Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-25
pUBLIC MEETING INlBEAUFoRT

Pursuant to notice previously gwen, a public
meeting OF the citizens Of Beaufort Carteret coan-
ty without distinction of party, was held Satur-
day. the 18th inst, at the Front Street House, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the present
aspect of our federal relations; when on motion vi
C. r. Thomas, Esq., S. D.. Pool was called to the
Chair and r. w. Chadwick and Allen Davis, Dr.,
appointed Secretaries - H.,
, On motion, a committee of seven, consisting of
c. R. Thomas B. l.. Perry, James Ward, Tbos.
Duncan Belcher Fuller, Jas. L. Manney and K. Ii.
Norcom was appointed by the chair to prepare reso-
buttons for the action of the meeting The COM
mittee retired for consultation, during which the
meeting was entertained with short speeches from
several gentlemen, deprecating the unsettled state
of the country, but taking strong grounds IN favor
of the Union.
The committee returned and through their chair
man, c. r. Thomas, reported, on the part OF the
majority, the following resolutions:
ResOiced That Convention of the people of the
State ought to assemble in order to deliberate ana
consult, in that spirit of moderation, Cancellation
and compromise which becomes the character oil
North Carolina, and which has marked and dIgnihed
her hiStory,-upon their federal reatlOns-thelr
rights and duties--in the present state OF the
country.
ReS0lred, That the present General Assembly
should provide for the calling Of said convention. ON
an early day. whose action should be final and con-
elusive when ratified by Il vote of the people.
HSSOtr6d, mat WnlIe we nave no worn vi COllueiH-
nation for any State which may determine upon
separate action, so far as to sever or attempt To
sever her political connection with the national
government on account of the slavery question: we
believe that the people Of North-Carollna should
never adopt such a course for present and existing
causes without conference WITH and the co-opera-
ton of-upon so ne general plan-her sister States
especially the border States Of the UniOn-slmilar-
ly situated and circumStanced; and. then only as
final renedv-after all other remedies which would
be approved by enlightened and just public opln-
Ion have been tried and have failed
ResoIren, That while we would still. "cheTish
cordial, habitua and immOvable attachment to our
National Union" we are reluctantly but firmly per-
Suaded that persistent agitation of the question OF
domestic slavery it exists in the Southern States
by large portion Of Northern brethren
through their Press in their PupS, and otherwise,
especially by the party which is sustained mainly
by idea Of hostility to slavery will and must,
later lead to severance OF all political
. ties which bind us to them.
RSsOlrei, That hOwSocver we may differ in Op!n-
ion upon the right Of a State, according TO the Con-
stitution to Sccede from the Federal Union. are
agreed that whenever any form of government be-
comes destructive of the ends for which was eStah
lished to wit: =" to maintain all in the secure and
tranquil enjoyment Of their rights of person and
propcrty"-propcrty in slaves included-":t is the
right of the people to alter or to abolish it; and TO
institute new government, laying its foundation on
such principles, and organizing its powers IN such
FORM as to them shall seem most likely TO effect their
safety and happiness"
RcSoireI, That we approve Of the recommended
tons to the Legislature in the message Of his tn
ccency. Juhn W. Ellis, in that-thc State should
be placed in all adequate position of defense by re-
organizing The militia and arming, and equiPping
volunteer companies at the public expense.
Resolced That copies of the foregoing resolutions
be sent by the Secretary To our Commoner, and
Senator representing the district of Carteret and
Jones, in the General Assembly.
Col. T. Fuller on the part OF The minority report
1.-The following a substitute:
RGsoired That in the event of the State of South
Carolina withdrawing from the Union, for the pur
pose Of securing her rights and her interests, we
consider that the best interest Of rthCarOna de-
mandS similar course to be pursued by her people,
and that it is the important duty of every son of the
"Oh North State" to array himself with the South,
10 one destiny.
The question being taken upon the substitute, it
rejected 10y almost unanimous vote.
The resolutions as reported by the majority were
then acted upon seridtin and passed with scarcely
Dissenting voice Before final action was taken
upon the resolutions, they were advocated by g. K.
Thomas Esq, in able and eloquent speech.
On motion the Secretaries were requested to for
ward copy of the resolutions to the editors OF the
Union Banner. the Raleigh Register, and Standard,
the Petersburg Daily Express, Baltimore -imericar,
and New York ,IOurnaL or Commerce, with the re-
quest to publish the same and that other North
Carolina papers be requested to copy.
On motion the thanks of the meeting were tend
cred to the officers for the faithful discharge Of their
duties, and the meeting adjourned.
D. POOL, Chm'n.
R. W. CHADWICK, ! v..,:
ALLEN DAVIS, JR. to-