Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
WHoLn NuMBER 1883.
For TIA Staadsrd;

~ PUBLIC NETTING IN WAKE COUNTY,.
At meeting Of the people Of Little River disttict
Wake County, held at Rossnburg on the 24th July
ON motion Of B. r Strickland, DR.. g. M Cooley
was called to tho chair, and Harrington Daniel VA
appointed Secretary On motion, B. r. Strickland
a. B. Horton, and q, Daniel were appointed com
mittee to report resolutions The committee soou
after reported the following resolutions through
/ their chairman, which were unanimously adopted:
WaEREAs, The time has arrived when the peo.
pie Of North Oarons should watch thsir own rights
and interests with jealous eye; and WHEREAS We,
portion Of tho people, have thought proper to
meet together to express our views in relation to
the policy pursued towsrds this State by the Con-
5fedsrate government and to take position In do,
fence Of our liberties plsdging our lives, our for
tunes and our sacred honor IN defence Of the rights
and honor of the State, whether against kings
abrosd or tyTants at home. Thersfore-
Resotsed, That the course of the administn4ioa
thing 5ut iair. n fiis shS - - - u,so Z IS
the field than any other Stste sccS ding to popua,
ton, and whils her sons hxye every where fought
and charged the enemy with unsurpassed courage,
she receives but little credit for valor or patriotism,
and has fewer Generals than any other State to
command her troops Our people have long com.
plsined of this injustice but thus far their com.
plsints have been disregarded.
Rtsolssd, That North Osrolins has mon as we'll
qualified to examine and enrol her conscripts as
can bs sent here from the City Of Richmond; and
the course pursued in this respect towards the
State ID IN insult to the intelligence of her people
Resoleed, That we utterly abhor the appointment
Of one Bradford ss chief Tithingmsn from Virgins
for North. Carolina North.O Carolina has plenty Of
men to fill such Offices, and We demand his re.
moval
Re.olsed, That the President having called upon
the (4nvAvnnp of ftaQ Qfofo Eovr
the call unjust until other States have furnished
their quota, 10 ss to make the number furnished by
them equal to that heretofore furnished by Us.
Resolsed, That it is great crime, at time like
this, to conceal the truth from the people. From
the beginning of this war until the present the en
emy has gained slowly but surely upon US, and but
for the extraordinary courage Of troops, their
dag would long since have aosted from all our cap
ResolOed, That we favor q proposition of peace
to the enemy upon such terms Is will guarantee to
US oil our rights upon an equality with the North;
and II such proposition should be made to and re-
jected by them, we would be willing to die to the
last man upon tho 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 Is they are.
Rssolved, That peace cannot be reached merely
by lighting. This, We think, is now apparent to
all. The birth of nation il . great event. and 80
is the decay and death of nation. Unless Provi-
dence should smile upon us-and we see no ,ndicar
tions that He will-the war will go on until one
side or the other shall conquer.
Therefore ResoIped, 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 tertt --.-.. =.
Resoaued, That we heartily endorse the course Of
the North. Carolina Standard.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
G. II COOLEY, Ch'n.
q. DANIEL, SEQ