Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23
From the RALEIGH Register
Franklin County

From the Raleigh Register.
franklin County
Wilmington Journal in the following LIl the pa
of Raleigh will please cpy and it is expected that
the Journal will make the amend honorable
PUBLIC MEETING.
On Monday April 9th, 1883 Rnumber Of the citizens OF
burg consider upon the present condition of the
y, and the duty of farmers especially, In reference
On motion, n. Massenburg Esq, appointed Chair
and w. x. Barham, Secretary o. the meeting. The
Chairman upon taking his seat announced the object
meeting and it moved and carried that of
five be appointed TO draft resolutions expressive of the
its consideration. Whereupon the Chairman appointed
the following gentlemen James Fuller John G. King DR..
While the committee the Secretary, by request
read the Governors address and letter from Major Gov
ngton, Quarternaster of Richmond. his Honor Judge
Heath being present. called upon and responded in
brief but effective speech Dr. Crudup, after the commit
tee came In also responded to call OF the meeting
The committee reported the following preamble and
olutons. which were unanimously adopted:
which country now engaged against ruthless and
vir dictve foe who has shown by legal "nse,mens and
every vesige Of liberty and property and in the language
OF MS Lieutenant Genera 10 hang ana where
men and money almost without limit, to accomplish heir
object and have even their own liberty 10 their
to the citizens at home shall in this trying time fail
greed of gain swallow up noble aspira
toDs of patriom and utterly quench the last pak of
have left their homes and families oppose their bo ie
living WALL to the hOd of barbarism and cruel that
heart of every true man ers Never 90 and whereas
the voice and interest warns Us hat 1t wise when
sary to sacrifice part The whole In eSponse
therefore, to the eloquent and patriotic appeal of
ble Governor, it is
have taken lives in their hands and gone inothe
my; who have repeed the in4oe 1 invader
many hard fou BIT fields; and who still Ing def Iuce
The face of discOnted enemy to supply hem with
hat without which their gslartry vii avi
ceesaries of lite in their absence and perg ives
our fortunes and our honoro to redeem this Ut.
2d. ReSolod, That it is the duty OF every in the
county reduce the consumption OF f)'d by him
self and family TO the utmost economical scale possible,
and to dispose freely and for moderate OF the
plus thus saved to the families OF soldiers and after sIp
plying their wants. tender the balance the Govern
ment for the of the army, for reasonable
3d. Resolped That we will strain every nerve to raise
the food this year, End that any person
shall raise for sale any Other crop than provisions
ing gratitude to the soldiers sympathy for their fam
lies, and in true patriotism.
On motion of DR.. Crudup, it was
ResoEoed, That every farmer in this meeting subscribe
his name to the foregoing resolutions.
On motion of Maj. Hill it
Resolved, That every farmer who approves the above
resolutions subscribe his thereto, ard that a
mttee Of three be appointed in each CAPTAINS district TO
especially in regard planting crops other than bread
sus, be submitted TO each farmer in every district AID
the of those who sign as well as those who refuse to
sign, be furnished to this meeting for publication
On motion the meeting adjourned to Saturday the 18th
when all the farmers OF the county are Invited to meet
at the Court House. -
N. B. MASsENBURG, Chm'n.
W. z. BARHAM, Sec'y.
We take pleasure in publishing the above, and will
merely add that the correspondent Of the Register must
have misunderstood u.s. and thus, unintenioualy 70
doubt done us Injustice We cast no asper ion upon
Franklin County; we simply mentioned with regret,
statement which had received to the effect tbatv,y
extensive preparations for large tobacco crop had
been made in the counties bordering the Virginia
line The source of, our information was honest and
intelligent and the alIusion to Franklin simply arose
out of the fact that perhaps, the information in regard
to it being definite, that county was cited an
instance. We pleased to record evidences going to
show the triumph of patriotism over speculation, aud
we trust that the resolutions adopted by the Lousburg
meeting may find full and hearty response in the
tiOn of the whole people OF that and Of every other
county 10 the State.