The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-16
RECONSTRUCTION.

Congress of the United States, entitled " An
act to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States"
1t was also unanimously resolved that the
Chairman of the meeting designate not less
than one hundred citizens of the State. and
that the citizens thus named be respectfully
and earnestly requested to assemble in the
CITY of Raleigh, on Wednesday, the 9th day
of March, 1867, to consult together and ma
ture plan to call Convention of the peo.
ple of North Carolina, to frame Constitu.
ton preparatory to the admission of the
State to representation in Congress in &C.
cordance with the terms prescribed in said
act of Congress.
1t was also unanimously resolved that the
Chairman of the meeting confer with the
colored people of the State, and ascertain
their views and wishes, with view to a
prompt and harmonious cooperation of all
the loyal people of the State In the work OF
reconstruction.
The Chairman has designated the follow
ing citizens, and earnestly requests that they
meet in Raleigh for consultation on the day
above named.
1t WAS ordered that these proceedings b.
published in the Standard, and that othel
loyal papers he requested to copy.
c. L. HARRIS, Chairman.
w. r. RICHARDSON, Secretary.
The following gentlemen, named by thu
Chairman, are requested to meet in Raleigh
on the day above mentioned:
LEWIS THOMPSON, of BERTHE.
THOS. SETTLE, of Rockingham
JOHN POOL, of Berthe.
w. w. HOLDEN, of Wake.
ROBT p. DICK of Guilford
DR.. w. SLOAN, of Mecklenburg.
DR.. EUGENE GRISSOM, of Granville.
r. NJ. HENRY, of Macon.
Dr. J. T. LEACH, of Johnston.
JNO. NJ CLARK, of New Hanover.
C. r. THOMAS, of Craven.
E. l.. PEMBERTON, of Cumberland.
A. II. JONES, Of Henderson.
ALFRED DOCkERY, of Richmond.
ALLEN JORDAN, of Montgomery.
G. w. LOGAN, of Rutherford.
CALVIN J. COWLES, of Wilkes.
w. Ii. JENKINS, of Granville.
D. A. JENKINS, of CASTOR.
G. w. B. GARRETT. of Haywood.
WIN. A. SMITH, of Johnston.
l. G. LASH, of Forsyth.
w. r. RICHARDSON, of Wake
DR.. NJ. F. ARENDELL. of Carteret.
JAS. S. HARRINGTON. of Harnett.
w. B. RICHARDSON. of Moore.
JOSEPH w. HOLDEN, of Wake.
l.. L. STUART, of Buncombe.
N. SCOGGIN, of Rutherford.
C. II. BROGDEN, of Wayne.
T. NJ. VESTAL, of Yadkin.
DECATUR GRIGG, of cleveland.
| ALFRED BLANTON,
N. B. HAMPTON, of Polk.
JESSE RHODES,
A. H. JOYCE, of Stokes.
DR.. ]. r. ELLIS, of Catawba.
TOD R. CALDWELL, of Burke.
G. GARLAND, of Yancey.
A. B. BAINES, of Nash
DR.. j. W. McCAULEY, of Alsmance.
G. NJ. LEA,
G. W. BLOUNT. of Wilson.
DAVID BEAM, of Cleavelnd.
G. II. Afford, of Wake.
II. T. CLAWSON, "
R. W. LOGAN, of Rutherford.
J. B. CARPENTER,
DAVID NJ. CARTER of Beaufort.
DIR. P. T. HENRY, of BERTHE
G. W. STANTON, of Edgecombe.
SILAS BURNS, of Chatham,
JOHN R. HARRISON, of Wake.
]. C. L. HARRIS,
w. c. GUNTER, of Chatham.
| w. j. DOUGH Y. or Carteret.
DIR. II. J. MENNLNGER, of Craven.
Col. DAVID HEATON,
ADAM SNOW, of Forsyth.
A W. TOURGEE. of Guilford.
JAMES F. TAYLOR, of Wake.
JONATHAN HARRIS, of Guilford.
DR.. a. B. CHAPLIN,
GEORGE RILEY, of Davidson.
Maj. J. L. RHODES, of New Hanover.
E. T. BLAIR, of Randolph.
SAMUEL FORKNER, Of Surry.
JOHN NORFLEET, of Edgecombe.
w. F. HENDERSON, of Davidson.
W. P. GRIMSLEY, of Greene
DR.. j. NJ. CARSON, of Alexander.
w. NJ BLACK, of Moore.
JONATHAN TRULL, of Union.
ISAIAH RESPASS. of Beaufort.
Dr. F, Ii. ROUNTREE, of Greene.
JAMES BLYTHE, of Henderson.
P. A. WILSON, of Forsyth.
E. B. LEAGUE, :"
T. D. SNEAD, of Johnston.
E. H COWARD, of Greene
WILLIE d. JONES, of Wake.
w. H. HARRISON,
DR.. OWEN HADLEY, of Richmond.
HENDERSON ADAMS, of Davidson.
JOS. D. HAYES, of Wake
G. w. GAHAGAN, of Madison.
Maj. W. W. WALLACE of Buncombe.
r. H. CANNON, of Jackson.
J. S. HOLTON, of GuIiiord.
L. c. MORTON, of Stanly.
w. H. LOGAN, of Rutherford
A. NJ. TIMBERLAKE, of Franklin.
B. T. STRICKLAND, of Wake.
NATHAN ROBINS, of Randolph.
ROBT. HAMILTON, of Henderson.
J. G. DUCKWORTH, of Transylvania.
G. w. DICKEY, of Cherokee
JOHN MANNING, Jr., of Chatham.
]. A. NELSON, of Washington.
J. a. REID, of Halifax.
W. B. STIPE, of Forsyth.
DR.. l. w. JONES, of Rowan
w. NJ. COLEMAN, of Cabarrus.
WIN. LANKFoRD, of Buncombe.
Maj. w. w. ROLLINS,
DR.. E. BENBOW, of Yadkin.
JOHN ROBINSON, of Wayne.
j. w. ETHERIDGE, of Roanoke Island.
DR.. w. d. Whitfield, of Henderson.
J. B. McMURRAY, of Alamance.
n. CHANDLER, of Davidson.
JESSE GREEN, of Davie.
Capt J. O. A. BRYAN, of Wilkes.
Dr. j. L. JOHNSON, of Forsyth.
G. L. HARRIS, of Rutherford.
r. w. KING, of Lenoir.
J. w. BEASLEY, of Berthe.
DANL. r. GOODLOE, of Warren.
Dr., RI: POWELL, of Washington City.
B. S. HEDRICK,
r. X. TERRELL, of Wake.
W. MORGAN POWELL, of Warren.
S. T. CARROW, of Beaufort.