Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-02-10
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Public Meeting In Moore County.

Public Meeting In Moore County. -,
At a large and respectable meeting of the good
citizens of Moore county, from nearly every dis.
tr,ct in said county, held in the Court House in
Carthage on Saturday, the Both Of January, 1854,
Cornelius Dunlap Esq, presided as Chairman, and
Maj S. W. Seawen and Rev. j. A. Barrett acted as
! Secretaries. .
On motion, the Chairman appointed committee
Of seven from dilTent districts in the county, to
prepare resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting, to,wit: Col. S. c. Barrett, Carthage Col
". B. Richardson, District No. s; Capt. n. W.
Ritter, member Of the House of Commons from
Moore county, District No. 8; John K. Mclean
Esq, District No. 7; A. r. Wadsworth, former
Sheriff, District No. 9; Col A. A. F. Seavsu. Dis.
trlct No. 10; Capt. Thomas Brown, District No. g.
During the absence Of The committee, A R Nc.
Donald, Esq, being called upon, entertained tAe
large and respectable audience with an able. we'll
timed and appropriate speech. -u.a-. =, :.
The committee reported the following preamble
and resolutions, for the consideration of the meet
ing. which were received, carefully read dalv con.
sldered, and unanimously adopted by the meeting,
| to wit: fs .a .. '-.t,..s'F IS
WHEREAS, CAN political power is vested in. and
derived from the people only" and to the people
belong the sole and exclusive right Of regulating
their government of holding their representative
to strict accountability, sGd of demanding re-
dress o grievances in the proper and constitutional
mode; and whereas, the people have right to a..
semble together, to consult for the common peod
to give expression to their honest opinions in "a
gard to the public policy Ut those placed in author.
ltY, "a right inestimable to heemen, and forn,ida
Die to tyrants only" and whereas, the dearest
rights OF the Citizens are properly protected onlv
by the civil laws of the land any infraction UPON
these laws either by armed or unarrned force. il
dangerous to civil liberty, and the hsrbincefs Of
anarchy and confusion hence the military Should
always be held subservient the civil authorities.
Theressre-.. y. =. ut. Ia III =. .l,r5 spifETr,
Resolpsd, That We approve the patriotic course
OF the supreme Court Of NorthsGsrolna, in main
tanning, aud declaring the civil rights of her citf..
zcps, and in administering eyan-hsnded j;tstics "a
the people and to the government It is . matter
Of congrauaton when the liberties of the citizens
seem TO- be in peril, that We have 1t the heed ths
Judiciary Of North Carolina 4 f1an IF treat leraf
Learning and admitted ability, who knows well az
peoples rights and dares declare them hf '1ta a
utesotred That We are opposed to the Suspension
OF the writ Of hGbeas eorpus II is the paladinr III
eur liberties, a rigbt which the Queen Of Engianf
dase not deny to her subjects and for the SUSPECT
stun of wiIIch Lincoln sFas ezeorake1 Id THE Soat
Surely; Congress cannot he so lost TO every sense
IT proprlety, and SO regardlessof herights Of thp
sovarsiga people, IS TO pass . law authorizing The
President to suspend thewrit Of ha5sas eorpusat w
Rsaosnea, That we are opposed to the repndia
Of contracts, or of currency. either by the State ii
Confederate governments; that NORTH. Carolina llss
ever been careful to MAINTAIN character for hony
estY and integrity, ant while We remain part and
parcel Of the Confederate government we .desire,
that government to maintain It's integrity intact
for unless the people have faith 10 the government,
that It will peessn its pronis, and pre- :cct the