Newbern weekly progress., 1860-12-25
Carteret County has Spoken.

| proceedings of public meeting held in Carter
ct County on Saturday last:
| Pursuant to notice previously given, a pub
lie meeting of the citizens of Beaufort Carter
ct County, without distinction of party, was
held on Saturday the 10Th inst, at the Front
Street House for the purpose of taking into
consideration the present aspect of our Fed
eral Relations when on motion of c. r. Thom-
as Esq, s. d. Pool, was called to the Chair
and r. ". Chadwick and Allen Davis Jr., ap-
pointed Secretaries.
On motion, committe of seven, consisting
| of Z. K. Thomas, Is. L. Perry, James Ward
Thos. Duncan, Belcher Fuller, Jas. l. Manney
| and E. H. Norcom was appointed by the chair
to prepare resolutions for the action of the
meeting. The committee retired for consul
tatlon: during which the meeting was enter
tanned with short speeches from several gem
temen, deprecating the unsettled state of the
country, but taking strong grounds in favor of
the Union
The committee returned and through their
chairman {. K. Thomas, reported on the part
OF the majority the following resolutions:
Resotced, That convention of the people of
the State ought to assemble in order to DELHI
crate and consult, in that spirit of moderation
conclllaton and compromise, which becomes
the character of North Carolina and which
their Federal relations their rights and du-
ues-ln the present state of the country
Res0lred, That the present General Assem-
bly, should provide for the calling of said con-
vention, at an early day, whose action should
be final and conclusive when ratified by u vote
of the people.
Resolce0, That while we have no word of
condemnation for any State which may deter
mine upon separate action, so far as to sever
or attempt to sever, her political connec-
ton with the National Government, on ac-
count of the slavery question, we believe that
the people of North Carolina should never
adopt such a course, for present and existing
causes, without conference with, and the CO.
operation of,-upon some general plan-her
sister s,-especially the border States of
the Union-similarly situated and circum-
stanced and, then only as a final remedy
after all other remedies, which would be ap-
proved by an enlightened and just Public Opin-
ion, have been tried and have failed.
Rcsotced, That while we would, still, ''cher-
ish cordial habitual and immovable attach
ment to our National Union," we are reluc-
family but firmly persuaded that persistent
agitation of the question of domestic slavery as
it exists in the Southern States, by large
portion of our Northern brethren--through
their Press, in their Pulpits, and otherwise,
especially by the party which is sustained
mainly by one idea ofhostility to slavery =
will and must, sooner or later lead to a sever
ance Of all political ties which bind us to them
Reso1ccd, That as we may differ in opinion
upon the right Of a State, according to the
Constitution to secede from the Federal I'm
ion, we agreed, that whenever any form of
Government becomes destructive of the ends
for which it was established, to wit: "To
maintain all in the secure and tranquil enjoy.
ment Of their rights of person and property
property in slaves included-''it is the right of
the people to alter or to abolish it; and to in
stitute new government, laying its foundation
on such principles, and organizing its powers
in such form, as to them shall seem most like
ly to effect their safety and happiness
Reso7red, That we approve of the recon-
mendations to the Legislature in the message
of his Excellency, John W. Ellis, in that-the
State should be placed III an adequate position
of defense by reorganiZing the militia and arm
ing, and equipping volunteer companies at the
public expense.
Resolred, That copies Of the foregoing reso-
lutions be sent by the Secretary to our Com
mcner, and Senator representing the district of
Carteret and Jones, in the General Assembly.
Col. B. Fuller on the part of the minority re-
ported the following as a substitute:
Resolred, That in the event of the State of
South Carolina withdrawing from the Union,
interests, we consider that the best interest of
North Carolina demands similar course to be
pursued by her people, and that it is the i'm
portant duty of every son of the cold North
State to array himself with the South, in one
destiny.
The question being taken upon the substi-
tute, it was rejected by an almost unanimous
vote.
The resolutions as reported by the majority
were then acted upon se'iotim and passed with
scarcely dissenting voice. Before final action
was taken upon the resolutions, they were ad-
vocated by c. r. Thomas, Esq. in an able and
| eloquent speech.
| On motion the Secretaries were requested to
| forward copy of the resolutions to the editors
of the Union Banner, the Raleigh Register and
! Standard, the Petersburg Daily Express, Bal
timore American, and New York Journal o
! Commerce with the request to publish the
same, and that other North Carolina papers be
! requested to copy.
On motion the thanks of the meeting were
rendered to the officers for the faithful dis
charge of their duties, and the meeting ad
| joulned. S. ID. POOL, Chairman.
R. w CHADWICK, } Secretaries.
ALLEN DAVIS, JR.,
South Carolina Convention.