Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-04
THE PEOPLE MOVING.
MASS MEETING IN WAKE
HANOVER. :"


According 10 previous notice, a portion of the
people of Wake County, irrespective of party, met
in the Court House in Raleigh, on Saturday, the
5lst ult
On motion of W. W. Holden, ESQ., Nathan Ivy,
Esq, was called to the Chair and on motion of c.
j. Rogers, Esq, R. K. Terrell and Frank l. Wilson
were appointed Secretaries
Mr. Holden explained tho object of the meeting
to be to express preference for candidate for
Governor, and also to nominate candidates for the
Senate and House of Commons; and on his motion
committee of seyen consisting of the following per-
sons, appointed to draft resolutions for the
action of the meeting viz: W. W. Holden John
O'Rorke, c. j. Rogers, Charles II. Horton, S.
Stephenson, George w. Haywood and r. w. Sea-
well. The committee retired, and in a short time
reported, through their Chairman, Mr.. Holden, the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The people of North Carolina will be
called upon, on the first Thursday in August next,
to elect Governor and members Of the General
Assembly; and it is highly important that the ad-
mnIstration of public affairs should be reformed
and better placed in Office than those who for
the most part, have been and are now in office:
Therefore,
ReSolred, That the ;partyism, favoritism, ineffi-
cheney and misrule which have marked the admin
istraton of public affairs in this. State since the
commencement of the present war, deserve the
stern and unqualified rebuke of the people; and
that change in this respect is indispensable to the
preservation of the credit and character of the
State, and to that unity of sentiment and spirit
much to be desired, and without which the efforts
of our brave soldiers and people to establish our
independence, must be, sooner or later, seriously
embarrassed.
Resolred, That our Constitutions, both State and
Confederate, should never be violated on any pre-
tence whatsoever, but should be sacredly observed
by all whose duty it is to enact expound, and en-
force the laws.
Resolued, That the people are the source of all
power; and that they, and they alone have the
right to govern, through their representatives duly
chosen
Resolued That it is the duty of the legislative
and executive departments to retrench and reform,
far practicable, in the administration of the
government A prudent economy is especially ne
cessary at this time with an increased public debt
and heavy taxes on the people. All useless offices
should he abolished, and no more money should be
expended than is absolutely required to carry on
the government and to enable the State to contrib
ute her due proportion of men and means to the
common defence.
Resoleed That the military power should always
be subordinate to the civil power, whether in war
or in peace; and that martial law should never be
declared nor the writ of habeas corpus suspended,
except when indispensable to the preservation of
civil society or of the State ITSELF
ResolUed That the patience fortitude, endurance,
gallantry, and devotion to the cause of our brave
troops, worthy of all praise and that we shall
ever cherish grateful recollection of their services
and sacrifices in this war;
ResOlred, That tive recommend to our fellow-citi-
zens, for the Office OF Governor the patriot soldier
and statesman, Col. T. B. Vance, of the County of
Buncombe; that we regard him as eminently quail
flied for the place. and trust he will consent to
be candidate and that ellow-citizens generally
will concur with us in this recommendation.
ResolUed, That we recommend that this meeting
proceed to ballot for Senator and three members
of the House of Commons.
After a few appropriate remarks from Mr.. Holden,
the resolutions were unanimously adopted; that
recommending Hon. z. d. Vance as a candidate for
Governor being hailed with the utmost enthusiasm.
Col. j. P H. Russ was then unanimously nomi-
mated for the Senate, by reclamation; and ballot
for three candidates to represent the County in the
House Of Commons, resulted in the selection Of the
following persons, viz: H.-W. Milep'G: h. Afford
and William Laws Esqs. On motion of Mr. Holden,
the nomination of these gentlemen was made unan-
imouS.