Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-24
Meeting lneHanooelgCountys
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z 4AIRynW, HANCOCK Co., WHsF Va, ! q.
2 = : sassi April 20; 1856. r.,
In response to call issued at a former
meeting, large number Of citiEens of
Hsncock county assembled at the Court
House on Wednesday, evening, April 10Th,
with view to the further consideration OF
the terrible calamity that has cccaSiOned
unpreced dented nstfonal gloom.
On notion Hon. Johp a. Atkinson was
appointed President dMsssrs. Joseph W.
Allisoni James Stewart, Nathan B. Grafton
and 1. q. Cochran, Of GRANT, Poe, Clay and
Butler townships respe ecttyety,-Wer sp-
pointed ViGaP aPresidehEst aud JGmeB b. EMors
&ftsf pfsySf By Rev. Jos joseph RathassSsOS9,, RtasS
the COMMITTEE on resolutions through,
Daniel Donehoo, Ell ]. bEessuted, fkh4 II:
lowing, which gWeEess sseHerally considered
and upanim6nsiy ad6pted: s-S 1 4
WHaREAss il has pleased 7the1God of ma.
tons in the midst Of OUT national I'Fejoic-
ings over the triumphs of our victorious
army, to permit theIas8assin,s. hand to be
raised to Htrike down osdeath the chosen
Chief Executives of orr good Iernnient
Abraham; Lincoln The no6lest of fredoms
noblemen, and to shed the blood OF our
Secretary Of State, VIM 81. Seward, too,
whose honored names and fame shall live
whilst the principles of liberty shall be
known to man. Therefore, g 90
aaRsIDf1ed, That Ws bow with reverence
to the will of Him "whose ways are past
finding out" and whilst in common With
onr, ash6 N citizens Of the United States
We mourn our murdered President and man.
gled Secretary. Wsiawould though II beiin
sadness pay, ;1iEhy will be done" - ''''''
Resoiped, That opr hsartfelt sympathies
resVed family the late President in this
their hour Of ah2iction on account of this
4wtgl tragedy, f.--., 4, -,-5 =. s..,,.,,--
ResoEVtd, That we recommend to our
loyal fellow citizens 70 cherish forbeaFance
IN these exciting times, and to our enemies
to exercise great caution; for forbesrance
fmay under Observation-Disclosures cease to he
q fiftue.i e9a = TaaitlS I
ResoEVed, That the voices Of christianity,
humanity, .ci7iIixstion and every other
virtue cEie aloud shamet aye worse than
shame upon the accursed cause that has
at last descended % that depth Of infamy
that its trieuis are willing TO ply the ienda
Vocationi accomplish their ends.
= ReaqlDsd het the cause Of our country
grove dsater 20 our hearts, as We near the
haven OF peace under q bannerzo Of thirty
six starsI and - President such es Andrew
loSh9Vut NHg11e HUo1l9 1sl9 lLt uestklk485 Hktkls
and who's ptincip piles exp pressed ia relation
20, tHsas91 i1 our land, Ia the past q q
sumciens Euatanty that the future vim
prove to 3 hat onr confdenes 10 him Il
not misplse
ReSOIVi3 That iamnesty 70 the civil and
military asol the slayeholdetsB febeI,
lion in our country is cruelty to the gov.
esnmens and the companfon OF treason.
8 EResotveS. That this county belongs % the
kloyal. Lee disloyalisss and those that
aided aud sympathiBsd with them take
notice, that We now have allIthAt will be
toleEated.i GO TIL .ssAge4 haa
After = neat AID appropriate speech by
the Hon. John d. lAtktpb on 0idsntl d
the meeting, RsveFends = n Hall and
JTSSs1 Po4eroy Hsrefealled. upon, each Of
/ whom ably sHnd slsb6Fately di5euesed the
occasion p our ptesspt diStfess slida Abe
reason for fRtlFerhopeg freqnently elicitiDa
epproYipg repopses from Al unusually e.
tenuIe. audience. ~ ssso,s5
The FOLLOWING --Esesoiution vas then-prs.
seated by Nathan B. Gr6ft6n E5qy Tkieh
vas adopted: ,.,--s...-, -,
n Reiolse4s 9 That WhIIst Il & .sinssretS avn .
pathlHss with IeyGt rsfagosSE yat eonginced
EthGt the greafetip6 those no ptofessint
are IN truth and :iltt spies aud trSItosS, n
therefoFa declare cur willing To- con,
tribute ID their; relief Sbroad rather fhar
4 In our midst. 's'' E'i g 9
i, On motion the secretary was directed I,
4 ltnnish copies OF the prOceedings.of thil
meating 70 the Wheeling KatslIS SsSeEF, Pitts