Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-03-21
rom North Carolina againsl
Slavery Extension.
Communicated for The Tribuns.1
ORANGE Co. N. c. Feb. 2

At large and respectable meeting held at Pratt's
Store. Orange County, N. G. the 25th of Feb. Mt
which large number Of the Society Of Friends were
present, Gen. Horace Fletcher called t" the
Chair, and Messrs. Michael Mitchell aud S. Jones
were appointed Secretaries.
Mr.. Jordan Swain then moved that Committee Of
seven be appointed by the Chairman to draw up suit
able resolutions for the meeting, which agreed
to, and the Chair appointed the following gentlemen
Messrs Chesterfield Merritt, Morris Booihe, Ma
tnnnel Hubbard John B. Phillips. Willis Jenkins,
Edmund Bell, and Charles A. Phillip.
During the interval, the meeting was addressed by
Messrs. L. KERRY, Allen Uiey and c. ]. Burnett
After retiring for short time the Committee report
ed the following resolutions, through their Chairman,
Chesterfield Merritt:
l. RsselUed, That will hail with Joy the admission Of
California State of this Uuoo with for
srer prohibiting Slavery and the slave traffic within its boT
deIs.
? Resolved do condemn the course pursued by
Mr.. Clngman and other Of our Representatives in Con-
gess in resisting the passage Of the WmOt POvso. and
B. RESOLVED That do extend to our brethren of the
Northern States, who have instructed their Senators to
st the Introduction Of Slavery into the Territories
warmest sympathes and do earnestly hope they
will and succeed in their good intentions.
4 Resolred, That do condemn the OF the late
Secretary Of State James Buchanan concedng Texas
great part Of New Mexico. for the purpose sf establishing
IN il Domestic Slavery.
8. ResOIerd That will frown down every attempt TO
dissolve this glorious Confedersey and will seek main
tain the Union for ever in its pristine purity.
6. RESOLVED, That the Chairman Of this meeting be
quesied TO transmit copy Of these resolutions the Edi-
tors Of the New Yoik Tribune and National Era. Other
journals favorable 10 The cause Of bey will please copy
Messrs. Merritt, Boothe, c. A. Phillips, Hubbard
and D. Barbem addressed the meeting in support
of tie resolutions.
On motion the resolutions were adopted and the
meeting adjourned sine die.
HORACE FELTER. Chairman.
n NJ ' Ma9ep., Secretaries.
The New York Courier and Enquirer quotes the
following from letter. written by able and lead
ing statesman of North Carolina, formerly men,
Der OF the United States Senate:
persuaded that as the North intends to e-enact the
ordinance Of 1857, it had better pass
the the beterfOr great part of this strife
from the agitation OF such topic. still continuing and
ending The plan Of operations South o
terrible TO the young aud aspiring Of the States
take ground against Their leaders Without proper esleua-
ton OF consequence they 20 into associations at home TO
threaten conditional resistance barely for the purpose
preventing what in reality they have intention resist
foreiby Pride thus committed against pauoiism, and
the Plotters Of evil know how excite the passion
proud young man-even 10 fogeuIness Of the FIST duty
OF an American patriot. For, would TO heaven that the
majority would pass Proviso drop people ia
the South are de"ded by vseiilaOn and PO.POnsmsn,
Tits singular coincidence to find Messrs Clay aud Ben
ton in the 1850 of mind suueoderng
their respective parties and determined TO break the force
this reasonable combination against the Union G0d hell
in the conflict is my faith.
o
dseord in North Carolina. At distance you will on y
the thing in newspapers We oho here kaoc
dPPedTdRce Is deusiUe-DEcEPTIvE. OUR PEOPLE Arr
NOT FOB DISUNI0N WITH OR WITHOUT A PROVISC
But the leaders OF the Wing party in North Carolina
eowaTdy, Otherwise before this me State would hav
made demonstrations for the Union Internationally The
afraid Of losing the Governor Reckoning upon falls
estimate Of popular pstriOsm, they with the de
Of faction, forgetting that il of all Others the
road to defeat. More than half the Democrats would ell
the places Of the deerters in bold fight for the Union
The following resolutions introduced by ex-Gover
nor MOrehead, at a meeting in Guilford county
will command attention abroad well at homs
The Raleigh Register says that they employ the ser
timents of large majority Of the people of Mort
Cardinal
Resolved That the interests OF every portion Of the Uno
by the Constitution, ought 10 be respected
be maintained.
Resolpsd That the Union Of these United States is il
dpenssble TO the happiness aud welfare Of the America
prOpe snd TO the security Of political liberty TO the wOrI
ana IL must be maintained