Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-11-15
..,. For the M.igs County Telegraph.
Resolutions OI the Z q. 3. WI.

Ats regular meeting Of the "lndepen
dent Order Of the Suns Of Malta" held a
their hall in Pomeruy Ohio, on Saurla
evening. Nov. l2tb, 1859. the followin,
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, In accordance with the time
honored custom of the Order Of the "ln
dependent Sons Of Malta" to appear il
procession at the solemn hour of mdnigl t
this Lodge, on Monday Eve. Nov. 5ih
1859, did so appear. clothed in the unver
sal regaia Of the Order. and quietly marcl
through the several streets Of pomeroy
M-igs c., Ohio; and
WHEREA!. Certain other in llvi lails
''pha are not of US dill also appear at the
same Time and place. clothed in dresses
calculated to cast a stigma upon that
white robe" the emblem Of purify which
we all revere. and with various instru.
ments of noise, ard 6urlesgue em6iems of
our Order. did accompany US through our
enire march. continually endeav"ring. by
every available means in their p,wsr, to
d;stu,b aud interrupt the solemnity. q"ie'
tade AN ! good 0"der ot ourp p:ocessi'n. ani
finally. by the use "ibTiek. stones and other
missiles, adliug injury t" pr"'racie.l and al
most unb-alable insult; therefore
Res tced. That while we sincerely re-
,ret that any difficulty, or iIlieeiin
should arise between Us AMI any QUE of
,ur fellow .citizens, and while we would
suffer much wrong, rather than IN any
way injure any human being. we would.
and do hereby. most fully approve "i the
course pursued by those of our brethren
who attempted (at the door Of our hall }
% resent those insults and injuries which
III. y ha borne until farbearance ceased
20 be g virtue, ant action became a neces-
81 y; and hp it furlher
Resoieed That self preservation is the
first ns incl of nature. and prot ection. n
iu We owe /" every member of our
honoruVe aud 6eneoyieM order ;hrnu2houl
lie worl la duty we ewe TO this loi se, to
oui families aud ourselves. aws aga
RESOLVED, That We regret that report
charging he rnw lyism aal disturbance
(m4ai"nrd in the above p'samhle) upon
he Order Of the Sons If Temperance.
should gain amy credit in This "ommuui y,
,lihoush spve,ai Il the members of thai
order were idpniti d among those maxim"
she dis u'b,m.e; yet we b'li"ve the Dr.
der Of the Sons of T-mI,"rancr" /" b"
greot institution. and one tia! has alr"a "
accomplished great deut. anl is still 1o.
ng much good in the wnrll; AMI we
would most cheerfuly TX end To them the
right hand Of fellowship in any good work
nt Chariy or Bpnev"l"nre in which they
NAV hereafter l.e en- nra."d; therefore
Reso red. Tha, the Sons Of Tempe
rance" as an order. are in M way charga.
bic tor any OF the atoremenii med disturb
aucp.
Resoioed. Tia, we freely offer our ap"l-
q ti-s 10 those Of our iell,w-riiz'ns who.
after tho du les nf the day. were seeking
rest aud rp"se in sleep. for The h'ory mu.
sic empl"ypi by US cn that occasion; and
he it further
Res.iced, That on any. and all fu ure
occasions, when this L'"s" shall publicly
parade, that such music he employed Ms
can only be distinctly heard lLoughout our
proc ssion. .-.
hesoioed. That a copy Of the above res
olutions he forwarded To the En.lisl. aud
German newspapers of P"mer"y for publ
cation ". G. STARR. e Z.
O.. S SKINNER G. s.