The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-29

ana lastlnS peace. s7s =.
And the following from the proceedings
of meeting held in CASTOR County. July
25th. 1853:
land WHEREAS, our country is now in
volved in an unnatural and bloody war !;
therefore,
RESOLVED, That our representatives in Con-
| gress he instructed to use all honorable eff
forts toprocure an armistice, for the purpose
OF trying to settle the difficulty by negotia-
| ton or otherwise.
AND WHEREAS, the President has made
another call for men therefore,
| ReSolred, That we would most earnestly
demonstrate against the policy, at least until
after the crops are gathered; and we do pro-
test against any more troops being taken
| from this part of the State, as we believe
too many have gone already"
And the following at meeting held in
Wake County, Little River district, July
Oath, 1868:
Resolved, That peace cannot be reached
merely by fighting. This, we think is now
apparent to all The birth of nation is a
great event, and SO is the decay and death of
a nation. Unless Providence should smile
upon us-and we see no indication that He
will-the war will go on until one or the
other side shall conquer"
AT public meeting in Smithfeld, John
ston County, Aug list, 1868, the following
Resolved, That we will cast our sufrages
for no man to represent lis in the Congress OF
the Confederate States, who declares him.
self opposed to negotiation and a general
peace Convention, &C."
And at meeting in Yadkin county, July
31st, 1868, the following:
ResozUed, That we request our State au-
thorities to call Convention forthwith fol
the purpose OF efecting peace"
In Lick Creek District, Chatham county
at meeting, the following:
ResOzoed, That we are opposed to the
continuance of this unholy war and the de-
struction of life and property"
And the following at a public meeting in
Ferrell's district, Nash Co., Aug. 18th, 1868
ResOzred That we would hail with JOY
any movement that would lead to an honor
able peace"
At public meetings in Davidson county
August 9th and Sth, 1868, the following:
Resolved, That we demand that the rights
of North Carolina be respected as sovereign
State.
Res0lred, II this be not done, North Caro-
lima has the right and ought to use the same
to assert her sovereignty"
Res0zced, That we are for peace, and to
that end President Davis is hereby requested
to suspend hostilities, and propose conven-
ton of all the States to accomplish the same.
ResOLced, That We are in favor of reaction
Internationally"
And the following at a meeting in Bun
combe county, Aug. 9th, 1868:
Resolred, That<we are tired of this desc
lating and ruinous war, and will vote for no
man to represent us in any form who will not
publicly pledge himself to make use of the
! first. and all means in his power to bring
about Il reconciliation between the contend
ing parties"
And the following at meeting in Stanly
county, held Aug. 2sth, 1858:
''Re$olced That we hate tyranny and op-
preston, for we had rs soon be slaves in New
York as in North Carolina, in the United
States as in the Confeaeracy
Res0lcel, That in our opinion, under the
present crisis, the best thing the people of
North Carolina could do would be to go in
for the Constitution as it is, and the Union
as it was
ResOlred, That W. W. Holden is the ablest
and boldest defender of our rights and libcr-
ties. and that we pledge ourselves to stand
firm to him in the course he has taken.
Therefore, we say to him stand firm to your
post, cry aloud and spare not"
Similar resolutions were adopted at eigh-
ty meetings held all over the State We
have given the above random extracts, to
exhibit the feeling which then Enthusiastically
animated our people, towit: an honest de-
sire for speedy return to the Union!
These meetings produced a profound i'm
preston throughout the Confederacy. jeff.
Davis became alarmed, and secession papers
within and without the State denounced
those who participated in them in the most
unsparing terms. In order to pacify the dis
turbed elements, Gov. Vance issued procla-
nation solemnly warning the people against
assembling in public meetings. Thus heleft
them to the mercy of Davis and his Cabinet
who 6nt troops among us by thousands
mobbed the STANDARD office, and quartered
soldiers upon the people in the more dis
affected portions of the State Wilkes Coun-
ty in particular suffered from the ravages of
dissolute Confederate troops.
The people of this State, thus trodden I'M
der foot, deserted by their Governor to whom
they looked for protection and guidance at
the very hour when he turned against them,
conscriptcd, arrested, plundered and MUIR
dered without the means of resistance or
hope of redress, were forced to succumb for
the present to the tyrannical rulers in whose
power, unfortunately, their lives, their for
tunes and their sacred honor had been
placed. Therefore in November and Deceu-
Der, 1868, to all appearances the people were
reconciled 10 their situation-on the surface
all seemed tranquil-so effectually had the
despotic means, used to crush the spirit of
the Union men, answered their diabolical
purpose.
What, however, were the secessionists do
ing meanwhile? Did they sit still at home
and allow their neighbors to go forward I'M
rebuked and hold Union meetings. What
did the rebels in the army do7 We propose
to show you.
At meeting of the 21st N c. troops, Aug.
ath, 1868, Col. W. w. Kirkland the follow
ing resolution among others was adopted:
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