New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-29

pacency their proseripive and irdiseiiminste yio-
lence, and applsudsd their atroeious deeds;
They have bruta!ly murdered ibofensive ana
harmless persops, some Of them Of great age and
who would have soon departed from among uo III
The ordinary eourse of nature;
They have offered rewards for the lives Of free men
guilty Of crime and put prices upon their neao'
They have organized fraud and falsehood, ana
made system of robbery and theft;
They have taught our youth habitual disrespecI OF
bridled license
They have used every agency Of bribery ana COZ
rupiion to eonsummste their ends;
They rave invited 70 eiRn tyrants to our snofee,
and sought, through the intrigues of comniaoner
abroad to barter away our chartered hbertlesi
They have coaiiscsted the property oil ei'NepS
without just cause;
They have denied us the exercise Of the elective
franchise and Get at naugbt that provision oil Onr
organic law which afirms that elections ought 10 oe
often held; -.
They have destroyed the freedom of speech and Of
the press;
They have arrested and imprisoned peaceful and
upofendng citizens without due process OF law, ana
suspended the writ of habeas CORPUS;
They have recklessly disregardsd the VIII Of Tue
PEOPLE 10 abide by the compact of he National Onioh
as repeatedly declared in public meetings throughout
the State and by the eml haiic and Overwhelming
vote of the qualified electors Of the Commonwealth
in February last; >.
They have yet aside the solemn and deliberate dis
approval of the sclilaiiops Of the DisunioDlsts
pronounced by majority of the people, 10 refusing
to authorize the cslhug Of State Conveniion d,
They have prosItuted their Official positions to the
purpOfe of secret and Infamous oontpiracy which
had predetermined the destruction the UIlnn, re-
gardless of popular dissent and, n the unrorupu-
lous zeal Of their treason they have assumed powers
without warrant either express or implied, IN the
Constitutions;
MI I'D h. a
Convention summoned with indecent haste, and act
ing in fagrant defiance Of the withss Of the people
TO perform an oct legally impossible, and therefore
without effect force, IN deereemg the secession OF
this Commonwe slth from the tedenl Union. The
ordinances Of this Convention have never been sub
united 10 the people for their ratification or Teec-
ion;
1hey have commissioned ten men as Representa-
tiyes of the State in body called the Confederate
Congress, unknown 10 and unauthorized ny the
laws, and occupying mn stitude Of open hosDhty 10
that Constitution which North C8roli5a has formally
and defuiliyely ratified and accepted as the
law of the land. And, "a If TO omA no incident oi
q complete Acknowledgement, they have Withheld
from the electors the poor privilege OF designating
such Representatives.
They have raised aud kept up armies to crush the
liberties and waste tho substance OF The people ana
have subOrdinated the civil to the military power
They have deprived the people o. the right 10
bear arms in their Defense but have Obliged them 10
a.sist in the unhallowed work Of thdr own enssve-
ment;
They have required excessive bail, imPOsed e1-
ceesive fines and inflicted cruel ans unusual punish
ments;
They have instituted system Of Illegal searches
and seIZups, la granting general warrants whereby
officers and messengers lave been commanded to
search suspected places without evidence of the TACT
committed, and 10 seize persons TOT named, and
whoss o1euSes were not particularly described ard
SUPPORTED by evidence;
They have restraiued the people q their right TO
assemble together 10 consult for the common good;
They have taken aud Imprisoned fieemen and dis
seized them Of their freebolds hberiies and piyi-
lges, and oulswed and eXilei them, and destroyed
and deprived them Of their fo liberty, and property,
contrary 10 tho law Of the land;
They have delayed and denied 10 freemen re-
strained Of their liberty the remedy guaranteed by
the Bill Of Rights, TO inquire into the awfulness OF
such restraint, and 10 remove u II unhwful
They have allowed the people Of this State 10 he
made subject 70 the paym Of eKorbtant and He
gnl taxes and imposts, without their consent;
They have denied citizens the sscred and invio-
liable night Of trial by jury in questions respecting
property;
They have pu. ireemen 70 answer criminal charges
without preseniment, indictment, or Impeachment
They have convicted fresu,en of crime without the
unanimous verdict Of Jury Of good and lawful
men, Ia open Court, as heretofore used;
They have disrrgsrded the ri, Of every man in
criminal prosecution, 10 be Informed Of tbe sccusa-
ton against bin and 10 coufront she Rccusers and
Witnesses with other isstimouy--compelled freemen
to give evidence against themselves, and refused
them speedy and impartial TRIAL
They have Suspended the laws, and their execu-
ton, without warrant or necessity, and permitted
the prevalence Of anarchy and oisorder;
They have cOnfouBded the legislative, executive
and supreme judicial powers Of government, which
ought TO be forever separate aud distinct.
they have permitted tie interference OF persons
from outside boundaries In regulating our internal
government and policy the right Of which belongs
solely and exclusively the people Of this State.
They have welcomed armed invaders from other
States to assist in tie subjugation OF citizens
They have secretly promulgated, aud in some In
stance, openly proclaimed their purpose 10 confer
Off eial bonors and emoluments, aud peculaT priv
iiegos upon q certain set Of SEPARATE from the
community; 20 restrict tho right OF suffrage % few
and TO substitute life tenure Of public Office for the
term fixed by law.
Of popular government and initial posulaic Of our
BIZ Of Rights, that ALL POLITICAL PowKR yEsI IN
IN AND DERIVED FROM THE PEoPLE osLr.
Wherefor, from these tyrants and public enemies
we now d,sever ourselves, socially aud politically,
forever.
And, with a full and lively sense Of the RESPONSE
biltes which action devolves upon us, and rev.
erently invoking the aid and guidance OF Almighty
Cod we pledge TO each other, for the maintensu %
Of this solemn compact our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor.
MARBLE NASH TAYLoR,) H..
CALEB u. STOWE, poiees
WIN. OkEIL, tSouihii'oe.
Hasssras, Hyde Co.. N. C.. Tussisy. Oct u, 1851.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Rssosed That We DO hereby voluntarily snd dsts,tey
res loyalty 10 the Government Of the Uplsd SlAes
ard express una,eabs attachment to that Constitution
which the bs.is OF the Union founded by fsiben
Rs,ored That while Jaw sliding people seoapt tho
coaiullon and laws OF the Commonwealth of North Caro-
lima they por 70 the reasonable aud revolutionary
Innovations OF the oonsaors sgsn1 the Union IN this State
do nevertheless utterly rspudizs, and diIAvou I'll
acts OF any yontlon Lssst1re done In Of
primary and paramount srsiA TO the Pedsiul Govern
meat In dorogsiien OF II, authority imposing obugs
ticn which loya o.tizoas are bound TO respect.
Eesoitsd That we ob.dincp 10 the commands Of
tho Acting Governor Of North Csxois ~ any other
public officers thereof however validity constituted who have