The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-07-11
For the Standard.
FOURTH OF JULY IN WAYNE.

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MEssRs. EDrroRs in accordance with 9
previous arrangement, few OF the loyal
citizens of this county assembled at the
Court House to day, for the two-fold object
of reading the Declaration of Independence,
and giving public expression to their sentl-
ments on the abnormal condition of the
times.
The meeting was organized by appointing
Rev. Hope Baine to the Chair, and MIR. VIM.
Deans as Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman nominated the
Rev. Maurice Howell, Exum Holland, and
T. A. Deans as committee to draft reso-
buttons for the meeting.
In the absence of the committee, MIR.
Baine, at considerable length, entertained
the meeting in discourse fraught with the
most fervid sentiments of patriotism !; at the
close of which, the committee not having
returned, the Secretary by request, read the
Declaration of Independence. This being
concluded, the committee came in and re-
ported the following preamble and resolu-
tons:
WHEREAS, In every Christian community
submission to the Divine will should be the
beginning and end of every act; we, there
fore, portion of the Union citizens OF
Wayne county, embrace this opportunity OF
expressing our grateful thanks to God for
having preserved the Union, and for having
forever wiped out the national blot OF slave
ry Be it therefore
Resolved, 1. That amidst the calamities
which surround us, we have chiefly to de-
plore and deprecate the spirit of bitterness
engendered by the late rebellion, and which
displays itself so intolerably in its persistent
and arrogant denunciations of Union men.
Resoloed, O. That as patriots and Chris
tians, we hold it as solemn duty which we
owe to our country to come boldly and man.
fully forward, and ask of the national gov
eminent to sustain us in our rights, by not
letting us pass into the power of those whose
malignant aoords noao but too surely presagc
the nature of their future acts
Resolced, 3. That the foul embrace given
by Jonathan Worth to the secession party,
whereby to crafty low ambition, renders
him unworthy the confidence and support of
every Union man throughout the State, and
that the defeat of Gov. Holden has been a
calamity to US, fraught with many evils.
Resolued, 4. That should Gov. Holden see
fit to become candidate in the approach
ing gubernatorial canvass, we pledge our
selves to most cordial support of him in
preference to all others.
Resolced, 5. That the members of our late
State Convention are eminently entitled to,
and we hereby tender to them our warmest
thanks for having provided a means by
which we can, in short time, select for our
selves magistrates in place of those recently
forced upon us, solely on account OF their
rank reasonable affinities.
Resolced. 6. That whilst the declarations of
the President of the United States meet our
approval, yet we regret to say
that his acts appear to us as rather ambigu-
Gus; pardoning and restoring rebels to power
is not the way to make treason odious-and
We who, through the rebellion, have suf-
fered tor our loyalty-feel, and justly feel, a
deep anxiety for what may be our future
status amidst the malignants which sur
round us.
ResOlced, T. That these proceedings be sent
for publication in the Raleigh Standard,
with a request that sympathizing papers in
the State, and the loyal papers at the North
will copy.
Mr. Baine was then moved from the Chair
and Mr.. Exum Holland moved thereto. The
thanks of the meeting was rendered to Mr.
Baine for his conduct in the Chair.
Mr.. Baine again addressed the meeting,
and delivered well-merited eulogium on
5he late Hon. Thomas Ruffin, which elected
The applause OF al present. Brief and APP
Dropriate addresses were made by Mr. Hol-
and and MIR. T. A. Deans, and Others, and
he meeting adjourned.
HOPE Balm, Chairman.
WILLIAM DEANS Secretary