Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-22
Iron the Daily Progress.
3eefing of fha EArmers of Wake.

Meeting Of the Farmers of Wake.
Pun94nt to acan previously made. . nuhaber Of the
e met N the Court House in this city, on Saturday.
!, On MOTION Gov ChaA Manly was called to the chair
enc Whitaker and Calvin J. Rogers Esqs, were re-
dow Manly, on taxing the chair addressed the meeting
s9ms length explain ny its objects. and urging upon
she ners the urest necessity Of using strenuous efforts
exclusion tobacco and cotton except in such quantities
may oe absolutely necessary for bome consumption
was LOST but if the farmers only do their duty, suuga
zion ~Oald b. Impossible q.
On motion. the following gentlemen were appointed
sss saS a. 4 a ssd''s w. Whitaker g. \" 1h'"p-
The meeting was briefly addressed by MesSs. John q.
Bryan, T. Rayner and W d. Jones.
NE u W. Thompson stated that be had just seen Mr..
u. W. Mordecsi, who prevented r"m attending the
meeting BY press of business but whu had informed him
that be would acquesce in any -concusnn the meeting
might come to in regard to the planting of crops.
Mr. Bledsoe from the committee reported the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS We are engaged in war for the achievement
Of civil mud religious bery the protection Of alt that is
dear TO man ON EARTH aud Whereas the equipment and
IL insure he successful accomplishment Of this glorious
resu and Whereas II is imperative duly OF those who
uers in the eld and their loved home and where
az we heartily approve the sentiments embraced in the
resoluons Of the Confederate Congress the procamaons
OF Dyi and or anS hrs1u0 uv
every friend Of Southern Independence to eaugnrse the
81 rd seono%y Al home s des to supply our Drr,hrea
:. fa,ssEs ssbsassss. Snsa and beast =
Ree1v Fiat we approve Of the pan sugges,e BY the
of surplus supplies in the country, and that the
Chairman of this meeting appoint committee Of three 10
each disret in this county for she purpose Of putting it
immediate operation and that the District Committee
shall Constitute County Committee whose duty it shall
be assemble in the City Of Halegh after they shall have
tive districts such may .ie>sns'ed by the
chairman of this meeting and report the of
plus supplies aud the nsnes Of all persons who refuse to
sell.
Resolufd, That admonlshed b. every instinct of
humanity BY every emotion OF alfo ism, BY every i'm.
pulse interest," Of honor and Of Christianity devote
during the present year, all Of energies. lands and
the labor at command to the production of such articles
Of fund sustain animal life and that
good and true Southern maa should plant Of either
cotton tobacco than is for home supply and
seed for @crop the ensuing and that We do
hereby rrcsmnend aud advise the farmers Of Wake County
to act accordingly.
r sotnd That we tender to gallant heroic aud vic
torieus ar the pride and hope Of the Confdeaey, as
surances of sympathy and of unfaering
determination to sustain them in the field and their fam
lies at home, ut whatever sacrifice hazard and to the
last extremity and for that purpose we hereby pledge our
selves tn make all can, to dispose of all spare
and to submit cheerliy any amount of taxation
ary 10 support those who may be unable to support
themselves.
motion Of Mr. Bledsoe the Secretaries were required
to furnish copy OF the proceedings to each Of the city
papers for publication.
The fiowing are tie names of the committeeman ap-
pointed accordance with resolution seGmd:
Wake Forest Dist-ict-John r Dunn Preistly H. Man.
gum. j. W. Fort.
FE.l Dam Dissrics.-c ]. Rogers, D. c. Halliburton,
B.1asy,u Dt.tret-D Scarborough, J. Robt. Jeareys.
Wesley Hartsied.
s. Nry's Dia,a.-Dr L. G. Manly, Haywood Gritnce,
James Dupree.
w. Wynn.
Lex creek Distriot.-Fendel Bevers. s. J. Allen, s. D.
Hail.
Aec Light District Laws, Peles s. Rogers saml
Mungnm
S,svt 0n~k Dist.iet-w. H. Pope, Barnsbas Jones, G.
Pa.taer Branch District.-smon Smith, J. ]. L. Nc
Cullcrs Dr.. T. T. Banks
White 0ak Distriet.-R. Il. Jones, g. A. Upchurch
Louss's Greek Distriet-J. D. Hays J. H. Rogers, W
ssssy bi.srles-G F. Pep, a. K Clements, wssle,
Jones.
Sareoat c.tk Dstriet-Jas Wood. Eli Terrell, Alex
: n 80: :t--:-4-es w.,;s-<.-s. z..a--r..
! Lutte River. Ditrict-Fenton G.. Foster, J. G. High
! d. Is Griffin.
H,s.Me Creek Dissrses.-G H. Afford. Isaac Rowland
/ K7ts Cr1ss Dist,iet-w P. Hayes, VIM George, Can
A',Rx tseek District -Ieedham Price. David Hinton
, J. ID. Powell.
Cru6sret Ii<t,ics.-N.T I. Thompson, BENZ T. Rogers
! Gross Rouds D;stries-H A. Hodge, a. G. Lyon, Jas
! Lee.
Bsanr otsst Dissries-A. B. Freeman, Jacob Bunte,
| J. G. Hnnsr.
! ashp HN District-RObt Brown, d. H. Gardner. 7
B4cshorn District w. T. Boothe Green Beckwiib.
| d Holland.
| On motion, the Getting adjourned.