Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-13
Meeting in Observation-Disclosures

4 meeting of citizens Of .Albemarle county, Vir-
gna, was held in the Court. House on the 2ud inst,
over which the Hon. Shelton F. Leake presided,
and at which the following resolutions were adop-
ted:
WHEREAS desnlang has been waged for near
" two Years between the people of the United Stat and
The people of the Confederate States in which hlfa mil
lion of men have perished and several thousand millions
of property have been Destroyed
And whereas the splendid achievements of the COnfed-
CRAZE render our final longer doubtful and
therefore leave room for any miscUnstructOn Of Ian
guage favorable to peace; therefore,
ReSOLg,d That whilst We uuaerably devoted TO the
of Southern independence believing that
cessfu vIudc Iti0n involved all that is held dear by
brave and hgh-sprited peoPle-and towards which We
pledge our last man and dIr last dollar and whilst
iern abiding confidence in the of
try the skill of generals the valur of soldiers and
the good providence II Gcd ultimately TO secure TO us
that liberty and independence however may be
the strugge:yet, that should hail with satisfaction
the early restoration Of amcube relations bew the two
countries and should regard the accomplishment of such
end the proudeSt achievement of arms Of states
manShip.
2. That craftsmanship in the Cabinet may legmately
cooperate with military genius Ne field and, if oppOr
tunity Offer that diplomacy should lend its aid to the
sword to prevent ans unnecessary prnongaun of fierce
and destructive war; that it is Incompatible with
the dignity of the the honor of these States
10 adopt such policy may divide and weaken
mics, and thereby cunfUund their wicked designs.
g. That have witnessed with SatiSac ton the
disposition of the people Of the States BORDERING the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers to secede from the abolition
while should prefer that The members of this Cunfede
eracy should be characterized by similar institutions yet
upon the adoption by them Othe Confederate Constitution
We should not be unwilling TO firm a league with such
Northwestern States thereby to command early and
lasting peac-to constitute this COnfederacy the prepGn
deraug power this continen-o 10 the slave
holding States of Maryland Delaware Kentucky and Mis-
sOuri-tO give supreme control the great inland
of he Mississippi and the acquire pos
session Of the extensive estern terrtOes-and to pro-
mote the exchange of Southern staples for the grain
and cattle Of the West.
4. That we cannot understand much less appreYe the
of certain portion Of the Southern press in dis
cusSing this question. and, while loudly applaud the
heroic efforts which have been made by our gallant SOL
diers in scOurging the brigands from SOIL deem
Il sacred duty, far consistent with hoRour
people, To husband and cherish those precdns lives and
liberty already put in jeopardy many bloody fields
s. That copy of these proceedings be forwarded
Representatives in Congress and the General mbly
and also for publication IN the Richmond papers,"
The Enquirer magni6es the proceedings by de-
voting more than column Of comments to them,
and handles the "old fogies of Albemarle, as it
;alls them, without gloves. The Enquirer says,
outstanding lives and limbs is a vile phrase and a
vile idea while foreign invaders are on our ground
who is doing this? Not the Conservatives of the
South, but the friends of the Enquirer. Every