The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-08
PUBLIC SENTIMENT


county was held in Salisbury on the 29th ult. A
committee consisting of Ell. G. Jones, ST., G. L. Par
tee, J. j. Brunos, nj. s. McKenzie and Archd Hen
derson, appointed to draft resolutions. II. @
Jones, ST., Oh behalf Of the committee, reported
the following, which The meeting unanimously
/ adopted:
Resolved, That we fully appreciate the hard
ships that war has brought upon the people of eve,
this, comparatively, favored region, and we arr
more than willing that negotiations for peace b
opened whenever our enemies 81 ignify their readi
ness to treat with upon that subject; but having
every reason~to believe that a proposal of tha
kind from us to them would be treated with In
'sult and rfdlcUe, see no sense or proprlety
In urging peace policy upon the people at thus
! time.
| Resolved, That any peace short Of the indie
pendence Of the Confederate States would be
ruinous and disgraceful to the States and hard az
the war is upon the. country peace based upon
surrender Of the principle of independence
would make those hardships more intclerable, be
cause they would be embittered by sense oi
dishonor.
Resolved, That peace based on subj juga-
| tion Woald make US the scorn of the world, and
would bring upon this land woes and humiations
OF whica we cam only form an idea from what our
enemies have already done, when they have par
TALLY prevailed with their forces. We are not
aware that the party in power at the North
have ever said, directly or indirectly, that any
mercy, or pardon, amnesty, would be granted to
US upon = craven submission to their terms on
the contrary, emancipation of slaves, confscation
OF our homes and chattel property-trials for
treason and death under the sentence of the law,
are but TOO plainly written our fate if the Aboli-
tlons shall be able to crush US into submission to
their terms.
Resolved, That VIC recognize in the conduct of
the gallant soldiers whom we have sent forth to
the war, constancy, devotion and courage that
has conferred renown upon this young nation
and earned for themselves an imperishable name
And for us at home to be willing to barter away
that renown and to accept for our and broth
ers the name and destiny of traitors and felons,
would be to sink ourselves very low in the scale Of
social existence
Resolved, That the leading object in passing
the act ievying tax in kind, was to sustain the
currency, by diminishing the issue of notes and
bonds, and to provide a certain and prompt sub
sistence for soldiers In the field and we regard
1t as the dictate Of patriotism to sustain the law.
Resolved, That we do not feel called upon to
arraign the motives with which the Editor of the
Standard has been actuated; in his course in this
the perllous' crisis of our fate; but we have no
hesitation In saying we believe its tendency has
been to encourage desertion from the ranks of the
army-to produce mutiny and irsubordinaton
among our troops;to dampen the ardor and zeal of
the people and encourage the efforts of the aboli5
tionists to accomplish our subjugation and over
throw. -,
Resolved That We have full faith and conf
dence in the patriotism and pure intentions Of the
President Of the ConfederatesStaes, and however
we may differ as to particular measures of his ad-
ministraton, yet, he is our President and as we
have no power to change him for another, it is the
duty of all good citizens in this terrible juncture
to strengthen his arm and nerve his heart by sus-
tanning him in all his efforts to achieve indie
pendence and to conquer peace.
Resolved, That we regard Governor Vance as
peculiarly fitted for the position to which the peo-
pie Of this State have elevated him; and that we
have the fullest confidence in his patriotism, firm
ness and devotion to the best interests of the Re
public
Resolved, That we feel gratifed for the true
and faithful services of the Press of North Caro-
lima fer the manly and enlightened zeal and ability
with which they have advocated the cause of the
Southern Coufederacy.