The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-06
Conservative Meeting in Gilmer
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Resolutions Passed-Delegates APP
pointed to tho State Convenuon-
Comfy Convention 10 be held sept.
GLENv1LLE, Gr1MER Go, W; VA.
july 81, 1866. J

CHENILLE, G11MER 90, w. VA. !
July 81, 1866. )
Editors Wheeling Register.
| A meeting of the conservative eltizens
of this county was held in the Court
House, on Saturday, the 25th inst Coi.
Sam'l. L. Hayes was elected President
and Abraham Suydam, Secretary.
Thefollowing preamble and resolul IONS
reported by q committee appointed ior
that purpose, wereunanimously adopteu:
Whereas, The late var was commenced
and conducted for the avowed purpose
of preserving the Union and maintai ning
the authority of the constitution and
laws of the United States, and
Whereas, More than year has now
elapsed since the close of the war, during
which year there has been no armed re-
sistance to the laws the United States,
and no obstacle to the complete restora'
ton of the Union, and yet not only is
the Union not yet restored, but the party
which controls the United States Con-
gross, Gin violation of its solemn pledges,
repeatedly made during the war; oppo,
ses and thwarts, by every means in its
power, the efforts of the President to re-
establish the States in their proper con-
stitutional relations, and
| Whereas, The same party, control ling
the government of this State, is pursu.
ing a policy and has passed number OF
laws whose effect is to keep alive issues
which ought to have died at the close OF
the war, to divide the State against
itself, and to promote discord and con.
tention injurious to the best interests OF
all classes of our citizens, and
| Whereas, The evils of this partisan leg
islation in Congress and the State legls-
lature are so great as to cause serious
apprehension of another civil war, and
Wherea8, 1t is the duty Of all good cit
zens at this crisis to point out the errors
which have been committed by the par
ty now in power, and to assert and main
tain the principles on which alone the
country in general and this State in par
ticular can be restored to peace and har-
mony. Therefore, Resolued,
|. That the result of the war decided
that no State can seeede from the Union.
2. That we believe that the people of
| the Southern States have laid down
their arms in good faith, and accepted
the results OF the war, and that taey
are therefore justly entitled to all the
rights and privileges of citizens Of the
| United States.
3. That the restoration policy of Pres
| ident Johnson is the policy which must
necessarily result from sincere desire
simply to enforce the laws and to re-
deem the solemn pledges given by the
government during the war, and that all
who desire to see the Union restored in
accordance with the principles on which
it was founded by those great men
whose names will always be honored by
every true American, ought to rally to
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4. That with President Johnson we
hold that 10 Important law ought to be
passed by Congress, and especially nc
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States ought to be adopted
while eleven States remain unrepre-
sented.
5. That the laws passed by the Legis
lature of this State, depriving men OF
civil and political rights, in consequence
of the part which they may have taken
in the late war, are violations, not only
of the Constitutions of the United
States and of this State, but of the great
principles to which every law should
conform, and ought to be at once
repealed
6. That the so-called registry law is
not a registry law, but an attempt by
the party controlling the Legislature to
retain that power by DISTINGUISHING a
large class of citizens.
| 7. That we have seen with alarm the
effect Of partisan legislation in driving
from our midst numbers of useful citi-
| zens, (whose only crimo is their political
opin ions,) meu whom the State needs,
and who should be encouraged to re-
main.
8. That we are in favor of maintain
ing the integrity of this State, and that
the assertion OF the radicals, that, if the
| conservative rty obtains possession of
the aovernme, :, it will favor the rein
corporation OF The State with Virginia,
as malicious talsehood.
9. That the interests of the State re-
quire the perfection of a judicious system
of internal Improvement for the develop
ment of her il ternal resources.
10 That the capital ought to be near
the geographical centre of the State
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed delegates t. the State convention, to
be held at Parkersburg, on Wednesday
August odd.
Centre Tow ship-L, Stump and Dan,
| iel Hoffman.
De Kalb Tow nship j Jones and S. G.
Stalnaker.
Troy Townslip-H M'Quain and VIM.
Crumriue.
Glenville Township-E. S. Bland, NJ.
Norris, VIM. Lynch, VIM. E. Lively and
Abraham Suydam.
Alternates aC Large-D. Lamb, OF
Wheeling, II. SHANNON, of Weston, and
C, Borgess., of harrisburg.
The meeting then adjourned till Sat-
urday, September 22d, when it will re-
assemble for thr purpose of nominating
county officers and devising plans for the
fall campaign. All Conservative citizens
are earnestly requested to attend.
ABRAHAM SUYDAM SeC'V