Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-25
A Public Meeting in North Carolina.

APubIic Meeting in North Carolina.
HOW TIE PEOPLE FELL
30 = tEHt.-- .rfL
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
who was present at the Inauguration Of the
q nsgntsses n Dobsoa County; n G. tins
saerrlhes<se pTlessdings ;,o,-- 4..r
Upon the raised platform which EXTENDED
across the back end of>the building ran q rsilinz.
r-eDd ,withn ssis and against the wall yas room
as long as the bench was wide On this the mag
istrzies took their seats. There was just enough
ss>f.i f1,e 4,encn yssating the isgAl gentlemen
as close as the grains Of corn upon cob They
had al taken the oath with one exception One
man more conscientious than surne q the others,
had graye doubts as 10 whether ne could take
the oath REQUIRED to hold Office. He devised a
DSssl 10y o. settling the matter he addressed
the body Of Justices IN long speech, telling
fhen'rr suostznre mat ne r,ad oeen Urn i nion
man until he became secessionst-that IS. when
his State .Hess out Oioourse he went with her,
and be went strong, they al knew. Now his
Stale was KbJpPels and - vas ne sac hsd
come back. and - had he; AID II they thought
he ought 10 gEr.ilfy ,rhey runid signify the same
by rising. --.- ....... ..-.-..-...-...-......
-- All rose but f=o.
..e. :. I'll s1uaiifr' = exclaimed the speaker
One who voted n the affirmative then rc>e 10
explain bis vote. and expressed the views uf the
UniOB men Ehs mad been = bounded and hunted,
snot and hung -by lust such men, Va Tegar1 ~
the participation Of these late rebels N the
reconstruction Of the olaIe. i ives scaihing
speech firm stauncA and uBiaInted
mountain Tuionist and il would be vel
If the opinions u sasa men COLD reach those
who ar managing the experiments N the
new science of reconstruction. 1 he speech
was cut short, hoEsve- by d decision that the
the speaker was occupying time thar must De
devoted 10 other matters
The member who had satisfied MS conscience
.by the. vote Of the magistrates thel maize oath
that he had never aided or sbetiei the rebellion
&C.. axe, INC crowded N among tire rest There
were all sorts OF couutenauces, III styles Of dress
and al ages upon that bench 0f newly con- erted
citizens. a barl had cOafsg there were Only two
out Of the. 10 Whese .drsss Equd have passed
unnOuce1 IL the streets o. a northern city.
oung men who ha5 never voted more man once
.ar President walked towards that seat with
most painfully constrained air. intended for
unsoncGn, Old stagers walkea sisWiy up,
looked gravely around. ana sat down with thank-
ful hearts that they were once more installed II
othoe-it natrered liiIie 70 them wHich tag
hsAsed, 80 tines did not sins
few there were OF A.dermanic proportions.
Gould the machinery of comfy Justice De CON-
plele without them. jnsy were eIninentiy proper
seaecIoIs- even u lli, sluD VI shape alone bad
secured theu fhe pao,. Apa then II followed d.
rscfls from the sfapt THAT these men had never
bee4 IL the army.
.,.. IhsTe- weFe-Iasu -sAo. .ydIe their ha,r ike
berry Clay. -s9a. resemhsed nm a. htile rs 5
'sisie IN any .otneT respect Inia sU-re men
were fhere, and some who ltoked a. u tqr I5ur
yeAzs thsy had been drying among dHsty Law
BOOKS. mere wac Dne MO sal with hR elbOws
o. MS krees ana hrs checks resting On ne dOublei
. fist, vino really did MT seem 10 KNOW whether
ne vas al -oflcer OF Ihe las OF criminal Oh
trial Had there been trial 10 progress ne, #
al others, would have been selected as the prs
oaeT ~ The bar
But there were some Of open. inteliige.- faces.
with the Resolution ttat opposition 20 ne war
hsd brought. vino through IL long years had
maintained their integrity, al this hourly risk Of
lfse sBd me total sacrIlce OF at they ReTe-xur1h
fhese were tire ieating spirits, an me men Of
he Oh TINE, The old political hack who had
solnenoS worked their way to Ihls s.osiioD bowed
70 them, and Kept in the background
After considerable o2liotIng a special Court
YVES elected, zud sii county oficels. when the
gathering reserved Itsef into -poltical meeting
ana discussed the subject of the Reputation
az the Sta1e debt contracted IN al o. the Re
bellioa- -.---... ...-
20 The FIRST speaker trezied NE hesr~rr 60
speech vhicf, fo- the f0rrm. was wins. hxrd-
she,l ssrR0n .wsgli be Tor the pulu!, L. az
address OF an aOur ne InsBSz,e- 30 can't srsfer
o. nuth shoulders with great surc--~ Nere bu-
out snd-out tliOl.sIs favor r-uu li.;.. ~. ana
d. N was sad u thu lcy.. county Il. snow
rou strong effsft y l=rsise ID rs STATE 10
nat a. the Whole ~
nonfier one e5inpaas Il. iE.- 55om 10, "
There vi, plezsuTe. The rnliIcs3 wtr rp+B
1oked az eTtN TnOse -grOc.ous -c;- aa. p4.csl
the county. lpe-qt otneg El.l.e -esea > ..H7. Z
hem beyond Alsh a. n power. Tae7 Iokei
r-vstive uiziur7teN tou wa folerc- gone.
Ike men whose occtS> 7us.tioa and their pur- z
'hey evidently III ms.
shment deep.y. er, -,ssssr-! n5-,
giEs Two f..nlaas ureseatN anil, -. -, d
,ieee. 5as Y. -eeorS tfgse palE, questions =,
rnr,eut had a,fop-ea sitI ~ ia ~. -
olSed IN the DTelAIng 81 g- ~ - -.
tlon of law and the osndluoh q ~ Eso... Z
cores Of these psrslls had never -refi . -
eiere- ana swhs :. ll..s.-ae,. INA, ofe vs.
isukee from Massachusetts tn-y >t-rei p
ooklr- Tor nurns ali,i eleven Hoo
Few seenled l. AHor Wntiher Noii1e-ierdie
Avs were stili iiHasug. i number weT7 -'-"1s :
oa-.rn whether eur GOyerIneui perm'it'i BE II
isllliaiioa Of i:duc-. and then tn gu-suo-' g a
h. lax unou rhis unl ether arIr~ies csme ~
one wanted 10 kuoa whether tney crula nov :
Ell Anything 70 q black person OF uHar Win i
i'm 1. any wav. 90 hire tIin. tne vvur- nisu :
raHredis kiio~ haE ley csul. -ei married, ara e
rere tielighredze as.i That fiieir Lonn'y Clerk y
5ould be able 70 issns i.re-s- t'ne man iuom I
ne mountains had 81 l-ht he cert55cl'e = d.
hiiiry Tor renewal hequesiiuII % eoiieciluS
es,.s made before ti, aHd since II bein was
unlimited AMI =Tnoifs ih-ee some who ha4 al '
ya,s been wsr men. and had subscribed io the 4
ana 10 srsul,1rt soldiers families. nut never pad
[. wished 10 know vh.Jher they could St com :
,eilei % -foS- I
MANY a..i heard nat tue Governmeut bad de- !
e-rninei 20 coolest si guls and pis'o.-. ano 10 !
orad tie people g. seyp ToT.ier' shat- cals. or
cad slii fhsy wanted - near about INST The {
Iuesiions a1S1t Northern Lands veie very nu- I
neress and TN, a=eIre manifested 60 eniIErate
vas general. The inquiries Tor friends "a ) Hih- !
IA Is5iaaa aBl Illin6., ~ere - fTeqrc7f here !
ma else " here on our journey az 10 suzee-t an
riciri for the aC,.I.perheld strength IN ihnse
;taies "a
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