The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-17

proof of the reliance, to be placed ol
our voluntary action in this matter
we refer tothe unanimity with which th'
people of the country have pledged them
selves by solemn and recorded oaths, 1T
abide by and faithfully support the proc
lamation of the President, having refer
ence to slaves, so long and so far as moi
modified OF declared void by decision o.
the Supreme Court"
2. That while we recognize Governor
| Pierpoint as Governor of the State. and
| tender him our cordial aid and support
while we appreciate and commend the
proper sense he has expressed Of the I'm,
portance and delisacy of his functions,
and the conciliatcry and land BILE dispo-
sition he has manifested to consult the
interests of the people, We are constrain-
ed to object to the authority of the con-
stitution adopted by the delegates of a
few counties at Alexandria, in April,
1864, and not ratified even by the people
represented; and cannot but regard any
effort to govern the people of Virgin
ia, or to conduct their elections for Coun-
ty, State or Federal Office, under the pro-
visions of this constitution, as commit
ting the government to the hands of a
very small minority of the loyal people
of the State; as mockery of republican
forms, as denial of the rights Ut self
government, as wholly at variance with
the policy of the President of the United
States toward our sister State Of North
Carolina, and as an unkind repnlse TO Il
people who have an honest purpose, their
fealty to the constitution and the Union
created byit.
3. That We therefore respectfully and
earnestly appeal to Gov. Pierpoint, and
through him, if necessary, to the Presl-
dent of the United States, for such
measures as may he deemed best, for the
early summons of a free and sovereign
convention of the people of this State,
with view to the adoption of consti-
tuition suited to the altered state of our
society, and nnder such conditions of
qualification in the voter and represent
ative as are set forth and declared in the
Proclamation of the President of the
United States, of May ~ 1865, in rela
tion to the formation of government for
the State of North Carolina, or under
such other conditions as may secure be-
yond question the loyalty of the proposed
convention of the people of the State
a. That chairman appoint COM
mittee of seven to wait upon Gov. Pier
point, to ask his consideration of the res
olutions of this meeting, and to request
him to communicate the same to Presi-
dent Johnson, with whatever action he
may think proper to take therenpon.
3. That the newspapers OF the State
be requested to publish the proceedings
of this meetingi and the people of the
various counties of the State be solicited
to call public meetings to pronounce the
voice of the people on the great ques-
tions Of the day, and otherwise cO-ope-
rate in the objects of this meeting
The chairman ANNOUNCED the following
committee under tho fourth resolution:
Alexander Rives, William F. Gordon, Jr.,
William T. Early, Thomas Wood, s, V.
Southall, Jr., Alfred c Wood, William p.
Parish. ..t
On motion of William P, Parish, the
chairman was added to the committee.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.