Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-02-09
Public Meeting in Transylvanla county. :"

Public Meeting in TransYlTanIa County. ~
Alta public meeting held in the town of BEevard.
on ths30th January, 1854. Maj Samuel Wilson
was called to the Chair, and Rev. j. H. Duckworth
requested to act as Secretary. On motion the
Chair appointed the following gentlemen as COM
mttee 10 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 lnan.
im0uslJ adopted by the whole meeting -. :a r..
+ WHEREAS, The fundamental principles Of our
government recognize the right Of our people to as
semole together and discuss the principJes of the
Same, together with the laws already passed aswel
as those in contemplation of being passed and
, tnrther, to lnaugurate such measures as. we may
think necessary to amend the whole in q peaeeable
and Constitutional way. And whereas this coun.
try is dreadfhfy distressed and is being devastated
with one of the most dreadful civil wars known to
(, man, with no propositions nor prospects, that we
see Tor peace short OF utter ruin aud starvation and
we being beyond the reach of railroad and steam
boat navigation (without the means at our command
reach them) must stsrve if the present state of
thngs Is to continue for another year. land where
as the present system Of CONSUMPTION tithing and
mPreSstnert law is unsnited to free people whilst
the financial scheme OF forced losns-the universal
conscrrsing OF all our, male populatiop thereby ma
king them an liable to military court martial to-
sether with the suspension Of the writ of hGbeas
p y
lolst upon Us military despotism such as never
can nor never has been submitted to by free peo-
pie who remained Free " -. - - -
RssotOef That we arc in favor of calling a Con.
Vention ot the State for the purpose of acting with
the other States of the Cenederacy each acting i'd
is sovereign capacity. with the view and for the
purpose OF trying, at least to conclude treaty Of
peace with the federal government or the respective
STATES of the federal Union. - ElrrR -
- ReScGoed That If the other States of the Confede
raey rel use 70 take such action after being reotests
TODD So the State Of North Carolina Will proceed tn
business m Ter sovereign capacity, and take such
steps sno make such osertures of peace fer herself A
the Convection fSy deem best for the State subject
however, to ratification of the people at the ballot
box $50 GElo "a sSa"oti oT7 ~ ~
ResolOe7, That his eEcsllency B. Vance Coy
ernor of North Aroiina be requested to. call the
Legislature 1togetnels early las nav suit his con
yensnce, with the view and for the purpose of ca
Ing Convection Of the State ;aoF At least To si,l11
mt the proposition TO vote Of the peoplete vote
" Conventio6'' or 80 Convention. ~
Resotred; That in the event q majority Of the
yoes cast in the State be avoia BE to Ooi7enton
hls Excel lency the Governor directed to order an
election toy members 70 said Cenyehtion IS soon as
70 assemble as early thereEfter as he in
ms Wlsdo y may thipk best q lS5fnsT sii rs rojs
hesotot That the Senate and House members
fon tins d,stfet be requested to Hotefor such Con-
Henslon oil Sne state N -E sYrf 71sGos ~ D,s
). hssofu ID That . eoPy ofsthese,pr be
Iurnlsnei to the <StGndGF& and the a7SRsesi with
request tiast the5 publish the same and thaFths
otnerpal cas- ths State be requested to cspS saao
pr. Lo re, eS Aendsrso aeHnfy, offered TIVE other
lresoluhoS "a indicating the terms which we are