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Public Meeting in TransyIvania Couaty.
Alta public meeting held in the town of Brevard,
on the both January, 1864, Maj. Samuel Wilson
was called to the Chair, and Rev. j. H. Duckworth
requested to .4ct as Secretary. On motion, the
Chair appointed the following gentlemen as q com.
mttes to prepare preamble and resolutions for the
action Of the meeting, viz: O. L. Erwin, L. s, Cash.
James Hamblin, Robert Hamilton, and SQUIRE Nor
gan, who retired short time and reported the fol.
loving preamble and resolutions, which were unaa.
impuslJ adopted by the whole meeting:
WHEREAS, The fundamental principles of our
government recognize the right of our people to
senble together and discuss the principles of the
same together with the laws already passed, as we'll
as those IN contemplation of being passed and
further, to lhaugurate such measures as we may
think Necessary to amend the whole ia peaceabie
and CONSTITUTIONAL way. And whereas, this coupl
try is dreadfnly distressed and is being devastated
with one of the most dreadful civil wars known TO
Ean. with no propositions nor prospects, that we
see tor peace short of utter ruin and starvation and
we, being beyond the reach of Airead and steam.
boat navigation without the means at our command
TO reach them, must sarve if the present state of
things is to continue for another year. And where
as the present system of conscriptlon tithing and
lmPressmeat law Is unsuited to free people, whilst
the financial scheme Of forced loans-the universal
conscriomg Of all our male population, thereby ma
KING them all liable to military court martial, to.
gether with tue suspension of the writ of habeas
corpus as now proposed by Congress; can but
fost upon us = military despotism, such as never
can nor never has been submitted to by free peo
pie who remained free,
,Resotced, That We are in favor of calling a Con.
venton Of the State for the purpose of acting with,
the other States of the Confederacy each acting in
its sovereign capacity, with the view and for the
purpose of trying, at least to conclude treaty of
peace with the fedral government or the respective
States Of The federal; Union. .aj g. - -
Resolppa thai if 1he other States of the Oonfedes
racy refuse such &otion ufter being REQUESTED
todo So tie Stase VI Nerth Carolina will proceed to
business in ber Sovereign capacity, and take such
steps and make such overtures Of peace for hersefas
the Convention mar deem best for the State subject
however, tea ratification ofthe people 1t the ballot
box. aoTgsii sgy ftlilbs 7sri t.'nilH - At5H -
Rasalssd.s That hscszceflsncy b. Vance, COZ
erAor Of NorthsOsroli 10 requested 10 calP the
LeSislatRre 1tsgeaS I'll early as may suit His Hoi.
vepieaoef with the view a6d for the PURPOSE Of al.
lingA Convention Of the State; or at least to sub.
init the TO vote Of the peoplsLto vote
"G91yeasion:P. or quo Convention" |'-s~ :@ $
Resoloed, That in the event a majority Of the'
votes cast in the State be favorable to Convention
isAxeelency the Governor be directed to order al
elecdon for sseaoers to- said Convention ssoOf IL
praescabts to assemble carly thereafter as he IN
dis Sisd0m Oay think bestJs:1s'sxe M ~ = ~ A
Rese1ssA That fAso Senate and nousS etneinbsts
iro4 this district be sequessed to vote for such Com
Ve14iNa rOf sSsate. ruis s aogfl hHs sdI7ac
Rsssaoea, h2hhtia copy Of these proceedings be
furnished to- thu, aA 1asd and thsI fnses Niti
reqlest that tisy publish ne sAaIe and fhsk the
other Papera efths State bersqueeted to copy. ~
. DrrAste, Of Henderson county; offered two other
1rsdantans. indicating THE terms on which ne arc