Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-25
For the Standard.
I MEETING IN IREnEII q

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Previous notice having been given, a meeting WAS
beld at The Court house il statssve, on SATURDAY.
the 18th Of June, 1852 for the purpose Of nornina
ting candidate for Governor Of North Carolina 1t
the ensuing election, on the LIST Thursday in Au-
gust next.
The meeting was organized by calling Dr. R. T.
Campbell to the chair, and appointing NJ. F. Free
land and r. q. Davidson to act as Secretaries.
On motion Of R. a. Mclaughlin. Esq, L. O..
Sharpe Esq. explained the object Of the meeting in
bus usually Impressive manner. Itthen being moved
and seconded that the chair appoint committee of
five 70 draw up suitable resolutions and nominate
candldate-the following committee was appointed,
to-wlt: Il. A. Mclaughlin, Col. A. Mitchell, j. A.
hoseoro. Y. L. Summers, and Thos "A. Patterson.
During the absence of the committee, the meeting
was ably addressed by w. P. Caldwell, Esq. The
committee then through their chairman, r. A. Nc
Laughlin, reported the following resolutions to-wt
derived from the people only, and they, remember
ing that eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty"
should always deem it solemn duty to assemble,
especially In times of peril, and consult for their
common good; and whereas, the administration of
public affairs in North Carolina should undergo a
thorough reformation, and men be placed in Office
who have the nerve and ability to administer the
laws for the welfare of the people and prosperity of
the country; therefore, We portion Of the people
OF the county OF lredell, taking these things into
view, and being called upon to vote for Governor
of North Carolina on the first Thursday in August
next, do hereby resolve
FtTst-That while We yield obedience to, and are
willing to sustain our State government when prop
erly administered and conducted yet it is much to
be desired that partyism, tacoritism, mismanage-
1aent and misrule, should be forever banshed from
the administration of our State affairs-and instead
thereof that there should b. prompt, energetic
et1c'ent and generous administration of public af
fairs by those IN authority, such, at least as
ports with the dignity and character of free
people.
Second-That We are uncompro nisingly opposed
to all violations Of our Constitutions, both State
and Confederate, under any, pretence whatsoever,
anu that they should always be strictly adhered to-
and faithfully carried by all those in authority
1hsrd-Ihat IN times of war or in times of peace,
is absolutely necessary to the preservation Of the
liberties of the people, that the military should al
ways be kept in "strict subordnation to, and gov
erned by the civil power" and that the writ of ha-
6eas corpus should never be denied or delayed ex-
cept when absolutely indispensable to the preserva
ton of civil society itself
FourM-That we are in favor of prudent econ
omy in the affairs of our State, and of retrench-
ment and reform as far practicable in the admin
lstratlon OF the government and opposed to all
necessary and burdensome taxation and to all use
less officers.
Resolred, Justly, That WE recommend to the peo-
pie of the State and especially to the voters of Ire
cell county, Col. L. B. VANCE, of the county of
Buncombe for the office of chief Magistrate Of our
State, and that having shown by his gaantry upon
the battle field that he is soldier and patriot and
by his d!gnitied 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
candidate, we heartily recommend him to all our
fellow-ctizens as worthy of their suffrages
Whereupon the foregoing resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
On motion Of C. L. Summers, the Secretaries
were requested to furnish copies Of the proceedings
Of this meeting to the Iredell Express Raleigh
STANDARD and Carolina Watchman, with request
that they publish the same.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
4. I. CAMPBELL, Chm.
N. F. FKEELAsD Secretaries
R. Q. DAVIDSON, '"'e'