Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-03
For the Journal.
/. r0,oD Meeting In cOlumDus.,'

f dOrs in full The publication states that meeting
% the 18th inst, but, thaS, in consequence of bad
las beu was adjourned to the 2lst. Well, this is
ge for delay in patriotic times like these, and
c like ours Inc ruin Is air was cOl S gay
G lgs; to range little below Zero and freeze
" G and still. So they had to await the return of
tber to thaw up their frozen patriotism, to enable
come together. These poor frozen hearted sons OF
Tho las they say) trying to get together to plot
perry 5 country good remind me of the marriage OF the
r iIS son spoken Of in hcly writ; When the King
1 me ls) sent forth his servants 20 call them that
Gs hidden to the wedding; and they would not come
e n he sent forth other servants saying tell them
Jl, we're hidden. Behold l have prepared my din
FDD nv oxen and my tatngs are killed. and ell things
ad' 335y; come unto the marriage But they made
~ t and went their ways" one to his farm, another
ebt ob land and must go it another yoke of
5d d he must needs try them another to his mercban
N 10 buy and sell and get gain and some, who had just
IA wives could not come IN these cold days. for they
liza that man should leave father and mother and
INTO his wife. But when the King heard these say
he was wrOth within him, and exclaimed " Great Is d.
D o the Ephesians :" let save the Union; go ye,
ARE into the highways; " so these servants went into
I1ilrayS and gathered together all as many as they
both good and bad )" and this Union Marriage meet
was attended with guest, as the papers say OF apout
9 Snndred and fifty souls, men, women and children,
30 rreat and small" But we were not told that in all
Tcourse there was about one hundred men who took
-s in the action of this said Union meeting " but
PIE nanLness and fairness to declare themselves the
and advocates of the SOuth-of her honor and inter-
Ne are next told that this marriage feast was held,
n order and presided in the Court House, by
% Robert SOOthsayer who, being called on, explained
- object Of the meeting in forclbe and lucid manner, IN
I.,a words, s3ying " FRIENDS and Br6treH-We have
,r, hold Union meeting We not secessonists, but
yam we do secede then we will secede."
The meeting was then opened with prayer, that we
be taught lessons of submission to those, who are
.iued rulers u.s." A Committee was appointed,
lated who RETIRED to consider mot prepare) resolutions
!. re action of the meeting.
Veares was then called on for speech he addressed
meeting at length, taking fair and candid posi-
en- that he for fair and equal Union, administering
e all concerned in equal and even handed man
would say that if any kind and conciliatory
& he adopted consistent with Southern honor and South
hts that would preserve the Union, he was for them;
lie now wished to give the Northern people to under
I that We had taken position that hereafter they
earn to treat their equals 1t good speech.
I forDg with those who are in advance of Mr. Meares,
% al honorable means Of pacifcation not complete
-.y5aasted; he hoped to see some ray of light
The committee to whom the resolutions had been refer
a. ported them back the meeting, and pending their
lrtfon John A. Mautsby, ESQ.,, was called out and
eed to address the meeting by stating that the
ras surrounded by many dark and perilous dangers;
when a crisis like the present nshered upon US, it
ne the duty Of every citizen to look well to the causes
t had brought the trouble; that he might be enabled
know whether the cause such demanded action Of
.urutIv; and if so, that might act with prudence
wisdom He then stated that all these perous times
arisen from three causes: ist-The election of Lincoln
@ Presidency 2nd-The principles Of the party by whom
std ueu elected and. 3d-The passage, in many Of the
w states, OF the Personal Liberty Bills he reviewed
these points and gave as his opinion that neither of
these was sufficient for the present secession move
~,.: lst-LucOln elected in the manner provided
Flaw. No man regretted his election more than he,
N NJ but it had been effected in a legal way and there
hi. lie country ought to wait for some further act of
.gtss.0n. 2nd-Ihe party who elected Lincoln could
talroI the action OF Congress when there was ma
-, against Them and that a of justice might
these Northern people before two years more; that
uuOn meetings being held i'll the North, now,
ar5 daily; he thought great reaction was gong on
g And in the 3rd place. those laws of which we COM
1ad much were like some OF our own Statute laws
y did the Northern people no good we had many laws
hal DID good he thought that the refusal the part
aNem States to repeal those laws that offensive
might be traced to causes i'll the South if said he,
Bad avs statute books, of which Northern States
complained did any think that they could drive us to
repeal them the South had demanded that the Northern
STATES should repeal those laws hence their refusal so TO
we had asked for their repeal, and pointed out to
h people the injuries suffered from those laws he
thought they would have been repealed but after all, he
@ injury that those laws likely to effect; he
lgo loss that Orth Carolina had sustained by them.
led the Watch and Wait policy and declared himself
opposed to Secession.
clex call was for COL Stephens At first he wished
D excused he did not feel prepared to make speech
after little persuasion, which be could not withstand,
TOO, came forth to burn incense on the altar OF the
Union" He talked about treason said the cause of all
dsurbaLce rose from territorial question, IN which
South was denied an equality of right while the Ter
1 remained in their territorial condition. Next refer
the national debt said that wanted old North
rna shoulder all that burthen herself; he could not
wa would become of the debt if we seeded the debt,
d. the debit! He was in favor Of the Union and closed
!a stirring appeal in which he said if you tie hog fast,
l put i'm in your field in the Spring of the year, how
- corn, be asked, would the hog root up r (ITerea-
ANqpdtSe)
Then, then, the triumph and the trance begin
And all the PhGuiX-spiTit burns within;
Oh! deep enchanting prelude to repose,
The dawn Of bliss, the twilight OF our woes"
CaA Powell next called. He was much embar-
n@he had never before felt ddent before his
ga his father and others had fought for this Union,
and established the best government ever dedicated to
y At the close of this sentence, there was an
-E burst of applause, to which the speaker remarked,
l wanted no humping, stomping kicking or knocking,
While bespoke be had always, from his youth up looked
lyon such custom being very foolish; he wanted peace
I'D Union at all times.
LJ.W. Owen of Wilmington, was next called up. He
poke briefly but tOrcby and eOque1lty OF this glorious
~~lSaned land of liberty and Union"
'0ln W. Gore then loudly called for who in due pro-
ume appeared upon the stage, remarking that you
e expect one OF my to speak in public on the stage;
mat he had heared it related by them Of DID, when sto
" were plainly told that youth for untold left
ael fold, and in ditch he CHANGED to lie, to tan
Ivy The etail fly He wanted peace and Union, broth
ny love and full communion peace was all poets mis-
r bought by blood or" submission. He was for the
mon as II was. The applause was loud and long.
"Icn the chairman read the great speech OF Mr. Ste
F OF Georgia, which had such force and effect as to
many TO 20 home and report that they had heard the
resolutions We're then passed separately and collec
' mere being more men the streets disguised with
FOceedngs, than in the Court House approving them.
tr The resolutions had passed there Intellectual
l 10 raise three cheers for the Union-On failure o.
t1e meeting did adjourn sine die, it is hoped new
Mee again. think those who have taken part in th;
uallOn OF LncOlns power in the South ought not tt
% alss If we suggest to them the propriety of memo
seward to get appropriation to buy them sep
district OF territory to which they can remove in tn
alignment of their sentiments of submissionism.
l1 them that the open declaration Of their doctrines
SNe Them some trouble in this county. Then let then
r nome IN some vast wilderness. Give them some con
I Vi shade Thus you see Messrs. Editors, that GU
r n an thS county, unlike any other Union meeting
Tlu North sta e, have by word and deed, declared
bI nS I sHppiant ready and willing I" submssionsts
rir+ @!4 u Abraham their Father and made themseve
I IonaIy hope) the friends and allies of his wicked
N a1iuOus policy toward the South. l willing to d.
HEM Ie justice to say, that there many among
m mo DO not like the appellation of submissionsts
-I would not wish to be reCkOned among the cohorts
r Cglj men who hate Seward with their lips but b.
+, ,ueeds draw near unto him."
2iU Inese men now appeal to come out boldly anC
T! and take their position for the South agains
are but two banners that float to the breez
Ia i S-one the black flag of the North and her fanat
S1 Gln2r the banner of freedom that in tn
Gfr Under the one the OF er every man must rail-
&afSSS must now choose under which of these he will
sro position. know of no middle ground. The n ort
against the South and Southern men, who ough
ar " an honor to the land that gave them birth, ar
Do sT influence with the North, to swell the balanc
lane f mat is already against know of no milde
NVs5 give them than "submssiOnists. =" What woul
lsa y 6h hearing such language from Southern men
raAeTs held in this meeting to which am referring
Su % say with TRUTH that another voice from tn
Nus of GAeer you on that shall soon have blac
udlh last closed around the unsuspecting South.