The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-07-10

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and iei5 listening earth and watching Heavens,
by the Won 70 be staunch, to be firm, TO be
call upoh Won listen to those weak words OF
aaee'" Ms your eyes grow dim Win tears, as
niue, ,smory of your wrongs rushes upon your
the eren now lift up your right hand 10 heaven
souls, o,rA nv your undying soul-by your hope
anu ;nm"mortaiity-that henceforth your services
OF linked with the party of universal liberty.
T VIII round the standard OF your chleis-one
1rIdWone decisive move -one moment TO take
oo o.u and then a rsing-a rush-a charge from
DrcaI E"st North, West and South upon the enc
tn ... of The Republic, and the country is ours
M yonr ewes fashs Do your hearts throb at the
~ ? Be Union men and this fair land,
Ip2hich now affrights the angels with its mis-
W. will be one grand templein which we shall
Zoe, g.. as brothers-children OF one God-heirs
hIl.ather of those blessings purchased by the |
S1Sod of gallant men--a heritage of freedom,
imsce, Independence, glory
This splendid Grafton was repeatedly and
enthusiastically applauded.
Mr.. Pepper having concluded, Mr. ]. Hen
~ Harris was introduced to the audience.
After alluding to the incidents of the day,
and congratulating his people upon their
changed condition, Mr.. II. proceeded to dis
cuss political matters, enforcing the sound
oct Republican doctrines He referred to
the book of Hinton Rowan Helper-and ex-
messed wish that he were present to see
and hear for himself. He said that that
hook was the most infamous ever penned
and that born in the farthest recess of He'll it.
self, it promulgated opinions and doctrines
worthy of the Father Of Lies, who was
murderer from the beginning. He explained
the meaning of the book to the people pres
ent, and having scored Mr. Helper for some
time to the great delight of the audience,
Mr.. Harris then closed his address in a burst
of unsurpassed eloquence.
Col. John T. Deweese next addressed the
meeting. His speech was radical, to the
point, and frequently cheered. Having
concluded,
The speakers and several white gentlemen
present were conducted to the dinner table
by Mrs. Charity Hunter and Nancy Walden,
where an ample repast awaited them, of
which all heartily partook and were re-
freshed.
The exercises were then resumed, when
Col. ]. B. Caek, of Johnston, and Calvin J..
Cowles, Esq, of Wilkes, addressed the au-
dience. Their speeches were frequently ap-
plauded-
The following resolutions were then offer
ed by Gov. Holden, and unanimously
adopted with great enthusiasm:
We rejoice that we behold this day. Its
annual return brings with it glorious recol-
lections 1t is the day of all days in the his
tory of the world, for it was the beginning
of self government among men /; but it is es-
pecially dear to every American of every race
and color. The Declaration of Independence
now proclaims freedom to all, and liberty
of limb, mind and conscience is the proud
birthright of all classes and conditions of our
people The rebellion, which was begun for
the purpose of extending human slavery over
new regions for all time, was destined under
Providence to bestow freedom ON the very
race it was intended to enslave; and after a
long night of horrers, lit up only by the
flames of civil war, and marked by unexam-
pied suferings among cur people, the tri
umph of the armies of the Union brought
not only freedom to four millions of slaves
but civil rights and civil liberty to hundreds
er honored be the memory of Abraham Lin
coin He led the hosts of the sons of Wash
ington through the wilderness of war, struck
the rock for the saving of the people, unit
Liberty gushed forth for all, and then went
to his reward, leaving name for courage
virtue and beneficence, "where all men may
behold it, and where all time shall not effact
it." lingering foreverHa light and land
to r,,i5o oil r,on,ajar IN tho oortoin no,
session of rational and true liberty.
As ia further expression of our views AMI
wishes, it is hereby
RESOLVED, That we desire the reconstruction O
the Union on the basis of paramount devotion t.
the nation, just delivered from the perils of re
tellion, with such guarantees will secar
equally the rights of all, and render impossibl
the ascendency in future of Gnose designing an
ambitious public men who are responsible fo
the rebellion, and for the distress and sufferin
which still prevail in the Southern States.
Resoloed, That there factions in the countr
under various names, which have not the power
even if they possessed the disposition, to restor
the Union on a loyal basis. Against these fa'
tions, by whatsoever name known, we would SO
EMMY warn our people. There is no party br
the Republican party of the United States, whic
suppressed the rebellion, saved the Union, an
gave freedom the slave, and which is pledged
and possesses the power to restore the Union o
principles of justice to all. To this party "
cheerfuy and unreservedly pledge ourselves a
the party OF the Union and of equal rights an
we look with confidence to it to protect the loya
to discountenance and repress the spirit of di;
loyalty, and to secure to our people the immea:
urabe benefits and blessings of the Union.
Resolced, That we are deeply gratifed to lear
that quorum of the Congress of the Unite
States assembled yesterday in Washington. W
most earnestly appeal to that body to take sue
steps as will thwart the dangerous designs of th
Executive, and give full effect to the Sherma
act SO that our State may speedily resume he
place in the Union We also earnestly appeal t
that body at once to abolish our present State O.
ganization, and thus relieve US of government
that Expresses us, and which, as its interests an
its impulses are hostile to reconstruction, lese
no opportunity to impede and embarrass the r.
turn of the State to the Union.
ReSol,ed, That the President of this meeting b
requested to designatea committee of citizens
the State, and request them to proceed to Wasl
lngton to lay our condition before Congress- an
urge that body to take immediate steps to reliey
us from rebel rule in our State government, an
thereby enable us to restore the State to til
Union
And in the language of our Republican fellow
citizens of the County of Ch0wan,
RESOLVED, That our good State of North Careln
|. mas Agricultural, Manufacturing and Miner;
resources of almost unexampled extent and ricf
ness; but under the miserable political and sc
cial influences heretofore controlling our destin
scarcely at all developed, that all the materi,
interests of the State have languished, and yea
by year our noble young men by thousands hay
been obliged to seek employment by emigratio
to other States; therefore, we turn from the be-
carly elements of the past, from its narrow an
blind policy to the grand party of ideas and PR
gress, of muscle and brain, of purpose and plncl
The rising and already powerful Republican part
the party of the people, for the people, and !
tle people; the party that embraces within i