The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1867-05-08

for the inestimable privilege of sharing
equally with Others the right to choose our
rulers.
Resolced, That we hereby cordially en-
dorse the platform of the Republican party
of North Carolina, adopted in Raleigh 9th
March, 1897.
The meeting was addressed by Capt.
Daughtry, of the Freedman's Bureau, and by
Messrs. A. Newly, T. A. Sykes, and T. Bow,
colOred.
Meeting in Moore County.
A friend writes us as follows:
"On yesterday we held Union meeting,
and while engaged there was party of Sc
cessionists in the woods near the place shoot
ing off guns, and making all manner of sport
We can't stand this much longer. The Sc
cessionists of Moore aim to overpower the
loyal men, What shall we do2 We are
bound to have some protection, for justice
we can not get. Many don't mind false
swearing. When we rent land, we get but
third, and often not that"
The colored people will soon have the
ballot If they will all vote with the Re-
publicans, justice and all their rights will be
secured to them. Meanwhile, if they are
wronged or imposed upon, the military will
come to their aid,
Meeting in Person County.
We learn from DR.. C. H. Jordan and Rev.
R. P. Martin, colored, that one thousand col
ored people recently assembled at Pleasant
Grove, near Roxborough, and were address,
ed by the gentlemen above named and by
Rev. G. Mayo. It was the first time the
beautiful flag of the stars and stripes was
unfurled in old Person over the heads of the
enfranchised colored people. They marched
proudly under it, with great enthusiasm
Mr.. Martin desires us to say that the colored
men of Person are not to be influenced by
threats, fattcry, or whisky, but will vote in
solid mass with their friends, the Republi-
cans. This is good news. Let the colored
people of Person do this, and their freedom
and all their rights will be safe.
Meeting in Pasquotank.
ELIZABETH CITY, April 25, 1867.
MEssRs. EDITORS At mass meeting of
the colored people of Pasquotank County,
held here on the Goth inst, addresses were
delivered by Messrs. G. L. Cobb, C. G. Pool,
Capt. Daughtry, Thos Sykes and Peter John
st0n. At least one thousand persons were
upon the ground and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. About seventy-fve white people
were present, some of whom were bitter
relsels. They behaved themselves, however,
with perfect decorum, and listened with
marked respect to the radical speeches of
the occasion.
At the conclusion of the speeches, Mr.
Pool, at the request of the committee, offered
the following resolution which was adopted
amid great cheers, and without dissenting
voice:
Resolced, That we, the loyal people of
Pasquotank County, heartily endorse the
platform of principles set forth by the Ra.
leigh Convention of the 9th of March, and
do hereby pledge ourselves to stand by the
flag of our country and the Republican
party.
Meeting in Gates County.
At meeting of the colored men of Gates
County, held April 23d, 1857, at New Hope
Church, the object of the meeting was ex.
planned by L. W. Boon who made an able
Republican speech.
The meeting was then organized by call
ing J. A. Green to the Chair, and appointing
Asbury Reid, Secretary. On motion o.
William Rocks, Abrma Harvey, Thomas
Butler, Alonzo Green, and Willis Hoskins
were appointed Committee on resolutions
The Committee reported the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resotced, That we hail with delight thu
publication of the Great Republic at Wash
ington, D. c., as the organ of the Nationa
Union League; and we will cooperate will
our Union League brethren of the loya
States in completing the great moral and
i political reforms which the suppression o
4 the rebellion has rendered necessary and
A practicable.
i Resolced, That we concur with our white
4 friends and advisers in the adoption of til,
words, Union, Liberty and Equality, as
motto for the Republican party and the flag
/ of our country.
! On motion, the meeting adjourned.
i J. A. GREEN, Chairman.