Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-29
Warrick County Meeting.

Pursuant to notice large number OF
the eilizeas Of Wargiek met at Boonville
on the 26th day of New, 1854, for the
purpose Of taking measures to secure a
fair and equal draft in The townships Of
said county.
Hon. b s Fuller was selected Presi-
dent Of the meeting and Jesse Fuller
vas ehosen Clerk
On motion o. John B. Hadapesh Geo
G. Hart AID William ?. Hudson were
appointed Committee 10 draf, resols
lions expressing the sense Of this meet
ing.
The Committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which we're
unanimously adopted.
PRKanBLE. Whereas, 4 number of
the townships in this county have al
ready 6lled their full quota of troops un.
der all Gala for The United States SER
vice, while other townships ia said
county have failed to fll theirs, ASD
WHTREAs, the proper aud legitimate quota
required from each township in said
eo1nty has been set aside through the
false aud fraudulent Representations Of
9 citizen Of Ohio Township Of said
county, rs has been charged, aud is be-
lieved 70 be true, and under, and by
reason Of, said fraudulent representa-.
lions, new distribution has been or
dered imposing heavy draft Of nen IN
townships that have already furnished
their fall quota Of troops, thereby re-
quirlng them " Gil up the deficiency Of
other tounshipl, Ayp wEeREAs, We are
desiroas that eAeh to~nship shall be re-
guirsd TO furnish its proper quota There
fors,
hSsaIrsd, That a Committee Of Eve
from each township be appointed by this
meeting TO furnish 20 the proper auihori-
ties al Indianapolis, list OF all the
men furnished, for the United States ser.
vice, by each township, for the war, also
giving the company and regiment 10
which each volunteer enlisted.
Resolssd, That the bounty paid by the
county, whenever auy was paid, was 10.
tended for any person who should volun.
tser in ths United service, bat With a
distinct understanding thai each tovn-
ship should be entitled TO credi. Tor the
number ssnt by each, and not 10 the
eosnty At large
ResoIsed, That AlvAh johnson, Esq,
be and be is hereby appointed by tbs
meeting TO receive the hsis and reports
from the Township Committees, together
With such other facts as may be con
neeted with the matter in controversy,
and present the same 10 Brig. Gen. 4.
g. Pitcher, A. A. Provost Marshal Gen
erAl, aud 10 such others as may be proper,
and TO urge the Importance and jast.
aees Of setting aside ibe late order for
the Redistribution Of q $ troops in said
county, aud that the former quota, as
set forth in the Provost Marshal's books,
aud for which the drsft was made in the
different townships in sAid county, be re-
established and regarded as toe true
apportionnen aud quota
Resolved, That Alvsh johnson be and
he is hereby authorized to employ any
person, who in hie judgment be may need
to aid him in efseting the object Of bis
Appointment
A committee for each township was
then appointed, as follows. a..
Greer TbrHsAip.-G w. Hayward,
Robert Archer, Joseph Bacon, F. Sick.
man, Chas. Loper. 90 F.
Boone Toenship.-T. L. Denny, NJ.
W. Bennett, Wm. j. HargrAve, G. Weir
bacher, VIM. P. Hudson
Anderson TepRship--D. W. Briscoe,
S. C. Bates, d. Watson, A. c, Bates, A.
W. Davis.
Hart TOenship. A a. wyerd,
AxIey Rice, j. e. Clinton, Eli Lynx-
wiler, John Greer ~
Ohio TopashiP--A N. Phelps, Col.
D. F. Bates, Edwin Adams, Capt Hazen,
Phillip SeigeL
Lane 7ocnship.-Josiah Stephens,
James Wilson, j. d. Day, DR.. White, W.
B. Robinson
Campbell TosHsAip.-H. G. Eanney,
d. L. Miller, Wm. II. TevAlt, F. J. Hi
lizard, J. B. Bustow.
Skelton Township.-J b. Wilkinson,
John g. Hurstos, James Simpson, John
Y Baker, Fred Betehes ae
Pigeon Toscnshfp,--Fred.A Aust, Il. Fl
Evans. Thomas Mclaughlin, Thomas
Scales, Vim. N. Bryan.
Oren To1nship John @. Bethel,
Capt Barnett John Shyrock, Armer
Reed, W. c. Hart.
On motion Of ]. B. Hudspeth. she
Township Committees be requested 10
report to Wm- J. Hargrase BY next Tues
DAP evening, aud that said Hargrave
forward said reports forthwith TO AlvAb
johnson al Evansville.
On motion Of J. B. Hudspetb, the
editor Of the Evansville Journal be re-
quested to publish the proceedings Of
this meeting.
On motion of Josiah BroEn, the meet
ing adjourned sine die.
B. s FULLER, Chairman.
Attest. JRssE FrLIKE, Secretary