Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-24

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years ago. Gen. Diller was called to preside assist
ed bysa large number of vice presidents. Among
the number were Messrs. Cooper J. c. Montgomery,
Major Bozorth, Col John Thompson, Captain Fish
er, L. G. Judson, and Mr.. Curry. Peter Hay and
John Ell. Frick acted secretaries
The meeting was opened by appropriate speech
from the chair; after which Messrs Judson, Mont
gomery, Sutherland, and Others addressed the meet
ing Their speeches were received with rounds of
reiterated applause. Their speeches full of in
terest and deeply exciting.
The following resolutions were then read and
unanimously adopted:
ResOLUed, That the return of the 10th of Septem-
Der brings back to memory proud and vivid
recollection of the splendid victory achieved this day
forty years ago, by the gallant Perry and his brave
associates, on Lake Erie where, for the first time
since the formation of our national government,
gallant tars had an opportunity of demonstrating
their superiority to their enemy feet to feet, had
already been done by Hull and DecaturShip to ship,
and after most sangunary battle caused the star
spangled banner to float trumphauty over the broad
bosom of the lake until the close of the war.
Res0tred, That we learn with great pleasure, from
all quarters of the Union that the proposition to hold
a national convention of the soldiers of the of
1872 and their sons in this city, the Sth of JAN
uary next is received with much favor and that del
egates will be sent from them all to revive the reco
ections of that war, and to adopt such measures
may be necessary to press Congress the claims of
those who stepped forward to defend their country
in its hour of peril.
ResOLced That we regard the selection of the 9Th
day of January for the meeting of the national
Ventlon as Just compliment to the gallant band of
volunteer citizen soldiers and their distinguished
general who closed the war in blaze of glory.
ResOLCed, That we deem it altogether unnecessary
to reiterate the arguments urged former occasions
in favor of grant of 16O of the public lands to
all who served or suffered on land sea in any of
the wars of our country, and will only add our firm
conviction, strengthened is by the action OF pub
lie meetings and conventions in various sections of
the Union, that the passage of law for that pur-
pose by Congress will receive the cordial sanction of
the whole nation.
ResoLced That the volunteers who marched from
Pennsylvania to Baltimore, and those from western
Pennsylvania who served under Generals Tannehi
and Mead especially requested to elect delegates
to represent them in the national convention to be
held in this city the anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans.
Resolued, That it is both just and proper that the
defenders of our country in the of 1872, who
reside in Philadelphia should take the incpent steps
to bring together their friends from the interior of
our State, when it is remembered that during
great contest with England not less than five thous-
and country troops rushed to city, and joined six
thousand soldiers here, and marched to the shores of
the Delaware to defend city from the constantly
expected assaults OF most powerful enemy.
ResOLced That delegates who in our naval
service be requested to meet in national conven
ton, we believe they justly entitled to
hundred and sixty acres of land
Resotred, That we adjourn toattend at our nation
al convention to be held here the 9Th of January
next.
Reso1ced That editors of newspapers favorable to
the cause throughout the United States be requested
to publish these proceedings
L. G. Judson, Esq, offered the following resolu-
tion which was unanimously adopted:
ReSOlred, That in addition to the numerous emf
nent and patriotic acts that have shed impersha
BILE lustre upon the af the Hon. j. B. Suther
erland his ardent zeal and increasing exertions to
obtain justice for the veterans of the war of 1872
merit our lasting gratitude and sincere thanks.
Philadelphia Erening argus.
The Legislature of this State on the 2Sth of April
1852 passed law appropriatng 900 for that year
to constitute in part colonization fund, and to be
applied to the colonization of negroes and mulattOes,
who in the State at the time of the adoption of
the presen constitution, and their descendants.
1t directed that of this three thousand |
dollars should be used, under the direction of the |
State Board of Colonization, consisting of the Gov
ernor, Auditor and Treasurer, for the purchase of
land in Africa, to be styled the Indiana Colony, which
should be divided into one hundred acre lots and
given to the negroes and mulattoes who should emf
crate from this State to Africa and occupy the tracts
of land given them. All colored persons who had
Heretofore emigrated to Africa from this State were
also declared to be entitled to hundred acres of
land upon the same terms.
The State Board of Colonization, as soon as the
law went into force, authorized President Roberts of
Liberia to select as large quantity of land the
$4,000 would buy in healthy eligible part of the
country, and make patent for it to the State when
the money would be paid him. We believe that
for the purchase of the land have not
yet been completed, but arc progressing.
The State Board were also authorized to pay fifty
dollars out of the colonization fund to each negro
mulatto desiring to cmgrate from this State to Afi-
"a who should need the aid. At the session of 1853
The Legislature appropriated, for colonization purpo
'es $4,000 per annum for the years 1853 and 1854.
We understand that a number of colored persons
nave gone to the Indiana colony under the provi-
ons of this law, and that others constantly de-
parting. Indianapolis Sentinel
WHAT DONE IN FARMING. We find the fol-
owing sweet little item in The New England Farmer.
We hope our many thousand readers will peruse this
With as much pleasure we have
The CRPPLE's FARM At the Mass Meeting of Far
ners in Concord Mass, in March last, Hon. John
". Proctor gave as an illustration of what energy
md perseverance can do, under the most discoura-
ring and unfavorable circumstances for improving
mes own condition, by improving, at one and the
anne time, the soil and the mind. "a few years since
aid Mr. Porter, &c Simeon L. Wilson, of Methuen,
ent in his statement to the Committee Farms, of
he Essex Society, which, when the facts came to be
.nown awakened much interest 1t appeared that
his cultivator of the soil had been cripple from his
Touth, with no command of his lower extremities
and only able tom from place to place.
IS moved by Others in the little ogig that his in
,enuity had constructed. He had come in possession
# about an acre of what deemed ecorthLess bog
situated by the side ofthe way for years claimed by
10 one-and had contrived to drain it, and to
from adjoining knolls so that he grew thereon
nursery of more than twelve thousand fruit trees
nd variety of fruit of fine quality in considerable
bundance. In fact, he managed to be able to
oil TO himself and |