Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-04-03
THE DISUNION PLATFORM.

-,- THE D1SUNlON PLATFORM. -
Resolutions adopted By the Disunion Heating held
at Golds6orough on Friday and Saturday tho
22d and Esd March, 1861.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State
Of North Carolina, recently in session. passed by the
Constitutional majority, an authorizing the people
of the State at their discretion, TO call Convention
for the consideration of the relations of the State Of
North Carolina to the Federal Government or agen-
cy of the United States and to the different States
composing the Union or Confederacy known as the
United States; and Whereas the citizens of North
Carolina, ardently attached they have been, and
still are, to the institutions unde: which they have
been raised, and which have been transmitted to
them from their revolutionary ancestors have, in
some cases been unwilling to recognise the fact that
these institutions and the true principle upon which
they were founded have been totally subverted, or
if such act were recognised have still hoped that
some plan of compromise or reconstruction might
yet be agreed upon; and whereas further events
have sufficiently and most conclusively shown that
so far all efforts to obtain our proper and satsfacto-
~ guarantees for the protection of threatened rights
OF the Southern States land North Carolina claims
to be- in the fullest sense of the world Southern
and not merely border State have failed, and we
believe will fail; be it therefore
Resolred, That the interest we'll as the honor Of
North Carolina naturally ard imperatively demand
that her political connections hereafter should be
with her sister States of the South, and not with
the States of the North opposed to her as they are
in social institutions and in pecuniary interests, anc
enemies, as they have shown themselves to be in
both relations.
Resolced, That we respectfully recommend the
formation Of an organization whose object it shall
be to disseminate the facts and present the argu-
ments bearing upon this issue to the people Of every
county in the State Of orth-Carolina, believing
that when the facts PRIOR as well as subsequent to
the day of election, 2Sth February, 1861 are fully
understood the citizens of North Carolina will re-
consider their action and demand from their serrants
the Governor and General Assembly; an opportuni-
ty to so express their wishes through the ballot
box.
Resolved, That for the purpose of disseminating
these facts and presenting the arguments deduceabie
therefrom, we suggest, LIST, that the President OF
this meeting appoint State Executive Committee
it shall be to adopt all honorable and proper means
for carrying out the objects and defending the prn
ciples of the Southern Rights voters Of NorthCaro-
lima.
Resolred That We respectfully recommend to the
Southern Rights citizens of each county in the State
to form at the earliest practicable time county or
CARNATIONS whose proper executive affairs shall cor
correspond with tho Southern Rights State Executive
Committee.
hcSOtCeu, 1Hdt TIC oitS VI tuV rCuStai ''o'S'"
ment on the soil of North Crrolins we're intended
to defend and protect, and not to menace or Sub
iugate her citizens, and that any additional force,
placed in such forts not simply without the request
but against the wishes of tie people and Of the
State, must be regarded as q menace and as pre-
limnary step to subjugation, which as North Caro-
linans We must not only denounce but in the last
resort resist at all hazards.
How =
HoNE.-We copy the following extract from the
Augusta (Gco.) Chronicle, from which it will be
inferred that the people Of the confederacy are
not unanimous as to the means used to accomplish
their independence of the North The article re-
ferrcd to reads
"Their ignoring Of the people in their proceed.
ings hitherto might have been excused from the ne
cessty of the times; their stretch of power in elect
ing themselves members of Congress, and without
consulting the choice of the people; selecting the
chief executive officers, imposing heavy taxes. and
in fine putting into operation the whole machinery
of quasi republic have been submitted to patiently
because it was thought there was no time to appeal
the masses but the hrocs that attended the birth
of the infant nation having passed, We are likely to
have peace and for calm reflection, and there
is no longer any why the people should moi
be recognized as q portion Of the State.
We advocate the submission Of the constitution
to the people, or convention chosen 6y them fol
its consideration measure Of expcdiency. 1t is
notorious that much dissatisfaction exists among the
people of some portions of the confederacy, and
think it duty. as it should be the duty Of every
good citizen. to take that course which will tend tt
ailay discomfort and prevent civil connections. Give
the malcontents an opportunity to decide upon thu
government they are to live under, and they viii
feel themselves bound by their own action Refuse
that opportunity and it will be hard to persuade
them that their consent could have been lawfully
implied. 1t would seem to be expedient. too, tina
our new government should be recognized by it
own people, by popular ratification of its consti
tuition before seek recognition from other nations
to whom and for which purpose sundry solemn
embassies have been sent"
! THE SoUrn-rnE CLERGY.-A subscriber in Ala
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