Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-21

MEETING IN IREDELL.


Previous notice having been given, meeting was
held at the Courthouse in Statesville on Saturday.
the l4th of June, 1862 for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidate for Governor of North Carolina at
the ensuing election, on the 1st Thursday in Au-
gust next
The meeting was organized by calling DIR. r T.
Campbell to the chair, and appointing NJ. F. Free
land and K Q. Davidson to act Secretaries.
On motion of r. A. Mclaughlin ESQ.,, L. Q.
Sharpe, ESQ explained the object of the meeting in
his usually impressive manner. 1t then being moved
and seconded that the chair appoint committee of
hive to draw up suitable, resolutions and nominate
canddate-the following committee was appointed,
to-Wlt: H. A. Mclaughlin, Col. A. Mitchell, j. A.
Roseoro, u L. Surnners and Thos. A. Patterson.
Durinlathe absence of the committee the meeting
was ably addressed by W. P. Caldwell, ESQ. The
committee then through their chairman, r. A Nc
Laughin, reported the following resolutions to-wit:
WHEREAS All political power is vested in, and
derived from the people onl " and they, remember
ing that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty"
should always deem it a solemn duty to assemble,
especially in times of peril and consult for their
common good; and Whereas the administration of
public affairs III North Carolina should undergo a
thorough reformation, and men be placed in office
who have the herve and ability to administer the
laws Tor the welfare OF the people and prosperity
the country; therefore, we, portion of the people
of the county of IredeIl taking these things into
view, and being called upon to vote for Governor
of North Carolina, the first Thursday in August
next, do hereby resolve
Frst-That while we yield obedience 10, and are
willing to sustain State government when prop
ery administered and conducted yet it is much to
be DESIRED that PGrtyism, tdrOritiSna, HaiSmHldge-
ment and misruLe, should be forever banshed from
the administration of our State atfairs-and instead
thereof that there should be prompt, energetic,
EFFICIENT and generous administration of public af
fairs by those in authority, such, at least,
ports with the dignity and character of a free
people,
SecOnd-That VIC are uncompro nisingly opposed
to all violations Of our Constitutions, both State
and Confederate under any pretence whatsoever,
and that they should always be strictly adhered to,
and faithfully carried by all those in authority
Ihtrd-That IN times of war or in times Of peace,
1t is absolutely necessary to the preservation Of the
liberties Of the people, that the military should al
ways be kept i'll "Strict Subordinaton TO, and gov
erncd by the civil power" and that the writ of ha-
6eaS corpus should never be denied or delayed ex-
ccpt when absolutely Indispensable to the preserpa
ton of civil society itself
F6urh-That are in favor of prudent econ
omy IN the affairs of our State, and of retrench-
mcnt and reform far as practicable in the admin
istratOn Of the government and opposed to all IN
necessary and burdcnsome taxation, and to all use
less officers
Res0tccd, Justly, That we recommend to the peo-
pie of the State and specially to the voters of Ire
DELL county, Col H. B. VANCE, of the county of
Buncombe, for the Office of chief Magistrate of our
State, and that having shown by his galantry upon
the battle field that he is soldier and patriot and
by his dignited and honorable course as former
member of Congress that he is Statesman we re-
gard him as possessing all the qualities necessary
for Governor and respectfully soliciting him to be
a candidate, we heartily recommend him to all our
fellow-cltizens as worthy Of their sufrages.
Whereupon the foregoing resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
On motion of C. L. Summers, the Secretaries
requested to furnish copies Of the proceedings
OF this meeting to the lrede Express, Raleigh
STANDARD and Carolina Watchmdn, with request
that they publish the same.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
R. L. CAMPBELL, Chm.
N. F. FEEELAND, ! Secretaries
L. Q. DAVIDSON, !