The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-17
Union Mass Meeting at ParkerSburg.
Speeches by Gov. Boreman and
Gen. Harris.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
Letters from Senator Wiley, Rep
resentative Hubbard and others.

A mass meeting of the Union citizens
of Wood county was held at Parkers-
burg on Saturday last. The Court
House was filed to its utmost. Gen.
Carnes, of Parkersburg, was called to
acted as Secretary. The meeting was
addressed by Gov. Boreman and Gen:
Harris who held the crowd enchained
from one o'clock till near six in the
evening. A very enthusiastic feeling
prevailed, and the meeting cannot fail
to do great deal of good in arouslng
the Union people of Parkersburg and
Wood county to realization of danger
and sense of duty. We. shall prob
4 ably lay before our readers portion ol
the excellent speeches made by the
Governor and Gen. Harris us soon us
they can be written out.
"A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed consisting of the following
4 gentlemen: james +. Wharton, Edi-
tor Daily Times, (Chairman,) Bennett
Cook, George j. Hopkins, l.. \. Beck
with Francisco Rufus KinnaiTd,
John Davis, Raymond b. Deem, John
IC. Harris, William IogsdOn, 5. NJ.
Peterson, Samuel Romine, Nathan Raj
ston, Edward Mcpherson, and Alfred
| d. Reeler. This committee reported
the following resolutions which were
adopted:
Whereas An important era in our nation
and state mas arisen from circumstances be-
yond the control of the friends OF the Union ;
q rebellion against II government tnab was
never felt except In its blessings TO the peo-
pie was inaugurated hVe years ago ana r1ig-
ed In eleven States OF this Union with viz
| ulence and power that shook the govern
| ment to its foundation, causing Lne ue5ltn OF
one half million OF people, and re FenderIihg
| unsafe the lives and property OF all Wltnln
the reaGhSd the in b Is noG Sniv % the
vitality OF our government, but the necessity
OF our people aud their prosperity. -
Ind, WhehedS, Large nulnDerS OF OUT C5ll-
zeris in the loyal, ,anC especially in the border
States forgetting their allegiance to the gov
ernment, and their duty to mankind, SYM
10 wickedly aid in the destruction ofthe lives
and property OF the people, and the govern
nlant of the nation; those OF that character
/ who did not directly aid the rebellion, Threw
the might of their influence against the rais-
ing ineS IS l many of the acts OF
| Congress which were necessary tosuStaln the
| government.
! of this rebellion were crushed blythe union for
| ces and were compelled tOSubmitto to the gov
| untary act no repentance for their Grimes but
| from a necessity, which has not produced
| such evidences of loyalty to the government
| as to entitle them 10 the confidence of the
! loyal people, Notwithstanding the'cr1Ine OF
4 treason wns universally pardoned by the OIL
cerg and government, and their property
and civil:rights restored to themi Be it there
| fore e.r-5.-.-.....-.
ReNlIIen.a That we, Ile people OI WON
county, while we hold rebellion to be n crime
that should never be forgotten, cheerlully
sustain tile action OF the government in It's
acts OF clemency towards rebels, and de
! nounce ns unwise and unpatriotic those who
| would now seek 10 cleate IA collision between
the departments. rI.0t, oar srsa..a.
! ReSotred That when the people OF any of
the rebeIIiOuS States abolish their codes OF
( laws as far as they conflict with the laws OF
| United States and adopt such rs are in con-
formIty Herewith, with constitutional
pledge to future obedience to federal laws, Avs
and send men to Congress with clearly 10Y
nj record, we are in favor OF their admission.
/ ReS0Ired. That we have pride In the fact
so large number of the people OF West Nlr-
ginia were loyal throughout the wal, anu
| thus created State that is and will be an
honor to the nation; that we are proud that
! our sons and brothers went freely to the war,
| and that our State sent as many loyal SOL
| diers as any State, in proportion to our popu-
latlon; that we are proud OF those sc, S9!aieIs;
| and of their deeds of Valor i'll the held anu
! that we regard them rs entitled to the eternal
gratitude ofthe people ofa free nation:
the border of the rebeiIious States, many of
our people became rebels ana many more
have friends and relatives VINO We're IeDeiS'
who opposed our state ana present PosltlOh'
Resoired That the passage OF the Registry
law, and the Amendment to the CONSTITUTION
by the last legislature was n solemn duty
they owed to the protection of the people OF
| Union man to register his name, and vote Tor
the Amendment to the Constitution
EfeSotUed, That we regard this day, the an.
| statesman and President, Abraham Lincoln,
by the hands of rebels as sacred 70 sorrow
true patriot 10 do his duty.
The following, offered by Maj. Barna
Powell, were adopted:
,Resolred, That we earnestly protest against
the admission to n seat IN congress OF any
Representative or Senator from states Ie iateiy y
| known as the "teSt oath, as u would Oe an
| insult to every Union soldier in the republic
to allow men whose hands are vet red with
the blood of their comrades 10 leSlSlate ior
them, and for the wives ana chlldren OF tne ne
| gallant dead who fell on the Dattie nelu OF
| were atrociously starved in the rebel prison
pens of the South.
ReSolred, That we fully endorse the P9r-
kershurg Times for its loyal adherence 70 the ne
| princIpieS and policy OF the Union party In
the reconstruction OF the lately rebelIlous
| States, and for its support of the loyal mem
| Virginia and particularly for the hearty and
able support of the constitutional amend
ment.
In connection with the foregoing, Mr..
Powell offered the following, but with
drew 1t In deference to objection made
by Hon. ]. b. Blair on the ground that
it would be an implied eensure OF SEN
ator Van Wrinkle, and as such would
divide the Union men of Wood county
and would tend to ALLEVIATE Mr.. Van
Wrinkle from the Union party:
"ResoEred, That we earnestly endorse and nd
j CopgresSs Hon. G. d. Hubbard, and that OF
4 Hon W. T. Wiley, our Senator, In support
| ing the policy of the Union party IN Con-
Iion for the pfotectoln of loyal citizens IN the
late insurgent States, and TO prepare those
4 States for assuming their ortginnl status IN
4 relation to the General Governments.
4 Letters were presented to the meeting
from Senator Wiley, Hon. q. ID. HUB
bard, Gen. Lightburn of Lewis county,
Senator Sherman of Ohio, Hon. EDWARD
i Archbold of Woodsfield, Ohio, and 9TH
ers. who were unable to attend.
Mr. Hubbard says: 4 recognize the
i unecessitv of vigorous and earnest ef-
t.fort on the part of Union men to diff
Tfuse information and incite to action
"that the loyal people of. the State may
s.be fully aroused to the Importance OF
s'the issues involved IN the success ol
4 Uthe constitutional amendment. lnmy
i itindCment those issues are not second
\ stto any which have ever been before
oIIr neople, and involve not only the fu'
1 tttnre status of the loyal men OF the
uState. but the very existence OF the
estate itself"
Gen. LiShtburn writes: sit is appar'
ttent that the success of this conserve
sstiye' movement depends upon dtYlu'
s'ing the loyal party. To accomplish
stthis they work among the unthinkinG
uanFI nnintelligent classes found in the
sEinterior. This 1 am laboring to pre-
Event. and in consequence of arrange
ssments made prior to the receipt OF
ssvour communication, will not be able
stto attend YOUR meeting. So FAR as the
sEESHzette is concerned, my military re-
ttscord is too well established to be IN
stiured by such characters as the eolIots
( / .sior5 contributors of such sheets. II i
tstoo late in the day TO resort to sucr