The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-04
WHEEIINc W v WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL A. 1866.

the immediate restoration of the Union,
by the admission to Congress of the
REPRESENTATIVES from the Southern
States.
Resolrsd. 3rd, That the Legislature of
this State in tho passage of the so-called
Constitutional amendment, of the act to
prevent the obstruction ofpublic justice,
of the act for the Registration of voters,
and others of like character have been
guilty of great usurpation of power, of
corruption in official position, and Of
violation of the Constitution of the
United States, aud the Constitution of
this State.
Resolved, 4th Thar the acts above re-
ferred to, are odious 10 purpose, danger
Gus in character, despotic in the power
over our liberties with which they will
clothe their agents, and iii direct violation
of the fundamental pSjncipla OF Republi-
can institutions-thatt there shall be no
taxation without representation
Resolved, 5th. That. We will not be de
tered from the exercise of our rights as
citizens, to freely speak and cEiticise the
acts of ouT public SERVANTS, and to CEN
sure them when in our view they have
committed an abuse of the trust reposed
in them And further, that We spurn
the epithet of rebel and rebel sympa7
thizer, so freely INDUCED in by our po-
litical opponents, who thereby think to
stife criticism, and avoid Just cepsure
for any enormity Of which they may be
guilty
Resolued, 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, Us
false, and that tile object in making this
charge is to cover their own iniquitous
and base purpose Of disfranchising all
political opponents. for the sake of per
petuating in their own hands political
power
7th, ReSolred, That We hereby express
our utter condemnation Of the course of
our State Senator, Z. Maxwell, aud also
Eli Riddle, the Delegate from this coun-
ty, for their radical and rnwise course
in the late Legislature. which was, in
our opinion. clear violation of the will
Of the people.
9Th, Reaoirsd, That we fully endorse
Messrs Wiley and Van Winkle, Our
Senators in Congress, for their late
action on the Freedmens Bureau Bill,
9th. ResOlrPd, That Colonel Raymond,
labOred to defeat the odious actions of
the late Legislature of West Virginia,
are entitled to our warmest and most
sincere thanks, as true defenders of Our
rights, and friends Of constitutional law
and order
On motion, the chair appointed six
teen delegate to represent this county
III the State convention, which meets
at Clarksburg on the 18th OF April, 1866
The following are the names of the
gentlemen so appointed A. j Wilson,
John Collins, Wm Carpenter, f Colt.
Vile Felix Prunty. + " Ireland VIM
Patton. o Clayton, g B Carroll D Nc,
Gregor. c L Lewis, JAS FL Terry. DR..
w, II Thomas. s G. Goff, Harrison
Wright and John A Rogers
IN the absence OF any OF the above
named delegates. any citizen OF this
county is authorized to act in said con
vention as alternates.
On motion the chair appointed Wig
lance committee Eof fifteen persons in
Clay township to solicit voters to have
their names registered according to the
act of the late Legislature of West Vir-
ginia, and for Other purposes, where
upon the chair appointed the following
persons:
H n Wilson, Isaac Lambert. NJ NJ
Hitchcox, G. " Corbin, Levi Hammond,
James Hoge, II 3 Collins, B. F Rich
ards, Col d Raymond, Jefferson Broad
water, A. j Wilson, Benjamin Dotson,
E. C C. Lee, John Conners, Pat Muir
ray.
, 1t was further recommended that the
other townships hold meetings and ap-
point similar Committees
On motion it was resolved that che
proceedings of this meeting be published
in the Wheeling REGISTER the Parkers-
burg Gazette and Clarksburg ConsGTa-
tire please copy
On motion the meeting adjourned
Lew HAMIOTD, Pres
NJ RAFERII,