Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-31
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PUBLIC MEETING IN WAKE COUNTY.

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At meeting of the people of Little River district,
Wake County, held at Rosenburg on the 9th July,
on motion of B. L. Strickland, DIR. G. NJ Cooley
was called to the chair and Harrington Daniel was
appointed Secretary. On motion, B. L. Strickland
A. R. Horton, and II. Daniel were appointed a COM
mittee to report resolutions. The committee soon
after reported the following resolutions through
their chairman, which were unanimously adopted ::
WHEREAS, The time has arrived when the peo-
pie of North Carolina should watch their own rights
and interests with jealous eye; and WHEREAS we,
a portion of the people, have thought proper to
meet together to express our views in relation to
the policy pursued towards this State by the Con-
fedeTate government and to take position in de-
fence of our liberties, pledging lives for
tunes and our sacred honor IN defence Of the rights
and honor of the State, whether against kings
abroad or tyrants at home. Therefore
ReS0kOed, That the course of the administration
at Richmond towards North, Carolina has been any
thing but fair. While she has sent more men to
the field than any other State according to popula-
tion, and while her sons have every where fought
and charged the enemy with unsurpassed courage,
she receives but little credit for vaor patriotism
and has fewer Generals than any other State to
command her troops. Our people have long CON-
planned of this injustice, but thus far their CON-
plants have been dSregarded.
Resoloed, That North Carolina has men as we'll
qualified to examine and enrol her conscripts as
can be sent here from the City of Richmond; and
the course pursued in this respect towards the
State is an insult to the intelligence of her people
ResoIoed, That we utterly abhor the appointment
OF one Bradford as chief Hthingman from Virginia
for North. Carolina North. Carolina has plenty of
men to fill such Offices, and we demand his re-
moval
ResolUed, That the President having called upon
the Governor of the State for more troops, deem
the call unjust until other States have furnished
their quota, so as to make the number furnished by
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Resol0ed, That it is great crime, at a time like
this to conceal the truth from the people. From
the beginning of this until the present the en-
emy has gained slowly but surely upon u.s. and but
for the extraordinary courage of our troops, their
flag would long since have toated from all our cap
itols.
Resolued, That we favor a proposition of peace
to the enemy upon such terms will guarantee to
us all our rights upon an equality with the North
and if such proposition should be made to and re-
jected by them, we would be willing to die to the
last man upon the battle field in defence OF those
rights and that equality We feel that it is time to
consult reason and common sense, and to discard
prejudice and passion. The people must look and
act upon things as they are.
ReSoLUed, That peace cannot be reached merely
by lighting This, we think, is now apparent to
ALL The birth of nation is great event. and so
is the decay and death of nation. Unless ProVi-
dence should smile upon uS-and we see no lndlca-
tions that He will-the war will 60 on until one
side or the other shall conquer.
Therefore Resoloed, That we commit our cause
to the hands of God and trust we are ready to bow
with humble submission to HIS will. We are will
ling IN the last resort to accept the least Of the
evils that appear to be before US, and have peace
again upon honorable terms
ResolUed, That we heartily endorse the course of
the North Carolina Standard
On motion, the meeting adjourned
G. NJ. COOLEY, Chm.
q. DANIEL, Sec.