Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-13
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When our Office was mobbed by portion Of the
Georgia troops, number of proceedings Of meet
ings and communications were scattered and lost
We however, succeeded in gathering up some of the
manuscript proceedings which we condense as tol-
lows, regretting that we have not room to publish
them at length. -'S ,aarr's1i p ~ p ,.--',.- 81 s.
A meeting held at Leakssille, Rockingham Coun-
ty, on the 9Th September, J. g. Leak, Chalrman'
and T. A.. Ragland, Secretary The meeting pro-
tested against the unjust treatment of this State hy
the Confederate goVernment-declared for the sa-
cred rghtof hG0eas cOrpus--for peace on honora-
BILE terms-fOr the repeal of the tithing Law, &c,
&c Committee on resolutions, Messrs. John Rob
erts Thos. Roberts, Thomas Pratt DR.. John w.
May, Thomas R Price. Meeting endorsed the
Standard = ...-
A meeting held in district No. "a, Rowan Coun-
ty, Sept 9th, Tobias Peeler Chairman, and Ja-
cob NJ. Randleman, Secretary. The meeting took
ground for an honorable peace-for the freedom Of
speech and of the press-for sending tc the the
"last man and last dollar" men-endorse Gov.
Vance and the Standard Committee on resolu-
tions, Messrs. Daniel Bost Peter Miller and j. N.
Randeman. b.. - ... ..... S. ... -..s...
A meeting in Jackson Hill district, Davidson
County, 10th September, Lewis Lanler Chairman,
and N R. Harrison, Secretary. The meeting took
ground for an honorable peace-for sending the
"last man and last dollar men" to the war-against
the tithing laW-endorse the Standard &C. Com
mittee on resolutions Mcssrs P. Riley, L. Hill, H.
Nance, A. Dobey, and H. Elliott We would re-
spectfully remind our jackson Hill friends that the
tthing law, hard as it is under the circumstances,
is nevertheless the law of the land, and must be
O6eyed .-- ..
meeting held at DR.. W. B. Walkers store, CON-
posed of Conservatives of Rutherford and Mcdowell,
on the 18th September, Felix Logan Chairman, and
N. E Walker, Secretary. The meeting took ground
for negotiations for peace while the fighting is GO
ing on-for sending to the war the "last man and
last dollar men appointed Felix Logan and W.
Harris delegates to the H endersonville Convention
to nominate candidate for Congress-endorse the
Standard and Henderson Times, &C.
A meeting held at William Peacoek's, in the
southern part Of Davidson County, on 18th Septem-
Der, Wilson Badget Chairman, and Andrew Smith
Secretary. The meeting protested against the un-
just manner in which this State has been treated by
the Confederate government-for hG6eds corpus,
free press and free speechfor equal and just taxa
tion-opposed to annexation to France or England
opposed to secret sessions of the Legislature or
COngress-for putting the last man and last dol
lar men " in the war-endorse the Standard, and
approve the Winston resolutions. Committee on
resolutions, Messrs. H. Garner, T. L. Garner, ].
Morris, P. Lanier.
We had in type the proceedings of meeting held
at Loves Greek Church, Chatham County, on the
29th August, but they were thrown into pi by the
mob. We find them, however, in the Obssreer of
the 10th September. Daniel Hackney presided
and W. j. Readen and Isaac IL Clegg acted as Sec
retaries. committee of fifteen reported resolu-
tions, and the meeting was addressed by W. j.
Headen, Rev. L. A. Hudson, NJ. F. G. Iddings, j.
H. Brooks, Gen. W. p Taylor, E. Fl. Straughan,
and Daniel Hackney. The meeting expressed con-
fdcnce in our soldiers and rulers-declared recon-
struction of the Union mpossible-expressed SYM
pathy with our suffering soldiers and people, and
desire for peace but the latter only on the ground
Of national independence, &c.