Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-12
Another Meeting in caswsll.n

Under this head the State Journal gives an erro-
neous account of meeting of citizens at Yancey-
vile, on the first of this month, and by inference
endeaVors to make the impression that Col. Brown
msrepresents his constituents.
We are informed, on reliable authority, that when
Dr. Williamson submitted his resolutions-which
were very little different from the resolutions first
adopted at meeting of that County, large num-
Der OF persons were present. who from their general
tone and sentiment were believed to be largely in
favor Of the resolutions offered by Dr. W. and sup
ported by Col. B. The discussion on them, by FIVE
or SIX speakers, continued till near night. The
discussion whether intended or not, was protracted
to so late period in the evening that the great body
of those present at earlier period of the day had
retired to their homes before vote could be taken
on the resolutions
The number of persons present when the meeting
commenced, in the Courthouse and Or the Court
yard, was estimated at near six hundred. When the
vote was taken-near night-the number present
was not estimated at more than one hundred; few
of them lawyers from other Counties, some of them
youth of the village, though the larger portion
qualified voters-and this is to go forth the senti-
ment of the County, which is said to give thirteen
hundred and fifty votes
Why did not those opposed to the resolutions al
low vote to be taken on them till the great body of
the people had, from the late hour and inclement
weather, retired to their homes? There is every
to believe from the best information that nine
teen-twenticths Of the people of Caswe are anxious
to continue in the Union if it can be done by final
settlement of the present difficulties terms safe
and honorable to the country. There can be no
doubt that the County will sustain Col Brown by
an overwhelming majority.
Col. B. did not as we are informed say in the
meeting, as asserted in the Journal that the reso
lutions passed at The former meeting reflected on his
course in the Senate On the contrary he said that
all the measures which they called for had been
some weeks before advocated by him, and that they
differed from his views only in being less hopeful
of the Union, and that in that respect some of his
political opponents had elsewhere endeavored to use
them to his prejudice. All of those who spoke
against the adoption of Dr. Wiamsons resolutions
disclamed any purpose Of censurc against Col B. in
the resolutions passed at the first meeting.
This, then, is the great victory which the HngLish-
man seems to claim for his favorte Mr.. S. P Hill.
Perhaps the Hinglishman whose citizenship is not
yet year DID, has either read or heard of the reso-
buttons Of Col. Brown, offered and passed in the
Legislature of North Carolina, approaching the
manner in which President Madison had prosecuted
and terminated the war of 1912 against Great
Britain of which country the Editor of the Journal
was till recently subject. These queer times
the HingLishman and Mr. S. P. Hill endeavoring to
read old State rights Democrat out of the
church who has varied from the faith
The idea that Mr. Hill, with Wing attachments
before he went 10 Caswell--who spoke, some SEES
sions since, if we are not mistaken, against the
right of State to Secede from the Unioa-whc
voted IN the Legislature for the principle or policy
of distribution thus setting aside strict construction
and standing to that extent the principles of the
: Wing resolutions of censure passed by that party
i against Col. Brown and Judge Strange, together
with his amiable disposition towards Know Nothing
ism when it appeared popular,-the idea, we say
that he and the Hingit.hmam aforesaid should reac
/ Col Brown out of the State rights Democratic
party is simply ridiculous
Col. Brown elected to the Senate without op
position, and by vote of near two hundred NOR,
than Mr.. Hill received for the House of Commons.