Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-01
'ur the STANDARD.
UAWFIELDS UNION MEETING.

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The citizens Of the Hawfelds assembled at Gravel
ly Hill School House on Friday the 2lst of Deem
ber 1860 10 take into consideration the present
state Of the affairs of the country. On motion Of
Wilson Brown, ESQ, Mr.. Samuel Jones was appoint
ed Chairman, and Nr VIM. U. Nelson, Secretary.
On motion. the following gentlemen were appoint
ed committee to draft resolutions for the action Of
the meeting: Wilson Brown, Esq, Eli Sharp, Jno.
Whitaker Addison F. Wilson, 4. w Check Geo.
W. Tate, and the Rev. Daniel W. Thompson
The committee having retired for Il short time, re-
turned and offered the following preamble and resO-
buttons
WHEREAS In our opinion the time has arrived
when it is necessary that every true friend of the
Union and the country should take active part
in trying to avoid the awful calamity, the downfall
and final overthrow of this happy and glorious
Union
l. Therefore be i: rcsolre! That we. citizens of
the western part of Orange county, although the
greater part of not directly interested in the
institution Of slavery, believe i; to he humane in
sttutiOn sanctioned by the Holy Bible and the Con-
sttutiOn of the United States, and should be pro-
tected as such by the Federal Government.
2 Resolrcd That we do not believe in any imme-
date danger to the hts of the South that the
mere election Of Mr.. Lincoln is a sufficient cause for
the dissolution of the Union
8. Res0Ired That we will he the last to be diSloy-
al to the country that gave us birth, and that the
Constitution Of the United States is too dear to the
American people to be destroyed without better
cause than the present time can furnish.
f. Resolred, That deplore the madness Of par
ty spirit which has caused Abraham Lincoln to be
elected by section of the country to be President
Of the whole country, and the disposition Of the ma
iory of the North to evade the claims of the South
by their personal liberty bills, and the abuse and
malice shown by members of Congress from the
North towards the Southern States But we do rot
believe for all this that should sunder the ties Of
this Union, and abandon this Government, without
resorting to every within our power to settle
this difficulty.
6. Resotred. That sympathics are not with
South Carolina the politicians of this State who
would hurry North Carolina into the same position
against the will of majority of the people of the State
6. Resotced, That in our opinion, a State Con-
vention at the present time necessary but we
not afraid to trust the people
Z. Resotred, That we hold that to secede from the
Union by separate State action, before making a
great effort to have rights secured in the Union
is unwise and imprudent; for by that course we
leave in the hands of the North our army, navy,
the public lands, and the munitions of war; together
with all other property in which the South is ent-
tied to her full share
8. ResOtred, That we detest and scorn the pOliti-
cal demagogues who brand all men as contemptihle
submiSsonIsts, who refuse to disregard the true in
terests of themselves their families and their country
and plunge headlong into secession with all its con-
sequences.
9. Resotced, That when every proper effort has
been fairly tried to settle this question and has fail
ed, then we will stand by rights, and advocate
an immediate separation from the North
TO- ResOtred, That we approve the position taken
by that true Democrat, the Editor of the n c. STAN
ddrd, and all other such men, who have patriotism
enough to rise above selfish interests and party pre-
JUDGES in times like the present and declare them
selves according to their convictions
IL. Res0tced, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint five delegates to attend the mass meeting at
Hillsborough Tomorrow, to represent this part of
the county in person. by laying the action of this
meeting before the committee on resolutions.
IL Resotned, That copy of these proceedings be
sent to the Hilsborough Recorder, PlaindeaIer and
n. c. Standard for publication
The preamble and resolutions were adopted with
but single dissenting voice.
SAMUEL JONES, Chairman.
WIN. .. NELSON, Secretary.