Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-10
Mass Meeting In Harrison County

Noo4iro of ~ SoIn.1.to q. 20 mass
zach tevnsbin IN HaS.;.o "uu otsi1eps OF
held At the Court uonsa ~ Su"y' ~ was
for the nnrnose of e;1;no nnh,;o % e s' osu tuss.'
in reference to ret1rnine rsbeIs 81 sSS'Ou
The meeting HAVING been caIIaS ~ ordo.
on motion of r p Hsr1nor EsS D. V'To1'
Griffin was called to the Chair and A. +.
Barnes appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained, with some very appropriate
pertinaut remarks by the chair. on motion
committee of one from each townsbin
were appointed, Teach. township naming III
own citizen) to draft resoluIioas exnressivs
of the ssntimenss ofthe ISeetinV. WheraS
upon the following Rehtlemen were an
/ pnintad said COMMITTEE !. y - ,-f :,
Ten 4llet 70 W. aapd. II
Olarke1oWnAhtp=T. g. Seates. 2 -
Coal TownshiP-Lqthegs Raymond.
Eagle Township. ". Boggess. = !,
Clay Township-B. n, HRFmeF.d1
Sardis Township-Robert Miller.
Grant Township-James CASTOR
simpson Towuship-Jas. G. Morris.
Union Townshlp-Lot Bowen.
Elk JoWnshlp@Jnos W. Buffers.
On the committee retiring the meeting
was appropriately addressed respectively,
by Messrs. Gof, Griffin, Northcott and
Rider.
The committee having returned, through
their Chairman reported the following pre-.
amble and resolutions, which on motion
were submitted to the meeting and unani-
mousiy and hartily adopted without a die
senting voice:
HWHRRRAs, mauv persons formerlv c;ti
zens of this county. are known to have Ief,
voluntarily, their homes. and taken m
arms against the government of the United
States and their former ueiphbors and
acquaintances, and now, under the dia-
coara ging aspects of the rebellion and Rc.
tual conquests and victories of the nations
al arms, have returned. or intend retnrn.
ing, with the inteution of assuming the
rights and positions of the loyal citizens 6t
the county. Now. therefore. wa the IovAI
citizens OF Harrison county, in public
meeting assembled, do resolve as follows :.
let. That disclaiminp all reyengeful feel :
ings, and With q determination to support
the laws and legal authorities in the f1tnra
as we have eudeavored To do in the nosf
we are constrained tbrouoh self respecf
and lust appreciation of crime. 10 decIaFe
our adherence of their oo1rse, And onr al
termination not to recognize Returned reh i.
els as having any claims to citizgnsbin the
same having been forfeited by yoInntarv
expatriation, and that they are not enti-
tied to our respect, socially or politicsIIy,
on account of their participation in lie
hi CHEST crimes known to our laws.
"a. That having forfeited their citizen
ship by absence and treason, we solemuIv
protest against, unrepentaut rebels. after
failing 10 their wicked designs of destroJ-
ing us, returning to resume their relations
of ci1iE ems, and therefore call upon the
II 4 -,..- r.. - :
Try to relieve US from the presence of those
whose mcanuess of spirit induces them n
seek asylum in the midst of a people whom
they have sought to kin, and as we believe,
will be ready again 10 resume hoatiIitias
when an opportunity occurs.
Sd. That the rebels after having des.
troyed the lives of tens of thousands Of
our patriotic soldiers by designed deliberate