The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-04-17
From the Hillsboro' Recorder
Public Meeting i'm Orange.

At a meeting of a portion of the people OF
Orange, in the Court House in Hilsboro', on
the 30th day of March, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
By vote of the meeting Thomas Wilson,
ESD. late of Pennsylvania, was called to the
chair, and Nelson P. Hall, ESQ.,, to the desk
as secretary.
James Watson, Burrus Cheek and Joseph
Reece, constituted committee to prepare
resolutions for the action of the meeting.
When the committee retired, Capt John
F. Lyon being called upon, made a short but
appropriate speech upon the present state OF
the nation, intoxicating obedience to its laws,
and the duty of every man not DISTINGUISHED
to register and vote under the military bill,
and to vote for the best men to represent us
in the approaching Convention. He spoke
for fair, just and liberal policy to the col
ored race, but deprecated the course OF the
political demagogue, who, having no land
for the freedman to work, was eager to put
him into the political field, where the color
ed man would do the work, but the dema-
gogue would reap the harvest. Liberty
and Equality" was the motto Of the black
and white Convention lately assembled in
the city of Raleigh. He could not acknowl.
edge the equality of the races. He thought
the motto was calculated to mislead the as
piring black SWANS of the Convention and
the country, who might be induced to seek
matrimonial alliances in tAfa1Rbite families
of the Convention. WHIT ster sits by
and fraternlzes with his ed slave
as an equal, in the halls Of Ikpitol, he
can readily excuse if not encourage his
daughter in matrimonial association and al
lance with his own professed equal. The
committee returned, and Captain Lyon con-
Guided.
James Watson, the chairman of the Com
Mite, submitted the following resolutions
Resolced, That we are not assembled in
proud and insolent defiance of the Constitu-
ton and laws, but in accordance with the
spirit and letter of both. Public meetings
and free consultations are not only en-
couraged by the constitution, but Congress
is expressly forbidden to pass any law "pro-
hibiting or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press, or of the people peaceably to
assemble"
Resolced, That we are people of the United
States peaceably assembled, not now. or ev-
er, out of the Union. We voted for repre-
sentatives during the war, who declared to
all the people on all occasions we were not
out OF the Union, and never would be if we
failed of success in the war. President
Lincoln, and the Congress of the United
States, often declared and as often resolved
that we were not out of the Union. Those
who say we are or ever were, are ignorant
of the first principles of Government.
Resolced, That the Fall Of 1860 and the
Spring of 1861, were memorable epochs in
the history of America; it was then we
showed our loyalty and affection for the
government; it was then we wished and ur-
ged the execution of the laws upon South
Carolina and the Democratic party; it was
then James Buchanan and his cabinet, his
Congress and Horace Greedy, showed their
Justification, disloyalty and treason,-Buch-
anan in this: he and his Congress with fold
ed aims sat by and saw the Democratic par
ty in South Carolina and the Gulf States,
organize and arm for six months, without
one effort to check them he and his Con-
gress saw the Southern States seize upon
property of the United States without taking
steps to prevent it. Greedy in this: he en-
couraged South Carolina and the Gulf States
for more than six months, by his editorials,
" oCSCuC, uCCldiCN UC Vlu uOt Ndut d
Union of States pinned together by bayo-
nets" The Tribune of 22nd, 1861, says
whenever it shall be clear that the great
body of the southern people have become
conclusively alienated from the Union and
anxious to escape it, we will do our best to
forward their views" The Tribune of
March I'd, 1861, says: "We have repeated
ly said, and we once more insist, that the
great principle embodied by Jefferson in the
Declaration of Independence, that govern.
ments derive their just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed is sound and JUST and
If the slave States, the cotton States or the
gulf States only choose to form an independ-
ent nation they have moral right to do So"
Again, the Tribune of Feb 81, 1868, when
the star ofthe Contederacy was in the ascen-
dant, said, II was willing in the winter of
1S6O-61, to let the cotton States 90 if they
really desired it. was not only then will
ing that the Union should in good faith
make them the offer, but I now deeply re-
greet that it was not made and acted on"
Resolred, That Greedy is not loyal, and
Congress should reconstruct him.
Resolred, That Congress recommended
hostllities upon US upon false information
We have Northern men among us, both
white and black, and they are never molest-
ed tor their Union or any other sentiments.
None among us cry out they are prosecuted
for their Union sentiments except the rene
gade secesh.
Res0tced, That we are neither to be goad-
ed or provoked into resistance even to in
justice and oppression. We submit, have
submitted and intend to submit cheerfully
to every constitutional act of the govern
ment. We did rejoice in every veto of the
President, and in our heart of hearts we
thanked him for the first and the last and all
between the two we thank him for every eff
fort to relieve US from the vengeance and
oppression of party and faction. We shall
submit to all unconstitutional acts of the
dominant party. We can't do otherwise,
and we take this occasion to say to the Rad
Icals, and we would fain fix it on their
minds, that we had no more power to resist
the unconstitutional move of Democracy for
secession in 1851, than we have to resist the
unconstitutional movements of Radicals in
1867.
Res01ced, That while there is spark of
manhood left and memory can call to mind
what we once were, we will not rejoice in
the late Congressional work of pacifcation
and reconciliation (so-called,) but we will
bear 1t with silent and becoming fortitude.
relying upon the magnanimity of President
johnson and General Sickles to make the
Government of the sword as mild as NAV be ::
and we believe either of them would as soon
strike sick woman as fallen foe.
Reso1ned, That the conduct of George
Washington, John Adams and John Han
cock, drinking buttermilk in the main. and
raising tumult over three cents tax on tea
without representation, shall not be the sub