Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-04-20
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Conservative Meeting in Wake County.

Conservative Meeting in Wake County.
At a Conservative meeting held at Rosenburg
Wake County, on Saturday the 18th inst, DR..
Cooley was called to the Chair and B. T. Strickland
appointed Secretary The object of the meet
ing was explained by Calvin j. Rogers, Esq, when
Q committee was appointed to draft resolutions.
During the absence of the committee the meeting
was addressed by W. R Richardson, ESD
The committee reported the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is time the people were casting
about for persons to represent them in the next
Legislature and whereas, it is important that the
popular voice should be heard so as to shape the
legislation of the country; and whereas it is the
right and duty of the people to speak out especial
ly in this crisis. Therefore,
ReSolUed, That We are devoted to our principles
as Conservatives, and that we will support no man
for Governor or for the Legislature who is not
Conservative after the straitest sect"
ResoLred That in our opinion there no ne
cessity for the suspension of the writ of ha6eaS cor
pus in this State; that our people are true to the
South Of their own accord, end do not need to be
forced 20 be so and that we hereby request our
representative in Congress- the Hon. Josiah Turner,
to use all his efforts to procure the repeal of the law
suspendng the writ of habeas corpus
ReSOloed, That we agree with Gov. Brown of
Georgia, that the blood of hundreds of thousands
may yet be split and the will not still be ter
minated Oy lOrce OF arms neSOuaIOn Will nnally
terminate it the pen of the statesman more potent
than the sword of the warrior, must do What the
latter has failed to do"
Resolsed, That the people alone have the right to
govern. The government is their government, and
the cause is their cause. They have right if they
desire it to meet in Convention and no true repub
lican will vote in the Legislature against submitting
it to the people to say at tbe ballot box whether
they are for or against Convention.
Resotoed, That we have read with regret Gov.
Vances Wilkesborough speech. The object of the
speech seems to be GU DGr and no propositions for
peace. We feel'bound to say that he misS:ates the
issue when he says Convention CT the people is
desired to take the State out of the Confederacy.
Convention is wanted to aid in obtaining peace
on honorable terms and to protect the rights of the
citizen and the rights Of the States against the en-
croachments of the common agent or the admins
tration at Richmond. We arc also panied to see
that the Governor intimstes that he wonld stand
by and allow the Confederate government in Ger
tain event. to coerce the State; and we had right
to expect that the Governor, like Gov. Brown,
would properly characterize the law suspendng the
ha6eas corpus, and boldly demand its repeal. When
Gov Vance deserts civil liberty and the rights OF
the State and thrr IS himself into the embraces Of
his former enem.es he cannot be surprised at our
deserting him,
ResOlOed, That W. W HOLDEN is our 6rst choice
for Governor. We believe that if elected as we
trust ne will be- he will prove true to civil liberty,
te to his State true 20 the people, ana true 10 our
gallant soldiers, and true TO Conservative Pr:aet>
ples and we will support no man for the Legisla-
ture in this County who is not his outspoken sup
porter for Governor. ---.-.
ResolUed, That we recommend that a mass meet
ing of the Conservatives Of Wake county b held III
RALEIGH on Monday Of the ensuing May court 10
nominate candidates for The Legislature.
Resolued, That the Standard and Progress be re-
ouested to publish these proceedings
After an address from Calvin Rogers Esq, the
meeting adjourned ooo,py o.,n
B. T. STRICKLAND, Sccy.