The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-27

avs VT Oh4O COUNTY VA.
Pursuant to adjournment, a Convention
was held in the barn Of Gilmor, ESQ.
The meeting was organized by calling
hugh Bfownlee to the chair, and Thos'
Todd, Secretary.
Alter several addresses, the following
preamble and resolutions were mani.
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, God, the Supreme lord and
King OF all the world, hath ordained civil
magistrates TO be under Him, over the
people, for His own glory and the nnhI;c
good; and hath said, "He that ruleth with
men must be Just, ruling in the lear Of
God-mcn of truth, hating covetousness, u
And whereas, slaveholding is clea1Iy con.
demned in tho Bible, I'VE unto hin that
buitdeth his house by unrighteousness
and his chambers by wrong; that useth
his neighbor's service without wages, and
giving him naught Tor his work." And
whereas the two great political parties
have selected candidates for the hichesf
Office in the gilt OF the people, men who
advocate slavery, and are practical slave.
holders, and also guilty OF other gross i'm.
morallttes, showing their subserSiencv tn
slavery and disregard Of morality, there.
fore
R,soi,ed, That in organizing a tibertv
party In the ST to OF Virginia we do 4.
from sense OF duty to God, and are de-.
termlned to support no man or party in
the manager entot political affairs. farther
than measures and men in office are GOV.
erned by the Bible, which we take as our
supreme law, TO which all other laws must
conform. ~ - " . '''"''
Re'olrcd, That We can no longer give our
votes 10 elevate SHAREHOLDERS 10 ofiIcs nnr
assist either oil the political parties so long
as they sustain slavery,
Rssotred, That in our opinion the rerov
al ofelavery from It's influence in our gen.
era! government would remove the great
difficulty which besets It's legislation, and
consequently render more stable the poll.
cy Of said government.
ReSO!red, That our experience fully con.
firms US in the assertion that theuse n
the ballot for tho slaves redemption, in !
distinct organization, is demanded al ,s ac
true Republicans, as Christians, patriot
aud philanthropists.
Res0IrCd, That the PRINCIPLES we proiesr
are the principles OF the Declaration OF In
dependence, and Il carried on according n
the intentions Of the fathers or our conn
try, our whole land will soon be free from
one Of the toulest stains that ever dis
graced any nation,
Rcsolred, That II slavery had been abol
ished according to tie fond anticipa,ion n
the Father Of our Country, our be io, y
State would yet be in the e6foymsntI n
that eminent position she occu Dad in hi
day: but alas, how are the mighty fsll
en-. She now stands fourth IN t6e iist o
States, and well nay tho fInger Of scor d
and contempt be pointed al ils AZ sons a
the ,signers Of the Declaration Of Inde
pendence for our recrcancy in The cans
Of human rights. WV '"u'
Reso'yed, That We call upon our fellow
cihEens 70 examine our principles, an,
come forward and aid Us in raising tn
standard Of Liberty and morality, yhicI
We believe to be the true PRINCIPLES q
Democracy, and the only means OF bripV
Ing back and saving our country from "a
Withering grasp Of slavehoIderS.
REeOlged, That ]. Gilmor, j, Emery an
5. N, Bell, be committee 10 prepare A
address together with ticket, and hay