North Carolina standard., 1851-02-22
For the North Carolina Stand.
UNION MEETING in SURRv '''

oNiON MEETING IN SURRY.
A large and respectable meeting of the citiz.,.
Surry, without distinction of party assembleJ ems Of
Court House in the town of Rockford, on ~ a The
the 1lth OF February, 1851 when on motion e
M. Cloud, ESQ.,, Gen. Solomon Graves was oa, John
the Chair, who in few brief and pertinent rerOo
planned the object OF the meeting. On motion of CI
H. NJ. Waugh, Josiah Cowles, Esu was anO.o Co.
Secretary. When motion Of Col. WappppS ppSSilLed lied
Chairman appointed Committee of FIVE cons.,is Hs
of H. M. Waugh, Tyre Glen, Elijah ThomnsoS1'
w. Martin, and w. w. Wolfe, Esqrs, to Dra,. l.
resolutions expressive of the feelings of the cIpe
mise measures of the late session of Congress ~"
While the Committee were deliberatin1. M
call from the Chair, the Hon. N. Boyden entar,a;a
ed the Meeting in short speech in his best s,rI
aaPProbatory of the course of Clay, Cass, WeSs'aS
Eoote, Dickinson, and other patriotic membsra y
Congress, in support of The measures commonlvcan%
the peace measures" and in support of the HniaH HaH
At the close of his remarks the Committee renor,
the following resolutions F~0
Hesofoed, That this meeting approves of the reep,
course OF distinguished Democrats and Whius man
bers of the thirty-frst Congress of the United S,
IN which they express their belief that renewai =
sectional controversy upon the subject of Slavo.u
would be both dangerous to the Union and des,,!
tive OF Its objects; and seeing no mode by VIII
such controversy be avoided except by st,i.
adherence to the settlement thereof, effected bv %
compromise acts passed at the last session of ~.
gress, and have declared their intention to main,;
said settlement nviolate and to resist all attemnts
repeal or alter the acts aforesaid, unless bv the ~
eral consent of the friends of the measures az
remedy such evils if any time and experience ma,
develoPe; and, in which to make their resolution S
fectIve, they have further declared that they will MT
support for the Office of President Vice Presiden,
or OF Senator or Representative in Congress or =.
| member of a State Legislature, any man. of wba,
ever party, who is not known to be opposed to III.
disturbance of the settlement aforesaid and IN b0
revival of any form of agitation upon the subject of
slavery.
ResOlped, That when the members of this mps,ir.
declare their devotion and attachme Mt to the Cons
tutIona Union Of these States they honestly beiev.
they but express the undivided sentme nts of the cn
Zens OF Surry and of large majority of the peope of
North Carolina, who are equally opposed to fanatiem
on the one side, and agitating utrasm on the other:
and although sincere in the opinion that repeal Of G
fugitive slave law or material alterations in its provis
ions, would be act of gross Injustice and bad faith
well calculated to alarm the whole of the slave States
oesroy tnel In the honesty and fair purposes
OF the people OF the States concurrng in such epe
or alteration, and produce such alienation and distru
as would render the further maintanance of the Union
very difficult If not utterly impossible; yet they RELY
with entire confidence the influence of distinguish
ed, patro tic Union men, in every section and OF all
parties, to arrest ruinous not to one State
aone-not to any particular secti ion-but to American
liberty and the of freedom throughout the world
! Which being read by the Secretary, upon call of
the meeting, Jno A. Gimer, Esq. of Guford rose and
made few eloquent and patriotic remarks, commen-
datory of the objects of the meeng strongly marked
throughout, with undertaking devotion to the Union
and in support of the resolutions. John A. Lilln
ton, Esq, of Davie, being next callad on enga ged
the attention of the meeting in few happy and ap-
propriate remarks, in support of the objects of the
meeting and resolutions at the conclusion of which
the resolutions put upon their adoption by the
Chair. and were passed unanimously and by dcca-
nation.
On motion, the Secretary was requested to furnish
copy of the foregoing proceedings and resolutions
to the Editors of the North Carolina STANDARD and
Raleigh Register for publication. Other State papers
requested to copy.
| Resolutions of thanks to the Chairman and Secre-
tary, were unanimously passed, and the meeting ad
journed.
| S. GRAVES, Mmn.
! J. CowIFS Secs7