Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
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For the Standard.
pnpI1c MEETING INsFoRsYTH COUNTY.

For the Standard.
PUBLIC MEETING IN'FORsYTH COUNTY.
In pursuance to previous notice very large ana lesPss
eountes convened at the Court House in Winston On
Wednesday the a6th ult The Court House being nsgf
Gent accommodate the people CAUTIOUSLY estimated az a
ton oil Boner ESD George v Fup Esq was called 10
the Chair and John Blackburn, Esq, John u: whne, "
Spsch and John Nissen were appointed Secre1ares
Whereupon the Chairman made few suitaoie rethatA
and called upon D. H. starbuck who in few eloquent
and appropriate remarks, explained the ooec' Oh Tue
meeting $500 e,,r,
each Captains District draft resolutions for the con-
alteration of the meeting as follows: .,.
Old Town District, James Crews; Pfaf Tow, fhiip
Buffalo Joseph Wagner Little Greek, G. D; Sides soSh
Fork, W. W. Thornton; Waughtown, H. u; SWAIN ~.
lem, W. F. Shultz Abbotts Greek, A. Nicholson BUNKER
H 1e.He MIN Sssas ooF Mdd FORK p
Crews; Oldfeld Greek, Harden Haislp; Bellows Ofeeh'
John Vance.
The committee having retired to draft resolutions
loud and enthusiastic CALL from all parts Of the crowd De-
ing made for Gen. James NJ. Leach. OF Davidson, ne ap.
peared response to the call and entertained the
or the space two hours in of his most ana
happy efforts after which the following preamble ana res
outons were read by W. F. Shuz Secretary OF SAID CON-
mittee, and adopted without dissenting voice. ,,
WHIREAs, All political power is vested in and dervea
from the people, and whereas !; an nhe
consult together for the common good, ana give
sion of their honest sentiments upon questions OF pohS
pertaining to the good of their common auIs ~
lnesmable to freemen and formidable to tyrants ou
and whereas seeded from the American Union uhue
the of the advocates of secession tha "ouu
be peaceable," and give security to the INSTITUTION VI
slsyery and whereas it has involved inawar the IKE
Of which before scourged any eesntry, an1 as
proved loss of hundreds of thousands OF valuable
und what is vastly precious Of hundreds OF tnou
sands of valuable vcs-has made free State OF Missouri
which slave State when we seeded, with ProspeG
of Kentucky Maryland and other slave States soon lo
lowing her example, and now threatens unless soon sI
ed tue entire destruction of the institution OF slavery H.
self and Whereas the civil government, and the war IL
SELF which has been waged for two long nave oeea
almost exclusively under the control aud management VI
the advocates of secession TO whom the
yielded CONTROL volunteering freely themselves and Votng
men and money with most lavish hand, until We nave
expended some twelve fifteen hundred millions OF dol
lars snd exhausted conscrpts up to forty years OF
age and whereas under the management and control OF
the advocates of secession have waged war tor Two
long years. with soldiers fighting as men never before
fought until call for conscrpts is nearly exhausted
and the country on the verge of bankruptcy yet the enc
my have overrun nearly quite one half OF the Coned'
eacy, and threatens to destroy the remnant OF slave
~ left unless checked and yet these men VINO
misied the people by promising "peaceabe secession
still demand the last and the last dollar IN per-
sistence Of their uess and destructive policy which has
we'll nigh proved the downfall and ruin Of the South
Therefore be it.
l. Resolved That those men who have had the guidance
and control of the war; and their line policy h1rs been
JOuRG
past no sane men can longer be dsuded with the belief
that this ruinous he ended alone by .ngatsng;
therefore we, Conservative men, true friends OF the
South who desire the welfare and prosperity OF her peo-
pie and the security Of property demand that while our
brave soldiers are fighting in the eld that the talent and
skill in diplomacy Of abest men out of the army be
brought to the aid of their brethren in arms in procuring
fair and honorable settlement of difficulties solid
and lasting basis by which liberty, civil and religious
and property will be thoroughly secured to ourselves
and postey and that such we are convinced is the
nf thn nf
DINA.
Resolred That the true and legitimate purpose of all
psy of the people, and that inasmuch as the people have
to do the fighting and to be taxed to pay the enormous
expenses Of this bloody war; respectfully recommend
to the legislature to make provisions for submitting it to
not to be composed of the wisest and most experienced
Of the State for the purpose of endeavorng to stay
the farther euson of human blood to prevent the fur
honorable adjustment of all difficulties; that we
commend to other States to do the same and should all
fair and reasonable efforts of negotiation fail to secure Us
y satisfactory settlement of difficulties that then
resolve prosecute the war with redoubled energy and
Tigor
s. Rsso!rsd, That we deeply sympathize with our gal
liant soldiers in the field who have undergone the tgues
hardshps and suterngs of bloody and fought with
u gaanry and courage never exceed in the history of
Nations and earnestly hope that they may soon be able to
sujoya the blessings of just and honorable settlement
ufaour difficulties and be enabled join their families
and friends at bome And dsclaning any purpose to in
.erere with the military operations in the field our action
Is solely for the purpose OF urging our statesmen and civ
ians at home to their talents and influence to aid in
obtaining just and lasting peace, which persuaded
the great in both sections Of the country earnestly
desire, and bring to close this unnatural desruc
tive Of human life ard alike destructive to the interests of
all classes in both sections except the specatr and
tortioner and the high paid officers eiuI and a,s, who
tening on the carnage of war and the destruction
Of civil and religious liberty, and who in the South insis
ted that Cotton King that secession psaceab and
sS0utd heuer tnuolge
l. Resolced, That inasmuch all power is vested in
and derived from the people, that therefore the govern
ment and shall continue to be the peoples government
and not the politicians temporary rulers who placed
office by the people, and who are always amenable at
the bar Of public opinion.
s. Resoued That whenever the people Of this govern
ment SHALL through fear Of its civil military powers
fail to express their opinions either by argument
STRANGE petition instruction, in their primary
shall fs 10 denounce any attempt from whatever source
etter the mind suppress discussion, ste the freedom
Of Speech ramme the public press of the country that
they will no longer be American feemen, but crouching
slavesl
6. Rsselusd That protest with indignation against
every attempt to change Republican Institutions OF
pledge our lives, our fortunes and sacred honor
perpeuate to the extent of power the rich and gori
GUS heritage of civil and religious liberty bequeated
by our heroic and patriotic forefathers.
Z Res0Loed That we regard with the most serious an
prehensOn and utmost horror, the mad designs and
schemes of corrupt men, in both private and public sta
TONS vino are place this government under the
protection of France-a land and nation of RIGHTEOUSNESS
and corruption of gullones and nqustons of ndeli-
ty and Roman Catholicism of blood carnage and revolu
on-a government of pure unmtgated tyranny aud des-
potsm-whose policy towards this Conederacy is fore
Swallowed by its recent conquest and establishment of an
empire over nation lying contiguous to ours.
Resotoed, That the drain Of laboring population
under The operations of the conscspt law SO great as to
give serious for apprehension Of great suffering and
want: and believe that would be the part of wisdom
for the President in the exercise of the power vested IN
him. to suspend the further execution of this law in
tern North Carolina provided those who desire the fur.
ther prosecution Of the without n effort for peace by
negotiation, should be permitted to volunteer and b. re-
0eIvsd in the service.
Rssotusd That the late Revenue law of Congress- is
most unjust unfair and oppressive law and that while we
are wiling to pay any reasonable tax in money vet we
specaly protest against that portion of the law which
takes Of crops onetenth of the meat
tened ON these crops whether have to spare or not
unjust tyrannca and oppressive and relic of barba
rsm Which alone practsed in the worst of desposms
TO- Rssoued That the only protection which free peo
pie have against unjust tyrannca and oppressive laws
>the certain responsibility and accountability Of the law
maker to his constituents Therefore We most solemnlv
protest against secret sessions of Congress- and the
Of laws to be bndns US by the delegates in Con
gress from Kentucky, Missouri, Western Virginia And
other places who not responsible to constituents fn
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