Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-02-03
For the Standard.
Public Meeting In Granville County.

u. FuDnC MeetlnS In Granville County. ,
On. Thursday, the 2lst inst, public meeting of
the citizens was held at Wilton, and on motion Of
EtJsh Winston. Col J. j. Moore was called to the
chair, and Dr. N NJ. Lawrence, was requested to
net as Secretary ,5snd on motion Wn. N. Black
well, Col VIM r. White, H. Freeman, Dr. N. NJ.
Lawrence, Wm. R Goocb, John Peede, +. George
Rodgers were appointed a commlttee to draft reso-
lutions for the action Of the meeting r.
The committee returned, and through their chair
man, VIM NJ Blackwell, reported the following
preamble and resolutions: +: =
WHEREAS, The. alarming and fearful tendency Of
the Confederate government towards the establish
ment Of a military, dcspotism by the enactment of
laws that are unjust and oppressive and isjust cause
OF complaint; and earnest desire on our part as
ahzens OF a sovereign and independeut.State, to re-
store justice secure domestic tranquility perpetuate
the blessings Of civil and religious liberty TO our.
seaVes and Eeatepity just cause for assembling
aoXrseves tOgethor consulting Tor our conluon good
instrnctng our Representatives,, and petitoning the
Legislature for redress Of grieyances Therefore,
belt eJy.
Resolred. That all political power is vesrsd in and
derived from the people only, and any legislation
by Congressor decision of the Judiciary, denying
or abridging these rights, would be unconstitution.
al unjust and oppressive, and ought to be resisted
by all Constitutional and leg afneasures
Resotoea, That strict subordnation of ihe mill
tary to- the civil aathories is one of the Cardinal
principles Of free, republican government and any
attempt by Congressto destroy it, by suspension
Of the writ Of habeas corpus to supercede the civil
law upon the plea of military necessity, would be
revolutionary and despotic. =,
Resot0ed That the ia.e act of Congress, consc:ipt
ing the principals of substitutes, was gross viola
ton of piighled faith between the government and
her citizens, and isswelI calculated 10 destroy the
confdeacs Of tae people in the STABILITY Of the gov
ernGent, and die wisdom and honesty Of Congress
and the administration,
Resolrea, That in the opinion of this neetIng,
the passagS1of the remarkable propositions now
pending in the two houses Of Congress- presented by
Messrs Phean and Miles, would do more for the
subjogatlon of the South than all the combined
armies of the North.
Resoloea, That North Carolina as free, sovereign
a1d independent State has. the, right to consult
the present good and future happiness fhsEctzens
and when she Is forced to choose between military
despotsn and her State sovereignty, she will choose
the latter by aCOnyenti0n Of her citizens
Resotoed, Ihat in the event Of the adoption Of
measures by Congress looking towards the estab-
lishnent Of military despot,s,n, then aud in that
event Gov. Vance be and is hereby requested to
convene the Legislature with view to the calling
of Convention for the assertion and maintenance
Of the rights and sovereignty Of North Carolina.
Res0Ieed, That for as much as the States of Mis-
souri, and Kentucky have meyer yet become mem
bers Of the Southern Confederacy, we are unwilling
to submit to the enactment OF unjust and oppressive
laws. passed by the votes Of members Of Congress
from said States, unless they could be executed in
said States. -, =
= ResoEea, That the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the North. Carolina Standard with
request that all papers in the State, friendly to
sthe cause, copy the same.
The foregoing resolutions were read and unsni.
mossly adopted.
Alter the adoption of the resolution the very large
and attentive audience entertained with speeches
from DR.. N. n. Lawrence, Ii: Freeman, E. Winston
and Col Moore. -
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JAMEsS. j. MOORE, Chm.
N. NJ LAWRENCE, Sec'y.