The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-09-12
For the Standard.
Public Meeting in Wilkesboro'.

Pursuant to a previous notice large and
respectable portion of the Union citizens Of
Wilkes County assembled at the Courthouse,
in Wilkesboro' on Saturday the LIST day of
September, 1866, for the purpose of nomin,-
ting Union candidates for the next Legis-
lature.
On motion, 8. p Smith, Sen, was ap-
pointed Chairman, and Geo. H. Brown and
H. Hays, Secretaries.
The Chairman in brief and appropriate
manner explained the object of the meeting
whercupon the following candidates were
nominated by reclamation.
For the Senate (the 45th Senatorial Dis
trict comprising the counties ofIredell, Alex
ander and Wilkes) CALVIN ]. CowLEs.
For the House of Commons, s. P. SMITH,
Sen., and Capt, JOHN Q. A. BRYAN.
Then, on motion the Chairman appointed
a committee of four, to witt VIM. Walker,
R. NJ Smith, G. s. Smoot, and John F. Par
her. to prepare resolutions for the meeting
During the absence of the committee the
nominees being loudly called for respon-
ded in handsome and patriotic addresses to
the meeting, each of them accepting the
nomination.
The. committee returned and reported
through their Chairman, VIM. Walker, the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, Divers good and true men have
been mentioned as suitable persons to rep
resent the 45th Senatorial District in the next
Legislature, and it being desirable to har-
monte, conciliate, and unite upon the best !;
Therefore, be it
/. Rtsolred, That we propose to the C0an
ties of Iredell and Alexander that they meet
us in Convention at Taylorsville, N. G. the
18th inst, for the purpose of consultation
and Amusement on, and nomination OF, q
Union candidate to represent the district mn
the next Legislature.
2. Rssoloed further, That the Chairman Of
this meeting appoint six delegates to repre-
sent this County in said Convention, and
that they present the nominee of this meet
ing, to wit, c. J. Cowles, and urge his claims
on the ground that we are entitled to the
member, inasmuch as each of the other coun-
ties have been represented since we have
been, but we viii not insist on our rights IN
the matter, but we will accept any good
Union man.
8. Resolced further, That we recognize As
friends and co-workers all who ardently de
sire the re-establishment of the governmea4,
disregarding old party names and former res
and look with distrust upon oil who would
hinder and delay the good work. With res
toration comes law. with law peace, with
peace prosperity and happiness to all. But
we are forced to doubt the sincerity of those
persons who affect to love the government
while they despise " the" blue and hate Union
men.
4. Resolued further, That secession was alb
clifton, unsupported by its votaries, but new
erthe!ess abolition; and that for the evils
growing out of emancipation we are not in
any way responsible ; and having had butfew
slaves, are comparatively exempt from the
evils affecting the other sections, yet oui
| judgments are awakened to a conviction
that the peace and prosperity of the South
| ern country requires that the white and black
| races be separated.
5. ResOloed. further, That We earnestly ad
| wise that, by bounties, the colored people be
induced to emigrate to their father land
Africa, and that the United States govern
| mcnt tender to the American Colonization
Society idle war vessels to be used in theil
transportation to Liberia; and that the Sec.
| rotary of this meeting communicate cop.