The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-16
For the Standard.
nrprn1JC,N MEETING In MOORE COUNTY.

i in,. was organized ny electing DR.. S. c.
Ins President and Dr. j. Il. Brown and
D put John Ritter, whites, and Thos. Nc
I I"PpJ and Boston Reaves, colored, Vice Pres
EL and John A. Barrett, white, and
.J,n, Barrctt. colorcd, Secretaries. On
tlI.;no his seat. the President delivered 4
ta "st 9an,irabge address, explanatory of the
l 'I,;,st of the meeting to thc crowded au-
rance who listened with breathiess silence
20 tbe words Of wisdom and experience
,'hich fell from his lips. We hope the adj
dress will he published.
IN motion, the President appointed the
E,Ilowiu. committee to prepare business for
Ma needing, viz: A. r. Mcdonald, Esq,
G'j Vim. 5. Richardson, NJ. NJ. Fry, Esq,
t C~ Mes. Mcdonald, Esq, w. w. Wallis
2nJ John Il. Mel can, Esq, whites, and
', 1"r,n Nancss, Jack Street, Lawrence Gar
.,or King Myrick, Cooper Aston and Luster
I,,h colored. During the absence of the
committec the meeting was addressed 10y
1Jar,rs John Shields, john A. Barrett and
-u p|ar. after which the committee through
o .%,n;r rhnirman, A. Il. Mcdonald, Esq, re-
'n,., tbe following resolutions for the ac-
p" an If the meeting, which after due consid-
rr"tion we're unanimously adopted:
Bss,lced, That the Republican people
e v.
3aon, # propcr for the interests of North
G I,sr, that there should be speedy res
t'n.+;on of this State to her former relations
~ fine federal Union; and in order to &C
aon,nIish this great end, it is the duty of the
,,nnnIr not only to acquiesce in the plan of
pt"cdnstruction adopted by Congress, but to
aiJ in carving cut its provisions in good
faith.
D That Good government, social order and
,,r,rrossiye civilization can only be expected
Under the protection OF the United States,
and with our State constituting harmo-
o1s member of the family of States whose
sovereign power has been delegated to the
general government
3 That Loyalty to the government Is in
disnensalle to participation IN its benefits,
and we pledge ourselves to yield that ODE
Iience and to bestow tina. alieg lance upon the
government of tl.e United States and we hold
It to be binding on the conscience OF every
GOOD citizen to aid in the holy Work OF re-
Constructing the State of orth-Carolina to
bcr former relation in the Union under the
old flag.
That we endorse the proceedings of the
Rcpublican Convention held III Ralelgl, on
the 27th of March, 1867, and hereby pledge
ourselves to sustain the.same, and to use our
rtmost enIeayers to restore North Carolina
IN the ,osition in the Union which she &C.
cupie.l 50 many years with SO much credit
to herself and 50 acceptably to the general
government
5. That we rejoice that Major General
Daniel E. Scklcs. the experienced and ac-
complished statesman and gallant soldier.
has been appointed to the command of this
military district. We tender to him oul
hearty cooperation as loyal citizens in the
reorganization of the State government upon
strictly loyal basis.
6. That the colored people in this State
have merited the praise and confidence o.
all good persons for their good conduct du
ring the war, and pending the contest fol
their civil and political acknowledgements, and
we now recognize them rs citizens of thi:
republican government, and entitled to al,
the privileges and immunities of the same
under the law.
Respectfully submitted,
A. r. MCDONALD, Ch'm'n.
On submitting the Resolutions A. R
Mcdonald, Esq, addressed the meeting in
forcible and eloquent manner, alluding first
to the object of the meeting: secondly, tt
the United States flag which was unfurleC
above the Presidents chair, and the MOTE
written in capital letters over his head
Republican, Liberty, Union and Equality
He alluded to our prosperity and happines
while the States were united; our distres
and suffering consequent upon our separa
ton from the United States government dt
clared secession to be the direful spring {
woes unpumbered to the Southern States
that ours was a republican government
where the majority should rule, handed dow
to us as an inheritance from our illustrou
sires; that we should cherish it more sacre,
than the memory of our fathers; and lastly
upon the plan of recoRstructing the govern
ment upon loyal basis, and concluded b,
giving the colored people praise for goot
conduct during the war, and admonisheC
them to practice honesty, industry and fru
gaity, and assured them that they shoult
have their rights under the laws, and urgec
every man white and black to be true to tn
United States government.
Col. VIM. B. Richardson was then callec
for, who responded in very patriotic man
ner in defence of the United States govern
ment and declaring the great Union Repub
lican party to be the only national party il
this government. Charged that the Nea
York Day Book was a secession paper, ant
those engaged in making up clubs for thu
paper, and those who took the paper wer
either secessionists or were giving them ali
and comfort. He concluded by giving al
account Of his stewardship as representa-
tive from the counties of Moore and Mont
gomery in the Senate of North Carolina.
The meeting was then addressed by Jor
dan Barrett, Jack Street, Thos. Mcleod anC
Boston Reeves, (eolored) at considerable
length.
A. R. Mcdonald, Esq, offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolced, That the thanks of the Union
men OF this County are due and hereby ten
dered to Col. W. B. Richardson and Capt
WIN. A. Black for their unf1inching fidelity
10 the Union cause in the Legislature OF
North-Caroiina at its last session, and espe
claliy to Col. Richardson who had the Spar,
Tan courage, to offer a resolution in the Sen.
,.e to accept in good faith the Sherman
olli' and to carry out the same upon true
anu loyal basis when only seven men in that
venerable body had coura ge enough to stand
up with him against the overwhelming OPP
position to said act of Congress.
On motion of Col. Richardson, the Secre-
Ilrles were requested to furnish the North
oarol'na &@ndard with copy of the pro-
ceedings Of this meeting for publication,
pltn a request that other papers friendly to
hepuDllCaniSm cOnv