Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-02-03
For the Standar
Public Meeting in Greene County.

Public Meeting in Greene COsnty.
According to previous notice, large and respect
able meeting was held at Snow Hill on Thursday
the 2lst instant, at which John B. Williams was
appointed Chairman, and II. I. Granger aud John
Harvey. Secretaries.
The Chairman having stated the object Of the
meeting in a few appropriate remarks, on motion
Wm T. Dixon, H. H. Best, q. ID. Beamon, j. B.
Faircloth, and Nm P. Grimsley, were apr ointed a
committee to draft resolutions expressive Of the
same who, in q short time reported through their.
Chairman the following preamble and resolutions,
which we're unanimously adopted:
- NHEREAs, a crisis has reached that point in
our national affairs, in which it behooves North Car
ohna ever jealous and watchful of the rights and
liberties Of her people. to arouse from her ethargy,
rise in her might, and say whether her flag. the
pride of CASTOR, Stsnly and Macon, shall wave
over her sons as freemen or slaves; therefore,
be it, =,
and that the people Of North Carolina,n their SOW
ereign capacsy, should propose cessation Of hos
tititles until effort is ,maae through Conven-
tion, for an honorable peace.
Resolred, That North Carolina had no hand in
making this war, Notwithstanding the blood of her
sons crieth from more than twenty thousand graves,
from the battle fields of Great Bethel to that of
+ Chieamauga e<-.
ResolcsG That the political demagogues and spec
ulators stoud be snserpted in the army. or driven
out of the South, for they are the parties for prose-
cutting this war to the Hast man and the last dollar,
utterly regardless of the woe and misery in the land
| and opposed to all measures of peace emaDatipg
from the people.
ResaIuad That this government was made by the
people, and belongs TO the people, and they have
the right to rule, and say what shall be and what
shall not be, in defiance Of tyrants or dlctators.
Resolued, That the recent act of Congress con-
scripting all those who had furnished substitutes,
is breach of faith, and stigma upon the present
+ administration and clearly shows what the people
| may expect from those in authority.
ResolrM, That we most heartily Endorse Gov.
Vance in maintaining the supremacy of the civil
over til military law, and we appeal to him to go
with tdl keople, stand by them, and if necessary,
die by them in this their hour Of trial andtribuaton
and an age to come will rise UP end call him bless
| ed; his God is thepeoples Coz, and the.peoples
God is his God, and VOC to the man who opposes
'A1 Rese1esd, gsss rhatveregLs Legislature of North;
Carolina as asentipsl .l |a!eh tower, placed
ties, and no period IN the State, eyer
demanded .6s presence! ssar more 'npsra.
! lively than the present. -
Rssoloed, Thatthe desperate measures introduced
before Congress (V irresponsible representatives.
threatening to sweep from the State the last vestige
! of civh and political liberty, admonishes H1s to b
| more than yigiant
Rssolscd, That we callapon Gov Vance to conssnl
the Legislature immediately, and call upon thA
body to submit the question Of Convention, essnt
Convention TO the people, believing that the peo
! pie Of North Gaiofina are Able and competent t.
manage. their own affairs. A. - ~ -.
Resolosd, That the people may cry "peace ;peace!'
but there win be no peace, until it is obta,net
| through Convention and we appeal TO the pe0pb
frDm the sea ooa'l to The ,noun.aias 10 denani {,
their representatives = Convention then let. II
make - long pull = strong pull aaa pull aDs