The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-04-29
RATIFICATION MEETING.
BOISE Cry. April oath. /


!. Pursuantsto previous notice the Citizens o
Boise City, and those OF adjoining countie.
who happened to be in town, assembled al
the Court room at half-past seven this eve.
ming, and was called to order by Milton Kelly
ESQ.,, VINO stated the object of the meeting.
Judge Heed was called to the Chair, and 7.
b. H. 1Shipley chosel Secretary On motion
of Judge Kelly the Chair appointed a COM
mittee of FIVE, as follows: Messrs. S. B.
Oily Of Alturas, - Moore Of ,OWyhee, and
Reynolds, Riggs and Coggan of Ada county,
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting in regard tofhs course of Sec
Rotary Smith. in the removal of the seal and
archives from Lewiston to the capital. In
the committee the meeting was addressed by
Messrs. I. n Smith, Carter, Heed, Cook and
Kelly. On motion of |. N. Smith, special
vote of thanks was rendered to Messrs. Riggs,
Howard, billy and Sterling, for their manly
efforts in securing the establishment of the
Capital at Boise City. The committee on
resolutions having returned, presented the
following as the
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, By an Act of the recent Terrific
rial Legislature, the Capital of this Territory
was located at Boise City; and
Whereas, The removal of the Seal and
Archives was resisted by lawless citizens
prominent among whom was Aleck G. Smith,
the only Federal Judge in our Territory pre-
tending to be clothed by authority of an in
junction of a Probate Judge, SO much SO, as
for a time to battle and hinder all efforts to
remove said Seal and Archives, until the
arrival of the Hon. G. De Witt Smith, Secre- |
tary and Acting Governor of our Territory !
and -
Whereas, That said Secretary G. Dewitt
Smith has, by his perseverance and determi-
nation to execute the law, removed the Seal
and Archives from Lewiston to Boise City, |
the Capital, according to the spirit and inten-
Lion,o of the law therefore, be it
Resolved, That the prompt an energetic
course pursued by the Hon. c.. Dewitt Smith
n removing the Capital, was clearly withiR
he purview Of the law, and for his indomi-
able energy and success in its removal, he
las and merits our warmest approval and
sincere thanks.
I'd. That we will on all occasions, and by
very necessary means, sustain the Secretary
nd all other officers of the law in the per Il
ormance of their duties in relation to the
}apital question, and assist in defending any
retended suits that may be institutedBgain
hem IN the premises.
3D.. That the violent and unlawful course
f some of the citizens of Lewiston in forci-
ly OBTAINING the officers of the Territory at
hat place, without the color of law, meets ],
ur unqualified condemnation. !
4th. That of our own knowledge the re- :
orts and charges of personal and official S
Misconduct attributed to Secretary Smith, t
nd those who assisted him, by some of the il
eople OF Lewiston, are wholly without a
,andation and truth.
S. B. DmLY, Chairman. y
The above resolutions were Seyerally read a
nd unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Cook also offered the following resolu- n
on, which was unanimously adopted P
RESOLVED, That copy of the above pre- ?
nble and resolutions, together with the T
'oceediags of this meeting be forwarded to d
e President of the United States, and also n
at a copy be handed to the Hon. c. Dewitt p
NTH, Secretary, with the assurances of this p
Getting of their hearty support and unqual- u
ed approval OF his1ate action. &
On motion of Mr. Carter, it was ordered m
at the Secretary of this meeting furnish the 81
aho Statesman and the Idaho WORLD with al
pies of proceedings for publication. tn
On motion of /. N. Smith, the Chair ap- :.
tinted MessrS. Smith, Kelly and Garter, a r "
mmittee of three to present the Secretary, III
on.eC. Dewitt Smith, with copy of the H
regoing resolution. ac
The meeting then adjourned. "
~ A. HEED, President. u
T. B. H. SH1pLEY, Secretary. N
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