The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-13
Conservative Meeting at iGrafiOn-The
President Heartily Endorsed.

Editors of the Register
A meeting composed of the true
friends of President Johnson, was held
at the Valley House. Grafton, West vir
ginia, on Wednesday, April llth, 1866
The meeting was organized by calling
James d. Holmes, ESQ, to the Chair
and appointing John Doonan, Secretary
On motion a committee Of five were
appointed to draft resolutions expressing
the sense Of the meeting upon the politi
cal issues Of the day The committee
O ter a blief absence, reported the fol,
lowing preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The President has called
upon all the Union-loving people to sus-
tain him in his efforts to restore the
Government and to maintain the union
of all the States unimpaired;
AND WHEREAS, We have viewed with
the greatest anxiety the efforts of the
radical disuuion party, National and
State, to subvert the fundamental prin-
ciples Of free government, the former
depriving eleven of our sister States of a
voice in our national council, in viola
tion of the time honored principle that
there should be no taxation without
representation. seeking to force negro
suffrage upon a portion of our people
against their unqualified protest, enact
ing laws oppressive, unjust aud unconsti-
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their power by test oaths aud registra-
ton laws and other acts III direct viola
ton of the plainest principles Of consti-
tutional La; aud whereas. it is emf
nently Iii and prope that we. believing
that whoever is not for the President is
against the Union. IN meeting assem-
bled do
Resgired, That it IS n0t only tie r:gL;.
but the duty, Of citizens Of free GOV
erument at all times. to give expression
20 their opinions in all matters relating
70 public affairs.
Reso1.ed, That &c aPpEcTe the -ie"a
expressed by the President IN his vetc
message of the freedman: Bureau
bill: in his veto Of the infamous Civ.
Il Rights bill. and in his speech ot the
22nd Of February that We applaud hi:
efforts to restore the integrity d
the Union and 10 rc-invest thC
people thereof %itn rights and
privileges guaranteed to them by
the Constitution OF the United States
and promise him our cordial support and
assistance in every effort he may make
to that end
Reaolred That It - indispensable fol
the future peace aad prosperity OF the
Federal Union that the States recently
in rebellion but now Obedient TO the
Constitution. should be permitted to en-
ioy all the rights conferred upon them
b7 that instrument that taxation and
representation should go hand in hand
that the one without the other Is tyranny
and contrary to the genius OF a rePnbli
| can government
RfS0lted That We deprecate the spirit
! that animates the Radical party ln this
! State and the animus exhibited by OuI
Legislature IN It's passage Of the pro
! uosed Constitutional Amendment, de
pri7ing so many Of our best citizens OF
| the II ghts of citizenship and suffrage
and the Registration Law acknowl
edged to he retrospective and tenGinf
to DESTROY the return Of good feeling and
prosperity to the State
| PCsolred That We will use all honor
able means to place men IN power wht
will secure lust and equitable laws and
who will give a little of their time il
legislating for the poor whites
Res5lted, That We decidedly condemn
the vote ri7en by Senator Wiley, il
support of the Civil Rights Bill, and
that he has proved recreant TO the trust
confded in him and fails to represent the
sentiments of the people Of West Nir
ginia ,.,..- ;. -.
anf1 of every lover of his country n
this time 10 rally around the President
and b7 our support to aid him all we csr
in his manly efforts against radiea
Congress that seems disposed to legis
late for the benefit of the negro alone
that by our united support he may b
further encouraged to persevere 10 tht
peod work he has already began.
On motion, the following delegate
were appointed to attend the State Con
vention at Clarksburg, on the 18th inst.
James D. Holmes, Ambrose Snively, q
Shields, John Doouan and Thomas Nc
GraT,
On motion,
Rssolred, That the proceedings OF thi
| roeatiur re n1blished il the Wheelir;