The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-04
Letters from the People.
FROM TAYLOR COUNTY.

Editor of the Register:
Pursuant to notice, the Democratic
and Conservative party of Taylor coun'
ty. met at the Court House in Pruny'
town on Saturday, the 28th day ol
March, for the purpose of more thor
oughly organizing the Conservative ele'
ment of the county for the approaching
political campaign. On motion, VIM
Mallonee, of Grafton, was appointed
President, who in clear and forclble
manner, explained the object of the
meeting; after which, committee con
sisting of Jas. W. ScroggiD, Jas. Clel
land, Col. Jas. D. Holmes, D. Armstrong
and Samuel Crothers, was appointed
on the business of the meeting. Said
committee reported the Preamble and
Constitution adopted by the Wheeling
Convention as the plan for organiza'
ton with the following resolutions:
Resolred, That the Constitution OF
the United States is the supreme law
1t is binding upon the people and every
Department of the Government, and II
is the highest duty of those in and out
of official place to yield implicit obedl,
cnce to all provisions provided
therein; that the recent attempts of the
Legislative branch ef the Government
TO nsurp the office of Executive, asd to
destroy the independence of the Judi
ciary are deliberate attacks upon the
plainest provisions of the Constitution
in utter violation of its spirit and tend
to the overthrow of the Government it.
self.
Resolred, That the pending impeach-
ment of the President of the United
States is gross and reckless abuse OF
partisan power without justitiable
cause, and intended for the attainment
of the monstrous scheme of negro su-
premacy in certain States, and negro
equality in all, in violation of the Con-
stitutior and contrary to the sentiments
and feelings of the great bulk OF the
population of the Union.
Resolred, That the Republican party
is responsible to the country for the de-
lay in the restoration Of the Southern
States to their just relations in the
Union, and for the government OF their
people by military rule, and that the
purpose of these measures is TO perpet-
rate Radical power through the votes
of illiterate negroes.
Resolred, That an equal and uniform
rate of taxation upon all property and
II. e L. . - an1 fha Moor
alike, is the true doctrine of republican
government, and that the exemption OF
government bonds therefrom is unjust
and irrequitable.
RESOLVED, That by the terms of issue,
greenbacks are made legal tender for
all debts, public and private, except du-
ties on imports and interest on the puO-
lie debt, and if that kind of money IS
good enough tor the masses, 1t is good
enough for the Federal securities.
ReSOlred, That we have full confidence
in the sober second thought Of the peo-
pie and believe that at the next cleo
ten they will repudiate as oppressive
aud unjust the Registration law, the
Suitor's Test Oath law, the Lawyers
Test Oath law, and all other partisan
legislation nov disSracing the statute
book of our State.
0n NATION tL,o I.Oolutiuuo NClo @uVP
ted as whole. The meeting then pro-
cceded to elect officers for the Assocla-
ton, according to the provisions OF the
I'd article of the Constitution, adop-
ted by the Wheeling Convention, with
the following result: u. Shields. Esq,
President; S. S. Johnson, Vice President;
J. NJ. ScroggiHs, Secretary; A. Arm
strong, Treasurer. Also an executive
committee of the following named gem
tlemen: For Court House township, b.
f. Martini; for Fetterman, James Poe;
for Grafton, Colonel j. d. Holmes; for
Webster, J. w. Bartlett; for Claysvllle,
Reuben Davisson; for Pennington, Jas
B. Sinsel for Booths Creek, Marcene
Smith; for Raymond, John Grimes; fol
Union, j. NJ. Wilson.
Resolred, That the Wheeling REGISTER
and Clarksburg Conservative be request
ed to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
I V MARTIN Secretary.