Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-08
UNION MEETING AT PoMERor.
: PoMERoY. Feb. 9. 1861.


At a meeting of the citizens of Meigs
County, held this day at the Court
House, J. Cartwright Esq, was called to
the Chair, and A. e. Mclaughlin and
C. Il. Smith were appointed Secre-
t;ries.
The object of meeting as stated by
Chairman was to consider and take some
action in regard to the present alarming
condition of the afairs Of the Federal
Union
Moved that the meeting adjourn to
some future day-lost.
{. f.. lonnai!y moved Committee of
Eve be appointed by Chair to propose
resolutions to this meeting-carried. C..
i. Dornally d, A Smith, j B. Daven-
port, Robert Bradford and Aaron Sti-
vers, were appointed by the Chair as
Committee on resolutions
Committee on resolutions reported
through thsir Chairipan, e. e Dennally
as follows:
WHEREAS, The unity Of. our Govern
ment is the main pillar IN the edifee of
our undergraduates, the support of our
tranquility at home. our peace abroad,
of our safety Of our prosperity, and of
that very liberty which We so highly
prize; and
WHEREAS, We should cherish cor
dial, habitual, aud immovable attach
;Incnt to our National Misunderstanding
it as the palladium Of our political
safety and prosperity-watching for its
preservation with Jealous anxiety dis
countenaneing whatever may suggest
even suspicion that it can in any event
be abandoned. and Indignantly frowning
upon any attemptto ALLEVIATE any portion
of ourcountry from the rest, or to en-
feeble the sacred ties which link
together the various parts; and
WHEREAS, The basis Of our political
system is the right of the people to
make and after their Constitutions of
government, and that the Constitution
which at any time exists, till changed
by an authentic, act of the scAole people,
is sacredly obligatory upon at, aud the
power and right Of the people to estab-
lish government, pre.supposes the
duty Of every individual to obey said
government; therefore, be it
Resolred, 1st.s That all combinations
and associations, under whatever char
acter, with the real design of controlling,
counteracting or awing the constituted
authorities, are destructive of these fun
damental principles and of fatal ten
dency
Resolred, I'd. That we deprecate the
spirit of disobedienee to that Constitu-
ton, wherever manifested, and that we
earnestly hope for the speedy repeal of
all statutes, including notification laws,
$50 called,) enacted.by the State Legis-
.latures, conflicting uith and in violation
of that sacred instrument. and the laws
of Congress made in pursuance thereof.
ResofDed, Sd. That in the impending
danger TO which the peace of the coun-
try is exposed, the dictate of true patri-
otism warns us that "Republicanlsm-
Democraey-eyery other political name
and thing are Subordinate, and they
ought to disappear in the presence Of
the great question of Union"
Res0tced, 4th. That it is the daty of
the President of the United States to
defend the citizens and property of the
United States at whatever hazard.
Resoired 9th. That We highly com
mend the course Of our worthy Repre-
sentative in Congress Hon. c.. D.
Martin, together with the other
patriotic Congressman, both North and
South for their manly and unwavering
devotion to the Union in these perilous
times
Speeches from Messrs. Donnally,
Wallar, Bates and Sibley.
The resolutions were then unani-
mousl y adopted.
Moved that the report be published
in the Telegraph, and copy of them
sent to our Member of Congress, Hon
c. D. Martin-carried.
Adjourned.
j. CARTWRIGHT, Chairman
C. E. SMITH,