Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-25
For the Intalfirencer.

Meeting at MOrgAntOwn-ResOlu
concerning matters before the Lee
gIslAture.
large aud respectable meeting of the
citizens of MonongAlia county, was held at
the Court House thereof, on the 22d day of
December. 1862.
On motion of Col. James Evans, Capt
William Lazier was appointed President,
and Alex. L. Wade, Secretary.
The President explained the object of
the meeting to be for the purpose of con-
sidering upon the action of the Senate, and
the probable action of the Legislature in
Increasing the salaries OF the State officials
aud the mileage of the members Of the
General Assembly.
On motion of Col Evans, committee
was appointed to draft resolutions.
Col. Henry Dering. DR.. ]. V. Boughner,
William Price, John B. Tough and James
Hare, Esqrs., were appointed.
During the absence of the committee,
short but pointed speeches were made by
Col. Evans, Capt. Lazter, E. G. Bunker
and J. Marshal Hagans, Esqrs.
Col. Evans was of opinion that large
salaries of officers have had powerful in
fiuence in protracting this war. The Peo-
pie must and will rise an HGEse and oppose
any increase of these salaries.
Capt. LaEier stated that many of the Off
GERS and government contractors do not
desire the war to cease, from the fact that
it would put an end 10 their exhorbitAut
speculations. He has heard some of them
say "when this war closes it will be bad
thing for u.s.
Mr.. Bunker gave it as his opinion that if
s., 900 was n sufficient salary for the Gov
eruor, when the territory of the entire
State was under his control, certainly
Ia sniff ruh fha1
third of that territory is under his control.
Mr.. Hagans stated that Government in
order to maintain the respect of its cub
jects, should be surrounded by certain
symbols of dignity. This can be secured
only by compensation that ID decent. and
respectable, and 10 proportion to the char
acter and circumstances OF the Governor.
| That the emergencies of the times, rs we'll
as the small territory paying revenue in
dictate that the salaries of our executive
officers and Legislators are amply suffi-
Cient.
The committee reported the following
| resolutions:
| WHEREAS, There is a bill now pending
before the Legislature of Virginia. sitting at
! Wheeling, to increase the salaries of the
| Governor, Auditor and Secretary of the
Commonwealth, aud also increase the mile
age pay of the members of the Assembly
And Whereas, it appears by the public
prints that Mr.. Gather, the Senator from
this District, is the author of the bill
| Therefore,
R>solUed, That this meeting does not APP
prove OF the aforesaid bill-nOr OF the vote,
in its favor, given by our said Senator, and
| further. that in the event the said bill
should come back to the Senator for furth-
er, action, that Ar. Gather the Senator
| inc md m
vote against the bill.
Resolved, That the members represent
ing this county. in the House of Delegates,
be and are hereby instructed to vote against
said bill.
ResoLred, That this IS no time to increase
the salaries of our State Executive, and that
our Delegates in the Legislature be, and are
hereby instructed to vote against any in
crease of salary, whatever, to any of our
State officers, or any increase of pay for
mileage.
Aud Whereas, it has been proposed in
the Legislature, to move their Sessions, to
the city OF Alexandria. Therefore. be it
ReSOlVed, AS the sense of this meeting,
that we are opposed to the proposed re-
lnoval of the Legislature to Alexandria,
DR.. Boughner thought the resolutions
were not strong enough, and he read Sc
ries of resolutions which he proposed to
substitute for the report of the committee.
Col Dering took strong grounds against
the adoption of the substitute 1t was in
this opinion an Impeachment of every loyal
man on the Legislative department of the
State. The resolution was withdrawn.
The report of the committee was then
unanimously adopted.
On motion of Col. Evans, it WAS resolved
that the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Wheeling newspapers, and
the Fairmont National, and that copies Ioi
these resolutions be sent to our representa-
tives and State Senators.
WILLIAM LAzIER, Pres.
ALEX. L. WADE Secy.,
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