Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-26
VOL. XXVI.--No. 81.
Public Meeting, In Nortb-carolina.

Public Meetings In NORTH Carolina. 't-d9
We are now publishing the Standard thrice a
week, and also once week, presenting as much, if
not more original matter per week to our readers
than any paper in the State Yet such is the pres
sure upon our columns of the legislative proceed.
ngs that We find it impossible to publish in full the
proceedings of all the public meetings held in the
State. We must, therefore, content ourselves with
publishing only such proceedings as are rcquestedto
be inserted in the Standard, and with giving syn
opsis of other meetings. We begin our synopsis
with the following, which copy from the last Fay
ettevillc Observer, the industrious Editors of that
journal having thus given the substance Of the pro-
cecdings of numerous meetings.: saes.s f
IredeU County.-Fivc or six hundred people met
and expressed fervd attachment and earnest support
to the constitution and the Union, under which our
national progress has had parallel in history;
that, aware of the injurious acts of Northern par
ty, it is chiefly the border States that suffer, and
they protest against disunion, only increasing the
evil: that secession is not constitutional right
that existing causes do not justify disunion: that
the Legislature should adopt retalatory laws towards
the States which have nullied the fugitive slave law
| and that the militia ought to be reorganized
The lrcdell meeting was addressed by John L.
Pennington ESQ.,, Of the Newbern Progress, by W.
P. Caldwell, ESQ.,, and Hon. Anderson Mitchell "in
! speeches replete with argument, power and elo-
quence in behalf of the Union the Constitution and
the enforcementof the laws before dissolution shall
! be resorted to-"
| Oaslow County.-The largest and most unani-
nous meeting ever held in Onslow. Unanimously
expressed devotion to the Constitution and deter
mnatiOn at all hazards to resist encrOachments on
| It; hope of returning justice from the North; a
desire of Convention Of this State, and confer
ence Of the Southern States to demand justice; and
! finally military organization.
Anson County.-The meeting regards the election
of Lincoln just for serious apprehension and
alarm, but not Ofrevolution disunion: that North
| Carolina need not necessarily Secede because any
other State should that she should resist any inva
sion Of herrghts: that the fugitive slave law should be
enforced at all hazards: that the sectional question
now be settled, for all time by amendment of the
constitution: that there signs of returning
of Justice at the North: and that the militia should
be re organized
| Beaufort COunty.-A Union meeting was held on
the 4th inst. The meeting irrespective of par
| ty, and the conservative resolutions adopted repre-
sent the feeling of the mass of both parties in the
County.
B!aden County The present excitement attrib:
utcd solely to the Black Republican party: claims
| the right of secession: recommends arming the
militia endorses the Governors Message: approves
of State convention maintains that the South is
able TO repel aggressons: that we will not submit
to Northern aggression" ..-
| Richmond COunty.-One meeting at Laure. Hill,
on the 7th, and another at Springfield on the sth-
The Laurel Hill meeting resolved that the election
of Lincoln is dangerous to the South and the Union
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that cause for secession exists unless guarantees
given to the South; that Convention of the people
of this State should be called and that Chris.
tian people prayer should be offered that God would
avert impending cala,nties The Observer is as.
sured that the people about Laurel Hill do not in
cline to dsunion, but that they concur almost unan
inousy in the views expressed by Mr.. Stephens, Of
Georgia. The Springfield resolutions similar in
substance and tone to those adopted at Laurel Hill
The Springfield meeting was addressed by Gen
BENZ. Trollinger. Col. c. Malloy, d. Mcneil, NJ. D.
McNeill, and L. McNeill
Lenoir County.-The Lenoir resolutions view with
indignation the election of sectional President
call for State Convention; call for rc-organiza
ton of the militia and ten thousand volunteer:
demand the repeal of the personal liberty laws
enacted by Northern States; declare that the pre-
servation of this glorious Union is paramount to
every thing saw disgrace and dishonor, but giv'
us secession revolution dsunion, and all the hor
rors of war, rather than submission to dishonor an.
disgrace in the Union and also declare agans
any attempt to subugate sovereign Southern States
The meeting was addressed by H. F. Bond, Geo.
Woodley, S. W. Bright and Lewis c. Desmond
and the resolutions were reported by Henry
Bond, 7. j. Kenneday, Council Wootcn DR..
Woodley; James Jones, j. NJ. Parrott, John Joyner
j. Fitzpatrick, P Hardee and ]. L. Kenneday.
Neao HanoOer-Constitution Union meeting il
Wilmington On the 11th. Thos. H. Wright, Esq.
in the Char. The meeting resolved that the Union
properly administered, is an inestimable blessing
that every effort for its preservation should be ex
hausted consistent with safety and honor; opposed
to present secession guarantees demanded, and
demand for final settlement of the slavery ques
ton; Convention Of the people Of the State recon
mended-alsOa conference with the Southern States
liberal appropriations by the Legislature advised 70
putting the State in condition of defence; an,
also declaration that NorthC Carolina "canno
honoraby secede from the Union without consuta
ton with her revolutionary sisters, Maryland an
Virginia" -: The meeting addressed by DR.
Dickson, O.. P. Mearcs, o. G.. Parsley, Georg
Davis, and F. D. Poisson. .....
: South.Carolina. =
On Thursday last the Convention of South. Caro-
lima, in session at Charleston, unanimously passe