The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-06-05
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REPUBLICAN MEETING In UNION.


/ A large and enthusiastic Republican meet.
ing was held at Grove Spring Church, in
Union County, on Saturday the 25th ult.-
There can he no better indication of the en-
/ ergy and zeal with which the Republicans
of Union go to work than the fact that some
five hundred voters came and went from the
meeting in a drenching rain. Had the day
been favorable, there would have been not
less than three thousand persons present from
the adjoining counties. As it was. there
was just enough present to fill up the church
and to be comfortably sheltered from the
weather.
The meeting was organized by calling Col.
Trull to the Chair, and appointing James A.
Horne, Secretary.
The following committee on resolutions
was then appointed, viz: VIM. Newsom, T.
W. Griffin, Sherwood Roland, Calvin Rodg-
ers, whites, Moses Pierce and Richard Rose,
colored.
The committee reported the following
resolutions, viz:
Resolved That we most heartily and sincerely
approve and endorse the action of that noble
body of men in the seth Congress in re-establish-
ing the old Republican doctrine OF EQUALITY,
and in providing military government for the
protection of loyal men in the South
RESOLVED, That we desire reconstruc. ion only
upon thorough and Enthusiastically loyal basis,
and that We choose an indefinite duration of mill
tary government in preference to being again
placed under subsection to the rule of our old
opgressors.
Rcsolved, That intelligence being the great safe
guard of free institutions, we are in favor of a
liberal system of free schools for the education of
both races.
RESOLVED, That those who sought to destroy
Republican government in America by inaugu.
rating war of rebellion and who now accept the
situation atthe point of the bay0net should stand
aside in the work OF reorganization; that their
actious opposition is only calculated to delay the
work and to bring down the retributive justice OF
/ the loyal men of this nation. -s-
RESOLVED, That we endorse the Republican plat
form laid down at Raleigh on the 9th of MaTcn,
and that we deploye the organization of factions
in the State as having no other object than to
check the advance of the great national Republi
can party, and to place and keep dislOyal men in
office.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the North Carolina SANFORD, and
that other Union papers be requested to copy
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The following resolution was offered by
Robert Roland, colored:
Resolped, That we concur with our white fiiendz
and advisers in adopting the words, Union, Lib
erty and Equality, as motto for the Republican
party and the flag of our country.
Adopted.
The following was offered by Richard
Ross, colored:
RESOLVED, That our devout thanks are due t.
Almighty God, AMI our gratitude to the leys
people of this nation for our deliyeranee from
bondage, and for the inestimable privilege o
sharing equally with Others inthe right to choose
| our rnIers.
The meeting was addressed at length by
Mr. VIM. NJ. Coleman, of Concord, and Ma
| jor Downing of UniQn- both Of whom wer,
| present on special invitation. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed, and the speakers wer,
frequently interrupted with loud and pro
longed applause as they told the people SON,
plain truths IN the history of the past and
expounded the great Republican doctrines o
"Uniea, Liberty and Equality"