The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-10
From the Meckienburg Jefersonian'
" Old Meckle,aburg right side 1P,"

From the Mecklenburg Jehersoniau'
"Old Mecklen6urg. right s'de up,
sure enough
We last week published the resolutions o, our
volunteers. refusing to go to Mexico under the OF
,6cers appointed over them by Gov Granam. ny
-. ipiy;no nrccedings. it will be seen that the
s;,;zen. of our county have cordially approved
and endorsed the course of the volunteers we
publish them without comment -
PUBLIC MEETING.
A very large meeting of the cllIzens OIL MecH'
Iorhrro comfy assembled at the court house IN
Charlotte. on Tuesday the 26th inst. The hon
VIM Davidson was appointed Chairman, anu
J. Wilson, Esq Secretary. Alter the o3Jects o'
the meeting had been explained by the ChalInlan
Capt John Walker was called up, VINO reVieweu
in masterly manner the action OF the Legisla'ure
in voting $1,000 to the regiment OF Volunteers;
and the course of the Governor in appointing neld
of6cers for the regiment When Capt. w. had con-
cIuded VIM F. Davidson, Esq, rose and offered
the following resolutions which, after an animated
address from the mover, were aooPIeu ny oeei"
nation. only three voices sounding negative;
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
II is the right as we'll as the duty Of the people
IN criticise freely the acts of their public servants
and more particularly should this be done 10 cr-
sis like the present, when the honor anu tiSnIS VI
our nation are involved in foreign war. w e.
citizens of Mecklenburg County, do therefore, oe-
State Legislature, in the measures tney Passeu re-
latve to our gallant volunteers, as disgrace 10 e
State and reproach so far as their autnIrs couid
make them, upon the cause IN Which our coInnloI
country is putting forth all her efforts we regard
said measures as calculated, If not intended, not
only to disgrace our State AID country, but 10 pre-
vent the formation of regiment OF volunteers In
North Carolina. And we so regard them LOT 'nese
reasons:
They would not, as did the Legislatures OF other
States make an appropriation for the ebenehs oil
the volunteers, unless they could couple with II a
damring censure upon the very cause 10 "hlcn
these volunteers were going to peril their ilves.
They, in public speeches, denounced the war
with Mexico to be unjust and unconstitutional
inasmuch Mexico was right and onr own gov,
ernme1t wrong, and as President Polk, ana MOI
Mericn, had brought on said war.
They took away by law from the volunteers The
election of the officers to command them on the
field of battle and gave the right 10 appoint these
officers TO party Governor
Call such conduct federalism or tory Ism, or what
you will-we say it is wrong and unpariotic, and
should draw down upon its authors the abidlng
indignation of every patriot in the land
And how has Gov. Graham discharged the dnty
thus assigned him by the Partzans 10 tne Leglsla-
ture Why, by the appointment OF ofhcers 10 COM
mand the regiment who are not only not volunteers,
aad whose counties send volunteers 10 the held
Of battle, but who we learn, Tor, at least two oi
ihem:) are not qualihed by either experience, !al-
euts, military knowledge or disposition, Judging
them BY tflelr acts in the Legislature 10 command
abe gallant men over whom they were appointed.
These our views-and therefore,
Resolued That the course of Capt. Caldwell,
and his company of this county, in refusing TO re-
eeiVe their share of an appropriation solled by a
base censure upon the cause Tor which they are
about TO leave their homes and families and friends,
and peril their lives The battle field, meets our
GoTdial approval.
Resolred, That we also approve their deteTmlna-
lion 10 serve under men as commanders who
are opposed to the war, and whose only recon-
nendation is devotion to party 10 preference to
their country. Such independence we glory In {;
il proves that Meckenhurg,s sons of l947, are
chips of the old block" OF 70.
ResoIred, That The Chairman of This meeting
appoint a committee of ten, whose duty II shall be
forthwith proceed in collecting funds for the
ample support of Capt. Caldwell and his volunteers
until their departure from among Us, and for their
support and comfort on the road 10 Mexico.
In pursuance of the Sd resolution the Chair ap-
pointed The following committee: Richard Peoples,
Kirk, Maj B. Morrow, w. W. Eims, Henry G.
Owens, James Nance, David Parks, and Leroy
Springs.
Resolped, That these proceedings be published
in the papers Of this town. aud the Raleigh Regis
ter and Standard be requested TO copy them.
After the adoption of these resolutions, Captain
Caldwell was called up. He defended in most
animated speech the course of his company, and
thanked the meeting for the gallant manner in
which they had endorsed the action of the volun-
leers. Lieut.. Davidson and Nat. W. Alexander,
Esq, also, in obedience to calls made upon them,
made each an able speech in vindication of the
then adjourned. -.
-r ...-. w. DAVIDSON, ChTm
p J. WILSON, Seey.