The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-18
Letters from the People.
FROM RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Democratic nnd Conservative Meet
ing,

Democratic nnd Conservative Meet.
ing.
Editor of the Register:
On Saturday, the 9TH of March, the
Democrats and Conservatives of Clay
township, Randolph county, met at
school house No. 2, of the township, to
organize aDemocratic Club.
On motion Of n. C. Bowmsn, Mr.. L.
B. Lee was appointed President, pro
TEN. The object of the meeting was
then 'ex planned by Mr.. Dolebear Kelley,
after which n. Coleman Bowman was
called upon to address the audience,
He came forward and delivered short
and appropriate address, recommending
the plan of organization proposed by
the Wheeling Convention, which was
unanimously adopted. r,.
The following gentlemen were then
elected officers of the Club: Elan Hart,
President; F. B. Lee, Vice President;
James w. S. Bowman, Secretary; Ran
dolph Triplett, Treasurer; n. c. Bow
man, Corresponding Secretary. After
which Mr.. Kelley offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the meeting:
We, the citizens of Clay township, in
Randolph county, West Virginia, assem-
bled in Convention at school house No.
2, near New Interest, on the 9TH day of
March, 1865, do recognize our obliga-
tion to support the general Government
in all legal and proper measures, and
claiming from that Government the due
performances Of the reciprocalduty, to
extend to us, in common with all the
people of our whole country, the pro-
lection guaranteed by the Constitution
of orr for. fathers, do declare and affirm
that manly protest against bad
public policy is the duty as
well as the right of every American cit
izen, aud this without factiOus oppO-
sition TO the general Government or
uutimely interruption of public bar
mony. The season for honest discussion
of principles and for lawful opposition
to existing abuses and their growth, is
how present and pressing.
We hope that every true patriot in
the whole country will take courage
even in this dark and gloomy hour; and
We believe that each one of us, the
humble as we'll as the lofty, has sacred
duty to perform in helping forward the
great Conservative movement, and let
us unite hand and heart to restore
social interest throughout the country
to every true lover of the Constitution.
We cordially invite all of our Radical
friends to pause OH the perilous brink
to which they have been urged
by partisan leadership, and meet
with us at any and all times,
and take common counsel together
on the affairs of the nation and be ready
10 acquiesce in any policy looking to the
honor and good of the nation ana Sc
curing the rights of all intelligent cit
liens, and we regard the efforts of the
present ruling power 10 change the
fundamental institutions of the United
States government as false In principle,
impelitic in action, injurious IN result,
unjust TO the South. and detrimental 10
the general government.
As silence under wrong might be con-
strued as an endorsement, be ii there
fore
|. Resolred, That We recognize our
duty to sustais law and order; 70 sup
port cheerfully all constitutional meas
ures of the United States government
and to maintain all the rights of all
people under enlightened and liberal
laws.
2. That We protest dispassiOnately
vet firmly, against what is known IS
the Reconstruction Acts Of Congress,
and against the vindictive and partisan
administration Of said acts as wrong IN
principle, oppressive in action and
ruino1s TO the States of the South as
we'll as hurtful TO the welfare Of every
portion of our country; and as leading
directly if not intentionally to the per
manent supremacy of the negro race IN
all those States where those laws are
now being enforced.
3 That this meeting do earnestly
recommend to the Conservative men IN
each county aud township OF the State;
TO organize at once aud report their or
ganization TO the State Executive Com
mittec.
1. That We sustain Andrew johnson
in all constitutional measures and en-
dorse the proceedings of the State Con-
yention assembled at Wheeling on the
Sth OF January lS6S. -,
The meetinswas well attended, the
house being scarcely sufficient 20 con-
tain these present. A more enthusi-
astic meeting have seldom seen, and
all eyinced determination rarely man
ifested on such occasions
Yours truly, JAMES W: S. BOWMAN,
Secretary.