The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-03
For the Standard.
REPUBLICAN MEETING In RUTHERFORDT0N.

REPUBLICAN MEETING In RUTHERFORDTON.
According to previous notice large con-
course of the Republican party were gather
cd at the Court House on Monday last. The
number in attendance how ever was so great
that all could not get in the Court House,
when it was decided to adjourn to the
Grove.
After repairing to the Grove, on motion
of j. B. Carpenter, Esq., the meeting was Or
ganized by calling 1. P Sorrels, Esq, to the
Chair and requesting A. ]. Scoggin and II.
W. Logan to act as Secretary.
On motion Of J. B. Carpenter, Gen. u w.
Logan was requested to explain the o2Jcct
of the meeting, who responded IN silort
but appropriate address, during winch he
read and discussed very plainly the pream-
BILE and resolutions which were afterwards
unanimously adopted, dwelling at some
LENGTH ON the resolution requesting Gen. D.
10. Sickles. to stop the collection of the State
taxes. He could sec no necessity for this
enormous tax being collected off of all I'M
poverished people, there being ample money
in the Treasury for the present demands,
and he firmly believed that Gen. Sickles as
statesman, liberal in his views, ready and
willing to aid the people, would, it called
upon by the citizens of North-C Carolina, re-
move this unjust tax.
Rev. Griffin Hamilton, of Polk, followed
in an able and enthusiastic speech. After
endoring Gen. LIS address and the resolu-
tons before the meeting, MIR. Hamilton
spoke at some length Oh our national polltl-
cal questions, coming out squared y on the
Republican platform, and disposing OF the
rebels in very appropriate terms.
Mr.. B. Carpenter then introduced Ser
geant Dillingham; late of the U. S. army,
who spoke at some length, principly touch
ing National affairs. Taking hold of An
drew johnson as e. S. Senator and follow
ing him up to his present position, fairly
disposing of him before the audience, and
warning them against him as their worst
enemy.
Short addresses were made by Vincent
Michael and Toliver Carrier colored, calling
upon their brother freedmen to pull together
in one mass forthe Republican party.
Gen. G. W. Logan introduced the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Our country, once dependen
cy Of Great Britain, one of the proudest and
most ambitious monarchies of the world,
whose oppression and tyranny caused our
ancestors to revolt from the mother country
and having succeeded and maintained their
independence and nationality, established |
for themselves and for future generations a
nation based upon liberty, Independence and |
Republican institutions, and
WHEREAS, A portion of our people, not |
needing the advice of the Father of his |
country, and using every effort tor the con-
tinuance of the Union as primary object OF
patriotic desire, but encouraging dissensions, |
sectional strifes, and sectional issues, which |
gave rise to one of the most gigantic REBEL |
ions known to history, the evil effects of
which it will take generations, perhaps, to |
overcome and whereas, the condition of |
our people both in civil and pecuniary as
pect is such as to require united wisdom and !
united action to relieve them and to save the |
innocent at least from suffering 1t is there
fore,
1. RfS0IUed, That as a portion of the Re
publican party, we pledge ourselves to sus
tain the action of the Congress of the United |
States IN its measures to restore the Union.
>. That we approve of the Convention to
be held in Raleigh by the Republican party
on the first Wednesday in September next,
and that the Chairman appoint twenty dele
gates to attend the same.
3. That Gen. D. E. Sickles be respectfully
requested to stop the collection for the pres
ent State taxes, there being in our opinion
no nect ssity for the same, as has been shown
by the report of the State Treasurer
made to the last General Assembly, and
also to indefinitely postpone the meeting OF
the General Assembly of North Carolina, on
the Sd Monday in August next.
4. That this meeting select the name of
some one individual of this County who has
been known to be true to the Union at all
times and still truly loyal, and request Con-
gress to relieve him of all disabilities under
the law, and that each County in the State
make like request.
5. That copy of the foregoing resolu-
tons be forwarded to Gen. D. E. Sickles, and
also to the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives of
the Congress of the United States.
6. That the foregoing preamble and reso-
buttons be published in the Star, and the
other Republican papers of the State be re-
quested to copy the same.
Rev. Griffin Hamilton moved that Gen. G..
w. Logan be selected in accordance with
resolution 4th, as the proper man for whom
the people of Rutherford County should pc
tition. Unanimously adopted
The meeting then adjourned.
I. P. SORRELS, Chuln