Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-02
HAwFIELDS UNION MEETING.

The citizens of the Iawtclds assembled at Gravel
~ Hill School House on Friday, the 2lst of Dcccm
Der, 1860. to take into consideration the present
state of the affairs OF the country. On motion Of
Wilson Brown, Esq, Mr.: Samuel Jones was appoint
ed Chairman, and N. Wm T. Nelson, Secretary.
On motion, the following gentlemen were appoint
cd committee to draft resolutions for Tho action Of
the meeting: Wilson Brown, ESQ. Eli Sharp Jno
Whitaker Addison Z. Wilson, A. W. Check, Geo.
w. Tate, and the Rev. Daniel W. Thompson.
The committee having retired for short time, re-
turned and offered the following preamble and reso-
buttons:
WHEREAS, In our opinion the time has arrived
when it is necessary that every true friend Of the
Union and the country should take an active part
in trying to avoid the awful calamity, the downfall
and final overthrow Of this once happy and glorious
Union
l. Therefore be it reselre9, That We. citizens of
the western part Of Orange county, although the
greater part Of not directly interested in the
institution Of slavery, believe j; to be humane in
stituton, sanctioned BY the Holy Bible and the Con-
stituton of the United States, and should be pro-
tectcd rs such Ly the Federal Government
g. Resolred, That we do not believe in any imnc.
date danger to the rights Of the South that the
mere election of Mr.. Lincoln is . sufficient cause for
the dissolution of the Union.
g. Resolred, That we will be the last to be disloy-
al to the country that gave birth, and that the
American people to be destroyed without . better
cause than the present time can furnish.
4. Resolred, That VIC deplore the madness of par
ty spirit which has caused Abraham Lincoln to be
elected by section Of the country to he President
of the whole country, and the disposition Of the
orty of the North to evade the claims of the South
BY their personal liberty bills and the abuse and
malice shown by members of Congress from the
!. North towards the Southern States But We do rot
believe for all this that should sunder the ties of
this Union, and abandon this Government, without
resortng to every means within power to settle
this difficulty ,...
6. Resolrcd. That our sympathies are not with
South Carolina, the politicians Of this State who
would hurry North Carolina into the same position,
against the will Of majority of the people State
6. Resotred, That, in our opinion, State Con-
vention at the present time not necessary but
are not afraid to trust the people.
7. Resolred, That we hold that to secede from the
Union by separate State action, before making
great effort to have rights secured in Union,
is unwisc and imprudent for by that course we
leave in the hands Of the North our army, navy,
the public lands and the munitions Of war, together
with all other property in which the South is emit
tied to her full share.
8. Resotued, That We detest and scern the p0liti-
cal demagogues who brand all men as contemplate
submisslonists, who refuse to disregard the true in
terests Themselves their families and their country
and plunge headong into secession with oil its con-
sequences s.s l ~
0. Re.olred That when every proper effort has
been fairly tried to settle this question and has fail
cd then We will stand by rights, and advocate
nm immediate separation from the North.
10. Resolued, That We approve the position taken
by that true Democrat the Editor Of the N. G. Stun
dard, and all other such men, who have patriotism
enough to rise above selfish interests and party pre-
JUDGES in times like the present, and declare them
selves according to their convictions. - nj
H.. Resolced, That the Chairman Of this meeting
appoint five delegates to attend the mars meeting At
Hillsborough tomorrow, to represent this part Of
the county in person, by laying the action Of this
meeting before the committee on resolutions.
-. Rssotoed, That copy of these proceedings be
sent to the Hiilsborough Recorder Plaindealer and
4, N. G. Standard for publication. z-E s47s
The preamble and resolutions were adopted with
but single dissenting voice. q IA szs Fl
] . SAMUEL JONES, Chairman.
VIZ u. NELSON, Secretary.