The tri-weekly standard., 1867-09-03
For the Standard.
THE COLUMN MOVING.--REPUBLICAN MEET.
ING In CHARLOTTE.

On Thursday, the 9th. large and enthu
siastic meeting of Republicans was held al
the Court House in this city.
DR.. H. NJ. Pritchard was unanimously
elected President, and Charles Frazier, Esq.
Secretary.
The Doctor, on assuming the chair, adj
dressed the assembly in an eloquent and i'm
pressive speech, declaring that, while he
lived, his heart and mind and the best ener,
gies of his life should be devoted to Union
and Liberty, &C., and was abundantly ap.
plauded throughout the course of his re-
marks.
On motion, Committee was appointed to
draft resolutions for the action of the meet
ing, consisting of Mcssrs. Chas. Frazier, j.
F. Little,,B. Schenck, Calvin McCurdy. E.
Fuliings, J. N. Kerr, j. w. Martin, D. David
son, Charles Perry. L. Dunlap.
On the retiring of the Committee, General
Rufus Barringer being present, was called
upon, and, gracefully yielding to the cry
from all parts of the house, stepped forward
and delivered an able and conclusive argu-
ment in favor of Republican policy and
planting himself square out upon the Re
publican platform. The Generals remark
that safety, peace and prosperity were to be
party, was greeted with great enthusiasm.
allow me, can give you no idea of the great
good resulting from his appropriate and
timely speech.
The Rev. MIR. Miller was next called out
by one voice, and instructed the meeting in
a few very happy and appropriate remarks.
At the close of Mr. Miller's address,, the
Committee returned and reported through
their Chairman, the following resolutions,
viz:
1. Resoloed, That our faith grows stronger
and stronger, from day to day, in the COM
plete adaptability of Republican principles
to our national development and progress,
and the permanent prosperity and peace Of
our beloved country.
g. ResoIged, That we reiterate our unsaken
confidence in the Raleigh 9th March plat
form, as a basis of organization for the Re-
publican party of North Carolina, and that
our delegates to the 4th of September Con-
vention, be instructed to sustain the same.
3. ResOloed, That oar trust IS IN Con-
GREss.
4. ResoIoed, That whereas many true and
good men whose antecedents are all unequi-
vocally Union men, are working shoulder to
shoulder with US for the restoration of the
State to the Union, have been disfranchised,
Congress is most earnestly requested at an
early day Of its approaching session, under
loyal recommendation, to grant them re-
lief.
5. Resolved, That we extend the right
hand of fellowship to all good and true men
who, abnegating past hostility to our princi-
Piles, henceforth come forward, and, with
manly candor and earnestness, help US push
on the good work of early reconstruction.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed.
The following named gentlemen being
put in nomination, were duly elected as del
egates to represent the Republican party of
Mecklenburg, at Raleigh, on the 4th of Sep
tember, viz:
VIM. R. Myers, Esq, Jefferson Berryhill, E..
Fullings, R. Smith, s. Schenck, A. Brown,
Capt. Schofen. T. Dewey, Wilson Montgom-
cry, DR.. VIM. Kerr.
On motion, it was
Resozced, That the thanks of this meeting
are due and are hereby rendered to the Off
GERS of the same, and to General Barringer
and Mr.. Miller for their entertaining and
able addresses.
Res0l0ed, That the Standard be requested
to publish these proceedings.
Adjourned. G. FRAZIER, Secy.
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 2sth, 1867.