Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

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II. Chairman b .ssv sppteipraass III Il i.,,In.rls h.,-
mg sxpasiaed tho ohjset Of he meeting on motion
e Ritter Dsbnsy Philips, r W. Ritter, j.
y AcLsmoes II ". Barrett and hham Wallace
wsIs appointed eommittSe to dralt fesolutiona ~.
prsssive ofths sense Of the nSetire. Who reported
through their Ohsirnsu the following resolutions
which wers unanimcusiy sdopted: y. = >,
I MHsss1s The Tins has arrived xhsn the people
| of North Carolina shcuM guard With isatbus care
their rights and their libsrtieA and Iook with sn
eye single to ther interest We deem it aur duty, as
neemsn Of Aaxth- CsruiiuA to meet IA pubic coun-
Ecu and exptyur views ID regard to the policy Of
pursue North. Carolina and tsEe sposition
uPholdng and defending tho liberties Of hs people
OF the State pledging our lives and fortunes, and
our sacted honor Id her defence, Whsthsr against
kings abroad or tyrants at home. Therefsre be il
Resotped That tho course Of the Goa tHdeiate gov
ernment towards North: Caroli1a from tebeginnins
Of the var has been anything 6at sr snd honorable
and that let her blood foR eyer ID ,Hssl5, not
sore = s;a q e h ' dGDe v0r
Rsolsed That notwithstanding Noritth. Carolina
hss furnished more men IN PROPORTION % hsr inhab-
itsnts than any other Stats to prosecute his war,
abe has. fewer BgEsdie-s Ind Major Genarals to
command them sthan any othsf Stlte; OF, the in
justice o. which the people hare long d6lplained,
but e. ~ shsas caplaints hsys been sntFK dis
bssosseS That vnfiaI q. Carolina. Is atls
and skillf,l phyneians al odacsrs. competent to
perform the duties assigned them, tho Confederate
government hss sent to this State physicians and
officers from Richmond to examine and enroll her
conscripts, thereby treating with contempt tho in.
telligencs Of the State
Re'olsed, That the appointment Of ono Bradford,
"a Virginian) chief TithingmAn for North. Carolina
10 en- insult to the State, that ws demand his re-
moval, and that some North. Carolinsu be appointed
tp his stead.
Resolsed, That North. Carolinians are capable Of
performing any duties assigned them by the Con-
fedsrste government and we protest against tho
practice Of appointing men from other States to per.
form duties within her borders which her own sons
can do as well.
Resezvea, That the Davis administration having
called upon the Governor for seven thousand militia
ve deem it unjust to the best interest of the State
that any more troops be furnished until other States
have furnished their just quota of men.
Rssotoed, That in view of the bad treatment this
State received hands ofthe Confederate gov
ernmsnt and thensults constantly heaped upon her,
wedssm it the dutyofal North Osrolinians to demand
their discontnuance, or we SHALL in self defence, oe
compelled to take position where we take care
of ourselves and call upon tho people of North.
Carolina to hold meetings in their respective Ooun.
ties and declare whether they shall be freemen or
slaves
Resolsed. That We are opposed to the suspension
of the writ of hGbeas corpus except in contingencies
contemplated by the Constitution; that We are in
two of the greatest bulwarks of liberty that strict
subordinstion Of the military to the civil authorities
IL cardinal principle in free government and
should not be departed from.
Resolsed, That the representative is responsible
to his constituents, and should be held to strict
accountability.
Re,olssa, That We are utterly opposed to closed
doors and secret sessions as being contrary to the
genius of our institutions.
Reselped, That We are in favor of establishing
national judiciary, that the rights of the people
msy be ascertained and declared under the ConSti-
tuition and laws Of the land
Resoloed, That we highly approve the action Of
the Supreme Court Of North Carolina in enquiring
into the cause of the capture and detention pf eer
tain citizens conscripts, and in dischargng those
th.t were illegally restrained ::of their liberties,
thus aording to the citizens of the State the bes-
sing of liberty which was virtually denied to them
by the Congress Of the Oonfederacy in neglectng to
establish Supreme Court
Resolued, That We are in favor of Just and equi.
their burthens equally; we are therefore, opposed
to the tiths system incorporated in tho tax bill Of
Congress- discriminating against and taxing the L.
Dor and industry of the agricultural classes
Resozsed, That the present bloody and inhuman
war has ragged long enough without any profit or
material advantage to either the Northor the South
We therefore call upon our representatives in tho
next Congress to use their utmost endeavors to OBJ
tain cessation Of hostlties and Termination Of
our present struggle, in just honorable and Last
ing peace.
Resolpsd, That we do not intend to submit any
longer to the gross insults to North Carolina from
the Confederate government at Richmond, in the
appointment Of officers from other States to offices
in North Carolina and we appeal to the Governor
of this State to take some step by which the rights
of the people Of the State Of North Carolina may be
defended.
Rs,olpsd, That W. W. Holden is one of the sblest
and bodes defenders Of the rights of the people in
the State, and we recommend the Standard to eve
~ lover Of liberty, and to oil who are opposed to
despotism ct homo or abroad.
Rssolssd, That these proceedings be published In
the Raleigh Standard and Fsyett eville Observer.
JNO. A. BARR EFT, Ohu'n,
WV B. BESANT, Sso
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