The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
Drs Williams, w Tracy and Jno T Miller,
were appointed Secretaries.

Drs I Williams, J w Tracy and Jno Miller,
were appointed Secretaries.
The Chairman in few and pointed remarks,
explained the object of the meeting; when, on
motion of Cabaniss, Esq Committee consist
ing of I'll T Schenck II Cahaniss, VIM Love, DR.
Tracy and Jno Nicholson, was appointed to draft
Resolutions for the consideration of the meeting.
The Committee reported through Maj Cabaniss
the following Resolutions, VIZ:
Whereas, We, the people of the county of
Cleaveand, see with regret and sorrow that &C
cording to the forms and provisions of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
have been electedto preside over the destinies of
the people of the United States for the next four
years-elected BY purely sectional party. whose
principles hostile to the entire interests of the
South party that declares that theirs is higher
law than the Constitution of the United States;
and whereas, large proportion of the States OF
this Federal Union declare that they will not be
governed by the National Legislature, and openly,
by their authority, have violated the same, and set
these laws at open defiance, and say that they
(" mock when our fear cometh," therefore,
Resolved, That we have lost our equality in the
Union, and now claim and demand our indepen-
dence out of it.
Resolved, That urgently request our Sena-
tor and Representatives now in the Legislature, to
their best efforts to call Convention of the
people of this State to consider what course shall
be pursued by our beloved Carolina in this present
critical condition of political affairs.
Resolved, That We cordially endorse that part
of Gov. Ellis Message on the subject of our Fed
eral Relations.
Resolved, That the Constitution of the United
States entered into by our fathers, COM
pact for the benefit of all the States and that
compact has time and again been broken by Il large
,hnrn f
as binding upon the people of North Carolina or
any other Southern State
Resolved, That we believe that any State has a
right to Withdraw from TIE Union at any time
when Its own safety and necessity demand it, and
Its people are to be the judges thereof
Resolved, That in the event of any Southern
State Withdrawing from the Union and the Gen
eral Government attempting to cOerce or drive
back that State or States by force, We pledge
selves, as true Carolinians, living Kings
Mountain, to resist said movement in every posi-
BILE and honorable way; and, if necessary, will go
to the help of sisters with willing hearts and
ready hands.
Resolved, That these proceedings be sent to the
Charlotte Democrat, Charlotte Bulletin, and State
Journal for publication; and that the papers of
North Carolina friendly to the cause of secession
be requested to copy.
Resolved, That copies of these Resolutions be
sent to our Senator and Representatives in the
Legislature
In presenting the Resolutions, Maj. c. made a
truly patriotic speech, which warmly received
said he presentation of these Resolutions for
the calm and dignifed consideration of his fellow
citizens and fellow -countrymen, was one of the
most solemn acts of his life and felt that as South
ern freemen-whnse principles were devotion to
right and resistance to wrong-were .forced to a
declaration of our rights; and that we, the reople
of Cleaveland county, living in the shades of
yonder mountain, Kings memorable and glorious
in the annals of countrys history, acouM main
tain them at all hazards.
The meeting was addressed by W Burton and
A G Waters, Esqs., of Clcaveland and David
Coleman, Esq, of Buncombe, in favor of secession
VIM Lander, Esq. of Lincoln, also addressed the
meeting and endorsed the resolutions.