Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-11-30
The journal.
r,;ou Movement i'm North Carolina.

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,o,eorapbic dispatch which brought the
.rr;no tidings of the holding of Union Con-
-,;on at Hatteras, and the establishment of
.ri.ional Government, did not say how the
,.,ocotes representing forty-ive counties were
a ,.sou but it is fairly presumable that they
~,ro commissioned to attend by secret meetings
,1rrionists, and that the reactionary movement
H wan in the Hatteras district. On the 18th of
oa,ober. soon after the successful exploit of our
aoot on that coast, the Union men of Hide coun-
A. hold a mass meeting at Hatteras church, to
;orounce the rebellion aud express their love for
,bo Union, and adopted long declaration of
grievances, reciting the outrages committed by
4 ,ho rebels, and concluding thus
rbov have suspended the laws and their execu-
,on. without warrant or necessity ana permitted
Mn prevalence Of anarchy and disorder.
w Tbev have confounded the legislative, execu-
,re and supreme judicial powers of Government,
rh;cb ought to be forever separate and distinct.
Tbev have permitted the interference of per-
.ons from outside our boundaries in regulating
our internal government and police, the right OF
which belongs solely and exclusively to the
people of the State.
They have WelCOUlcu ihCu ihN"uSi' i'S"'
other States to assist in the subjugation of our
citizens.
They have secretly promu gated and In some
instances openly proclaimed, their purpose to
confer official honors and emOluments, ana pc
cnJ;ar privileges upon q certain set Of men sep
arate from the community; to restrict the rlght
of sufferage to few; and to substitute lile
tenure of public office for the term liked by law
They have practically annuled the cardinal
E ponplar poVprnmpnt and initial n0Stu-
late of our Bill of Rights, that all political
mower is vested in and derived from the people
only.
Wherefore, from these tyrants and public
enemies we now dissever ourselves, socially ana
politically, forever. And, with full and llvely
sense of the responsibilities which our actloh de-
wolves upon us, and reverently invoking the aid
and guidance of Almighty God, we pledge to
each other, for the maintenance of this solemn
compact, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor
MARBLE NASH TAYLOR,
CALEB b. STOWE, Select Com.
WIN. O'NEI,
Tn addition to the above declaration, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
R.,olced That do hereby voluntarily and deliberately
reafirm loyalty to the Government OF the thten
States and ex press unalttmbe attachment to the
Constitution which the basis OF the Union founded by
Our fathers. go IN -. - 80
RPsOlred That While, as lhe laW-aDing Tcopc W. "c
cent the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of
North Carolina they prior to the reasonable ana
inno of the conspirators against the
Union in this State do nevertheless utterly repudate
reject disavow all acts of any Convention or legSa
lure in conaventon of our primary and paramount
allegiance the Federal Government in derogation ot its
authority imposing obligations which loyal citizens
are bound to respect.
ResoI,ed That we obedience to the commands of
the acting Governor of North Carolina to any other
public officer thereof. however validy constituted VINO
have the duty they owed to the Union to the
spurious Government self led the Confederate States of
America. They have vacated 10y the fact OF their treason
the positions which they elected by conhding
hut betrayed people and the rigtul power TO ill these
vacancies 10 the loyal men among their constu-
cnts.
Resolred That, no State authority existing which we
can consistently recognize obey and desiring to secure
the benefits of law and order virtually suspended
amidst the anarchy of usurpation which prevails within
our borders declare wish for the establishment at
early day of Provisional State Government for the
loyal people of North Carolina.