The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-07
rRon LEWIs COUNTY.

1 Union Mass Meeting ut Westonss'1n-
teresting Scenes and IncIdents---Pa-
trIotfe Expressions of the Peoples
Speeches by Gen. Harris and EN-
senator CEnrnsworth. f
AgreeabIy to a notice previously givS
| en-, u mass meeting was held In Wes-
| ton, Lewis county, w. Va, April l2th.
! The morning of the 18th dawned bright
IlV. and all nature seemed cheerful and
cav. and citizens thronged the streets
| until .noon-long before the Court
House bell chimed the time,of meeting
THE people repaired to the court room
| for the purpose of hearing the issues OF
| the day discussed. Before the speaker
| arrived the Mountain Brass Band OF
| Weston assembled at the Court House
\ and decided to ascend the stairs 10 the
cupola. This done-though no small
undertaking-the mountain boys dis
coursed sweet and patriotic strains that
swelled and animated every loyal
breast with emotions of love and true
devotion to his State and his country )
and many shouts went sup from the
| animated crowd below when the
notes OF the old "Star Spangled Ban
nerv fell upon their ears and many
I,too, whose locks were stlvered DER
with age, and whose frail bodies leaned
upon a staff, were heard exclaiming,
"hurrah for the old flag" and one old
!
"Glory to God in the highest, on
earth, peace, good will toward
| men.D Such were the feelings,
when the committee ofreceptton escort
ed Gen. II. NJ. Harris and MAJOR ~. u:
| T. Farnsworth to the court-room amid
mighty shouts OF applause. The speak
| er having arrived, the house was soon
so filed that many could not hud seats.
| Soon order was called, and the meeting
was organized by calling General Light
burn to the Chair, and George Ross
ESQ, Secretary. General Lightburn
stated the object OF the meeting, and a
motion was carried to appoint COM
mittee to draft resolutions expressing
the sense of the house. and report i'm
mediately. Committee consisted of the
| following gentlemen, viz; Messrs. Hem
| ry SteinbecR, John p. Peterson, james
NJ. Corley, James Hall ana james daSy-
den. The committee then retired to the
| Jury room, and Gen. Lightburn intro
duced to the audience Gen. I. NJ. Har-
ris, who addressed the house on the is
sues before the people. The General
held his audience in almost GREATNESS
silence for two hours, while he laid be-
| fore them the true issues of the day,
and refuted, with mastery skill, the
false issues which the 'tso-cdLted con-
Serudkiren party are with such zeal try
ing to force upon the people. But the
| Generals head was clear, and he retuT
ted the false premises which his oppo-
nents assume, with arguments that are
| Iincontrovertible. The Generals re-
marks were we'll received by all who
| heard him, for they were OF such char
acter as not to offend even his enemies,
but rather convince them OF their error;
The General concluded his remarks and
Major d. ID. T. Farnsworth was loudly
called. The Major rose and acknowl-
edged the compliment and addressed
the audience in his usually spirited
| manner. The Major threw his whole
soul into the cause and hewed to the
| scribe. After he concluded, the audience
\ seemed unwilling to let them go, for
they wanted to hear more of the same
| kind oftalk, and consequently moved
| that when they adjourn, it be to meet
again on the first day of May (court
day..
Committee on Resolutions announced
themselves ready to report, but owing
Il to the adjournment till court day May
/ lst,) It was thought proper MOTTO report
/ until they should meet again, and the
| house then adjourned according to the
| previous motion. The citizens repaired
| 10 their homes highly gratified at the
harmony which prevailed-and we
thought as they started towards their
/ homes, chow good and how pleasant 1t
lis for brethren to dwell together in
unity" s7s4s $1,000
IL Tuesday, May /, 1866, the adjourned
mass meeting of the 12tE ult., re-assem-
b1ed early in the afternoon OF to-day
Gen. -Lightburn in the Chair. and Geo.
Ross, ESQ, Secretary. The Committee
on Resolutions came forward and re-
| ported the following preamble and res
! tolutions,-which were unanimously
adopted, viz: g
WHEREAS, a political party is now organ
| lied, known as the COnSerUdttos td1tI, COM
posed chiefly ofrebel sympathlIers and Tor
/ mar secesSionfStS, having for it's ohjecg the
lirestorations OF the political power OF the
State into the hands of those who were but
| recently engaged in armed hostility against
/ the Government OF the Stute of West viz
| .accomplish said object by opposing the Test
i Oath and the RegistIy Law, and using their
EFFORTS 10 defeat the proposed Constitutional
Resolrsd, ist. That we deem the only safe
repositories for the power of the Govern
,nent % SoIn @ StaIg a ana ar, nea and N have een
| during the war unquestlonablyt tOyaI.
| "a. That we endorse and cordially approve
the action of the Legislature Of West Viz
gInia in passing the Registry Law and the
1 propnseIf amendmentt TO the Constitution.
| luc4i) viii receive our support, unless he
stands on the platform of tue Union EttFl-
| which means, no compromlSe win traitoEs..
| meeting and the above resolutions be fuF-
i linlshed the editors OF the Wheeling INTELLI-
'llGENCER, with request to publish the same.
i After the adoption. ofthe above reso-
Iutions DIR. ID. s. Pinnell-late Speaker
OF the House of Delegates, was intro
\ duced TO the audience, who addressed
them in his characteristic style,-open-
Il ly, fairly and imPartially-and the
eager manner with which his words
i were received, gave BILE evil
dence OF the fact, that Truth is mighty
and mast prevail. !"
Afterthe Doctor was done, Mai. Farms
i worth was again called, and he enter
4 tanned the audience with some very
pointed remarks bearing upon the
4 Questions that are now agitating the
minds of the people.
The house then adjourned "siIle die,
and the citizens repaired to their homes,
EsRying 1t was good for US to be there
all gratffied with the good feeling that
4 was manifested new emotions of
4 l.patriotism awakened In their bFeasts-
! with increased devotion to their conn
4 try, and tothe New State of West Vir-
Il ,efnia, and firm determinatfonto to come
i out next election day and cast their
j votes for the Amendment to the Con-
Il stitutfon, IOhich Is the 0tlLy,sGt tegudrd to
the e5iStslIee Of the infant State Of West
YfrQinSu. GEN. LIGaTBURN,
i GEoReE Ross, Sec'y. Chairm'n.
.l=f WEsToS, W. NA.s May s, 1866
On the old and main routes across the
plains there is now no danger from the
indians, and none is apprehended this
4 season. The military authorities an
i nounce that trains can go without mill
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