The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-02


States. The people of the South wer,
no longer disloyal to the government
they had taken an oath to support tn,
constitution and the union formed under
it and the laws made in pursuance of il
and this was all that could reasonably bt
demanded of them. If they were t.
come forward and swear that they be
lieved they had committed great crime
and acknowledged themselves consciou:
and wilful criminals he would not believe
them. 1t was unnatural and could moi
be expected and he had more faith in
their simple oath to support the consti
tuition in future than he had in all the
test oaths relating to their past conduct
that could be imposed.
The speaker referred to the bill to en-
large the powers of the Freedmen's Bn
reau and discussed its provisions. Its
veto by President Johnson was one oi
the greatest acts of magnanimity that
has ever been done in this or any other
nation. 1t proposed to confer immense
power upon the President and by means
of its agents scattered all over the
country he could secure his own re-elec
ton and exercise a controlling influence
over all branches of the government
But as the friend Of the people he de-
clined the power, deemed it too great
to be safely entrusted to any one man
and forbade the passage of the bill. And
strange to say, these men who are striv,
ing for the exclusion of the South as
sail the President as an usurper and
threaten him with beheading or i'm.
peachment. But they also object to the
plain Anglo Saxon language of his
speech on the 22d ult., and denounce
him in the most violent and bitter terms
because he, as in duty bound and in
the discharge Of high duty,
named those whom he regarded as
enemies to the constitution and
the country. But although faction
ists may rage, the President will stand
firm, he will be supported by the peo..
pie of the nation, and the Union will yet
be completely restored.
The speaker then referred to the un'
wise and unpolitic course pursued by
the Legislature of this State; showed
that the policy they were pursuing was
ruinous to the interests OF the State,
and tended to lock up and keep unpro-
ductive the vast resources with whic b
nature has endowed West Virginia.
He concluded by asking the people to
take such action at the polls as would
secure a change ofmen and change OF
policy in the Legislature.
Major Andrews speech was very enter
tanning and eloquent at times and was
interrupted by enthusiastic
applause.
Mayor Sweeney then stated that a
of prominent men from various
saati ono of, tha- -Stata had haan held hot
Law to consult together as to the best
means of uniting all the elements OF op'
position to radicalism in this. State with
/ view to rescuing the State from the
,uinous sway of the now dominant par
.v. He said that a committee OF that
meeting had prepared series OF .resolu-
ions which be would read as the senti-
nents and suggestions of the gentlemen
assembled from the various counties.
RESOLUTIONS.
/ Resolred, That we recommend that
all, without distinction of party, who
are opposed to the oppressive and un-
measures Of the radical
party of this State and the United
States, UNITE III all earnest effort to
restore peace, harmony and good gov.
to the country.
,. ResolueQ, That we regard the Union
Of the States as indissoluble, and that
we heartily approve and will support
the policy of Andrew Johnson, President
of the Emitted States, in restoring to their
rights the States which
have been recently in rebellion.
3. RcSOlred, That the faith OF the ma
ton is pledged to the creditors OF the
United States, and that the debt oil the
Union should. under all circumstances,
be regarded as sacred
A. Resolred, That we regard the State
Of West Virginia as fixed fact and that
her continued existence as State
should no longer lie q subject OF discus
sion.
! Reso7red That the test oath and
acts, acts lmpalrlng the
freedom of speech and of the press, and
all acts discriminating between the
rights of citizens of this State, passed by
tLe radical party Of our own Legislature
are an invasion Of the constitutional
ri lghts of the citizen, and IN variance
W th the most sacred principles OF Re
publican governments.
D. ResOired, That d. Lamb, A. Swee-
ley. O. S. Long, n Richardson and Jos.
Gallagher, Esquires, disappointed a com,
nittee whose duty it shall be to adopt
;nch measuIes as shall III their opinion
be necessary to accomplish the purposes
IS this convention.
: ResoIred, That it be recommended to
,,e people Of the several counties OF this
stote to hold county meetings and ap-
,oirt county committees to disseminate
" "Garmaton, aud adopt such other meas
rnas t as they may deem necessary to pro-
'note the purposes aforesaid.
Pes0ired. That it be recommended
.otha state and Co. Committees to cause
tbe unconstitutional measures of the
! ooislature to be thoroughly discussed
before the people
ResoIred, That we recommend to
tha neople of the several countiss to ap-
point delegates toa State Convention,
70 be held at Clarksburg, on the second
Thursday cf April next, at 10 o'clock
A. Nj.
rNorE.-We will publish the proceed
inps of the meeting in full tomorrow
REGISTER ]
After the reading of the resolutions
Jas PAUL., Esq, of Wheeling, moved
that they be endorsed aud approved by
the assembly then in the Court House.
The question was put, and the resolu-
tious were endorsed without dissent.
ipr vnica OkeY Johnson. ESQ ofWood