The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-19
Union Mass Meeting at
Grafton.
Speeches by L. e. Davidson and Jesse
III. Cather.--.The Copperheads Catch
FIts.---Another Meeting to be Held.
IT, GRAFTON, WEST VIReISIA,

=ta GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA,
| - April 14th, 1866.
| Pursuant to call of the Union Tx
ecutive Committee for Taylor county,
u meeting of the Union citizens of the
county was held at this place to-day
for the purpose of adopting measures
for the Organization of the Union party
of the county, preparatory for the con-
test nt the coming election: Thereupon
Jessee Il. Beall, Esq, was called to pre-
side, and j. I. Latham was appointed
Secretary.
L. e. Davidson, Esq, being called
upon for the purpose, explained the
object of the meeting in an able and eff
ficient manner, and showed, us ne
cessity for organization, that we have
the same enemy to contend with, that
we had during the war, the only differ
ence consisting in the mode Of t0arJare
AN enemy whose real aim and pur-
pose is the accomplishment, by the bal
lot, what he fuiled to do with the
sword.
Mr.. Davidson was succeeded byJ. 81.
Gather, Esq. He said that the enemy,
the Conservative party ESQ called) is
made up of returned rebels, rebel sym
pathizers. copperheads, bnshwhackers;;
cut-throats and horse thieves. And
these ure the men who now claim to be
the true Union men of the country
who clamor for Office and power, after
spending four years in trying to
destroy the Union and ruin the
country! o shameI Why does not
the devil return to heaven and
claim all his former rights and privi-
liges, without repentance? He spoke
of the want ofrepentance on the part
ofrebels, and said that until they give
evidence of repentance they should not
be restored to political privileges. His
speech was TO the point, doing honor to
the cause, credit to himself, and justice
to the copperheads.
The following gentlemen were np-
pointed Committee to draft resolu
tions expressive of the sense of the
meeting: ]. II. Gather, Wesley Fra
zier, l.. e. Davidson, James Potts and
j. NJ. Scroggtn. Which Committee re-
ported the following preamble and res
olutiOns, which were unanimously
adopted: a7l -
WHEREAS. 1t is deemed advisable to hold
"a Mass Meeting OF the loyal citizens OF the
county, at Grafton, for the purpose of CON
Union cause, and Whereas II Is intImated to
this meeting that General Thomas NJ. Harris
and Hon. George Il. l!atham have signlfed
theirintention or addressing the people of
day, therefore IT,.
fSesolped That this meeting stand adjourn
ed until saturday. April 2lst, 1856, at llclock,
p. a., when 1t reassembe at Grafton, and
that the loyal people Of Taylor county be in
concert measures for the success OF their cause.
ReS0Iged, That ]. I. Latham, j. II. Gather
and l.. E. Davidson he appointed d committee
to prepare a. preamble and resolutions for pre-
sentation to said meeting for Its action.
EeeSolUed, That ]. Il. Latham and DIR. T.
Kennedy be committee to correspond with
Governor BOreman and others, and request
them to be at Grafton on the 2lst inst. and
address the people of Taylor county.
Mr.. Davidson read to the meeting,
the proceedings of the copPerheGd con-
SerVtttiVe State Convention, held at
Clarksburg, West Virginia, on the 18th
inst, which created much amusement
for the meeting. In reading the 9th
resolution Mr.. Davidson expressed
himself rather freely, upon such false
declarations as the minority ruling the
majority; and in u pointed speech he
pictured their treason, hypocrisy, and
extreme impudence, in an appropriate
manner.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
on Saturday, the2lst inst. Mt o'clock,
Pm. JESSE T. BEALL, Pres't.
j. T. LATHAM, Sec'y.