The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-29
For the Standard.
:. rUT CHe DCaHudru
Meeting in Washington County.


A meeting of the Union men,of Washing
ton County was held at Germanton on the
18th inst, for the purpose of appointing del
egates to the Southern Union Convention to
be held in Philadelphia on the Sd of Sep
tember next.
The meeting was organized by calling ].
A. Nelson to the Chair and ]. W. Wynne to
act as Secretary.
q. Il e.proposed and sanctioned that q
committee Of nine be appointed to draft res
olutions. The following gentlemen were
appointed-E. Fl. Willis, NJ. C. Mcnamara,
F. F. Chesson, John X. Rea, H. P. Lewis,
James Cahoon, James Clifton, Redden Da-
venport and Aaron Davenport.
The Committee submitted the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, we deprecate all dissensions
and divisions in the Union ranks as only di-
visions in favor of our political opponents;
and whereas we re-afirm the principles of
the platform adopted by the National Union
Presidential Convention of 1904, and our de-
termination to support only such men as
stand squarely upon it; and whereas, the
policy adopted during the rebellion should
still prevail, modified only by circumstances
SO as to continue the control of the govern
ment in the hands of those who defended it;
and whereas, our votes will be given and
confidence reposed in only those who are
loyal to the Union, and withheld from those
who departed from the path which made
the war success and stamped upon treason
the ineffaceble stigma and disgrace of
crime that ought to be made odious and its
authors punished; and whereas, our thanks
are due to Congress that labored to recon-
struct the government on principles of JUS
tice, liberty and right, so as to make peace
permanent and honorable, and not triumph
to those who attempted to destroy the Union
and now unblushingly and impertinently
deny the power to keep them out:
1. Resolced, That we desire that spirit of
conciliation. kindness and forbearance should
govern all Union men, so that harmony shall
prevail in their councils, and the welfare of
the country be promoted and perpetuated.
2. That whenever the Southern people
shall accept the terms of unexampled mod
Grafton offered them in corresponding
spirit and show forth their professions by
electing loyal men to Office, they should be
SO admitted into the Union and peace be
only thus established
8. That our thanks are due to Congress for
their refusal to invest with power those who
have been enemies to the government.
4. That although it is the dearest wish of
our hearts to see the old North State take,
her place again in the councils of the nation,
yet we are willing to remain as we are inde-
finitely rather than allow red-handed traitors
to control US.
4. That we. do heartily endorse the call
and the principles Set forth for Convention
of Southern loyalists to be held in Philadel-
phia the Sd of September next, and that we
will support any measure for the speedy res
toration of the Southern States on sound
basis.
6. That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the North Carolina Standard,
Washington City Chronicle, New York 1ri-
6uns and Philadelphia Inquirer.
The following gentlemen were appointed
delegates to the Philadelphia Convention
the Sd September: j. W. Wynne, M. G. Nc
Namara, E. a. Willis, j. J. Rea,, H. r. Fur
mis-, Samuel p Woodley, Jno. B. Chesson, Jr..
Alexander NJ Phelps, ]. A. Nelson. And
the following gentlemen were appointed
from Beaufort County: U. II. Ritch and W.
M. Cherry, and M. Bowen Of Maryland, for
merly of this County.
The meeting was then adjourned.
J. A. NELSON, Chm.
]. w. WYNNE, Geey.
August 18, 1865.