Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-20
For the Journal.
Soldiers Meeting.

CANT SPARROW
Near Wilmington,
Aug. 18th, 1868.
At called meeting CT Company B. fst Battalion N. c.
called the Chair and Serg c. w. Dyes, Corporal J. N.
Henry, and Private W. S. Hines requested to acc
The Chairman briefly stated the object of the meeting
Motion was then made to aPpoI committee OF three to
draft preamble aid resolutions, expressive a the sont
ment of the meeting The Chairman apponted serstS B
C. Bowden Prvatea r N; Groom and g. '. Carroll, who
WnEREAs ages the world, when tub aud order,
eminent, have Temporarily given way. or seem to
be failing, the wicked, the viruous, and tie lawcss,
have re Iiced while the ffien0s civil liberty and reg
freedom mourred and rh1edS during the eXsiance
of The present war; in all disioya the friends ard
cre open, advocates CT equality have been
which we believe to be but TEMPORARY paots
detected and tories exultant. chef among whom, w
Holden, Esq Editor of the Raleigh IN. CD "standard
Reso0ed, That We have an abiding confidence ia the
ustneEs of COURSE, and doubt not the final result
The permanent establishment OF Independence
Southern Contedeacy under s. stem Of righteous and
equitable aws-equitable to ALL.
must eventually come and which earnestly DESIRE
the basis of that peace must be etai separation from
the Yankees and Aboitionists
ResoIued, That entertain idea of reconstruction
a reunion of the thirtyfour States, and that
gard Union and tories as being
and the same ell at heart the friends and we'll wsbers OF
Abraham Lincoln and his cause.
ReSOIced That ashamed OF certain edit orJas es
pecay one and some correspondence which have lately
appeared in the Raleigh (N g. Standard and VIII
been generally denounced thous bout the South and
warmly appauded by Northern edofs-donble proof OF
their double dyed tOryIsm.
| ResolUed, That driven against will from the
general and character of the standard to regard
ou h fSe Certain t asy OF nrah AN
the most powerful the most nyeterae oe and at the same
time the most nsdous enemy the ontederacy has in the
old North State. -
ResolUed furthermore, ThatW. W. Holden by the pub
cewardy and submission editorials in is
sues of thu Raleigh (N g. "standa1d, has disgraced
himself in the eyes OF all true men is disgrace to the
place of his BIRTH and that he has made himself too con
tempble to receive the curteses OF civil life from
patriotic North Carolinians and that he is unworthy
home in the South. 49,
esoTved That the action of IN. c. troops in Yir-
nia deRouncipg Of the I" Standard, meets
our hearty appreciation has eled much Of the gloon
brought upon by recent aud that are
inspired anew redouble diligence and energies ID
the cause of Southern Independence.
The reading of the resolutions was followed by several
patriotic speeches. delivered the members OF the COM
pany which the said resolutions were, upon motion
of Sergt. J. III. Hig hsnith, unanimously adopted.
The following resolutions then offered and adopted
without discussion.
Resotued That the proceedings of this meeting be for
warded to the Wilmington Journal with request for pub.
icat on that all papers in the State friendly to South
ern independence, be requested to copy.
| ReSoued, That this meeting now adj ourn
! LEVI MOORE Chairman.
|. Corpl J. V. HENRY, 7 eecretarles
| Private W. 8. hines