The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-02
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GRAND RALLY OF TIE UNTERRIFIED At
SNAEETNWN. Rr ~

Having seen the timely and patriotic call
for grand Convention of the friends of AM
drew johnson and the Constitution, to be
held in Raleigh, the citizens of Snaketown
resolved to respond A meeting was called
at once. Assistant Quartermaster Smelfun-
gus was called to- thesC Chair. by acclamation,
and D. II. Hicks was appointed Secretary.
The meeting being thus duly constituted,
committee was appointed to draft resolu-
lions. The following were reported and
adopted with universal enthusiasm sbls ~
taa4 WHEREAS, We failed to separate into
sections. failed to perpetuate slavery, fail
T ed to make many governments with many
offices for ourselves to fill, failed to make
! the Editor of the Land are Looe great
man against yankee bayonets or a great
correspondents against yankee pens, and
failed to make this Southern Sunny. land
receptacle for the rest of Africa; yet we
prefer all anarchy or all tyranny, and do 3.
/. Resolce, That we endorse any thing to
promote disunion first, to repudiate the
debt because it is a constant reminder of the
price paid to whip cliivalry. and second, to
ensure the success of latter-day democracy,
as enunciated- by Toombs, that we regret
| nothing in the past but the deaths and the
failure.
+ g.. That we are in favor of the reduction of
niggers to slavery or determination.
g. That if any Confederate officer refuses
| to stand on these planks he shall forthwith,
be pitied, and men appointed to blacken his
character; that libels be written against
| him; that men shall be selected of the cur
kind to worry them one moment and frown
| on them the next. ets'' ~
A. That if we have in our ranks men who
are reputed to be rowdies. blackguards, bull
! legs, towards and hrutes men guilty of
every convenient crime known in police ga
zettes, much pains must be taken to white
wash said characters Mutual admiration
societies must be encouraged amongst our
own members. They must continually cry
| stop thief, to keep attention off themselves.
5. Rewards and hopes of rewards must be
4 held out to .between men or balance of pow
er men, to secure their votes. as they are
timid too much disdain, contempt and ha-
tired can't be INDUCED in towards negro rad
icals. Much praise and admiration. must be
/ given to" Rebs to the back bone" !.
6. That we persist in our intentions to ac-
complish what we lave well nigh performed,
theru of the American nation. Shall we re-
tire from the stage and try to repent2 No!
Our proud hearts can not brook the idea,
but the repeated defeats we have suffered in
the prosecution of our designs teach us to
assume part. By SO doing we may soften
the odium which otherwise might attend US
to the grave, and may alleviate the load of
indignation with which posterity may at
tach to our memory.
~. That Niger is Niger, ought to be q
nigger can't be ANYTHING else, and shant be.
! s. That we heartily support the policy Of
| Andrew johnson, q
8. We. must acknowledge as a matter of
regret that the genius and spirit of Abra-
ham Lincoln second only to Washington,
4 united the nation, collected the strength of
the people and carried it forward to resis-
lance and victory.
10. That to carry into eject the principles
embodied in the foregoing resolutions, we
heartily and cordially approve and endorse
the plan to call Convention to be held
in the CITY of Raleigh by the friends of An
drew johnson and the Constitutions
If you win publish these proceedings, Mr..
Editor. you will give the Democracy much
backbone, which it needs do so and much
oblige your friend, C.iG. w. H.