn President. II man
Owned 20 negroes be was excused from
military duty. ia man had ten starving
children, he was not. The man who owned
the negroes could stay a. home With his
e-AeA4 eAA4Nl0R C4ltQeG0
must leave them and 90 70 the battle. field
lou and may have had Some fear Of
the success Of the eOnfederacy. Thank
God there ts now no prospects of its sue
Before adtourning the meeting, Mr..
Clemens said = ssssS o.
Before l deeIate this meeting adjourn ed,
wish to state fsct 10 relation To the
commencement OF the war. - bse.s
Some time atter the ordinance OF ssces-
sion was PssSed. WAS IN Montgomery
and called upon PrSsideut Davis, Who vas
IN the city. Davis, Msmminger, the Sec.
rotary Of War, Gilehrist, the member from
boundes county, aud several Others were
present As entered, the eonVeEsation
ceased They were evidently discussing
the PrOPFiety Of firing upon Sumter. Two
Or three Of them Withdrew TO the corner of
the room, H1d heGrd Gilehrist say to the
SeCrsiaFy Of War. ''ftaSlust 6s doas. De-
Lgy tgo P.eHLhs aud 4iabala Stavs q tks
USt0n. PoU must sPr6IEEe blood 3 the Zee.
Of de people"
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