The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1867-11-06

REftBsh6A " l6eEyEkNAE MCURR!EIcsKs
A Convention of 'fIt aSaicaE {ft4M
Eurricnek County wss he|&>3n tkst ARtEt5
house on Thursday, October 18th, 1857, at
GO. S. Van. slyck, Esq Chsitme5 of TIE
CoSkH Executive Con pmif ftee haIpE calle(i Z
the Contention to ordkf,
4 On motion, n edi5mik on, aentiaiss ,
consisting of fivesw6s app pointed This com
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RoanoEe' Island.-J. Efhendgs. R
d. Holbrooke, Rich. Etheridges v Poodies
PopeH,s Point S. DpWdy NJ 8. Harl1Al
lson, Jere. Thomas, jesse james, ]. sW. Evans
-. Poplar Byunch<A& jeremiah Reughten, w.
Hunt, SH Ffenll6p Jogssy Thos; Saunders
,r!1ss AeAsf s s syap 'a's sl5ek' !, z:
eoiajock. .-E. H. Walker.
Indian Ridge. j. Ferebee, F. Sears, 7.
Lamb, W. Dozier, Aaron Etheridge, ]. Do
lzieg yenpbtto IL ,SprpilE OfTrha 2NQ Q
Cousrt-house.- NJ Mardre G. Matthias, N.
8gaaTfe nsl9 1Ds 6HassD Hi Simmons
4 EHRsskSsslFsss Issi4Aasslllbs sii4Aslbss 7. Wilson, W.
e~4Ftsy8fibh57lA., 4Fsy8fbh Wilson, cincinhatus Gar
reft, A. FiofFa, John Williams, L. Wilson, S.
jackson.
Knotfs lsland.-J. Williams, q. B. Cason.
4 North iBanAs prd yt1fid6s #oeas:75SN Not. rep
fssented. y
The report 81 the committee -on creden-
tials was adopted.
4 C,Oa srnqtionf Of, Capt Samuel .Dowdy, a
committee on permanent organization was
appointed, which committee reported the
tplloMing officers. Presidents Capt. ps Mep, ]
Lindsay; Vice Presidents, Messfs. G. S. Van
Siyck,S e. HTWaIker, j. P. Williams, M.
Mardre and JAS Ferebee; Secretaries. w. s.
HaFrisonsR. 9. Dr. Holbrookc, r. Etheridge.
sFhe vicA reside ents andF Secretaries having
taken their places, (the presiding officer
having been previously conducted to the
Chair the President made few pertinent
Sem6f Is; ;sfhanHag tha ,conyeatofs forsthe
honor thus conferred upon him.
Ba On motion, a committee, on resolutions
was appointed, who offered the following
preamble and resolves, which were unani-
oinoHsiy hdoptedtsh yiiosf1eq 81 81 81
rr WHEREAS, The qualified electors of North
Carolina will soon be called upon to choose
delegates TO CONSTITUTIONAL Convention;
and WHEREAS, we,s tile delegates representing
the loyal people of the County OF Cuis7tdck,
in Conh9teiition assembled, weary of the neg
,lect for more, than two years of the impor-
1tafht qsesti6ns of niateAaH iiRdH HstfEal cc6m-
.mercial and financial reconstruction, (too
Importance be longer postponed and anx-
aus that our. State be placed in such posi-
ton that her represehiatixess twell-affected
towards the government, may engage in dis,
cussing the various concerns that relate to
our daily life, do 81 f'2 7
Resoloe, That we fully endorse the princi-
pies enunciated by the Republican Conven-
tion of March % 1861 and by the Conven-
tion of September T. 1867. p s -
2 Rssolced, That the only just basis of pop
ular, governments TO be fund in that noble
declaration of our fathers, that ssall men are
free and equal - and accepting this senti-'
ment as the groundwork of Republicanism
we take the position that suffrage should not
be limited by distinction of race or color
I Reyolred, That maintaining that party
founded upon the true basis of the Repub-
lican organization winch cordially invites to
its support all men without distinction of
color or former political antecedents is
amply sufficient to meet every reasonable
and patriotic demand, we deplore and dep
recate any and all attempts to form white
mans ora black mans party, and take this
occasion to express our firm belief that the
formation Of such parties would be danger
ous to the psace and wclfareof the South.
Resolsea, That the Republican party, as
shown, in its history and fundamental prin-
ciples, 10 identified with the rights the inter
ests, aud the dignity of labor that by all
that history and by all the sanctity of those
principles, it is bound in sympathy with the
toiling masses of our fellow citizens who
compose ths greater portion of this glorious
party, and consequently the working men of
North Carolina will receive at its hands all
needed legislative protection.
d Rosoloed, That the spreading of knowledge
and education among all men, being the most
potent and efficient means by which our sec
tion can speedily regain its lost prosperity,
we shall firmly insist upon the right Of free
discussion and free speech on all subjecrs of
public interest, and demand liberal sys-
TEN Of common schools BY which all chill
dren may be taught the branches required in
the transaction of ordinary business.
Res0toed, That accepting the plan of or
ganization adopted by the September Com
vention, We pledge-ourselves to,the euthusi-,
astic support Of the nominee of this body.
The following resolution was s'adopted:
Reso5oed, That in theordinary proceedings
of this Convention the mode of voting shall
ebetthe same as had in mass meetings, hnt
when voting upon questions where diyis-
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