Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-28
Convention or the "a ana I'd Regi.
ments North Carolina Mounted In
fantry. II. n. Y.

hfAporAnTEhs 20 ap RfoIs Nohm CAROLINA u sVl
ureene'lle, Ionn June 18Th, 1865, /
AT convention Of the officers and soldiers of tho
I'd and Sd North Carolina Mounted Infantry this
day held at Greenevilo, Tenn,
On motion Of Surgeon Marion Roborla, Colonel
g. W. Kirk was appointed Chairman
On motion OF Captain VIM, NJ. Moore, Majorw,
W. Rollins was appointed Secretary
| Surgeon M, Roberts moved that committee be
appointed from each of tho Western counties TO draft
resolutions for the consdc-a alton Of the meeting.
In pursuance of the foregoing notion the chair
man appointed the following committee viz
| From Buncombe--Surgeon NJ. Roberts, Sergeant
jackson Morley Lieutenant j, Barrett
From Henderson--L Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant
Morrison, j. X, Justice
! From Madison--Captain II. A. White, Lieutenant
W, A, Patterson, John Briggs
From Yancey and Mitchel--Captan John Nc.
Ray, Captain stephen Street. Lieutenant G. Gar.
land, Young Allen, L. Gouge,
In the absence Of the committee, the meeting was
addressed by Adjutant c, T. sutphen, Captain W.
NJ. Moore and Major W, W, Rollins,
The committee reported the following pream blo
and resolutions, which were separately adopted viz
WHEREAS, Through the Providence of God We
have been permitted TO see tho rebellion At an end
and peace restored TO our once happy but now de-
vastated homes and the banner Of Freedom and
Liberty once more noat over every town, city and
hamlet throughout the Old North State. And
whereas, we are not permitted by our duty us sol.
diers 70 assembled to-day the sacred soil Of our
own State, but feel proud TO know that no hostile
arm prevents our returning To and leaving our
homes NJ pleasure And whereas, we, the officers
| and soldiers Of the I'd and Sd Regmets U. s. Vol.
unteers in convention assembled feel deep inter.
AZ utn tubf h..
been devastated and robbed by thieves and tories
and believing that we have done our duty in leaving
our State when called upon to aid in crushing thi.
accursed rebellion, and shall be proud TO know
that we were soldiers in this struggle TO maintain
free and republican form of government And
| whereas, the time has come when all lovers of
| free and republican form of government should
should speak out for their country like froemen--
Therefore
Resolved That we, the officers and soldiers com.
prising the I'd and Sd North Carolina regiments
| and representing tho Western counties Of North
Carolina, in convention assembled, give humble
| thanks TO the God Of nations for delivering our
homes from tyranny and oppression, which they
have been suffering under for the past four years,
and for bringing beloved State again under the
benign power, and permitting us to hope that we
shall soon enjoy the rich blessings of civil and re-
lgious liberty secured to by the heaven-ordsincd
Government Of our forefsthers.
Resolved That we hail with delight the messenger
of peace to our blood-stained country and that no
longer will the maddening wheels Of the onemy's
artery aale W ron over our sacred SOIL OF trail
tor RAISE MS arm against Ihe government OF liberty
ana Independence, since We nave proved TO the
Woriu that iepuoilcah government can ana 10tH
sanu forever iVs banner piudnS denance 10 all on"
emies, either foreign or domestic.
ResoLred That the pretended act of secession was
for the sole purpose of forcing the State from the
protection of the United States Government that
,S originators were actuaIeu oy corrupt ana ma
liclous m4tlNesi thaI they carried IL on Tor four
years oy theiI ana ROBBERY that we denounce the
acts as coming from inc inmates OF ther internal re-
glohs 70 uesuoy 'ne peace ana happiness OF the
country
hesoIeea, ihat we earnestly protest against those
VINO nave ru'eo curing inc reoelloh, ana those VINO
pave roopeu our treasury s'oleh our specie, Gevas
lated our MONIES, ihsuled our families chsned I'M
Prhoneu, anu niuruereu our loHoW-couhlrymeni
oleached the NUS with the bones OF many OF our
brave ana noble soldiers, drenched the earth with
innocent pood, niled our lana with widowa ana Or
pnans anu VINO reiSneo lor iour years WIN reign
OF terror, oiooa ana devastation, ana whose hands
are yeI aalnee WIN the ol2od OF thelF negh6ors,
rom eoiniis .vrwalu anu taSihS tho reli5 Vi oo''
orhheht into their hanua, ana That We wiz oppose,
70 Inc saerince OF our hVes ana property 'hese men
ruling over Us Us, again -.,..,,. 81, ,..
hesotred mat we earnestly petition the Military
Governor OF North Carolna TO call convention Of
the state, 10 re'Slhd ana a9rogate ana pronounce
hui, ana Vou al pre'ehueu ae.s Oh secession, and
Ill laws Ut og,iga'ons lnaoe curing the repeilion
Rssolrsd, Ihat we oppose the redemption Of the
oo1ds OF Inc o!ale OF North Caroilna, created by
anu gotten up or Inc purpose OF carrying on there
oeilion;
ResotreF, That we earnestly request and call on
al good ana loyal citizens oil western North Caro-
ma TO cooperate WIN US IN bringing back our State
TO her former allegiance to the Federal Union.
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