The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
PUBLIC MEETING IN CABARRUs.

AT a meeting of the citizens of Cabarrus county,
held at the courthouse in Concord, on the 18th
Dec, without respect of party,
On motion of Col J M Long. DR. r r Gibson
was appointed President and VIM johnson and
Joseph o Pharr, Secretaries.
On taking the Chair, the President made some
appropriate remarks explanatory of the object of
the meeting. Whereupon the following gentle
men were appointed by the Chair to prepare Reso-
lutions for the action of the meeting to-wit: Col
j Nj Long, r Barringer, ESQ, Hugh s Pharr,
Thos White, r w Allison, Joseph Msenheimer
James Williford, W G Wellington, Col VIM A
Wellington, John Fisher and Solomon Fisher
During the absence of the committee, the meet
ing was very appropriately addressed by DR. c A
Alexander and Col d Coleman.
The committee reported the following resou-
tons, which, after some eloquent and patriotic re-
marks by r Barringer, Esq, and Col Long, were
unanimously adopted.
l. Resolved, That the people of Cabarrus have
ever cherished strong attachment for our Federal
Constitution and National Union as the main pill
lar of our extraordinary prosperity and happiness
as nation, and if the Government can be sus-
tanned in the spirit in which it was formed, we
would still cling to it the best security of our
peace at home and safety abroad.
2. Resolved, further, That it is painfully
manifest that long series of angry political
strifes between extreme sections Of the Union and
number of unauthorized aggressions and uncon-
stitutional acts or the part of the North towards
the South, have unalterably alienated the two
people from each other, and rendered dissolution
of the Union almost inevitable. Therefore
3. Resolved That while trust in the Provi-
dence of God, that His hand may stay the progress
Of events and save the Government, we neverhe.
less regard it as our highest duty for our own de-
fence and protection people and ourselves to
meet the dangers that threaten u.s. at any
sacrifice of blood and treasure
+. Resolved That to this end the Legislature
now in session, and the people generally, by vol
untary action should proceed at once to put the
State in position of defence as regards its mill
| tary, financial and commercial arrangements and
that the Legislature should call Convention OF
the people in order that North Carolina may lift
her warning voice to the North, and at the same
time arrest the prccipitate action of the South
Resolved, finally, That if the States of the
North do not speedily manifest sense of return.
ing justice to those of the South and all the nm
responsibility. We of the South must stand usti
fed before the world and at the bar of God, for
fighting in defence of our rights. 4 common in
terest; generous sympathy: the honor of our namc
strong attachments 'sto the land of our BIRTH and
the homes of our choice all fix our destiny; and
as one man. the South mus: and will unite TO resist
aggression-to maintain her independence and to
prevent the horrors of civil war, by threatened
emancipation, attempted insurrection, or other
lawless interference with our domestic institutions
Z. r. GIBSON, Prest.
jos PBARR, WM. JOHNSTON, Secs