Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-13
For the Standard.
PI-RI IC MEETING IN SI-RRY


In pursuance to previous notice portion Of the
people of Surry county, irrespective Of party dis
tinctions heretofore existing, met at Mount Airy, to
take into consideration the measures proper to be
pursued, in order to ward off "the impending
crisis and maintain our constitutional rights =
The meeting was organized by appointing Gen.
S. Graves, Chairman, and DIR. VIM. o. Reid, Secre-
tary.
On motion, committee of five was appointed, con-
ssting Of j. f. Graves, r. s. Gilner, R. r. Galloway,
Hugh Gwyn and James s. Hill. The committee
appointed to draft suitable resolutions for the action
of the meeting, retired, and during their absence
the meeting was addressed by Granville Ii. Booker
and Dr. VIM. o. Reid.
The committee reported the following resolutions:
1st. Resotred, That all rghtful government de-
rives its power from the consent of the governed
that our Federal Union is Union by the consent
of the States which compose it.
3D. Resolred That while we condemn the action
of the Northern States in their unfriendly lcgsla-
ton, citizens of North Carolina are still at
tached to the Federal Union and are unwilling for
existing causes to sever connection with it until
all peaceful efforts have failed to redress our griev
ances and remove our wrongs
3d. ResOlred, That in order to secure our rights,
and obtain redress for our injuries the Legislature
ought to provide by law for a convention of the
people, composed of delegates chosen on the federal
basis, to be held at the Capitol at an early day. to
take into consideration the proper course for the
State OF North Carolina to purSue-pledging our
selves, owe allegiance first to North Carolina
to abide the determination of the Convention.
4h. Resolred, That in the settlement Of our ex-
listing difficulties, desire the union of all the
Southern States, and to this end the State Conven
ton ought to appoint delegates to meet delegates
from the other Southern States in convention to
consult upon the existing difficulties and to settle
them peaceably if possible.
9th. ReSolred, That if it becomes necessary to
confer with the other Southern States before the
meeting Of the convention, then the Legislature
ought to institute measures for conference with
States of the South and that such delegates
as the Legislature may appoint to confer with other
States, be instructed TO all peaceful means to
procure a satisfactory settlement of our existing
difficulties, and their influence to prevent any
State from acting precipitately and involving the
whole country in irrcparable injury.
The resolutions were then voted upon separately
the first and second were adopted unanimously
without alteration. The third was amended by
striking ont all after the word pursue, and then
adopted by an almost unanimous vote, there being
only few dissenting voices The fourth and fifth
resolutions were adopted withou: change by large
Notwithstanding almost to unanimity.
On motion, 1t was ordered, that the Secretary
furnish our Senator and member in the Commons
in the Legislature in session, with a copy OF
the proceedings Of this meeting and that send a
copy to the North Carolina Standard. with the
request that the Greensboro Patriot and other
| papers in the State please copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine die Decem
! Der 9th, 1860.
S. GRAVES, Chairman.
WV. o. REID, Secretary.