The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
Excitement Intense:
Uncertainty Rei9nS
THE ORDINANCE OF SECESSION
PASSED AT RlCHMOND-OP.
POSING MEMBERS Ex-
PEELED
SENTIMENT cRYsTAILIzEs INTO
RESISTANCE TO THE SECES-
SION MOVEMENT.
DELEGATES MEET IN WHEELING
ON SUGGESTION OF HON.
JOAN S. CARLISLE.


Tho secession ordinance was passed
~ Richmond. April ~. 1851 and was
- Ice submitted to the people for np-
ifr"Ndl ur rejection ON the fourth
Thur~di; ~ MAY. The vote hy which
" passed tt" virginia Legislature was
only - u" 80. showing very strong
minority. set thu State government
did not Wait for popular approval. hut
imm"di't'.' l"gan O." cooperate with
the t"ut,d.ft't.
Tho protests Of the members from
IA" weston section were SO strong
that N" following were expelled from
The convention.
Wtulm - Brown. James hurley.
John = i}urd"tt. John =. Carlisle. Mar
shall " Don't. r:phraim r. Hall. Che.-
tor y. Hubbard. John J. Jackson.
James g. Mrt;rcw. George NcC. Por-
tor. 'hapmau g. stuart. Campbell Tarr
and Mailman r. Wiley.
Sentiment now quickly crystallized
into Resistance 10 The, secession move
mont. ON Ann = mass meeting ~
10 ,ifiIeus Of MouonEalia county was
hold ~ NorEantoWn. and solemn
protest was entered against the seceS-
sion OF Virginia. T. was declared that
Western Virginia had patiently sub
Ui''"d 20 tho oppression Of Eastern
\lrci MIA for haIf e century. that now
rra rup WIS full. and thai II secession
"rOG-~ ~ tho w.~f. tho dly was near
at hand when IN. W.~t would rise n
waI..-'N amt rcpudatc its oppres~nrS
t' d'-~D'tirg am siN' tics.
TAYLOR. W'tZeL Brooke and other
counties We're scenes Of similar gath
eriug~. ~ C,dTksturE. April -. 200
people. among whom John :. Carlisle
was TN" leading spirit recommended
that rho counties oi northwestern Nir-
3D..
in Wheeling ou May To- and there cor.
sui' ON measures required hy tho
emergency This suggestion vas
adopted by about forty counties The
delegates wer" selected either los pub
lie meeting or by personal cousul'a-
lion among those interested
To tho Wheeling convention all
looked forward with hope. for 10 VI,
thought that ~ would be- th" rallying
point from which All succeeding move
rents OF ike nature would take
their inspiration There could be no
serious objection 20 the holding OF
such 4 convention. As 10 Was merely
called 10 determine what course To
pursue Nevertheless. if II had been
in the power. Of IN" virginia state
troops 10 prevent II. tho convention
would never have teen held T. was
wer" no federal troops in this section
y nov regiment was being formed on
no Island bur WAS not YET in Cond.-
ton 20 give much practical assist
arce.
Public Excited.
on tho morning Of May -. tho
streets Of Wheeling were filed with
an excited multitude. Tho delegates
Nor" enthusiastic and eager 10 start.
although none nf them had any clear
ideas as 20 Uhlt course matters yv"-o
90 take TIL" first So sion convened
af . q m. lu Washington hall ~
%" corner ~ Market and Twelfth
streets. Tho hail wa f'iod 20 over
lowing with eager men whose
ANXIOUS cDuntoranoes reflected tho
depth or their feelings n Wa A
.f'r'acl" unprecedented BOO tho ri.-
'"-t OF 'he nation ono ~ tho most
t'"artahi" "t"rf- IN o." history ~
't- ? rif"t state NaE beginning Tho
'.f'f- WUir' H'rr 20 follow l.ff 'ta
"r't 'rfr" or Oh" mp OF our country
"I'n mo cr'ff '.fii war W.T. crfft
r-rpp- 'n s..r fra most ardent -
fr" delegates Wheeling had become
rho hir' I'to. 90 r.a state
Poo 'at'- of fN".. DELEGATES vcre
t'Ifr-r 't rs-f OF -hr tl.arrt cd
spectator Irlr v..c nor fro.c u-.
.t... con |s-.tnfDfn - tho political
'''i"t ' '.r -'a'" Tf"s were
f"7 Ws' '..... forth hr ftn .n..-g
'rrr ~ 'rr rru'r' The. Bad 70
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''nr.. 'r'' r.3~' -rrt'd They
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