Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-10

from the a etteSDIe Observer.
Stop ahe sO-cAIled Meet lug

From the Fa e,tesiIIe Observer.
/ HOW q Stop ahe so-caII.d Peace Meetings"
/ That these meetings have produced or developed
much uDknd feeling in North Caron" that they have
tended to alarm and discourage people and soldiers
and that they have chez ed 0nd encouraged the enemy,
there can be question. Ia the opinion Of a Vast
majority OF Intelligent citizeos far from doing any
good they have interposed Few difficulties in tue way
of what everybody desires, viz Peace This beDg So
We can-ot believe tba; ru Intelligent end patriotic
men would 60 into such meetings they could be sat.
isf1d that by so doing they would contribute such
evils as We have mentioned We propose that steps be
taken TO satisfy them. Facts and arguments should be
presented to them kindly ard dspas onateIy, by tae
press and by their fellow citizens One OF these tacs,
especially, propose TO bring sgaln prominently
to the notice Of oar reaLeIs. We auude to the pro.
cCedngs OF the yankee and uegro meeting IN Washing
! ton n c. on the 18th ult They are stated toi
lows in letter from Newbsrn published 10 the New
York World OF the lSh uit, received at the office OF
| tie Petersburg Express -
GRKAl UNION MEhTISs IN n. C-EEWBsRN, N c., Aug
10 s. meeting of czoIs OF North Cal ona representing
every ccunty the second Cctgre DUAL dis
n c., on the lin inst. TIE arst NoIh Caoli.a Uncn
Regimen stationed e that point, participated Ii the
meeting.
Addresses made and resolutions adopted express
ing sympathy witt the great coGserVa i've party Of th
Carolina ring energetic prosecution of the
in this department be by which the Cui,n
sentiment the interior Of the state can be made prac
cal useful IL restoring her TO the national jurisdiction,
sfkng the government for reiE!orcemenIs TO- purpose
accu ing Jonted Government OF perduy cruel
ty toward North arona; declaring that her people are
therefore abSolved from any further obligation to sutan
il; placing resPGnsl0ty for The destruction OF slavery
and his aga 81 tbs UnICu
pressing the benet that North Caro- IND WILL not hstahd
Ing hDd ample compensation 10 the blessings OF free abor
Tor the ptesaDt uc )lVenlence OF ehahc paoh IT, icing
in the Uuiou victory at the Kentucky eecUI de-
uouncing copper eadism at the North, sd commeu4Ing
the ability d patriotism OF the admm'traon IA tue CON
QUOT OF war; kecay the sUuud national currency
originate by the secretary OF the Treasury.
me Washington New the l0!h iust repubishes
from Uae ga standard, OF july 81 al able uoie .ur
I esdsE G neI oIt iiSs that poE rs
of re
of the LunederaCy, aid That North Carolina,
her sovereign capacity, make immediate oyetuEes 10 The
Unfortunately, the Stardlrd has not otced this ex.
traordner7 response 20 Ls peac" meetings aud 10 the
article Of davidson" The pace patty called,
generally readers of the Standard, aud look
for their Information No. hlulrg these Washington
proceedings In the Stautdrd, they are Probably not
aware Of their We propose lhul luteseut
and reliable gentlemen 10 every part Ct The STATE lake
care to inform their GLIB IFS OF the mItter Ii after
that they still get up meeting, let Ia
the people have could aLend The meeting aud read
those proceedings, Waiting The people that TIC effect OF
their meeting and resolutions wall DC To IuVIte he yam
KEGS and negroes to geLTeiU0rCmels iOr tie purpose
LOT Invading The Interior State and OF more
cec prosecution OF tie war sgalusL our CLzn, ta-r
property aud their lives. 1t any person Buoui1 be
posed to question the uh Of THIS account C the asb
ngtOn meeting, a conclusive reply vii DC IOuud me
fact that though the Standards eltent ion has
repea eddy called to the Procee1ng 1t has never dLcd
their accuracy which OF COURSE 1t would have done + It
could with truth. We are greatly surprised aud COL
cerned that it has not published the Newbrn letter,
which seems to Us be Of important bearing upon
the af4irs OF this State.
We feel strong Conscience, that if this course is
pursued in friendly spirit, such as toU!d animate
every towarcs his nelghbors, viii - elsc!uA 10
! mt a s;oD TO these EscnleYOus meetings. We have
beard verbally indeed, that such meeting was q, c
tual.y knocked in the head at New Hope, - Chatham
county by patriotic aud pao staIemeut OF Iects %
l Maurice Q Waddell, Esq, OF that couuty. We b~V,
nj INF fnEla
Il fact. And what has b1en done taelc may h. "a
Z elsewhere.