Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-14
. PUBLIC MEETING AT WHITE OAK.

At public meeting held in the county of Bladen
at the White Oak precinct on Saturday the I'd day
of Feb. 1861, the following proceedings were had:
On motion Chastine Martin, ESQ.,, called to pre-
side as Chairman, and j. W. Edge was chosen to
act as Secretary.
The Chairman after explaining the purpose of the
meeting, on motion appointed E. B. Richardson,
Giles Cain, C. Kelly, w. S. Melvin, Griffith Single
tary, Jonathan Durham and ID. ID. Skies, Esqs,
committee to report resolutions for the consdera-
ton and adoption of the citizens present The
committee after a short absence returned and re-
ported the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were accepted and endorsed:
WHEREAS, few of the citizens of this District
the 18th day of January last, thought proper to
resolve themselves into a Committee Of the Whole
the state of the Union, and to promugate certain
resolutions expressive of the views of majority
of the voters of this precinct relative thereto and
whereas we know that the sentiments set forth in
the preamble and resolutions adopted at that time,
are not the sentiments of majority of the citizens
hereabout and we are unwilling that the proceed
ingS then shall be taken by the public indicative
either of the state of feeling among u.s. touching
Federal affairs of the intelligence and good sense
of our people. Therefore,
LIST. Resolced, That the Preamble and Resolutions
adopted at the meeting held at this place the 18th
day of January last do not satisfactorily portray
public sentiment hereabout touching National, State
or County affairs.
ID. Resolred That we, large majority Of the
voters of this district opposed to secession at
this time; and view the efforts being made, and the
means used at this time to effect it as unwise, anti
patiotic and highly inconsistent with the true in
terest of North Carolina
3D. ReSolUed That the election of Lincoln evil
dences to us disposition on the part of those who
supported him, to deprive the Southern States of
their Constitutional equality and just rights, against
which our interest and our honor warn us to some
nj in
order to effect peaceable and honorable settlement
we have been willing and arc now willing to adopt
the compromise measures recently introduced by
Mr. CrIttenden, or any other compromise. whereby
the honor and the rights of the South may be kept
untarnished and inviolate, and the Union of the
States continued unbroken and unimpaired.
4th Resolred, That while we do not admit the
right of secession we would nevertheless object to
coercve being used against such of our sister
State as have proper to secede, as it would in
our opinion widen the breach already existing and
destroy all hope Of Cancellation.
5th Resoloed, That we approve the action Of our
Legislature in seconding the movement of Virginia
by appointing commissioners to represent in the
proposed National Conference at Washington and
its wise restriction Of the powers of the Montgom-
erv commission.
9Th Resolred, That the conservative course of a
majority Of our Legislators in defeating the various
schemes of the secesSioniSts to commit the State to
7th Resolved, That we amenable to no party
for the position which occupy in this crisis, and
that we look to man. set of men for advice or
direction the which will take for the
future But as men and brothers, will act ac-
corng to the dictates of hearts and consciences
for the interest of country at large and especial
ly for the honor and prosperity of North Carolina,
untranmeled by party prejudiccs, or individual die
taton. That party asperity has produced spirit
of fanaticism through the country, injurious in the
extreme to wise legislation, and the growth of a
sound, healthy and permanent system ofGovernment
During the session of the meeting, animatng
speeches were delivered 10y Col. ID. Underwood and
d. Conolley, Esq, which were received with great
manifestations of approval
1t MAY be well to remark evidence Of public
feeling in this community, that there about one
hundred and twenty voters at this precinct ofwhom,
between eighty and one hundred were present, and
took part in the proceedings.
The proceedings of the meeting were, on motion,
ordered to be forwarded to the Fayetteville Observer
for publication with request that the Raleigh Stan
dard and Wilmington Journal also publish the same.
1t was further ordered, that should the published
report of the doings of this meeting be observed by
our Commoner, Z. L. Davis, Esq, he will do us the
favor to bring them before the House
No further matter presenting itself for the action
of the Convention, on notion it adjourned
C. MARTIN, CHn,R.
j. w. EDGE Secy.