Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-01
For the Standard.

For the STANDARD. .
UNION MEETING IN COLUMBUS COUNTY.
Upon short notice, about eighty citizens of this
County met in WhteviIle on the 10th instant, when
Robert NJ McRackan, ESQ.,, was called to the Chalr'
but in consequence of bad weather, the meeting
adjourned to the 2lst inst, when over two hundred
and ffty persons, Wings as we'll as Democrats, met
in the Court House. and called to order by the
Chairman, who explained the object of the meeting
Mr. Wright Lennon and A. j. Troy, ESQ.,, were re-
ouested TO act as Secretaries. By request the Rev.
HAYNES Lennon opened the meeting with prayer
On motion of Col. j. Mautsby, committee OF
seven members was selected by the Chairman to
prepare resolutions expressive of the opinions oil the
meeting. The Chairman appointed the following
persons on said committee: Col j. H. Stephens, j.
A. Maultsby, VIM. L. NARROW, Zachariah Wright
John w. Gore, and Thomas Barefoot who retired
During their absence Mr. John Meares was called
out, and made good and patriotic appeal to his
fellow-men in favor of the Union.
At the close of his remarks, the committee on
resolutions returned, and reported the following
preamble and resolutions which were slngly and
collectively adopted, with but two dissenting:
WHEREAS, Our fathers, with sense of practical
experience (for our future national protection and
prosperity in their wisdom drafted a constitution
and form of government which, for upwards OF
seventy years, have been nations boast and The
worlds admiration: Therefore be it
ResOLred, LIST. That we regard the Union Of the
States when preserved in its fairness and equality,
by Il Just observance of all the guarantees of the
Constitution as an inestmable blessing, and the
best form of government the world has seen;
and, therefore, we hold it to be high and solemn
duty, incumbent on every citizen, to exhaust every
effort for its preservation consistent with our safety
and honor.
ID That while we acknowledge and feel the
present state of affairs to be in the highest degree
threatening and dangerous TO rights and our
security, We not without hope that prudence,
moderation and patriotism may find remedy in
the Union and, therefore, we are opposed to ni-
mediate and separate secession the part of North
Carolina.
Sd. That we approve of President Buchanan's
plan of reconciliation of the difficulties existing
between the States and the people of the North and
South
4th. That We entirely disapprove of the message
Of Gov. Ellis to the Legislature, so far as it favorS
secession and dsunion.
9th. That the proceedings of this meeting be for
warted To our Senator's and Representatives in our
Legislature and Congress of the United States TO
lie by them laid before their bodies
Before the final adoption of the resolutions, seve-
raj members to-wit: j. A. Mautsby, j. Ii. Stephens
NJ. Powell, j. W. Owen, and j. w. Gore, addressed
the meeting and the Chairman read, with force and
effect the great speech of Hon. \. H. Stephens, of
Georgia
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were
ordered to be sent to the editors of the Wilmington
Herald, Wilmington Journal and Raleigh Standard
with the request that they publish the same
The meeting then adjourned sine de-
r. NJ. McRACKAN, Chairman.
" Mr j: Tn afsS0S' Secretaries.