The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-16
Public Meeting in Marshall.

A meeting Of the Democratic and
snti-Radical voters of Washington
township, assembled at the club room
in Moundsville, on the evening of the
18th inst. General Is. Price, the regu-
lar President of the club, and j. W..
Maccarriher appointed Secretary. B..
w. Price, on taking the chair, stated
the object of the meeting to he the Sc
lection of delegates to represent the
township in the Democratic Conven-
ton To assemble in the city of Wheel
ing on the Sth of January next.
On motion, a committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of the
sentiments of those composing the
meeting.
The said committee reported the fol-
lowing resolu tions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolred, That the rights conferred
upon the Federal Government by the
Constitution of the United States we
will maintain, and the reserved rights
of the States we fully claim, for har-
mOny and freedom are both essential to
the welfare of the citizen in govern
mental point of view.
ResOlred, That VIC believe the Anglo
Saxon race capable of self government,
and claim that they have demonstrated
the fact.
Resolved, That we are in favor of equal
and exact justice in all matters of gov
ernmental action.
ResOIred, That our government Is a
poy ernment of white men. for them
selves and their pOsterity, and that this
meeting is opposed to any innovation
which would change it to any other
purpose. ,
Resolced, That approving the eternal
principles OF Political economy enun-
ciated by the Fathers of the Republic,
We endorse and hold in utter detesta-
tion the sectional and partisan leglsla-
ton of the present disunion and de-
structlve party, which now unfortu-
pately hold the reins of Federal power.
Resolred, That we are in favor OF full
and free representation in Congress, OF
each State of the Union, and that we
look in horror upon the action OF the
Rump Congress, which excludes ten
States of the Union from the Councils
of the nation.
Resolred, That we are undoubtedly
opposed to negro suffrage in any and
every form in which il can represented,
believing it tends only to the degrada-
ton of our race, and TO the destruction
of those principles of free Government
which the Fathers of the American Re
public enunciated.
Resolred, That we oppose and will
continue to oppose the prosclptiNe
course pursued by Governor Boreman
and his ceadjutors in West Virginia,
who, by test oaths and registration acts,
would fetter the freemen of the State
in order that they may hold the reins
of power, and embrace Sambo at the
polls.
Resolved, That we endorse the great
principles of the Democratic party In
| reference to Government, ana spurn as
unworthy of freeman the sectional
and destructive principles ofthe present
negro party.
i. s. Newman offered the two follow
| ing resolutions, which were also adopt
ed:
Resolred, That strict conformity TO
| the American Constitution as written
by James Madison and interpreted by
such statesmen as Jefferson, Monroe,
aud Jackson, is the only way by which
the Union of our fathers can be perpetu-
ated, aud that the usurpations of power
not delegated to the legislative or execu-
tive branches of the government are no
less revolutionary than is Nulliticat;on
or State Secession.
Resolred, That as bonded aristocracy
is inconsistent with our Tree institu'
tions and as Justice demands UNIFORM
and equal currency TO regulate the reia-
tions of capital to labor, that the ricn
NAV not Cypress the poor nor the credi-
tor consume the substance of the debtor
in exchange, usury and extortions, we
accept the proposition to redeem
the bonded debt of the government
with legal tender notes as proposed
by the Hon. G. Ii. Pendleton aud Others
On motion, j. C.. Pickett offered the
following resolution, which was like
wise adopted:
Resolred, That as free ballot is tn,
basis of constitutional liberty,S-He re-
gard test oaths, and registration act'
as illegal in character, and revolutionary
in effect, and demand their repeal.
Gen. b. w. Price aud l.. 5: Newman
were elected delegates, and e. w. Pat
terson and Harvey Cox, alternates, Il
attend the Convention of. the 9Th
January in the city of Wheelihg'
On motion it was
Resolred, That the Democracy be re
ouested, together with all anti-Radica
voters, to form township organization
throughout the county of Marshall.
Resoired, That the proceedings OF thi
meeting lie published in the wheehnI
B.W. PRICE, Presidents
J.W, MAccARRIHRR, Secretary