The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-15
and George W. slghts as secretarles Of

the meeting.
Upon the question being put all votet
IN the affirmative except one boy, VIII
drawled out bis no In such cracked
voice as 10 produce great deal Of merri
ment.
Mr.. Wharton, Of the Gazette, appeared
and instead oi being saluted by . storm
ot Indignation was met with q thunder
clap Of applause.
A difficulty arose here. 1taWas mol
clear that the Secretaries elect were pres
ent, when, after some delay, Mr.. Wood
ward, Of the Ls Belle Iron Works, and
Mr.. Chas. Marshall were put in nomins-
ton. Mr.. n. declined, and while the
question was pending Mr.. Loring and Mr.
sights came in.
Mr.. Wharton arose-1 judge from the
call In the papers that this meeting has
been called expressly TO arraign me be-
fore the bar Of public opinion, and hall
leel much gratiied II you will but give
me from 81 to O'clock 10 defend my
sell. Great applause / lE AyS ~
The President-So lar as the Chair Is
concerned am willing 10 stay here until
10 o'clock and hear whatever Mr.. Whar.
ton may be pleased to say. Applause
MIR. Gally-l have often addressed the
citizens Of Wheeling and have always
been patiently heard, and though there Is
apparently much excitement In the pres.
ent assembly, yet think all will calmly
listen and hear me.through. ! have been
requested by the chairman to state the OBJ.
jeCt OF this meeting, and in doing 80 shall
be as explicit as possible and exonerste
nobody from blame, II any be attached
not even myself. Asyour representatives
at Richmond we had to contend with
multilorm false issues while battling for
your rights, prominent among which was
the charge that the city Oh Wheeling was
unsound on the slavery question. This
was not said in corner, nor whispered
about TO your injpIy, but boldly sprung
on the floor OF the House. We did our
best TO break down the foul sspersion, for
such we considered 1t, and fought hard.
You may think this idle boasting, but il
you had been there, and saw US working
while Others were sleeping in their beds,
you would have commended us with en-
thusiasm. Above US, you know, Is Pitts.
burGh company trying TO penetrate our
territory with railroad to oar delriment,
and below the PArkersburg plague which
we had to check by legislation. We sp-
pealed TO them in the strongest terms; and
enlisted their sympathies by the pledge
II yOu help US zee will never forsake you.
They met us however, with the cry oil
abolitionism. We blushed at the stigma,
pronounced it false, and, alter much diff
Guilty, succeeded in wipiDg cd the imputed
disgrace. When we came home think
ing we had done our duty, among the
first things noticed was paragraph in
the Times and Gazstts OF this city severely
rejecting upon Eastern Virginians-men
whose favor we had been courting. Ihad
an interview with Mr.. Nelson about the
matter, and spoke OF the propriely OF q
pnblic expression OF sentiment. I'VE called
on the editor and publisher Of that paper,
asked their Cooperation, were politely re.
ceived and teated by them, but simply said
they, would take it into consideration.
From this, thousand rumors went afl bat
The meeting was called, some said, to-
break down the Times and Gazette. Not
so The question is, shall our represen-
tatives go to Richmond emb arrsssed by
such editorials? l have always been a
friend to the paper In question, been on
the most friendly terms with its editor,
but il ] were the last man 10 say it, and II
were the last act i did ] should iesrlessly
pronounce the articles / shall quote, an
tsgonistie to our interests land anti
Virginian. : : go w R#
They have been quoted 50 frequently
that we deem II unnecessary 10 publish
them ......
These are sentiments leveled at men
east OF the Blue Ridge, without whose
aid we. would have come home with our
hands in our pockets and our heads on
our breasts, sSSing that the ties betWee
US and the Commonwealth had been sever.
ed and broken. Now, you have got $780,.
OOO In the III. d @. r. road, $50 600 in
the Cleveland extension, and $500 900 in
the B, itSo, r. road, Tor which the very
water you drink Is mortgaged.f Are you
therefore, prepared 10 declare yourselves
independent Of Virginia legislalionP l
have little property here, for my part, and
such is the nature of my business that l
earn most OF my money abroad and couse:
quently, care not a straw whether we
have any railroads or not. Others have
however and it is to their interest to have
such facilities. l have word more to
say about gsgging people. Nobody can
gag me MOB do 1 wish 10 gag anybody, or
Ia press offer the following resolutions:
WHEREAS Certain SrticleS have ap-
peared in the columns Of the Times and
Gdzette- ~. - 7-'''1-'sa-T-,.r .s-,-s,-s
(Applause drowned in Kisses; strong
symptoms of row, mingled with cries Of
Wharton) t1sA
Mr.. Whsrton-I greatly prefer order.
(Commotion in the galleries. Several
Voices-Hurrah Tor Pittsburgh! Whar-
ton, Wharton ~
Mr.. GAlly-I have never aflronted
s(Bsh !,some fellow bawled)
Mr.. GAllyAThese resolutions simply re.
Ter to the vexed question Of slavery, and
they ought to be Rhsa.a; they ought to be
ah.aa great laughter) passed because our
sentiments have cbeen misrepresented.
Several told mo this position Of mine
would render mo extremely unpopular.
Does any one suppose me so timid and
womanish as 70 be frightened away from
duty by such a scare cfow. II go, they
mistake the character OF the little piece
Of mortality addressing you. (Cries OF
good, good) ! claim to be q man, and
though not very large, as much of a
man as can be Tapped In 1870 pounds.
(ApplAuse.) l crave no office, can yun-
dergo as much labor as any ordinary man,
will meet any man ID debate though
whipped q thousand times, but under
present circumstances I would not, l
could not represent you.
Disorder, and cries OF Wharton. Tho
President got on chair and invoked
silence, but TO no efiect) vi .
Mr., Warton arose-(s score Of voices
Take the stand) he did so, and de.
livered himself as Observation-Disclosures
Fellow cilizens-I must he[nre | mako