Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-09
Meeting 81 onIkIand, n1d.

' PuFsuRnt toJnOuce g meeting of the 10y
alcitizens of District No. 10 was held at
0aklsnd, Allegheny County Md on Fri
day, the I'd day of June, 1865, for the pur-
pose of giving expression TO the. feelings
and sentiments relative to rebels returning
aud remaining in our community.
The meeting was organized by appoint.
ing John n. DAVIS, Esq, Chairman, and
s. L. ToWnshend, Secretary.
On motion a committee of three was ap.
pointed to draft a preamble and resolutions
expressive of the seuse of the neetiDg.-
Ralph Thayer, R. W. Wardwell and Peter
Baker were appointed, said committee, who
after retiring, returned and reported the
following, which we're read and unsni-
mpusly adopted. '''
iWHEREAs, Certain persons residing in
this community, living under the protec,
ti6n, of the laws of the United States !. and
of the State of Maryland, did, of their
own free will, Voluntarily leave this State
and did go to another State then in armed
insurEection sgRinst the government of the
United States, and did there join them
selves unto bands of armed desperadoes
engaged in insurrection and acts of armed
hostility against the said government and
against the laws, peace, digHity and good
order of the State they had left, and,t
rimeBt, of gthe peace, happiness and inter
est of all good people, and that these
wFetches did there eDgage in planning and
executing wicked acts of wanton mischief
upon our citizens and dIothers, such as steal.
iug, robbing, plundering, kidnapping.
bprniug bridges, workshops, stores and
dwellings, destroying public oommunica.
tim aud in many instances NdepriEiug of
liberty and evenslife. our fellow ,eitizens;
and now that those lawless bands of armed
| traitors to God and their country have
been crushed out and the me jAsty Of the
law yindicated; and treason disaTmedg gby
the .skill of onE, rnlers, the bravery Of our
officers and men, and an untiring effort on
the part of all good citizens to sustain and
aid allin the. grand achievements to save
the. government from destruction at the
hands Of armed and peTjured traitors; and
the od,,of battles having sustained the
right, indicated this justite, and given us
the victory, we would, and do most en-
phatically declare that We are utterly op-
posed to, and will use all necessary means
TO prevent the return and remaining amoug
us of all speh graceleas and ahameless
wretches.
Resolued, therefore. That notice be Civ
en- all such persons1who may be found in
this vicinity to leave within thirty hours
after due notice. and not to return until
legally permitted to do o'so. ,g.s
ReSoEved, That committee of three be
appointed to confer with the military com.
mander of this department and inform him
of the presence of any individuals who
may be iu our vicinity and are obnoxious
TO tie 10th exception ih the proclamation
of amnesty issued by the President on the
18th day of May, 1865.
ReSolued, That committee of three be
appointed to notify all such persons as
may be found in this election district, who
are embraced in the I'd resolution of these
proceedings, TO leave in Accordance to the
order contained in the first resolution Of
these proceedings. g. g. = -. - -
.ResolUed, That the proceedings of the
meeting be signed by its officers and
published 10 the Union papers OF Cumber-
land and Wheeling. q; JOIN N. Davis,
s. L. TowHsHRsD, SEQ, j z Prest.