The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-15
Meeting OF the Returned soldiers OF
Ohio County last Saturday Night.

Meeting OF the Returned Soldiers of
Ohio County last Saturday Night.
meeting of the returned soldiers of
Ohio county was held at the Court
House on Saturday evening, 18th inst.
The meeting, was called to order by
eaptainJ J. Carlin, who stated the object
of the meeting, Explained inreport o.
Committee on organization.J @. y.
Rawling was appointed Secretary.in the
absence of the Secretary of the former
meeting.
The following report of Committee on
Organization was read by the Secretary;
"Your Committee on Permanent Or
ganizaticn, appointed on the evening OF
the Both nit, beg leave to present the
following report for the consideration
of this meeting: = ~
sfRecognizing in common with the re-
turned soldiers of other States the III;
Dortance of combined action on al
Questions in which we have an lhol-
y,idnoI interest seyerally having ma
tionnI issue, and in which the General
Government is an interested parry, we
deem IL better at the outset to state that
not having sufficient knowledge or data
upon which TO found resolutions for
permanent organization OF a Soldiers
Society or League, for the purpose ofact-
ing in conjunction and in harmony with
other organizations, and beingignorant
of the objects of the societies as formed
throughout the loyal States, save the
two hereinafter mentioned, your COM
mittee is compelled 10 defer positive &C
ton, their ideas being of too crude a
nature as to forming an organization.
Suggesting at the same time that this
meeting effect u temporary organization
for the purpose of nccrediting n dele
gate from, this county to the meeting OF
delegates representing the different
Leagues in the several States, to be held
in Washington on the I'D inst. The
object of which meeting is 10 urge upon
Congress the passage of an act qu9l-
izing Bounties." This delegate 70 ne
Instructed to obtain from the soldiers
League" OF Washington, their plan of
orranizaticn-the object or objects OF
the same in general and in detail this
10 be submitted to a committee to be
consulted in perfecting the organization
of the Society of Ohio County.
"Your committee would also suggest
the propriety of appointing the delegate
Mt this meeting, to represent this body
MT Washington on the aforementioned
day-this meeting to raise funds TO de,
fray the necessary expenses of said
delegate. Finally the committee offer
for Your consideration the following
preamble and resolution for the tenn
pory organization, preceding perma-
nent formation OF the. League, 10 VII:
uWHEREAS, 1t being APPARENT TO many
citizens of this county, (the returned
soldiers, volunteers of the Union army,)
md also admitted by all classes OF cit
iZens, that unjust distinction has been
made in the appropriations Tor ana
distribution of bOuntieS, between
the soldiers enlisting in 'G3, a and %, on
the one hand, and those enlisting prior
to the years mentioned on the other,
many OF the former having seen little
or no service, and receiving the highest
bounty, while the majority of the latter
have been through four campaigns, re-
cciving none, or, at best, the lowest.
This distinction is unw1se ana lnVldl-
GUS; not according with the heretofore
euuita BILE action of the Government to-
wnrds its defenders virtually Offering
n premium for lukewarmness and mac
tivity in times of public danger, and es-
tublishing IL precedent injurious to the
best interests of the Government and
its very integrity. 1t being deemed
only right and proper that the latter
should possess all the tadvantages, pc
cuniarily us we'll us otherwise, of the
former. concerted action be taken look
ing to this end; md whereas, much
suffering is known to exist among the
families of deceased soldiers throughout
our State, which, in the opinion OF this
meeting, can be ameliorated, If not en-
tirely alleviated, by prompt efforts oil
those who should be their friends
therefore, in view of these facts,
(" ReSoLUed, That an association be
formed composed of soldiers of this
county having served in the United
States army during the late rebellion
having the above objects in view, which
society shall be known as the Soldiers
League of Ohio County, w. Va.
(Signed,) n. WILKINSoN, Chm'n.
&C. II. DEITERs, w. L. SINGLETON,
| 'tJAcoB WEDDLE."
After few remarks by the Chairman
on motion of Captain Schockey the re
port, including the preamble and reso'
| tuition, was adopted. The Chairman
then stated that a warm friend of the
soldier is now in Washington, in the
person of the Hon.ED G. Hubbard, who
would no doubt attend to the business
required by this body, thereby saving
the expense of sending representa-
tive. Mr.. Hubbard was nominated and
elected unanimously, md the Secretary
instructed to inform the honorable gem
tleman of this action.
Some remarks were INDUCED in re-
garding the time for holding the next
meeting of this body, when, on motion
of Mr.. Ellifritz,, n meeting was APP
pointed for Saturday evening, the 9Th
inst, and the Committee on Arrange
ments instructed to have notice in the
dnily papers of the meeting five days
before tile time appointed: also to Sc
cure the present room for atpurpose.
1t was also moved and carried that
the proceedings of this meeting bepub-
lished in the daily papers of the city.
Meeting adjourned.
Music by. the Mechanics Brass
Band" which generously, for the fur
therance of the objects of the meeting,
lent their valuable assistance.
j. CARLIN, President.
G. j. RAwLINa, Secretary.
Order from Lieut.. Gen. Grant---Protee.
ton of Loyal Persons from Impro-