The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-08-07
For the Standard.
REPUBLICAN MEETING In RUTHERFORDTON,

According to previous notice large con-
course of the Republican party were gather
ed at the Court House on Monday last. The
number in attendance how ever was so great
that all could not get in the Court House,
when it was decided to adjourn to the
Grove.
After repairing to the Grove on motion
of j. B. Carpenter, Esq, the meeting was or
ganized by calling 1. P. Sorrels, Esq, to the
Chair and requesting A. J. Scoggin and R.
W. Logan to act as Secretary.
On motion of ]. B. Carpenter, Gen. G. W.
Logan was requested to explain the object
of the meeting, who responded in short
but appropriate address, during which he
read and discussed very plainly the pream
BILE and resolutions which were afterwards
unanimously adopted, dwelling at some
length on the resolution requesting Gen. D.
E. Sickles.. to stop the collection of the State
taxes He could see no necessity tor this
enormous tax being collected off of an i'm
poverished people, there being ample money
in the Treasury for the present demands,
and he firmly believed that Gen. Sickles as
statesman, liberal in his views, ready and
willing to aid the people, would, if called
upon by the citizens of North Carolina, re-
move this unjust tax.
Rev. Griffin Hamilton, of Polk, followed
in an able and enthusiastic speech. After
endoring Gen. LIS. address and the resolu-
lions before the meeting, Mr.. Hamilton
spoke at some length on our national politi-
cal questions, coming out squarely on the
Republican platform, and disposing of the
rebels in very appropriate terms.
Mr.. J. B. Carpenter then introduced Ser
geant Delingham, late of the U. s. army,
who spoke at some length, principly touch
ing National affairs. Taking hold of An
drew johnson as q. s. Senator and follow
ing him up to his present position, fairly
disposing of him before the audience, and
warning them against him as their worst
enemy.
Short addresses were made by Vincent
Michael and Toliver Carrier, colored, calling
upon their brother freedmen to pull together
in one mass for the Republican party.
Gen. G. W. Logan introduced the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Our country, once dependen.
cy of Great Britain, one of the proudest and
most ambitious monarchies of the world,
whose oppression and tyranny caused our
ancestors to revolt from the mother country,
and having succeeded and maintained their
independence and nationality, established
for themselves and for future generations
nation based upon liberty, Independence and
Republican institutions, and
WHEREAS, A portion of our people, not
needing the advice of the Father of his
country, and using every effort tor the con-
tinuance of the Union as primary object OF
patriotic desire, but encouraging discussions,
sectional strifes, and sectional issues, which
gave rise to one of the most gigantic REBEL
ions known to history, the evil effects of
which it will take generations, perhaps, to
overcome and whereas, the condition of
our people both in civil and pecuniary as
pect is such as to require united wisdom and
united action to relieve them and to save the
innocent at least from suffering. 1t is there
fore,
1. Resoloed, That as a portion of the Re
publican party, we pledge ourselves to sus
tain the action of the Congress OF the United
States in its measures to restore the Union.
2. That we approve of the Convention to
be held in Raleigh by the Republican party
on the first Wednesday in September next
and that the Chairman appoint twenty dele
gates to attend the same.
8. That Gen. D. E. Sickles be respectfully
requested to stop the collection for the pres
emit State taxes, there being in our opinion
no necessity for the same, as has been shown
by the report of the State Treasurer
made to the last General Assembly, and
also to indefinitely postpone the meeting of
the General Assembly of North Carolina, on
the Sd Monday in August next.
That fhio caloof "a ND ne
some one individual of this County who has
- to s1 relieve I loyal nuder
the law, and that each County in the State
make a like request.
o. That copy of the foregoing resolu-
tons be forwarded to Gen. D. E. Sickles, and