Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-20
Public Meeting. in Nortb.c.roiina.

than any paper in the State Yet such is the pres
sure upon our columns of the legislative proceed
ings 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 are requested to
De inserted in the Standard, and with giving a syn
OpsiS of other meetings. We begin our synopsis
with the following, which we copy from the last Fay
ettevile O6serrer the industrious Editors of that
journal having thus given the substance of the pro-
ceedngs Of numerous meetings:
!redeH C0unty.-Five or six hundred people met
ana fervld attachment and support
to the constitution and the Union under which our
national progress has had no parallel in history;
that, aware Of the Injurious acts of a Northern mar
ty it is chiefly the border States that suffer, and
they protest against dsunion, only increasing the
evil that secession is not q constitutional right.
that existing causes do not justify disunon that
the Legislature should adopt retaatory laws towards
the States which have nullifed the fugitive slave law
and that the militia ought to be reorganized.
The lredcll meeting was addressed by John L.
Pennington, ESQ.,, of the Newborn Progress, by w.
| p Caldwell Esq, and Hon. Anderson Mitchell Sin
speeches repete with argument, power and elo
quence in behalf of the Union, the Constitution and
the enforcementot the laws before dissolution shall
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0nslO~ COunty.-The largest and most unani-
nous meeting ever held in 0nslow Unanimously
expressed devotion to the Constitution. and deter
minaton at all hazards to resist encroachments on
1t; hope OF returning justice from the North
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 as just cause for serious apprehension and
ala hlrt nfnfra ol,,ko,
Carolina need not necessarily secede because any
other State shoud that she should resist any inva-
sion OF 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 are signs of returning sense
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 was irrespective of par
ty and the conservative resolutions adepted repre-
sent the feeling of the mass Of both parties in the
| County.
BtddeR County present excitement attrib.
| uted solely to the Black Republican party: claims
| the right of secession: recommends arming the
ullitia: endorses the Governors Message: approves
| of State convention maintains that the South is
able to repel agg,essions: that We will not submit
| to Northern aggression
Richmond COunty-One meeting at Laure, HILL
|
The Laurel Hill meeting resolved that the election
of Lincoln is dangerous to the South and the Union
that the personal liberty laws should be repealed
that for secession exists unless guarantees are
given to the South that ia Convention of the people
of this State should be called and that as a Chris
tan people prayer should be offered that God would
! avert impending caamities. The Obscrrsr is as
sured that the people about Laurel Hill do not in
cline to disunion but that they concur almost unan-
imously 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 addressed by Gen.
Benz. Trolnger, Col. C. Malloy, D. McNel, II. D..
tMsN~;ll, and L AnNain- >----.---------
LenOir County.-The Lenoir resolutions view with
indignation the election Of a sectional President
call for State Convention; call for a reorganiza-
ton of the militia and ten thousand volunteers ;
demand the repeal Of the personal liberty laws
enacted by Northern States declare that the pre-.
servaton of this glorious Union is paramount to
every thing save disgrace and dishonor, but "give
us secession revolution, disunon, and all the hor
rors of war; rather than submission to dshonor and
disgrace in the Union and also declare against
any attempt to subjugae sovereign Southern States
The meeting was addressed by II. F. Bond Geo. c.
Woodley, S. W. Bright and Lewis c. Desmond
and the resolutions were reported by Henry F.
Bond, T. j. .Kennedpy, Council Wooten, DR.. T
Woodley, James Jones, j. NJ. Parrott John Joyner
j. Fitzpatrick, P. Hardee, and j. L. Kenneday.
Eeuo Observation-Disclosures Union meeting II
Wilmington on the 18th. Thos. II. Wright, Esq.
in the Char. The meeting resolved that the Union
properly administered is inestimable blessing
that every effort for its preservation should be
hausted consistent with safety and honor; opposed
to present secession guarantees demanded, and
demand for a final settlement of the slavery ques
ton; Convention of the people of the State recon
mended-aiso conference with the Southern States
liberal appropriations by the Legislature advised 70
putting the State in a condition of defence; ant
also declaration that North Carolina "canno
honorably secede from the Union without consulta
ton with her revolutionary sisters, Maryland an
, Virginia" The meeting addressed by Dr
Dickson, o. P. Meares, o. G. Parsley, Georg
Davis, and F. D. Poisson.
Craren County.-Meeting held on the 18TH "
B. Wadsworth, Esq, in the chair. The followin
resolutions, offered by D. K. McRae, Esq, wer
adopted:
{ WHEREAS. The people of North Carolina have
common interest with all the slavebolding States
and whereas, in common with them the State
North Carolina has suffered from the aggressons
the North upon the institution of slavery, until th
burden has become intolerable:
: Therefore, Resolred, That the UNION of thes
States under the Constitution as interpreted by tn
non-slsvehoding States no longer affords to North
Carolina that welfare equality and tranquility whic
| it was intended to secure; and new constitutions
: guarantees for her protection are necessary we
against overt acts OF aggressions also against inu
rious and dangerous Legislative and Congressons
agitation.
ResolCed That in order to preserve s9fe an
, friendly Union it is necessary that the North shout
repeal all of its hostile legislation that it should at
stain in future from all aggression, that it shout
faithfully fulfill its duties friend and ally tba