The Hillsborough recorder., 1861-04-03
God.borough MeelIng -The

Godsborough Meeting.-The meeting q
lhs advocates .. immediate secession q which exien
sEe notice was gwen, was held 81 Godsborough On
the 22d and 23l uilimo. Twenty five Counties oui o.
the eighty 1--WE Of which the State Is composed were
represented By such persons willing 10 attend.
The meeting was addressed BY Mr. Moses Of South
Carolina. 81 special Invitation. 10 kryid disunon
speech. several other speeches were delivered u lie
same tenor. and resolutions adopted, Of which We
meet in cbsilolie on the 10th q May.
Whereas. the General Assembly Of the
State of North Carolina recently 10 session.
passed BY a Constitutional majoriiy. an act
Authorizing the people Of the State. at their
discretion. TO call a Convention for the con
sideratian oi the relations Of the Slate ol
North Carolina TO the Federal Government.
or sgrney Of the United States, and 70 the
different States composing The Union or Con.
fedeTaey known as the united States; and
whereas, the citizens Of North Carolina, ar.
den,ly attached IS they have been. and still
are % the institutions under which they have
been raised. and which have been transmit.
ted "a them from their revolutionary ancrs.
IufSt NAffg W HUWt tdstss uttN
recognise the fact that these institutions, aud
the true principles upon which they were
founded have been totally subyerted. or Il
such act were recognised have still hnped
that some plan ~ compromise Or reconsttuc-
ton might yet be agreed Dpon; add whereas.
further events have sufficiently aud INST
eonelusiyely shown that 50 far. all Efforts to
obtain any proper aud satisfactory guafan.
tees lur the protection u the threatened
rights nf the Southern States. (and Nofth
Carolina claims 90 br. 10 The fullest sense u
the word. a Southern aad not merely bur
der State. have failed and we believe will
fail. be II therefore
Ist. Resoirsd, That the interest as well as
the honor It North raralina naturally and
imprratisely demands that her pnliiieal con.
neetions hereafter, shnuld be with her sister
States Of the South, aud not with the States
Of the North, opposed To her as ihey are IN
social institutions and IN prcunlary inter.
ests, and enemies as they have shown them.
selves u BE- IN both relations.
2nd. Res0ired. That we respectfully re.
commend the formation oi an Organization
whose object Il shall be TO disseminate ths
facts Pnd present The arguments bearing up.
on the issue 10 the people u every county ~
the State of North Carolina, believing that
when the facts prior a. well as subsequent I,
the day Of election. (2sth February 1861, !,
are fully understood. the citizens oi Nortl
Carolina will reconsider their action aud de.
rnand lrum their SERVANTS the Governor and
General Assembly an opportunity 70 - cx'
pre,s their wishes through The ballot bux.
Ord. Rtsoipsd. That for the purpose u dis
seminai,ng these facts aud presenting the ar
Ruments deduceabe therefrom. we suggest
Ia. that the President of this meeting ap
puint state Executive COMMITTEE Of tw'
iram each Congressional district. whose dat,
il shall be 10 adopt all honorable and proPr'
means for Carrying out the objects and te
Tending the principles Of the Southern Right
voters of Nofth Carolina.
4ih. Resoired, That We respectfully rc
commend 10 the Southern Rights citizens
each county in the State to form al the ear
liesi practicable time, county organization
whose proper executive officers shall CORES
pond with The Southern Rights State Execu
tive Committee.