The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-09

whose interests were affected, that he
/ had come TO the conventiohs, His plan
/ WAS not only to memoTialize the LeRis-
| lature with petition signed by COM
Inittee, but signed by the whole body
/ OF the convention. II 1t would avail
he was willing to go down on his knees
I to the Legislature. But II they would
not heed the prayer of this body of
/ their fellow citizens, then he WIS for
calling convention to frame q new
nud great deal better constitution
than the one now in existence,
I which should strike away the enact
I ments of the Radicals. Reverdy John
son in an exhaustive legal argument
had shown that 1t was competent for
the people to come together at any time
~nen they willed it and frame or
change Constitution, This was his
/ programme in case the memorial
failed. It's enunciation brought out
| demonstrations OF applause from his
audience, who seemed to take at once
with the Generals idea.
Notwithstanding General Jackson's
| long and loud speech, Colonel Ben Will
son seemed still disposed to hold on to
| his committee Of 5 idea in connection
| with the memorial. He thought that an
en- HlGsSe petition WAS rather inconVeni-
ent II not impFacticable. Perhaps the
| Col. had beard ofRichland township IN
this county. and of the fifty odd demo.
Gratis out there who make their sign
manual in the shape of an X. But
he did not say so, his Ostensible reason
being that many OF the delegates were
anxious to get away. General Jackson
in reply, Pooh-Poohed the idea OF any
body being anxious to get away from
such lovely place. The idea was alb.
surd considering the exigencies of the
situation. The convention had as-
sembled at some expense and sacrifice
to such members as had come a long
way tSuch Of them as were not In aItsn-
dance on the Federal CGnFt 4gFo~pFe-
sonlo the General uleaptJ and
i. would be poor economy,
II their coming WAS to amount TO any.
thing at all, to rush off home ere their
business was enectuaily and effectively
done.
To these remarks there was rather
symptom of non-cOncuFreDCe manifest
ed by the delegates, and they began to
cry "quesliOn" on the venerable gem
t!emHn from Wood, who, in his turn,
was prompt to announce that he was
not one of the sort to be put down in
that way, having been from home and
and in dsliberatiVe bodies once or
twice before in his life. He
insisted on his idea, and said that him
self and Mr.. Lamb could fix up me-
mortal in n little while and that all the
delegates could leave their names in
blank, knowing as they did what the
memorial would be, with the Secretary
to be attached to the document.
Col. Wilson still manifested linger.
Ing and somewhat demoralized desire
to hold on To the committee of five
idea, but fearing perhaps another
speech from the General, reluctantly
and Ianguishingly withdrew his mo-
ton.
The General having now the field,
proceeded, like Master Dick in David
Coppertield, with his "memorial" pro-
ject, and thus LEFT an opening for the
chairman OF II double. headed Commit
toe on Organization and Address to
read btiurcated report which we pre-
sumo had been cut and dry for some
time. 1t provided for an organization
somewhat after the old Know Nothing
style, that should extend to the school
districts, townships and counties, and
enroll as conservative every man
who hearing the plan should give it his
assent, pay - sum OF money into
the Treasury, and:agree to attend cleo
tons whenever he could conveniently
aud cOnscientiOusly" do so.
NIGHT MEETING.
In accordance with an understanding
to that effect, the delegates, in conjunc.
ton with their city brethren, turned
out in force at Washington Hall after