The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-15

4, Afraid to Meet the Issues. of, ,theDay.
Editors IatetLigsRcer iiiaaicl hhs
A meeting OF the Union metl, citizens
and voters of the county of Pocahon-
tas. was held pursuant to public notice,
az lSurayi in said county on the LIST day
of August, 1866. The meeting was calf
ed 70 order by George p. Moore, and
monsly chosen President, who, after
taking the chair, requested Col. Samuel
Young to explain the object OF the
meeting, which request was cheerf1lIv
complied with, and the object of the
meeting ably explained; after which,
on notion George Il. Moore WAS u1an-
1mously appointed Secretary. =tls
On motion, the President appointed
the following named gentlemen as a
committee on resolutions: Robert T.
Gay, John Moore, William b. Hannah,
Daniel Rollison, and Nathan q. Bar
low, who were instructed to retire and
discharge their duties. i1 s+ ili1
Ine following nominations were
made for Office, part by acclamation
and part by ballot: Hon. Nathaniel
Harrison, for Judge Ninth Judicial
Circuit; Col. Samuel otng, for Senate;
Jacob McCarty, for House Of Delegates;
Robert q. Gay, Clerk of Circuit Court;
Alired All hMIcKeever, ~ for Recorder; James
Manless, for County Treasurer; Andrew
y. Atkinson, for Surveyor Of Lands:
Capt. John r. Wanless, for Sherift.
On motion, the following named gem
uemen were appointed delegates to the
Union State Convention, to be held in
Parkersburg on the SOth Of this month:
William Cochran, Samuel Young,
yid J. Cochran, John Sharp OK. C.,)
Charles Morrison, Jacob McCarty, Geo.
p. Moore and Nathan, q. Barlow.
After several speeches and the adop-
ton OF various unfmportant resoll-
tions, the COMMITTEES on Resolutions
Drought in the following, which was
uuanimously adopted by the meeting:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party, as
1t has existed and now exists in our
country, has basely degenerated in its
principles, doctrines and exercises of
power, from what original democracy
was andought yet to be; in this that es-
peclally in the years 1860 and 1851, the
leaders of the then great and renowned
Democratic party; some of whom were
office holders in the Federal Govern
ment, basely betrayed, for political
ends, the trust and confidence repOsed
IN them by the people, by bringing the
power of the Federal Government to
bear against its own interest and
strength, by shipping and moving as
much as possible the prime authority
ofGovernment arms and ammunition,
weapons of deadly warfare, 10 certain
localities premeditated as the points
from whence to begin their infamous,
treacherous, and diabolical work OF
overturning and, if possible; destroy
ing the very Government which then
gave them protection, not only at home,
but in all parts of the earth wherever
they chose to travel; the Government
under whose benign laws they were
born, and reared to lnianhood, whose
flag was honored and respected by all
the nations of the earth on accotnt Of
her power and far felt influence1for
good. E3ITl50IIf
WHEREAS, To any man OF common
information, who is candid thinker.
the fact is certainly patent, that the con.
seryative party of the present day are,
In their spirit and feelings, Just the
same as the Democratic party OF 1861
was, and, in fact, are identicaIly the
sameparty who undertook to assert the
right ofsecession, and by the arbitra-
ment of the sword strove to establish
their doctrine, and thereby destroy the
Federal Government, which they even
acknowledged at the time, was good,
and Notwithstanding their pretentions
TO loyalty. 'Weregrets to find that in
our portion ofthe country, to be a con-
servative is to be a rebel outright, and
oppose with might and main the laws
OF the land. p 9sr31 ''.fT.
WHEREAS, Since the close of the war
the conquered party, contrary to any.
and all lprecedents in the premiseS, have
been bold and aldacious enough to
claim the rights and prerogatiVes OF
conquerers, and say upon what terms
they should surrender the struggle, and
to this end are striving, by all possible
means, to obtain again their portion OF
their forfeited power in the general Gov
ernment, 50 as to accomplish, by politi-
cal intrigue and stratagen, that which
they failed to gain at the tribunal of
arms, and TO this end are using all the
means within their reach, vii ithOut dues-
ttonlng whether lust ornot, to carry NIL
elections by the people, and are calling
on their sympathi1ets In the North to
assist them in what they call 'd St1,tl1.
gle for tltei1, rights" forgetting, all tie
while, that the only rights accorded by
any and all governmental to rebels and
traitors, is small supply ofgo6d hemp,
well twisted and faithfully applied,
Just under the chin; therefore, 70
ResoEUed, That we have no confidenca
in the honesty and integrity OF the So
called Democratic or Conservative par
ty, and tnat we can never again trust
the reins of Government in the
hands of this traitorous party, who
basely betrayed us In 1851. sii.7n
ReSoEUed, That we pledge ourselves to
stand by and support the Union Re-
publican party in all its nominations
for odace, believing as we do that We
can trust every man as being for q
union. Of all the States, who obtains a
nomination for office at the hands of q
Republican Convention. iHiE'74a 9
!; ReSoLUed. That we win not support
for any Office, those who do not endorse
the 'SCivil Rights BIZ and law passefi
by Congress, and also the Registry Law
otWest Virginia. - 2 ~ 9f11
Resolped, That we do not propose TO
keep rebels out of Office, through any
vindictive spirit, but that we believe
that If they should again obtain power
in Office, they would ruin themselves
and us by wicked and unWise admInis-
tfation Of Government. 4aIs off
ResotVed, That iuiView of the console
dated political power of all parties OPP
posed to the Federal Union Govern
ment, in view of the importance of
stern organization and resistance Of Iac-
cession to power of rebels, and in view
of our love for tour one common cot.T-
tfy,' we heartily endorse the most
the nation, in the firm stand made by
that honorable body, in resisting trea-
son In the nation, as well as in their
own body. I; i.5,.s,,,} 5fi,..sI
ResoLved, That we cordially endorse
the administration of the lamented
Abraham Lincoln, believing, as we do,
that his COURSE and policy saved the
archy.
Res6lved, That we fully endorse the
action of the late Legislature of West
Virginia, and the administration of a:
l. Boreman, Esq!i our most excallent
and patriotic Governor, and that we
vii! ever gladly embrace every oppor-
tpntty Of sustaining him in the course
he pursued in the Legislature al Rich-
mond in 1851, and all his subsequent
administration.