The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-17
Meeting in Albem q rle.
from the Richmond Bulletin. |

A meeting OF the people OF Albemarle
county was held at the court honse on
the 5th inst, for the purpose of consider
ing tue condition of the country,
Col John J Bowoock was called to the
chair, and S, V, Southall and James d.
Jones appointed Secretaries.
Alexander Rives, ESQ, explained the
objects of the meeting, and, on his mo-
tion it was resolved that committee OF
twenty be appointed hy the chair to
report business.
The chair announced the following
gentlemen Under the resolution: Alexan-
der Riyes, B F. Randolph, WIN. NJ. Pey-
ton, Thomas Wood, VIM. Fl Southall,
Richard G. Crank, John L. Cochrane,
Richard w Wingfeld, DR.. VIM. G, Carr,
Egbert R. Watson, Geo. Carr, j. Woods
Garth, John J. Pace, J. A. Early, Vim F.
Gordon, Jr., John W. Goss, Thomas L.
Preston Marcus Durrett, Thomas L. Far
ish, VIM. Wertenbaker. John Wood, Jr.,
j. F. Simms, r. T. Colston, Prof. Geo. F.
Holmes, Peyton s Coles.
The committee having retired, after
consultation, Mr.. Rives, the Chairman,
reported preamble and series oi resolu-
tions, which, after some slight modifca-
tions were ADOPTED, seyiatim, iii the fol-
lowing form:
The termination of the war devolves
on the people of the State the gravest re-
sponsibilities and duties in the reorgani-
zation of their civil polity. These should
be met and discharged in spirit of man
ly fortitude, and with wise and prudent
conformity to the inevitable demands OF
. the occasion Entitled to a republican
form of government by the provisions OF
the Federal Constitution, to which they
a dereliction of duty, shrink from assert
ing their rights to the same, nor leave
their silence to be interpreted into ac
auiescence, when measures are impend
ing that contravene the fundamental
principles of such government. At the
same time, they should acknowledge the
duty and manifest the spirit OF loyal
submission to the provisional anthori
ties, both civil and military, which, by
necessity, supplant the government that
has been overthroYI and should be
neither paralyzed nor reduced to state o.
sullen Indifference by the results of the
war, so as to fail of support to those au
thorities, or of sensibility to the grea,
interests and inestimable rights of self
government. They cannot disregard th'
arbitrament which the sword has made
of the great questions involved in thu
late conflict, nor the imperious duty K
conform, in spirit of proud and honora
BILE fidelity, to the requirements made o
them by the inexorahle fate of war ant
| the will of Heaven While it is not T.
be expected that the whole process o
restoring civil government to the peopl
of this State will consist with their fol
mer liberties, and much consideration
therefore to be extended to their ruler
while imposing such restrictions as the
shall find absolutely necessary in the IL
terest of peace, order aud reform, it
not reasonable to suppose that the pee
pie could or would ultimately accept i
silence, or with indifference, govern
ment neither derived from nor dependeu
upon the will of the governed.
Actuated by these sentiments, and i'm
PEELED by an earnest and patriotic desir
to see the State Government restore
upon such a liberal basis Of popular suf
rage as to remove all just grounds of dii
content and prevent future disaffeetioI
we, the people OF Albemarle, here Assem-
bled, do adopt the following resolutions
/. That we regard slavery as abolishe
by the war, and abandon, in good faitt
all hopes of retaining it; that we al
; willing, under the circumstances,
, amend the Federal and State Constitl
tions to accomplish this end, and i