The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-26
| Meeting in PendIeton County q
Endorse the President.

At large and respectable meeting of
thecitizens of the countyof Pendleton,
held at Franklin, ON Saturday, the 18th
day of March, 1866, on motion of Geo.
"A. Blakemore, Heary H Masters, Esq,
was elected President of the meeting,
and C. Pinckney Jones was chosen sec
rotary.
Mr. Masters, on taking the chair, adj
dresbed the meeting in speech of some
leneth, in which he stated the object OF
the meeting, referring to the disturbed
condition of the country in torclple
manner and to the position Of President
Jobuson as the CONSERVATION OF the natlon'
the hpbolder of the Constitution &C
&c. .oa
ON motion, the President appointed
Georpe A Blakemore, John Kiser, Geo
A Iough, Joseph Temple, John W.
Dolly and James B, Kee, commlttee 10
draft resolutions for the meeting VINO
after q short absence, reported the l'i'
loving preamble and resolutions;
WHEREAS, The unhappy war that
waqed without precedent in our country
for four years, has been terminated III
restoration of the national authority
over every State in the Union, and,
WHEREAS, The people of the late 70.
balIions States have accepted the result
Of the war as fixed an unalterable fact,
in cood faith, and are willing and anx-
ions to participate in the government,
which was established by our fathers,
for all of MS, and are justly entitled to
representation in our national councils,
because taxation without representa-
ton is tyranical and oppressive, therefore,
be it resolved
LIST. That we heartily endorse the pol
lev of President Johnson, as enunclated
| in his speeches and recent message TO
Congress. .. :,
I'd. That we send our greeting of "well
done good and faithful servants" to our
Senators in Congress, Van Wrinkle and
IWilley, and to our Representative, Geo
| R. Latham, for their manly support OF
the President in his veto of the Freed
mems Bureau" bill.
Sd. That we tender our thanks to the
conservative members OF the Legislature
of our State for their bold defence of onl
State constitution, and the patriotic
stand with which they met radical mer
and measures at their recent session.
4th. That we regard the test oath'
that mar the statute books of our State
together with the registration law, as
0dioNs, tuanniCdl, unconstitutional and de
rogatory of republican principles, and a.
in direct antagonism with the sp1t anC
letter of our institutions.
9th. That the interests, prosperity anI
happiness of our country call Tor
speedy adjustment of all the question:
| of policy, both State and National, that
now create uneasiness, uncertainty and
bitterness, and that the only sure basis
of adjustment is that of equal LAWS
and EQUAL RIGHTS"
9th. That the president OF this meet
ing appoint delegation OF not less than
| five nor more than seven, TO attend a
convention of conservative men, al
Clarksburg, on the 18th day of April
next.
These resolutions, receiving 4 second
were put to the meeting and unanimous
ly adopted.
The President appointed the following
gentlemen q delegation to the Clarks
burg Conv entiOn, viz: George A Blake
more, John d. johnson, David Harmon
ST., Jonathan Hiser, Joseph II. Temple
Charles E. Boggs and Samuel Sullenber
ger.
The meeting was addressed by JOSEPH
IL. Temple and George A Blakemore il
appropriate and pointed speeches.
On motion, the proceedings of tn,
meeting were directedlto be forwarded II
the office of the South Branch Intelligence
for publication, and that the Wheeling
REGISTER be requested to copy
s.cHENRY NJ, MASTERS,
President.
c.. PINCKNEY JONES, Secretary