The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-30
For the Standard.
,,;ca, Mass Meeting in the County
R'f of Stanly.

b,;cap Mass Meeting in the County
of StanIy.
A.. penubIican Mass Meeting, OF both
zoos held at Big Lick, Staniy Coo4ty'
MOrch 18th, 1867, on motion OF L. y; MOT
.an NJ Wilkerson, Esq, was called 10
ton' hair and VIM. Greene was requested to
net as Secretary oor+,er,on n,ere
.nnojnted a committee to dfatt resolutions
appprrssiye of the sentiments OF the meeting:
eHPM ossrs D. d. Greene, L. G. Morton,
hC U,peycutt, Allen Burriss, B. L. Whitley,
Jho' r IInson. VIM. Smith and N. G. Efrd
hen's and Messrs Alexander Coble, Hen
VIM, wiz, pindsl. Richard Carmond and Hamp-
tor Hearnc. colored-
e' MI Committee retired, when
T,,o chairman addressed the meeting. L
.1arr,;sp said he, here present large num-
.eo" e fine most trustworthy Union men OF
Cei " County. We have met to consult for
SIAN ano,nn,on good and to express our senti-
' auv t Of appreciation of the recent acts of
1 M os I'VE further desire to endorse the
00o,l5i1ican platform adopted in Raleigh, ON
i neP SAB March last by Convention OF our
leii"" .;n,r of the rebellion, gentlemen, we
IL mass meeting at this place. Our OBJ
Aei +hon was reconstruction-but our means
limited. our efforts were unavalling-
U pel" etficiating in that meeting some of our
ait;zens were sent to that purgatory, Castle
1hnnljer. but to-day eur situation Is different.
atus rejoice We have the strong hand OF
-Le federal government to protect us. and
we can enjoy as much liberty OF speech as
any people in the United States.
# is now our duty TO show that we are
both loyal and earnest IN our love TOR the
Jrnien, That we can and will restore North
C.roIina without the aid OF rebels. Let
tbrm keep their mouths shut, and cease to-
deceive the unsuspecting. Weare beginning
= new political career. All good men, who
favor Union, Liberty, Equality, should start
with us. Those who are stained with blood
and crime, can return to their allegiance ana
receive our approval only, as dld the prooi-
gal son. Let them be willing first to WORK
IS hired servants, and net as favored emil
dren. officers in the household.
And now word to my colorcd friends.
Act the part of good citizens and all Will be
well. Your rights will be guaranteed to
YOU. When your masters IN time OF war
were fighting for your further enslavement,
YOU conducted yourselves SO well that no
man can say aught against you. You mad
then, you have now the applause and SYM
pathy of the civilized world.
MI G. Morton, then introduced Allen
Jordan, ESQ.,, to the meeting. MIR. Jordan
entertained his hearers for an hour, reviewing
and condemnng the policy Of Andrew John
son, and justityiRg the course of Congress-
The committee returned and reported
through D. d. Greene, Esq, the following
resolutions:
Res9lred, That We tender the Congress of
the United States our sincere thanks for
passing law for the reconstruction OF the
rebel States, known as the Sherman bill.
ResoIred, That we fully endorse the plat
form of the Republican party adopted in
Convention, which met in Raleigh on the
9th of March.
Ras0yrcd, That we will do in all in our
power to restore North Carolina to her full
relations with the federal government, ae
cOrlirg to recent acts of Congress.
Rtsolsed, That we cordially tender our
thanks to Mr.. L. G. Morton for his participa-
ton in the Convention that met in Raleigh.
Rswlrsd, That we will not vote for any
man for President of the United States, pro-
vided the State we restored to the Union,
who does not stand upon a true Republican
platform; nor will we vote for any man,
seeking an office within the gift of the peo-
pie, who does not advocate Union, Liberty
and Equality.
l4eso5red, That we tender our thanks to
Allen Jordan, Esq, for his able address to the
people this day.
LcsOlced, That copy of these resolutions
be sent to the Raleigh Standard, and all
Republican papers in the State be requested
to copy.
The resolutions were read and unanimous
iy adopted.
L. c. Morton, Esq, was then called upon
to make an address. He condemned the
policy of President johnson. He appealed
to the oolored people to support true Re
pnblicans: and reioiced that he had hand
in laying the coruer stone of the Republican
party. If North Carolina delayed her return
to the Union under the auspices of that
party, she was hopelessly ruined.
Rev. NJ. Clark was called for and respon-
ded. He said that he had not made politics
a study. But he would speak Union senti-
ments now, although the time had been
when he could not do so. l have been a
Union man all my life and never wished to
see my State out of the Union, and there
fore. am in favor of her going back now
Having spoken in high terms of the speeches
of those gentlemen, who preceded him, he
when
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
J.. NJ. WILKERSON, Chm.
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