Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-06-08
PUBLIC MEETING;

Pursuant to notice, meeting Of the loyal
citizens of District No IS, was held at Oak.
land, on Friday, Jrne ID, 1865, for the pur-
pose of giving expression to the feeling and
sentiments relative to rebels returning and
remaining in, our community.
The meeting was organized by appointing
Jchh' NJ. Davis, Esq, chairman and s. L..
Townshend, Secretary.
On motion, 4 committee of three was ap-
pointed to draft a preamble and resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting. Ralph
Thaycr, S. W. Wardwell aud Peter Baker
were appointed fs1d ci'inEEiiittee, who, after
retiring, returned and reported the following,
~kich were read and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, certain persons residing in this
community, living under the protection of the
laws of the United States and of tbs State of
Maryland. did, Of their own free will, youn-
tarily lea'Fs c5is STATE and did 60 to another
State then in armed insurrection against the
Gover1m1n- cfthe United States and did'tEere
join themselves unto bands of armed despera-
docs engaged in instruction and acts of armed
hostility against the said Government and
against the laws, p, ace, dignity and good or
der of the State they had left and he loyal
citizens thereof and to Tic great Getrinent
of the reace, baypinessand :iiTtfesst Of all good
people, and that these wretclies did there en-
gage in planning and executing wicked acts
of wanton mischief upon our citizens and 9th
ers, such as stealing, robbiug, plundcrpg,
kidnapping, burning bridges, work shops,
stores ard dwellings, dcst-oyHig pdbl..ct' com
muhicstion; and, in manly instances, depriying
of liberty and even life our fellow citizens
and now that those .lawless bands of armed
traitors to God and their country have been
crushed out and the majesty of the hw ,viudi-
Gated and trecscn disarinsd BY TIC sLiti Of our
rulers, the bravery Of our officers and men
and All untiring effort on the part of all good
citizens to sustain and aid all in the grand
achfeYemcntto save tho Government from
destruction ut the hands of armed ana Ser
jured traitors, and the Gtd Of brttless hsTy;nig
sustained the rgits.. yiadicesea His Justice
and given US the victory, we. gould, and do,
most emphatically declare that VIC are utterly
opposed to, and will use all necessary nieans
to prevent the return and the remaining among
us Of all such graceless and shameless wretch
cS.
Resarsa, therefore, That notice be given to
all such persons who may be found in this
v;c's..y o leave within thirty hours after due
notice, and not to return until iegaHy permit
ted to do go
Rcsolred, That committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the military commend
or of this department, and inform him OF tho
presence of any individuals who ,,ay BE in
our vicinity and are obnoxious to the 10Th ex-
ception in the Proclamation of Amnesty is
sued by the President on the Doth day of
May, 1860.
Rcsol;cd, That a committee of three be ap-
poin.Ssaa to notify al such persons as may be
found in this election District who are en-
braccd in the I'd resolution of these proceed
ngs. to leave in accordance with The order
in the LIST resolution of ttes. pro-
seedlings. ..,
Rssel,ea, Tta.' sie proceeding, IF .tis
meeting be signed BY its officers and published
in the Union papers Of CO ;aaterland and Wheel
ing. JOHN NJ DAVIS, Pres.
S. l.. TowNsBANp; Secy.!