Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
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PUBLIC MEETING IN GRANVILLE COUNTY.

PUBLIC MEETING IN GRANVILLE COUNTY.
At public mesing of the citizens living in the limits of
the 4sd Regiment c. Militia held at Wilton, Granville
county N c. on Saturday the 2sh of August, 1885, on
motion of Capt B. Lyon, Col. W. R. White called
10 the Chair and John P. Laurence and John c. usery
were requested to act Secretaries COL Jas Moore
proprate remarks and on notion the following gentlemen
one from each Captains district appointed commit
to draft resolutions for the action Of the meeting
Il Goocb, Up. Hester, J. ". Crabtree Henry Turner,
Capt B. Lyon and G. W. Reams The COMMITTEES return
ed and reported through their chairman the annexed
ambe and resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
WHERsAs, In the present disastrous condition Of our
country the threatened suppression Of the liberty of the
press the freedom Of Speech the tendency to mob law and
duty of all good and loyal citizens to Keep sleepess vgl
lance over the rights and privileges guaranteed in the
sttution therefore be it
Resolvd That we will maintain the right of free speech,
conscience the press at all hazards and that any
suppress the is unbecoming civil people and will
meet with contempt from all lovers of liberty and JUSTICE
Resolosd. That believe the time has fully come when
the people of North should take decided stand
and look to the interests safety and welfare OF themselves
without the fear of kings at home monarchs abroad
RsoLued, That notwithstanding the blood of Norh-Car,
ona troops has flowed like water upon every battle field
from great Bethel to Gettysburg her officers and prlvates
have been sneeed at aud have been placed under the COM
mand of officers from otherStates they have received no
credit and thanks for he hands OF government Of
ca but have been called towards and by those
in authority the State itself has been called I'D nest
of traitors" by Richmond Brgader, and the organ Of
the has invited the good old patriotic Safe Of
North. Carolina to leave the Confederacy.
did when we entered Confedercy and will take care
of ourseve the best without the OF
John MITCHELL other foreigner who assumes 10 oc
Resolpd That opposed to the suspension OF the
writ oa6as corpus except in contingencies contemplated
by the Constitution; that in favor OF free speech
and the freedom of the presstwo Of greatest oulwarKs
of liberty that strict subordnation Of the military to the
civil authorities is cardinal principle in free govern
ment, and should not be departed from.
BesoEced That approve the action of the Supreme
Court of in enqurng into the cause OF the
capture and detention of certain citizens conscrps in
dlschargng those that were illegally restrained OF their
sings Of liberty which virtually denied them by the
Confederate Congress- in neglecng to establish supreme
Court.
Resoued That the present bloody wicked and nhuman
war has ragged long enough without any profit or advan-
tage to either North South We therefore, call upon our
in the next Congress- to use their utmost
ing peace
and bodes defenders of the rights Of the people of Norn
Carolina that we approve his in the stand he has
taken for the rights Of the people, and would recon-
mend the STANDARD to every lover of liberty, and to all
VINO are opposed to despOtism at home or abroad.
Reso!0sd That Representatives in Congress are re-
quested to their influence to effect repeal of the tth
ing law and that protest against the appointment Of
persons from other States to fill offices in this State
Resotred That have learned with regret that the
right has been conceded to the armies of the Confederate
States to meet in convention and declare TOR what pur
poses and to what extent this shall be prosecuted
1t places the government in the hands and under the
control OF the military authorities of the country; IN
other words, 1T makes the government military dcta-
torshp-a state of things deeply to be regretted for if the
army has the right to determine how long and to what
extent the war shall be prosecuted, then they have
the right to meet in convention and resolve to lay
down their arms and put end to the warf the right
of the former is conceded the latter must be also.
Resotred That the conduct of army officials In conven'
tion at Orange Courthouse Va discoses disposition on
the part of officers of the army alarming to the best inter.
est OF the country, placing them in the most imminent
denouncing free speech and the freedom OF the
press in setting themselves up judges of what true
patriotism " is in North-Carolina.
officers in convention at Orange Courthouse VA went
in this war to fight for liberty and the freed OF the
press una feo epeeoh bu< plain K shows
that they the hireng tools of the minons power
who would wrest from the people of North-Caruha the
last vesage of human liberty carry out the bssess
party magny and that they opposed to free speech
and freedom Of the press in North Carolina.
Resored That the thanks this meeting due and
hereby rendered to the officers and prvates from the good
old patriotic county of Granville that roone of them
was represented in that miserable and disgraceu farce at
Orange Courthouse Va.
Resoged That those persons who the Conserva
tive people North Carolina of being untrue and traitor
GUS to the South, are objects of pity and contempt
Resored That the proceedings of this meeting be sent
to the Raleigh Standard and Daily Progress for publica
ton.
The meeting entertained with addresses by Capt
Lyon, Winston, Col J. j. Moore and DR.. Laurence
W. R. WHITE. Chmn.
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