Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-27
-. D,x,niop Me.,ing a, Gold.borough.


,o,ouGhL en- Friday and Saturday last, was slim
flair 4 large portion of those present were, citi
IONS Of Gddsbcreugh and Wayne County; and the
.rovd, an told we earn, was not larger than the
MASS meeting Of the Unlon men of Wake County,
held in this city on the 9th of last month.
We learn that the resolutions adopted look to
-.voution In the event of the failure of the dis
,,,onss 10 tske the State out ofthe Union accord
iro tn the Constitution. Another great meeting is
10 be held in Charlotte on the goth of May, at
which second declaration of independence is to be
made, and the COED people of the State are to be
annexed to the lection Confede-acy" whether or
mn Well we shah see what we shall see.
We learn from friend at Goldsborough that the
first business on aad seemed to be the consumption
Of spirits This was of course done by the delegates
in their individual capacity. After which they met
.ttbe Oesrt-EeSse as politicians, when Mr.. Edwards
Of Wares, was called to preside, and number of
nsepSe. uskneWR to fame, were made Vice-Presi-
dents and Secretaries. 1t capital idea in the
aIqarchs to saske Mr.. Edwards President of their
meeting. Mr. Edwards, it will be recollected, de-
fated in the Senate of this State the bill to allow all
the free white men to vote for Senator'S. He was,
therefore, very suitable politician to preside over
this collection of oligarchs
After silence, says our correspondent which re-
minded him of the forlorn condition of the "lost
chem of the house of Israel" one Mr.. Moses, of
South Carolina, was called upon to speak. Mr..
Noses spoke His last words were, take the forts
in North Carolina and hold them" We believe the
State which Mr. Moses had the honor to represent
at Goldsborough, has not yet taken For: Sumter.
After Mr.. Moses came Mr.. Victor c. Barringer.
Our correspondent says, a think I had heard
him make the same speech before" Very likely.
Mr.. Barringer, like all sensible men, is no doubt
partial to his own speeches; and having made one
good one, he keeps on making it Mr.. Barringer is
pesered in spirit because the old State refuses to-
secede
Then" says our correspondent "a horn was
blown, what does that mean |? and Mr.. Moses arose
from his slumbers, and walked out and made
another speech" This was at night On Saturday
the resolutions were introduced. The purport of
them was" says our correspondent "to establish
new party to take the place Of the Democratic party
and to make arrangements to take the State out of
the Union" They were adopted unanimously
Then long contest arose among the audience as to
which should speak first the Hon. Burton Craige or
Duncan K. McRae Esq. The audience at last
decided that Mr.. Craige should speak, which he
did He advocated tie taking of the forts in this
State at once
Mr. McRae then spoke 'thunderbolts and chain
lightning" Some one at length presented the ora
tor with a bunch of blossoms 1.-The eagle orator, "
says our correspondent "looked at the blossoms
and bowed and smiled, and then he smiled and bow
ed and then he sat down. At length man named
Lucian got hold of the blossoms, and he made long
speech. 1t was nearly all dictionary talk, and
could not understand him. After Lueian had fin
ished person of the name of johnson got hold of
the blossoms, aud the way he talked to them was
refreshing to all who love vegetables Then the
blossoms were handed to Mr. Moses, who rose and
said he had seen verbs before, and he liked them.
After he had finished Mr. McRae got the floor again.
He said he liked to hear his friend Mr.. Moses, and
Mr. Moses said he liked to hear him. They bowed
and smiled, and passed very high compliments on
each other, but at length Mr.. McRae beat Mr. Moses
at his own game. Mr. McRae made tollable"
speech for his side but he talked very differently
from what he did last fall when he went for Doug
las and the Union"
Others of the small fry" spoke, but we presume
it all the same old song of resistance to the will
of the majority.
So we 20. Mr.. Moses and Mr. Edmund Ruffn have
very kindly consented to instruct our people in the
arts of secession and civil war. Of course every
body is very much obliged to them.
We tell these agitators and disturbers of the peace
once for all, that their schemes will fail The peo-
pie of this State will neither be coaxed nor driven
from the course they have adopted. They have
spoken at the polls and they will see to it that their
voice is respected. Any attempt to revolutionize
the State will bring down upon the authors of the
attempt the most signal punishment These agta-
tors remind of the condition of the fallen angels
plotting new enterprises against heaven almost as
soon as they had touched the fiery floods to which
the hand of the Almighty had consigned them
What though the field be lostP
All is not lost The uncomfortable will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield
But they must yield, and they shall Let them
do so gracefully and while they may. They will
not be punished" unless they shall proceed to
overt act of rebellion; but if they should do
that the awakened wrath of the people. to whom
this government belongs, and who have the right to
control them and all other politicians, will consume
them utterly. Let them learn, with others, to
Watch and Wait" Let them watch for aggres
sons and wait until aggressions are attempted and
then, instead of having divided, we will have q
united people. Let Mr.. Craige and Mr.. Edwards
and Mr.. McRae, and Mr.. Moses "Watch and Wait"
Old Virginia and young Arkansaw, and gallant Ten
nessee are still watching and waiting" Will il
disgrace North Carolina to continue in such com
pany? No. "Ah," but say some of these fire
eaters, "North- Carolina is disgraced already" i
that be so, why do these gentlemen longer pollutt
their feet by treading North Carolina soil? If they