The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-04-17
Union Meeting on The Regulation Battle
Ground, .dlamance COUNTY.

According to previous appointment por-
ton of the citizens of the Surrounding coun-
Try met at DR.. W. X. Denny's near the Reg
uiatIon Battle Ground, on Saturday the 3oth
ult.
On motion Of DIR. Denny. the meeting was
organized BY calling Michael Shoffner. Esq,
to the Chair. and appointing A. Z. Eulss.
Esq, Secretary.
BY the request of the chairman, DIR. Denny
explained the object Of the meeting 10 be, 10
take into consideration the proprety of rais-
ing the flag Of the Union on the Regulation
Battle Ground, on the 10th day of next NAV,
, 1t being the anniversary Of the Regulation
Battle.
Whereupon the following preamble and
resolutions were offered by DR.. Denny and
unanimously adopted by the meeting:
WHEREAS the crisis has come when all good
and true Union men should manifest their
devoted fidelity to the glorious liberties
bought by the blood, lives, and treasure of
their revolutionary fathers. Therefore.
ResolUed. That we, a portion Of the Union
men Of this section Of North Carolina, feel
that we can do nothing that will have great.
er tendency to restore the peace and pros
perity Of this once happy, but now divided
and distracted government, than TO raise the
flag Of this nation on the Regulation Battle
Ground on the 10Th day Of next MAY, it be-
ing the anniversary Of the Regulation Battle
RESOLVED, That the chairman appoint
committee Of three, whose duty il shall be to
procure the flag Of this nation, with the fo.
lowing inscriptin on IL: The Union and
the Constitution"
Resoiued, That we look upon separate State
secession as illegal, unconstitutional and dan.
gerous to our republican institutions.
Resolued, That we are as much opposed to
the election Of a sectional candidate to the
Presidency as any people can be, but when
that election is in accordance with the Con-
stitution Of the United States. and that The
President pursues constitutional! course in
his administration. we deem IL not sufficient
cause for disruption of this government.
RESOLVED, That whilst our Southern sisters
have left US without our consent, ye; we are
opposed to this government using any means
of coerciye tendency whatever to bring
them back.
Resoived. Thet the Hon. George Z. Badger,
w. w. Holden. John A. Gilmer, John NJ.
Morehead, VIM. A. Graham, Robt. p. Dick,
Jonathan Worth. Thomas Ruifin, Sem, aud
Giles Mebane. be invited to attend the rails.
ing Of said flag.
Resolued, That the chairman appoint
committee Of three 10 confer with the above
named gentlemen and request their attend
ance.
Resoiued That The proceedings Of this meet
ing be published in the Greensborough Patri-
OF and Raleigh Standard. with the request
that all the papers in the State friendly TO
the cause publish.
DR.. Denny being called upon, responded
in an able. aud eloquent, and patriotic speech.
pointing out the dangers of the doctrine Of
secession; declaring that civil war aud an
archy were its legitimate results, and con-
juring the people TO stand BY their Constitu-
tion and the Union. .
In obedience to the second and seventh
resolutions, the chairman appointed Thos.
G.. WhortOn, WIN. l.. Shoffner and Daniel
keck. a committee toprocure flag; and w.
X. Denny. joel Shoffner and Alfred T. Eu-
liss, committee ol correspondence.
On motion o. Col. WIN. Denny. The meet
ing adjourned to meet on the 10Th May next,
at the Battle Ground.
MICHAEL SH0FFNER. Chm.
A. E. EULIss, Sec'y.