Meeting at Buckhannon

According to the wishes of the loyal citizens of Buckhannon and vicinity, a primary meeting was held at the Court House on Saturday August 2, 1862, for the purpose of making arrangements for a Mass Meeting of the county for war, and other purposes.

The meeting convened at 2 o’clock P.M., and on motion of D. D. T. Farnsworth, E. J. Colerider, was called to the Chair, and Henry Dight, 10th Virginia Regiment was appointed Secretary.

D. D. T. Farnsworth was called upon by the Chair to explain the object of the meeting. and delivered a most eloquent speech, calling on the able-bodied citizens of Upsher to rally to their country’s call for aid in crushing out this most unholy rebellion.

After which the following resolutions was submitted and read by D. D. T. Farnsworth, which were unanimously carried.

Resolved, That the citizens of Upsher County, be requested to meet en masse at the Court House, Buckhannon, on Saturday next, August 9, 1862, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means to be adopted in responding to the President’s call for volunteers, and the securing of our new State.

Resolved, That a Committee of two from each magisterial district be appointed by the Chair to draft suitable business for the action of the meeting of the people.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair to correspond with suitable speakers for that occasion; and that a special request be made that the Hon. W. T. Willey and Auditor Crane be present to address the people.

Resolved That this meeting earnestly request the citizens of Upshur county to weigh well the late acts and doings of Senator Charlile in the Senate of the United States against the new State, and his policy in the prosecution of the war, which we think tends to the perpetuation of this unholy rebellion rather than to put it down, and then and there to give him a fair trial, hoping that he will abide the decision of his constituents.

The following named gentlemen were appointed by the Chair to act on the second resolution.

First District - R. Fretwell and N. B. Warmsley.

Second District - O. B. Louden and A. Teeter.

Third District - D. S. Haselden and Maj. Farnsworth.
Fourth District - E. G. Barr and Jonathan Heavener.

The following named gentlemen were appointed by the chair to act on the third resolution:

S. Haselden, Major D. D. T. Farnsworth, Gen. H. F. Westfall, Capt. W. H. Williams
and Dr. D. S. Pinnell.

Before the meeting closed an eloquent speech upon the volunteer question was delivered by Dr. D. S. Pinnell, during which he was loudly applauded, after which a resolution was offered by D. D. T. Farnsworth that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Wheeling Intelligencer.

The meeting broke up with a return of thanks to the chairman.

E. J. Colerider, Ch’a.
H. Dight, Sec’y.