The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-28
The Recent Convention OF Soldiers
= and sailors at CIarksburg---.Fnu
Report of the Proceedings.


Report of tho Proceedings.
Furnished for the IVheeting IlteItt0eneer.
At an adjourned meeting of the Sol
diers' and Sailors State League, held at
the Court House in Clatksburg, West
Virginia, on the 22d day of February,
1866, Gen'l r. s. Northcott, President,
in the chair, the meeting being called
to order, the following delegates re-
ported II
Lieut.. Thos. J. Edwards, WetZel Co.;
Col. j. II. Lockwood, Marshall Co.; Col.
Geo. II. Taggart, Wood Co.; AdJ't Bar
ny Powell, Wood Co; Capt. A. Q. Moore,
Upshur Co.; Capt. J. i. Gould, upshur
Co; Capt. j. j. Glover, Ohio Col
james Stewart, Preston Co.; Major T..
F. Lang, Harrison Co.; DIR. s. p. Bryan,
Harrison Co.; Major N. Gof, Major Lee
Raymond and Capt. n. a. Shuttle
worth, delegates Mt large.
Major n. Golf, chairman of the Com
mittee on Organization, submitted a
Preamble and Constitution for the per-
nauenti organization and govern ment
Of the Soldiers and Sailors State
League of West Virginia, which was
unanimously adopted.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to the election of officers to serve the
ensuing year, whereupon the following
named officers were elected:
President, Colonel j. ID. Lockwood, /,
of Marshall county; 1st Vice President,
General r. S. Northcott, Harrison coun-
ty; I'd Vice President, Colonel j. j.
Polsley, Kanawha county; Recording
Secretiryy Major 7. f.. Lang, Harrison
county; Corresponding Secretary, Major
N. Gotf, Harrison county; Treasurer,
Major Lee Raymond, Harrison county;
Sergeant-at-Arms, Colonel G. w. Tag
CART, Wood county. -,.gr .-t.fs.I
; Colonel Lockwood, upon being con-
Quoted to the chair, returned thanks for
the honor thus conferred upon him, ad-
dressed the meeting at some length,
detailing in clear and fOrcible man
ner the object and benefits to the SOL
diers and their families of the Soldiers
and Sailors State League. He recon-
mended the Organization of League
in each county of the State, and gave
general outline of the proceedings of
the Soldiers and Sailors National Con-
vention held in Washington, d. C., jan.
22d, 23d and 24th, 1866, of which he was
one Of the delegates from West N1r-
ginia.
Appropriate addresses were alsomade
by General r. S. Northcott, Colonel g.
W. Taggart, Captain A. G. Moore, Adtu-
tant B. Powell, Major N. Gof and LIT.
T. ]. Edwards.
In accordance with the constitution,
the chair appointed the following COM
mittees to serve the ensuing year:
EXECUTIVE ooMHuTTEE.
Col. j. II. Lockwood, of Marshall
Co.; Gen. II. NJ. Harris, of Richie Co.;
Adj't b. Powell, of Wood Co.; Capt. A.
G. Moore, of Upshur Co.; Major Il. F.
Lang, of Harrison Co.
BY the constitution the President
and Recording Secretary are ex-odicio
Chairman anu Secretary of the Execu-
tive Committee. .-t-
gsrft FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Col. N. Wilkinson, of Ohio Co.; Maj.
II. Slack. of Kanawha Co.; Capt. A. g.
Mountz, of Wood Co.; Col. F. w.
Thompson, of Monongalin Co.; Maj.
@. E. Anderson, OF Lewis Co.; Capt.
Brister, of Taylor Co.; Col. Samuel
Young, of PocahOntas Co.
COMMITTEE on EMPLOYMENT.
Gen. I. a. Duval, OF Brooke Co.;
Gen. r. S. Northcott, of Harrison Co.;
Col. y. ]. Polsley, of Kanawha Coz
Adj't a. J. johnson. of Ohio Coz Capt,
w. j. Purdy, of Marshall Co.; Major
Henry Rider, of Kanawha Co.; Capt.
Tabler, of Berkeley Co.
COMMITTEE on sTATIsTIcs.
Gen. R. s. Northcott, of Harrison Co.;
Capt. John Carlin, of Ohio CO.; Major
j. L. Hurst, of Upshur Co.; Lieut.. I. J.
Edwards, of Wetzel Co.; Maj. N. Goh,
of Harrison Co.
By the constitution the senior Vice
President and Corresponding Secretary
are ex-officio Chairman. and Secretary
of the Committee on Statistics. l-6
On motion of Adj't Barny Powell,
Resolved That our Senators and RepreSen-
tatiVes In Congress be requested 10 urge upon
that BODY the passage of the bill now pend
ing for the equalization OF bounties, and that
q copy of this resolution be transmitted 70
them by the Secretary of this League.
Ou'motion. of Capt. j. j. Glover,
Resolred That the pension TO soldiers and
sailors who have been wholly disabled in the
ent rebellion, ought to be increased to TWEEN
ty-four dollars per month. and proportion
ately for any partial d disability. and the Sena-
tors and REPRESENTATIVES from this State in
respectfully requested 70 urge TINS matter
upon the attention of COnETesA
on motion or Col. G. w. Taggart,
Whereas The Union members OF ouTState
IegislAture have shown by their recent action
their intense devotion TO the interests or the
Resolved, That We hereby tender TO the loyal
members of both branches OF said body the
thanks OF the soldiers OF the State or West
Viryinia for theY general patriotic courSe
winch they have pursued i1a- ~.
OnfmotiOn OF Col. Lockwood,
Resolred That the soldiers of the different
counties of the State be requested to organ
lie speedily county leagues, and report by
deIegRte at the next annual meeting OF the
state League, and that the Corresponding
secretary be instructed to communicate, as
iaraS possible with the soldiers Of the differ
ent counties upon that subject.
On motion Of Major Lang,
ReSolued That the President appoint q
In the state and that said soldiers De request
ed, II county leagues have not Hleauy oeen
orgHnlLeu for them to:use their 1nnnence IN
the organization Of such leaSus. Ths resolu-
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