The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-03
,.,s. Meeting a. Clarksburg

Pursuant to notice, large nunpei =.
the citizens of Harrison county met aC
the Conrt House on Monday, February
oeth for the purpose of publicly ex-
nress;ng their sentiments in relation to
The present condition of political affairs,
both State and National.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Col. David T. Hewes as
President, and Luther johnson, Secre'
tary.
The object of the meeting was stated
by John J. Davis, Esq, in few brief
and pertinent remarks.
Upon motion of the same gentleman,
committee of six were appointed to
draft resolutions for the consideration OF
the meeting. The chair named the fol
lowing gentlemen as members OF the
committee: John J Davis, Henry 5.
Walker, 7. J. Minor, Trueman Elliott,
Id. Swisher and A. P. Bond.
Pending the preparation OF their re-
mort John Basel was called upon to adj
dress the meeting Mr.. Basel respond
ed in a few concise and forcibie remarks
in which he adverted to the object OF the
meeting, which was to express their aP'
prevail of the restoration policy OF fresl-
dent johnson, and their dissent from the
radical measures enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of West Virginia. Mi,
B. commended with great earnestness and
logical power that the Conservative men
in the Congress of the United States and
throughout the country, are almost the
only sincere supporters of the Chief Ex-
ecnfive ia his efforts to restore the Union
to its original integrity. Mr.. b. then ad-
yerted to the resolutions passed at a
meeting of "so-called" Union men de-
mandatory of Democrats, alias Copper
heads, alias Rebels" and illustrated the
inconsistency Of their position By refer
ence TO the fact that without the oppo-
sition OF these same Democrats, alias
Copperheads, alias Rebels, the Freed
mans Bureau Bill, over whose defeat
they reioiced, would have become law
Further remarks of the speaker were in
terrupted by the return OF the committee
who submitted the following prea mble
and resolutions
WHEREAS, We have viewed with
painful solicitude, the efforts on the part
of the party in power, both State and
National, to subvert the form and prin
ciples of our Government, upon the one
hand IN seek ing 10 compel the States OF
this Union, and especially the eleven
States lately in insurrection, to entran-
chlae fU"r. millions of negroes, an ig
nor tut, degraded COL semi barbarous
rae, and to force negro Suffrage mon
the people of the District OF Columbia,
against their unanimous dissent-as ex-
pressed at the polls npon the other
hand, in seeking to pass odlous and
discriminating acts in our State Legisla-
turc, in order to disfranchise thirty
thousand of their fellow citizens in this
Stale, who possess equal intelligence
to themselves, and large share of the
tax .ble property of the State. In view
of the alarming state OF affairs to which
the country seems tending, we deem 1t
our duty i'll the exercise of sacred
right, to express our disapproyal Of the
acts hereinbefore set forth: therefore,
ResoIred, LIST. That Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, by his
earnest efforts for the restoration Of the
Union upon its proper basis, by his manly
and statesman like position in opposition
to negro suffrage, by his veto of the bill
to enlarge the powers of the treedman's
bureau, and by his resistance to the in
sane and unwse efforts of a Compression
al majority, who seek to destroy the Con,
stitntion OF our fathers by unWise and
mischievous amendments, has deserved
well of his country, and we cordially en-.
dar,o the policy he has pursued.
Er3Olrei, 2nd. That we are in favor Of
the immediate restoration of the Union,
by the admission by Congress of the Re
representatives. from the Southern States.
Resolved, Bird, That the Legislature OF
this State in the passage of the so called
Constitutional amendment of the act to
prevent the obstruction of public justice,
of the act for the Registration of voters,
and others of like character, have been
guilty of gross usurpation of power, Of
corruption in official position, and of
violation Of the Constitution of the
United States, and the Constitution of
this State.
Erotrcd, 4th That the acts aboYe Ie-
ferrui to. are Odous in purpose, danger
ous ii character, despotic in the power
owe. our liberties with which they will
clotEe their agents, and in direct violation
Of the Fundamental principle of Republi-
taxation without representation
Re9olred, 9Th, That we will not be de
tered from the exercise OF our rights as
citizens. to freely speak and criticise the
acts of our public servants, and to cen
sure them when i'll our view they have
committed an abuse of the trust reposed
in them Aud further that we spurn
the epithet of rebel and rebel sympa-
thizer. so freely INDUCED in by on T po-
litical opponents who thereby think to
stihg criticism, and avoid just censure
for any enormity of which they may be
guilty.
Rc2olrcd, 9Th, That the charge made
by the radicals through their press and
resolutions adopted in Wheeling, that
we are seeking for the consolidation of
this State with the State of Virginia is
false, and that the object in making
this charge is to cover their own iniqui-
tous and base purpose of DISTINGUISHING
all political opponents, for the sake of
perpetuating in their own hands politi-
cal power
RcS0lr6i. eth. That we hereby express
our condemnation of the course of Messrs
Golf and Fleming, the delegates from this
comfy in our State Legislature, and that
the former especially has been guilty OF
a violation of the professions and prom
ises made by him TO conservative men
preceding the election of last October
Rsolred, 5th. That our conservative
fellow citizens throughout the State, be
oDd orn bnrnhv eyhorted m hold p,pat