Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-12-13
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+, ~ sssrs. Eais5'Sfs Thursday November "a 1854,
was the day set apart BY Mr. William Fl. Becbe, of
sRetersburg, Va, to meet the people of Northamp-
ton County, North Carolina at Concord Depot, in
the aforesaid County, in order that he might be heard
in defence of himself touching certain reports which
were in circulation, and which had been collected
and published by authority of two meetings held by
portion of the citizens of Northampton County, at
the aforesaid Depot, in July last.
Accordingly on the above mentioned day, a por-
ton of the people of the aforesaid county ASSEMBLE
ed at the above mentioned place, that Mr. Beebe
might be heard aforesaid.
Capt J. W. S. Rogers explained the objects of the
meeting, whereupon Col. Nicholas PEBBLES cleo
ted Chairman, and Thomas j. Garner was appointed
Secretary.
On motion of Major Samuel j. Calvert commit
tee OF three was appointed by the Chairman, con-
sisting of Maj Samuel j. Calvert James Harlee, and
James w. Jordan, to wait upon Mr.. Beebe and in
form him that the meeting was ready to hear him.
MIR. Beebc then appeared before the meeting and
listened to at length In the course of his remarks
he stated IN substance, that he possessed no rank
ling within his bosom towards any member who
composed that the July meetings. that he did not
entertain abolition sentiments, certain reports
which had been promulgated would seem to indicate,
and then went on to adduce evidence to sustain him
in this assertion; that he had invested his capital in
the South with an entire knowledge of the peculiar
institution of slavery, and had removed hither with
his family to reside and that both his interest and
his feeling would have prompted him to avoid all
expressions or actions inimical repugnant to the
peculiar institution of the South, the laws of the
State OF North Carolina, and that if he ever had
done so, it was entirely uniutentonal on his part
and that he was ready Gas he did, to make all ne
eessary acknowledgements that gentleman ought
to make.
Mr. Beebe further stated, that not knowing when
the first meeting held at Concord in July last
he considered his absence from said meeting exceed
ingy unfortunate he believed he could have made
explanations to that meeting which might have
been satisfactory
CAPT Rogers in some pertinent and forcible re-
marks defended the propriety under the crcumstan-
ces OF holding the former meetings but said that he
considered the explanations and acknowledgements
of Mr. Bebee entirely satisfactory. He therefore
moved as means of testing the sense of the meet
ing that it be put to the say whether OF not
the explanations and Acknowledgements were salts
factory"
The above motion being put to the meeting by
the chairman, it was unanimously decided in the af
firmative.
DIR. Porter then moved that the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the South Side Demo-
crat, North Carolina Standard, and Petersburg In
telligencer, which melton was adopted
NICHOLAS PEBBLES, Chr'n.
THOMAS j. GARNER, Sec'y.
1T may be proper to state that this portion of Mr.
Beebes address was written from memory but is be-
eved 1t em6odies the substance of what was intend
Ell to be conveyed on this particular point
L. j. GARNER, Secy.