Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-01

ers, and especially German Jews, was very great
and the latter class had been ordered to leave ONT
Of them having been ridden on rail. The 1ribu''
appeals in earnest tones to such citizens as are dis
posed to take the law into their hands, to pause
and not bring discredt on the town by Furnishing
the innocent with the guilty.
At n meeting of the citizens of Goldsborough,
held the 2sth, j. w. Lancaster Esq., in the Chair
and Messrs. JAS. H. Everett and B. Simms, Secreta'
ries. after speeches by Messrs. VIM. Robinson and
I. T. Holloway on the Importance of obedience to
the laws, the following resolutions, reported by a
committee consisting of Messrs. Rev. F. Fitzgerald,
j. G. Slocumb Jno. W. Thompson, j. E. Kennedy,
Jno Taylor, G. G. Potts, Th. NJ. Rogers, N. Adams,
and c. J. Nelson, were unanimously adopted:
"Whereas an unfortunate difficulty occurred in
this place on Thursday the 23d instant, in which
deadly weapons were freely used with melancholy
effect, and whereas, the offenders are now in the
Gus o ly of the law awaiting their trial,
Resolred, That the meeting disapproves of any
attempt to wrest those now in custody from the
hands of the law, to punish otherwise than by q
due of legal proceeding either in person or n
property, any person or persons who may be sus!
Pected of completely in the unfortunate occurrence
above alluded to.
Resolred That this meeting has not lost confidence
in the laws of NOrth-Carolina, their faithful ad.
minstrato. in her courts of justice, but regard them
as amply sufficient for the protection of all her cit
Zens, whether naturaized or native born.
Resotced. That this meeting highly disapproves of
all infammatory notices calculated to alarm any
portion of our citizens either account of their
personal safety or the security of their property.
Resolred, That this meeting regards our natural
lied citizens entitled to the rights and priv
ilcges enjoy-enttled to the fullest protection of
the law, and like all other citizens liable to be pun
ished for its violation only when judicially ascer-
tanned"
WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH OF
THE AMERICAN TRACT SocIETY.-At special meeting
of the Southwestern Branch of the American Tract
Society, held in New Orleans on the evening of the
30th Of June, 1857, the following preamble and re-
solutions were adopted, viz:
Whereas, At the recent annual meeting of the
American Tract Society, held in New York, May,
1857, the following resolution, among others, was
adopted, VIZ: "That in the judgement of your COM
mttee, the political aspects of slavery lie entirely
without the proper sphere of this Society, and cannot
be discussed in its publications. but that those moral
duties which grow out of the existence of slavery as
well as those moral evils and vices which it is known
to promote, and which are condemned in Scripture,
and so much deplored by Evangelical Christians un.
doubtedy do fall within the province of this Society,"
and can and ought to be discussed in fraterna and
Christian spirit" And, whereas, the passage of such
resolution justly alarms the friends of the Society
at the South in regard to its future issues indicating
as it does departure from the principles that have
hitherto governed in relation to the subject referred
to, and any such departure from those principles
would justly impair the confidence of Southern Chris.
ans in the Society and must entirely destroy its
fulneSs in this portion of our country, therefore,
BE it resolred, That so long as the parent Society
continues to be governd strictly by the Constitution,
in the issuing of its publications which is viz: "To
ditfuse knowledge of Lord Jesus Christ as the
Redeemer of sinners, and to promote the interest of
vital golliness and sound morality, by the circula-
ton of religious tracts calculated receive the ap-
probation of all Evalg c.ical Christians" we will
continue to give it, as heretofore fullest conf
dencc and our warmest support. and as its South
Western Branch, do all that can for the promo
lion of the great objects for which it was established
BE 1t aesolced That in the opinion of this Branch,
the principle declared by the Parent Society, in the
adoption of the fourth resolution of - May last is
contrary to the spirit of the Constitution and in op
position to the uniform action of the Society for up
wards of thirty years. and if acted upon, must how
much it is to be depored and regretted at once
dissolve all connection with that portion OF country
represented by this Branch.
Be 1t further resoloed, That our Corresponding &c.
cretary be requested to furnish copy of the pream
BILE and resolutions adopted at this meeting to the
various papers of our city, and also to forward copy
to the Parent Society at New York.
A true copy. R. II. BROWNE,
Corresponding Secretary.
New Orleans, July l, 1857.