Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-01-16
Pubis M.s,ipss EanawAa.

Al a meeting held IN Ctl.toqs hanawha
county, on Saturday. the 4 7th day Of De
Ecember. 1855, for he purposo 81 organ
Eizing = volunteer company, ii
Alb. Bailey. by request, as Coionel Of
Fthe f4ed Regiment Of Virginia Militia,
presiding ordered ths rolIto be called.
4 dfnding that q majority Of The mem
bers were present. made a few approprtii
ATE remarks upon tie importance Of Sc
Letting proper AMI efficient officers, and
announced that the meeting was theh4
ready for nominations. Wherenpon. NJ
B. Manser was elected Captain. Thos. &,
Jackson, first Lieutenant. andF. g. Hans.
ford. Jr., second Lientenaal-When Col.
Bailey, having discharged hisduty as re-
fquired BY law. vacated he chair. and,
upon motion. Capt, MaGseF was called TO
preside, and n. . Bousman appointed
SECRETARY.
Upon maotIon Of j; S. I. Smith It was
determined that Sthis Company shall be
called the "Clifton Gfays
Amotipn being ma1etflat The chair APP
point a committee ofthreeto DRAFT a suit
abis Constitutions and Bylaws. Lieut..
jackson. Sergeant Dickson and /, NV.
Reid were appointed, and, In few min-S
utes, made q report, which was unauim-,
Eously adopted. 1t was then moyed that a
eammitsee of three he -anno;nted ,o nre.
nave suitalJta resolutions ernrassSe Of
thefee1in9s Of this COMPANY in reyard 10
The late foras- &C Harpers Ferry. and its
CONSEQUENCE. The G,air abpointea IA.
r. i. Jackson. Serp,t A. j. Dickinson
ana L. tW. Held. who. hayins retiredsin.
a few maibuses returned and renorted lie
following
RasolYed. That wa view ne, atte;nnt
made Nv Brown and his followers At Har.
rar,ssFsrry to iaaiaat4 j safyila ;ns,ir.
@rection Aha to- marder IN coli blood. orr
citizens. a. the most fnuL wicked and
ldaslardlc All ever nernstrated bv man
anil dat tho Aid and oamf ort If Ieadino
NM. inaaenlial men Il IN. free S,ases
make tbem equally entity - avery nariic,
MAR,
Resolved. That The sympatby exbib;t.
ad Il ma North, since The execution 81
his sbandanSa ,r~a;.aSann1l,v tb;af .,d
mrrderpr warns he Sontb th be nrenara,d.
and armed d meet the wotst And renal
tlAese rniiniqit assassins ndineendiarSes
Resolved. Tl,at We shall hdtd ourselves
Al Ali times in readiness To obey+the.or j.
uers ofthe Executive Of The STATE, when.
aver he NAV eau us to sunpor. and de-
fand the honor sEd dignity Of the Com
E ,5nw Jtb#II1I
R4sol We'd. That We have, faa and entire
confidence in our Governor and coma
/ mande r Tia chief. Henry a. Wise. and
tkat he Is fully equal to any emergency
1that may occur, let il come fiom w6ereli!
REGARD toE the late Harper's ferryafair.
Resolved That sitaa,ed is We are. i'm.
mnesaiatelyy On Che frontier, that the Adiu:
tant General should, without a aaeraeat !
delay, furnish to US and the o~ther.compa,
lies in the valley of Kanawha She. besl
arms that are At the disposal Of tile State.
I Resolved, That we are decidedly Of The
opinio6 that, the Covington an,f 0hia
| Railroad should be finished as speedily
aasE@ possible 10 facilitate the transportation
Of troops and materially of Wat, if necessa;
.kfy, bat above I'LL TO form d connecting
link from entire Eastto West throughthe
EsIaye States.
Resolved, That we earnestly eall the
laws more. eaee.oaiiy for de encourage.
menG OF yoIunteer Companies, to aid IN
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