Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-10
puRnac mEETING.

The meeting for the purpose of devising ways and
means for the raising of Volunteer companies and
recognising re the militia of the county of Craven,
met on Thursday evening, 5th instant, pursuant to
adjournment. Col. II, j. d. Clark pronounced the
meeting ready for business.
1t was ruled by the Chair,
1st. That the report of the committee to cores
pond with the Adjutant Generals of the States of
South Carolina and Virginia was in order.
The committee made the following report which
was unanimously adopted
The undersigned a committee appointed under a
resolution of this meeting, have performed the duty
assigned them as far lay IN their power and they
beo herewith to submit the accompanying letter
from William IL Richardson, Eaq.. Adjutant Gene
raj of Virginia. also five copies OF the REPORT OF
the Adiutant General of Virginia of date Septem
Der 80, 1889 also five pamphlet copies of the MI
ltia law of Virginia - passed March 2nd, 1853.
The undersigned recommend that four of these
several documents be distributed, each tr Capt
Hall of the ''Wilmington Light Infantry Major
Huske of the Fayetteville Independent Light In
fautry.' Captain High of the Oak City Guards and
TO Captain Tew of the Iillsboro Military Institute
The attention of the undersigned has been called
in the tforcible manner to the want of military
organization existing and the defenceless cond
ton of the State since ''the militia system, estab
lshed by law, has become completely prostrated,
bv an earnest letter from his Excellency Governor
Ellis dated at the Executive office Raleigh Decem
Der %, 1889, and addressed to II. w. Alternately
ESD and in view of the state of things which that
document discloses the undersigned earnestly re-
commend an appeal from this meeting in behalf of
State Military Convention III order to concentrate
the general public opinion upon some measure to
bring the aid of the State to the assistance of voun
teer organization.
1t will be seen that not modern improved rife is
at the dis spositiol of the Governor and that only
1890 flint and steel rifles and some 20O0 flint and steel
muskes together with small nunb Der of pistols and
be found in the arlnories of the State
The undersigned are not atle to say whether the
full quota of arms, under the act OF Congress OF
1893, has beer supplied to North Carolina. BY that
act she would be entitled to be supplied with arms to
the value of her proportion in an annual appop1a
tlon of two hundred thousand dollars II this has
not been received it ought to be immediately de-
mandcd since Virginia has demanded and received
her full supply to 1860 inclusive.
The Undersigned desire to call the public attention
to the prompt and decisive action of sister State
of Virginia for the organization of her military fol
By the report of the AG utant General it will be seen
that she bring into the field military force of
300 900 men, of whom at least 40, 600 would consist of
we'll equipped and carefully trained volunteers.
The report of the Superintendent of her arlnory
dscloses equally improved and gratifying condl-
tion Of her arms and ammunition.
The undersigned beg to call the attention of the
meeting particularly to the in which Virgin
ia has effected an exchange with the ordnance de
partnent of her old style OF arms tor the new I'M
provements.
amentabe to feel that State, nation OF
equal dignity and equal sogereignty, shond be So
wholly deficient in the materials OF sell defence
The undersigned participate in the common senti
ment of devotion the Union of the States but they
cannot be bind to the possible Happening Of conin
gencies which would precipitate upon the State
emergency which she would be wholly unprepared
to meet. They have exhausted their duty when
they have presented to the meeting the information
which they have been enabled to obtain under the
instructions accompanying their appointment; they
cannot close this report however, without eXhorting
their fellow ctizens to deliberate seriously whether
prompt step be not necessary to place the State
III some better military attitude
The unde e"slgned recommend that the proceedings
of this meeting be published i'll the ''Newbern Pro
gress, ard that one hundred copies be subscribed
for for distribution by the secretaries to the
mandng officers of Volunteer Companies i'll the State,
d. X. MCRAE.
JNO. n. WASHINGTON.
GEO. GREEN.
II. II. GUION.
CHAS. G. CLARK.